Archive for June 2009


One-Stop Shop for Info on NIH-Funded Research

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 4:12 PM EST by Janna Wehrle | 1 Comments

Trying to figure out if your latest idea for a project is already being widely supported by NIH? Looking for a local collaborator who has the research expertise you need? Searching for research results on a particular disease or medication? Want more details about NIH-funded research than you can find in the prepared reports on [...]

Filed under: Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/30/one-stop-shop-for-info-on-nih-funded-research/

Inspiring the Next Generation of Chemists: Snapshots from the Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 3:31 PM EST by John Schwab | 1 Comments

John Schwab here, reporting from the 59th Meeting of Nobel Laureates on the Island of Lindau on Bodensee, near the point where Germany, Switzerland and Austria meet. Since 1951, the annual Lindau meetings have sought to educate, inspire and connect generations of scientists. There are 583 young scientists here from around the world, including about [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Meetings/Events
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/30/inspiring-the-next-generation-of-chemists/

Interested in Research Training Fellowships?

Monday, Jun 22, 2009 3:15 PM EST by Alison Cole | 2 Comments

NIH has just reissued program announcements for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) individual fellowships at the predoctoral (F31), postdoctoral (F32) and senior (F33) levels. If you plan to apply, be sure to read the recent NIH Guide notice applying to NRSAs. Effective with the August 8, 2009, submission date, NIH will only [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities, Training/Fellowships
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/22/interested-in-research-training-fellowships/

Getting More Women into Science

Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 3:24 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 2 Comments

Recently, John Whitmarsh, one of my colleagues at NIGMS, pointed out a short article called “The Glass Ceiling’s Math Problem” from the May 31 edition of the Washington Post. It highlighted a study by researchers associated with the National Bureau of Economic Research that focused on 9,500 U.S. Air Force Academy students from 2000-2008. The [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Director’s Messages, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/17/getting-more-women-into-science/

Now Showing: Budget Testimony

Friday, Jun 12, 2009 12:35 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 1 Comments

As part of the budget development process, I submit testimony each year to the House and Senate appropriations committees. My most recent statement is now online, as are previous ones. This year, we decided to try something different and also offer a video version of the testimony. We deliberately kept it simple and want to [...]

Filed under: Budget
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/12/now-showing-budget-testimony/

Changes to Peer Review—the Reviewer’s Perspective

Friday, Jun 5, 2009 2:37 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 4 Comments

NIH has posted a video on the Enhancing Peer Review Web site that details recent changes to the peer review system from the reviewer’s perspective. Running about 13 minutes, “What Reviewers Need to Know Now” offers valuable information for current and prospective peer reviewers. You’ll find other resources in the PowerPoint presentation and related links [...]

Filed under: Peer Review
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/05/changes-to-peer-review-the-reviewers-perspective/

Businesses Can Apply for New Technology-Oriented Recovery Act Grants

Thursday, Jun 4, 2009 10:32 AM EST by Matt Portnoy | 0 Comments

NIH has announced two new, technology-oriented Recovery Act funding opportunities targeted to businesses: The Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research (R43) will speed innovation by supporting early-stage ideas with commercial potential that promise to greatly advance a technological area within the NIH mission—not merely lead to incremental improvements of existing technologies. NIH plans [...]

Filed under: Recovery Act
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/06/04/new-technology-oriented-recovery-act-grants/