The NIH Common Fund has established a new program on extracellular RNA (exRNA) communication. The program seeks to discover fundamental biological principles of the mechanisms of exRNA generation, secretion and transport; to identify and develop a catalog of exRNA found in normal human body fluids; and to investigate the potential for using exRNAs in the [...]

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You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements from the NIH Common Fund: 2013 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) (RFA-RM-12-015) Purpose: Support exceptionally creative individual scientists who propose pioneering, and possibly transforming, approaches to major challenges that have the potential for unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral [...]

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You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements: Instrument Development for Biomedical Applications (R21) (RFA-GM-13-010) Purpose: Solicit innovative applications for the development of new or improved instrumentation for biomedical research Application due date: October 30, 2012 NIGMS contact: Fred Friedman, 301-435-0775 Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12) (PAR-12-245) Purpose: Develop [...]

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You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements: Research to Understand and Inform Interventions that Promote the Research Careers of Students in Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences (R01) (RFA-GM-13-009) Purpose: Support research to test assumptions and hypotheses on social and behavioral factors that might inform and guide potential interventions to increase student interest, motivation [...]

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You may be interested in this funding opportunity announcement from the NIH Common Fund: NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards (R01) (RFA-RM-12-017) Purpose: Support groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original and/or unconventional research with the potential for major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral science Letter of intent due date: August 21, 2012 Application due [...]

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You may be interested in the following funding opportunity announcements: NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13) (PAR-12-212) Purpose: Support high-quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and scientific mission of the participating NIH institutes and centers, including NIGMS Application due dates: Standard dates apply NIGMS contact: Ann Hagan, 301-594-3910 Notice [...]

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You may be interested in the following funding opportunity announcement: NIGMS National Centers for Systems Biology (P50) (PAR-12-187) Purpose: Promote pioneering research, research training, education and outreach programs focused on systems-level inquiries of biomedical phenomena within the NIGMS mission Letter of intent due dates: September 23, 2012; September 23, 2013; September 23, 2014 Application due [...]

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You may be interested in the following funding opportunity announcement: Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (PAR-12-182) Purpose: Support partnerships between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and research-intensive institutions to conduct research and research training to meet the needs of AI/AN communities Letter of intent due date: June 10, 2012 Application due date: July [...]

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You may have seen the announcement from the Office of Science and Technology Policy on the new National Big Data Research and Development Initiative . We hope you did! This initiative is the result of a year-long, interagency effort to identify challenges and goals in extracting the most information and value from massive data sets. As [...]

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Are you thinking about applying for an administrative supplement for your NIGMS-funded grant? Before you apply, check out our new administrative supplements Web site, which focuses on administrative supplements to address unforeseen circumstances or opportunities. It answers such questions as: What types of unforeseen circumstances or opportunities qualify? Why should I contact my program director [...]

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