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To address questions that investigators frequently ask about the review of their applications and the next steps after review, NIH recently created an online resource, titled Next Steps. It has also added a link to this new Web site on summary statements, just below the impact score and percentile. Questions include: What does the score [...]
Filed under: Peer Review, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/27/faqs-on-application-review-next-steps/
We welcome structural biologists and biologists engaged in functional investigations that benefit from structural data to participate in our PSI:Biology Technologies Workshop at NIH on December 12, 2012. The workshop will focus on new technologies for high-throughput protein structure determination developed within our Protein Structure Initiative, which is now in a phase called PSI:Biology. Investigators [...]
Filed under: Meetings/Events, Structural Biology
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/24/invitation-to-structure-determination-technologies-workshop/
Natural products have been a prolific source of therapeutic drugs because they have been selected through evolution to be biologically active. New opportunities for natural products development are being made by genomic discoveries and are poised to reinvigorate this critically important area. At its September meeting, the NIGMS Advisory Council approved a new initiative that [...]
Filed under: Collaborative Research, Concept Clearances
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/19/early-notice-genomes-to-natural-products-foa/
One of our 50th anniversary scientific society symposia took place last month at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Philadelphia. The day-long event highlighted the fundamental role of chemistry in biomedical science and demonstrated that NIGMS is a major supporter of the field. Titled “50 Years of NIGMS-Supported Chemistry Enabling Biomedical Research,” the symposium [...]
Filed under: Meetings/Events
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/19/50-years-of-supporting-chemistry-that-enables-biomedical-research/
You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements: Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25) (PAR-12-276) Purpose: Promote partnerships/consortia between colleges or universities granting a terminal master’s degree and institutions that offer the doctorate degree, with the goal of increasing the pool of master’s degree students from underrepresented backgrounds who pursue research careers in [...]
Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/10/bridges-to-the-future-funding-opportunities/
As I discussed in an earlier post, the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program supports the development of infrastructure and capacity to enable investigators in IDeA-eligible states to become more competitive for NIH and other biomedical research funding opportunities. While the program has led to significant progress in the basic sciences, clinical and translational research in [...]
Filed under: Collaborative Research, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/06/idea-program-infrastructure-for-clinical-and-translational-research/
The National Research Council of the National Academies has released a report titled Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future . The report was sponsored by several NIH institutes, including NIGMS, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. It was prepared by the Committee on Assessing [...]
Filed under: Meetings/Events, News, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/09/04/a-roadmap-for-glycoscience/
