Archive for July 2011


Program Prepares Postdocs for Research and Teaching Careers

Friday, Jul 22, 2011 3:30 PM EST by Shiva Singh | 2 Comments

We’re once again soliciting applications from research-intensive institutions for the NIGMS Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award program. Now in its 12th year, the IRACDA program supports traditional postdocs at research-intensive universities who also teach at nearby institutions with substantial enrollments of minority students. The program offers an opportunity to conduct top-notch research while [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities, Training/Fellowships, Workforce Development and Diversity
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Register Now for the Protein Data Bank’s 40th Anniversary Symposium

Tuesday, Jul 19, 2011 11:28 AM EST by Ward Smith | 2 Comments

A special symposium marking the 40th anniversary of the Protein Data Bank (PDB) will be held this year at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, October 28-30. It’s quite fitting that the meeting is being held here. It was a 1971 symposium at the laboratory titled “The Structure and Function of Proteins at the [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events, Structural Biology
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Forging Ahead

Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 1:58 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

Under Jeremy Berg’s leadership, NIGMS has thrived and continued to support outstanding, cutting-edge research. I hope to maintain this momentum while serving as acting NIGMS director. Many of you know me from the Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology, the part of NIGMS I’ve directed since 1988. Others know me from the NIH Director’s Pioneer [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, News
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Farewell

Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011 2:46 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 3 Comments

Today is my last day as Director of NIGMS. It is hard to believe that almost 8 years have passed since I was first offered this tremendous opportunity to serve the scientific community. It has been a privilege to work with the outstanding staff members at NIGMS and NIH, as well as with so many [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, News
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Meetings Help Develop a Diverse Scientific Workforce

Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 1:43 PM EST by Shawn Drew Gaillard | 0 Comments

As part of our commitment to developing a diverse scientific workforce, we sponsor the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) national conference and the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) . These conferences represent two of the largest gatherings of science and math undergraduate students from groups that [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Meetings/Events, Workforce Development and Diversity
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Opportunity for Input on OMB Circular A-21

Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 12:17 PM EST by Paul Sheehy | 2 Comments

NIH has issued a notice requesting input by July 28 on potential revisions to reduce administrative burdens or costs related to compliance with OMB Circular A-21 , Cost Principles for Educational Institutions. For more details, read this recent blog post from NIH’s Sally Rockey.

Filed under: Research Administration
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