Archive for November 2011


Wanted: Cell Biology Branch Chief

Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 9:12 AM EST by Cathy Lewis | 1 Comments

We’ve just posted a job listing for the chief of the Cell Biology Branch within the NIGMS Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics. This person will oversee the scientific and administrative management of the branch, which supports basic research on cellular organization, structure, organelles and processes. The branch’s major scientific areas include cell motility, cell [...]

Filed under: Job Announcements
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Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) (R15) Reissued

Friday, Nov 18, 2011 12:36 PM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

You may be interested in this recently reissued funding opportunity announcement: Academic Research Enhancement Award (Parent R15) (PA-12-006) Purpose: Stimulate research at educational institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support Application due date: Standard dates apply NIGMS contact: Jean Chin, 301-594-0828

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
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New Resource for Finding and Contributing Cellular Images

Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 10:20 AM EST by Cathy Lewis | 0 Comments

With NIGMS support through a Recovery Act grant, the American Society for Cell Biology has established The Cell: An Image Library . The resource is a freely accessible, easy-to-search, public repository of reviewed and annotated images, videos and animations of cells. The goal is to create a single place where scientists—as well as educators, students and [...]

Filed under: Resources
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Back by Popular Demand: Workshop for Transitioning Postdocs

Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 2:19 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 2 Comments

We’re holding our second two-day workshop for postdoctoral fellows who soon will transition to their first independent positions. It will take place on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, March 12-13, 2012. All eligible postdocs may apply, but we especially encourage applications from members of groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Director’s Messages, Meetings/Events
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Webinar on Transformative Research Awards, Managing Science in Fiscally Challenging Times

Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 1:59 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

I want to highlight two items from the monthly digest of postings from NIH’s Office of Extramural Research. On November 8 from 1:00 to 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, NIH will host a webinar on a new high-risk, high-reward program, the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards. It’ll provide an overview of the program and details about [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Funding Trends, Meetings/Events, NIH
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New NIH Curriculum Supplement on Evolution and Medicine

Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 11:10 AM EST by Irene Eckstrand | 1 Comments

To help students develop a rich understanding of evolution, NIH has just published a new high school curriculum supplement, Evolution and Medicine, that includes two weeks of lessons. I particularly like the supplement because it shows through clear, scientifically-valid examples that evolutionary biology is fundamental to understanding health and disease. For instance, a unit on [...]

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