NIH Common Fund Connection - Special High Risk

OSC Director's Message:

Elizabeth Wilder, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Strategic Coordination

The Office of Strategic Coordination is excited to share what’s on the horizon in 2013! The most exciting thing about the Common Fund is that the programs it supports are high priorities for the NIH as a whole. The programs that will be launched in 2013 seem especially momentous, since they all target the next generation of scientists in some way. Just as molecular biology was recognized as a core competency in graduate training a generation ago, quantitative training to use large data sets will now be integrated into NIH-supported training programs.This will be one component of the new Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative. Recognizing that a career in the lab is not the only career essential for the research enterprise, the Common Fund will support the development of novel approaches to prepare trainees for careers in industry, government, entrepreneurship, and other pursuits that support research (Read the Notice about upcoming funding here). And in recognition that recruitment and retention of the best and brightest investigators is imperative, the Common Fund will support a major new program to draw students from all population segments into research (Learn more here). Collectively, these programs are poised to shift the research culture and to transform the research enterprise.

Give us your feedback on LINCS resources!
The Library of Integrated Network-Based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) Data Forum 2013 is a great opportunity to learn about LINCS tools and data sets through presentations, discussions, and hands-on tutorials. Come learn about the tools and provide feedback to the LINCS program!
The LINCS Data Forum 2013 will take place March 20-21 at Harvard Medical School in Boston. There is no fee, but attendance is limited so REGISTER today! Can’t make it to Boston? No problem, the LINCS Data Forum will be webcast live. For more details, click here.

Order strains from the Human Microbiome Project!
The Human Microbiome (HMP) Strain Repository at BEI resources (managed by the ATCC) currently houses 100 top priority strains available for immediate delivery to researchers and over 400 archived strains. Additionally, 300 strains are in production. There is no cost for the strains or shipping and handling costs associated with requests.
To view the BEI HMP homepage, click here. To view the Human Microbiome Project materials available through BEI Resources, click here. To view the Human Microbiome Project materials coming soon to BEI Resources, click here. For information on Depositing Reagents for the Human Microbiome Project, click here. For information on Registering to receive Human Microbiome Reagents, click here. For information on Requesting Reagents from the Human Microbiome Project, click here.

New Informational Video on PROMIS!
	Learn more about dynamic tools to measure health outcomes from the patient perspective. View the feature here. For more information on the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) program click here.

MEET the 2012 NIH Director's Early Independence Awardees!
	Learn more about the 2012 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (EIA) Awardees here and the Award Program Symposia here. View more information about the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (EIA) program here. View the 2013 EIA Request for Applications here.

Common Fund Advances
Self Assembling DNA Bricks Read More...	NIH Common Fund researchers link genetic variants and gene regulation in many common diseases Read More...	Slowing Cancer Cells: New Findings Increase Molecular Understanding of Tumor Growth Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AT A GLANCE

NIH Common Fund Program	Funding Opportunities Title	Receipt Date
Epigenomics	Functional Epigenomics: Developing Tools and Technologies for Cell-type, Temporal, or Locus-specific Manipulation of the Epigenome (R01)	3/27/13
Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx)	Enhancing GTEx with molecular analyses of stored biospecimens (U01)	3/28/13
Global Health	Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) Research Program (U01)	6/19/13
Health Economics	Determinants and Consequences of Personalized Health Care and Prevention (U01)	2/28/13
Health Economics	Diffusion of Medical Technology and Effects on Outcomes and Expenditures (U01)	2/28/13
Metabolomics	Collaborative Activities to Promote Metabolomics Research (Admin Supp)	3/15/13
Metabolomics	Mentored Research Scientist Development Award in Metabolomics (K01)	2/28/13
Undiagnosed Diseases	Gene Function Studies to Investigate Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (Admin Supp)	2/26/13
A complete list of funding opportunities can be found on www.commonfund.nih.gov

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