| NHLBI
Research and Policy Update
Number 53
May 2008
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distribution list provides updates from the NHLBI Web Site for the
research community. The updates will be sent as needed, but no more than
once a week.
 Funding Updates
 Please
Note: Links to RFAs, PAs, and Guide Notices will take you to
the NIH Web site. RFPs will take you to FedBizOpps. Links to RFPs
will not work past their proposal receipt date. Archived versions
of RFPs posted on FEDBIZOPPS can be found on the FedBizOpps site using
the FedBizOpps
search function. Under Document to Search, simply select Archived
Documents.
RFA-HL-08-012:
NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium Planning Awards (R03)
| Opening
Date: |
July
15 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
|
| Receipt
Dates: |
Letter
of Intent, not required |
| Application,
August 15, 2008 |
RFA-HL-08-009:
Developmental Origins of Altered Lung Physiology and Immune Function (R01)
| Opening
Date: |
September
21, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
|
|
Receipt
Dates: |
Letter
of Intent, September 19, 2008 |
| Application,
October 21, 2008 |
PA-08-164:
Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury (R01)
NOT-HL-08-120:
PA-07-421, Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21):
A Further Correction in NHLBI Participation
NOT-HL-08-119:
PAR-07-420, Lymphatic Biology in Health and Disease (R01): Reminder and
Contact Information
NOT-HL-08-118:
Notice of Intent to Publish Request for Applications (RFAs) for Clinical
Centers and a Data Coordinating Center of the Asthma Network (AsthmaNet)
NOT-OD-08-075:
New GSA Directive Affects NIH Reimbursement Process for New Reviewers
and Reviewers Up for CCR Renewal
NOT-OD-08-073:
NIH/AHRQ Set Transition from PureEdge to Adobe Application Forms for December
2008 and Plan Subsequent Transition of Remaining Mechanisms to Electronic
Submission
NOT-OD-08-069:
Extension of Several NRSA Training (T), NRSA Fellowship (F), and Career
Development (K) Funding Opportunity Announcements
NOT-RM-08-019:
Change in Application Receipt Date to RFA-RM-08-001
For
additional initiatives, please visit the following Web page:
NHLBI Grants and Contracts page: Funding
Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
Policy Updates
No new or
revised policies have been issued.
For additional
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.
For more information
on training and career development programs, please visit the following
Web page:
Training and Career Development
Meetings
List
of upcoming meetings
Mitochondrial
Biology in Cardiovascular Health and Diseases Conference, October
6-7, 2008
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, June 11, 2008 and September 9, 2008
Symposium
on Mucolipin Function in Disease, June 2-3, 2008
For more
information, and the most current list of upcoming meetings, please visit
the following Web page:
Announcements of NHLBI Meetings, Conferences,
and Events
Reports
of past meetings
Clinical
Use of Ventricular Assist Devices, Working Group Executive Summary,
March 27-28, 2008
Childhood
Obesity Prevention and Treatment—Future Research Directions, Working
Group Report, August 21, 2007
For more
information on past meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Workshop and Meeting Summaries, and
Other Scientific Reports
Press Releases
Media
Availability: New WHI Analysis Shows That Blood Cholesterol Levels Predict
Risk of Heart Disease Due to Hormone Therapy,
May 23, 2008
Statement
from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on World Asthma Day, May 6, 2008
For additional
Press Releases, please visit the NHLBI
News Room
Selected NHLBI Vacancies
To
receive bi-weekly e-updates about NHLBI job opportunities, please e-mail
your request to Marianna Mertts, PhD, Office of Workforce Management.
(Links
to announcements will not work past their closing date.)
| Position
Title |
Location |
Salary
and Grade |
Closing
Date |
Bethesda,
MD |
$115,317
- $149,000
GS-0601-15/15 (HSA)
GS-0602-15/15 (Medical Officer) |
July
1, 2008 |
| Bethesda,
MD |
Title
42 |
June
30, 2008 |
| Bethesda,
MD |
$82,961
- $127,442
GS-0601-13/14 |
May
31, 2008 |
| Bethesda,
MD |
$115,317
- $149,000
GS-0601-15/15 |
May
31, 2008 |
Note: There
are often changes and additions to the selected vacancy list. For the
most current information, please visit the NHLBI
Jobs Opportunities page
Other Items of Interest
New
Limited Access Dataset: ARDSNet02: Efficacy of Corticosteroids as Rescue
Therapy for the Late Phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (LaSRS).
Since previous reports suggested that corticosteroids may improve survival,
this project was developed as a multicenter, randomized controlled trial
of corticosteroids in patients with persistent
New
Limited Access Dataset: ARDSNet05: Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial
(FACTT):
This study evaluated the relationship of benefits and risks of PACs patients
with established acute lung injury in a trial comparing hemodynamic management
guided by a PAC with hemodynamic management guided by a central venous
catheter (CVC) using an explicit management protocol.
New
Limited Access Dataset: Viral Activation Transfusion Study (VATS):
This study compared the effects of leukoreduced and unmodified RBC transfusions
on survival, complications of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and
relevant laboratory markers in HIV-infected patients.
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