Archive for May 2012


National Centers for Systems Biology Funding Opportunity

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:27 AM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

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 [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/29/national-centers-for-systems-biology-funding-opportunity/

Explaining the 4-Year Duration of Most Research Project Grants

Monday, May 21, 2012 9:17 AM EST by Stefan Maas | 0 Comments

NIGMS program directors are often asked why most of our grants are made for 4 years. We’ve just posted this brief explanation on our Web site: NIH is required by Congressional mandate to keep the average research project grant (RPG) length to 4 years. Since NIGMS primarily uses the R01 mechanism for RPGs and participates [...]

Filed under: Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/21/explaining-the-4-year-duration-of-most-research-project-grants/

Save the Date for a Special Symposium

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:21 AM EST by Sue Haynes | 0 Comments

“Investigate, Innovate, Inspire” is the theme of a special scientific symposium marking our 50th anniversary.  The event will be held at NIH on Wednesday, October 17, starting at 1:00 p.m. Please join us in person or by videocast to hear these speakers talk about their NIGMS-supported research, how they recognize and develop exciting ideas, and [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/16/save-the-date-for-a-special-symposium/

Guidance for Implementing NIGMS’ Training Strategic Plan

Friday, May 11, 2012 3:31 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 1 Comments

Earlier this year, we issued a Blueprint for Implementation of our Strategic Plan for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Training. Since then, we’ve developed guidance to help the academic community implement the plan. This includes several short documents on the topics below: Improvement of Research Training Activities Individual Development Plans Evidence-Based Mentoring Limitation of Training Time [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Director’s Messages, Training/Fellowships, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/11/guidance-for-implementing-nigms-training-strategic-plan/

Biomedical Technology Resources for the Research Community

Friday, May 11, 2012 12:01 PM EST by Amy Swain | 0 Comments

Roughly two-thirds of the biomedical technology research and development programs formerly in the National Center for Research Resources are now part of NIGMS. Housed in the Biomedical Technology Branch of our Division of Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, the programs meet the needs of biomedical researchers by supporting cutting-edge research and development activities through [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/11/biomedical-technology-resources-for-the-research-community/

Introducing the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program

Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:07 AM EST by Rafael Gorospé | 0 Comments

IDeA-Eligible States As Judith Greenberg reported earlier this year, NIH has moved the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program to NIGMS from the now-dissolved National Center for Research Resources. For those who may not be familiar with this program, here’s an overview. Established by Congressional mandate in 1993, the IDeA program’s goal is to broaden the [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/10/introducing-the-institutional-development-award-idea-program-2/

Funding Opportunity for Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)

Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:45 AM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

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 [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/05/10/funding-opportunity-for-native-american-research-centers-for-health-narch/

National Big Data Initiative: First Funding Opportunity Is for Core Techniques and Technologies

Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:51 PM EST by Karin Remington | 2 Comments

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 [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
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