Archive for December 2011


NIGMS Welcomes NCRR Programs, Staff and Grantees

Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 10:10 AM EST by Judith Greenberg | 1 Comments

About a year ago, NIH proposed creating a National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) that would incorporate the Clinical and Translational Science Awards program of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). NIH decided to transfer the remaining NCRR programs to other NIH components, with the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) and some Biomedical Technology [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, NIH
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2011/12/27/nigms-welcomes-ncrr-programs-staff-and-grantees/

Four Funding Opportunities Issued

Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 11:00 AM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

You may be interested in the following recently issued funding opportunity announcements: Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25)(PAR-12-056) Purpose: Prepare recent baccalaureate science graduates from diverse backgrounds for Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences Application due date: February 24, 2012 NIGMS contact: Michael Bender, 301-594-0943 Solicitation of Assays for High Throughput Screening [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2011/12/22/four-funding-opportunities-issued/

Give Input on Public Access to Publications and Data

Monday, Dec 19, 2011 8:14 AM EST by Peter Lyster | 1 Comments

The Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued two requests for information (RFIs) on public access to scholarly publications and to digital data resulting from federally funded research. This input will inform working groups of the National Science and Technology Council that are developing policies on these topics. The first RFI, Public Access to [...]

Filed under: NIH, Research Administration, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2011/12/19/give-input-on-public-access-to-publications-and-data/

Reminder to NIGMS Training Grant (T32) Applicants

Friday, Dec 16, 2011 9:02 AM EST by Alison Cole | 0 Comments

As we approach the next submission date for T32 applications on January 25, I’d like to remind applicants about several requirements: Recruitment and Retention Plans for Students with Disabilities: The long-standing requirement for a recruitment and retention plan to enhance diversity must include students with disabilities as well as individuals from racial and ethnic groups [...]

Filed under: Training/Fellowships, Workforce Development and Diversity
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Financial Conflict of Interest Webinar

Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 1:54 PM EST by Paul Sheehy | 0 Comments

In an earlier post, we outlined revised regulations on financial conflicts of interest. August 24, 2012, marks the deadline for institutions to implement the new policies. The changes are significant and will affect both investigators and administrators. NIH recently held a Webinar on the new regulations, and you can view a recording or see the [...]

Filed under: NIH, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2011/12/06/financial-conflict-of-interest-webinar/

Two New Funding Opportunities Issued

Monday, Dec 5, 2011 9:57 AM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

You may be interested in the following recently issued funding opportunity announcements: New Methods for Understanding the Functional Role of Human DNA Sequence Variants in Complex Phenotypes (R01) (RFA-GM-13-002) Purpose: Use experimental and/or computational methods to determine the functional relevance of human DNA sequence variants Letter of intent due date: January 17, 2012 Application due [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2011/12/05/two-new-funding-opportunities-issued/

Stem Cell Workshop Covered Field’s Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 1:48 PM EST by Sue Haynes | 0 Comments

In the decade since NIGMS began supporting human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research, the field has made substantial strides, including the development of methods to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). As part of our ongoing commitment to basic research into the fundamental properties of pluripotent cells, we recently hosted our fourth biennial workshop for [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events, Stem Cells
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