Archive for April 2010


Hearings on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010 10:34 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 1 Comments

Congressional hearings on the Fiscal Year 2011 President’s budget request for NIH are now under way. The hearing before the House subcommittee that handles NIH appropriations began at 10 a.m. today, and the Senate hearing will take place on May 5. The ultimate outcome will be a bill that appropriates funds for NIH, including NIGMS. [...]

Filed under: Budget, Director’s Messages
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/04/28/hearings-on-fiscal-year-2011-budget/

A Meeting of Scientific Minds: Quantitative and Systems Pharmacology

Friday, Apr 23, 2010 11:27 AM EST by Mike Rogers | 0 Comments

Registration is now open for our second Quantitative and Systems Pharmacology Workshop, which will be held September 9-10 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. The meeting is intended primarily for pharmacologists, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelers, systems biologists and others working in fields relevant to this emerging discipline. I first announced plans for the workshop on the [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, Meetings/Events
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/04/23/a-meeting-of-scientific-minds-quantitative-and-systems-pharmacology/

New Funding Initiatives at the Interface of Physics and Biology

Tuesday, Apr 20, 2010 9:53 AM EST by Peter Lyster | 0 Comments

NIGMS has joined two other NIH institutes and the National Science Foundation in issuing new funding opportunity announcements at the interface of the life and physical sciences. These new interagency initiatives offer an excellent opportunity for biomedical scientists to partner with colleagues in physics, engineering and computation to conduct innovative research with important health implications. [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/04/20/new-funding-initiatives-at-the-interface-of-physics-and-biology/

Video from Postdoc Workshop Now Available

Thursday, Apr 15, 2010 3:27 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

As you may recall from an earlier Feedback Loop message, NIGMS hosted its first workshop to help postdocs successfully transition to independent positions. We just posted videos for all the presentations. The two-day career development event at NIH brought together 150 postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds to discuss a wide range of topics, including applying [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Meetings/Events, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/04/15/video-from-postdoc-workshop-now-available/

Blogging for One Year!

Wednesday, Apr 14, 2010 11:57 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 1 Comments

Today marks the 1-year anniversary of our conversion of the NIGMS Feedback Loop from a thrice-yearly electronic newsletter into a blog. The year has passed quickly, but I think successfully. Our inaugural post, Answering Your Recovery Act Questions, was the first of 16 entries related to the Recovery Act, and many of these led to [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/04/14/blogging-for-one-year/

Online Site for Giving Input on Research Training and Career Development Closes Next Week

Wednesday, Apr 14, 2010 9:27 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 1 Comments

In March, I announced the launch of a strategic planning process focused on training and career development. I encourage all stakeholders, including faculty members, postdocs, graduate students, university administrators and government and industry scientists to provide input on this important topic. One easy way to make your voice heard is through our online form. We [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Director’s Messages, Training/Fellowships, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/04/14/online-site-for-giving-input-on-research-training-and-career-development-closes-next-week/

Exciting NIGMS Job Opportunity for Exceptional Scientist

Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 12:23 PM EST by Shiva Singh | 0 Comments

We’re looking for a program director (“health scientist administrator”) to oversee innovative programs designed to increase the number of biomedical and behavioral scientists from underrepresented groups. In addition to handling research and student development grants within our Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) Special Initiatives Branch, the program director will also manage research grants [...]

Filed under: Job Announcements, Workforce Development and Diversity
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