Archive for March 2012


Common Fund Opportunities for Support and Giving Input

Friday, Mar 30, 2012 2:59 PM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

You may be interested in the following NIH Common Fund-related opportunities: Use-Oriented Basic Research: Change Mechanisms of Behavioral Social Interventions (Admin Supp) (PA-12-119) Purpose: Fund administrative supplements to study possible mechanisms of action of behavioral or social interventions Application due date: May 15, 2012 NIH contacts: Lisa Onken, NIDA, 301-443-0107 Melissa Riddle, NIDCR, 301-451-3888 Varda [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities, NIH
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Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Hearings Under Way

Friday, Mar 23, 2012 11:55 AM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

The House hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for NIH happened on Tuesday, March 20, and the Senate one will occur this Wednesday, March 28. My written statement to the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations highlights recent research advances in model organism research, systems biology, AIDS-related structural biology, disease modeling, chemical synthesis and [...]

Filed under: Budget, Director’s Messages
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Upcoming NIGMS Training Grant (T32) Application Deadline

Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 12:24 PM EST by Alison Cole | 0 Comments

The next submission date for NIGMS predoctoral T32 applications is May 25. If you plan on submitting an application, please see my earlier post with reminders about mandatory requirements related to recruitment and retention plans for students with disabilities, training in the responsible conduct of research and NIGMS-specific guidelines. Feel free to contact me with [...]

Filed under: Training/Fellowships, Workforce Development and Diversity
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Reflecting on Our Golden Anniversary

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012 9:18 AM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

Last October, I told you that NIGMS would be commemorating its 50th anniversary in 2012.  We hope you will help us mark this milestone by participating in our upcoming anniversary events, which include sessions at scientific meetings and a special symposium on the NIH campus that will feature talks by three outstanding NIGMS-funded investigators as [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Meetings/Events, News
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New Funding Opportunities: Studying Macromolecular Interactions in Cells, Small Business Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 10:21 AM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

You may be interested in the following recently issued funding opportunity announcements: Collaborations for Macromolecular Interactions in Cells (R01) (RFA-GM-13-004) Purpose: Establish interdisciplinary collaborative projects to advance studies of macromolecular interactions and their relationship to function in cells. Letter of intent due date: May 14, 2012 Application due date: June 14, 2012 NIGMS contacts: Division [...]

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