| NHLBI
Research and Policy Update
Number 26
February 2006
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 Funding Updates
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Note: Links to RFAs, PAs, and Guide Notices will take you to
the NIH Web site. RFPs will take you to FedBizOpps.
RFA-HL-06-012:
Genome-Wide Association Studies to Identify Genetic Components that Relate
to Heart, Lung, and Blood Disorders (R01)
| Receipt
Dates: |
Letter
of Intent, March 21, 2006 |
| Application,
April 20, 2006 |
Addendum
to RFA-DK-06-005: High-Density Genotyping of Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
Sample Collections
NOT-HL-06-122:
Notice of Intent to Issue an RFA to Support an NHLBI Network for Cardiothoracic
Surgical Investigations in Cardiovascular Medicine
NOT-HL-06-119:
Change in Expiration Date for PAR-02-154 (NHLBI Career Transition Award,
K22)
NOT-HL-06-117:
NHLBI is withdrawing PA-04-028, "Competing Continuation Awards of
SBIR Phase II Grants for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders"
NOT-HL-06-115:
Notice of the NHLBI Program in Computational Modeling for Heart, Lung,
Blood, and Sleep Biologists: Introductory Courses
NOT-DA-06-009:
Notice to Extend Deadline to March 3, 2006 to Respond to Request for Information
(RFI): Nomination of Knockout Mice for Deposition in Public Repositories
NOT-DA-06-008:
RFI—Nomination of Knockout Mice for Deposition in Public Repositories
NOT-EB-06-006:
Extension of Bioengineering Research Grant (BRG) Program Announcement
(PA-02-011)
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NHLBI
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Policy Updates
FY
2006 Funding and Operating Guidelines: National Research Service Awards
And Career Development Awards
FY 2007
Congressional Budget Justification [1.2 MB, 58 pages]
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policy documents, please visit Funding /
Award Policy section on the following Web page:
Funding, Training, and Policies
Training Updates
No updates
or new training documents have been issued.
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on training and career development programs, please visit the following
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Training and Career Development
Meetings
List
of upcoming meetings
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, June 13, 2006
Forty
Years of NMR in Biological Systems: A Symposium to Honor James A. Ferretti,
Ph.D., April 21, 2006
WHI
Conference: The WHI Legacy to Future Generations of Women,
February 28 - March 1, 2006
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information, and the most current list of upcoming meetings, please visit
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Announcements of NHLBI Meetings, Conferences,
and Events
Reports
of past meetings
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, Meeting Summary, February
2006
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, October
2005
Host
Response to Persistent Bacterial Load in Cystic Fibrosis, NHLBI and ORD
Workshop, Executive Summary, September 2005
For more information
on past meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Workshop and Meeting Summaries,
and Other Scientific Reports
Press Releases
Sessions
on Study Results, Ongoing Extension Study, and Future Research:
Scientists and Study Participants Gather at Conference on Scientific Contributions
of the Women’s Health Initiative - The Largest Study of Older Women’s
Health,
February 22, 2006
WHI
Study Results—Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Modest Bone
Improvements, No Benefits for Colorectal Cancer, February 15, 2006
News
from the Women's Health Initiative: Reducing Total Fat Intake May Have
Small Effect on Risk of Breast Cancer, No Effect on Risk of Colorectal
Cancer, Heart Disease, or Stroke, February 7, 2006
NHLBI Media
Availability�Having No Risk Factors At Age 50 Greatly Improves Life Span
and Diminishes Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, February 6, 2006
NHLBI to Launch Framingham Genetic Research Study,
February 6, 2006
Landmark Hypertension
Treatment Study Launches Extensive Physician and Patient Education Program
to Improve Public Health, February 1, 2006
For additional
Press Releases, please visit the following Web page:
Current Press Releases
Selected NHLBI Vacancies
The NHLBI has no vacancies
to highlight at this time.
Note: There
are often changes and additions to this list, for the most current information,
please visit the NHLBI Jobs Opportunities
page
Other Items of Interest
NHLBI
Factbook, Fiscal Year 2005
New
Limited Access Dataset Available: The Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly
Program (SHEP)
This Study was developed to assess the ability of antihypertensive drug
treatment to reduce the risk of nonfatal and fatal (total) stroke in isolated
systolic hypertension.
NHLBI Express: Legislative
Update, January 2006
Pre-Hospital
12-Lead Electrocardiography Programs: A Call for Implementation by Emergency
Medical Services Systems Providing Advanced Life Support [Direct Link]
(J Am Coll Cardiol, 2006; 47:485-491, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.072)
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