Archive for August 2009


Update on Awarding Recovery Act Funds

Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 9:35 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 0 Comments

As I noted in my previous post, we are actively working to make Recovery Act awards. Below is a plot of the cumulative investment of NIGMS Recovery Act funds as a function of the award start date. This includes awards made through the middle of August. As you can see, the rate at which we [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Recovery Act
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/08/27/update-on-awarding-recovery-act-funds/

Apply Now for Microbe-Host Interactions Grants

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 4:14 PM EST by Shiva Singh | 0 Comments

Back in May, I described a concept clearance for a new grant program focused on microbe-host interactions. A number of readers commented on the post, and I was delighted to see the early interest in this new program, as well as other related programs at NIH. The RFA has now been published in the NIH [...]

Filed under: Concept Clearances, Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/08/26/apply-now-for-microbe-host-interactions-grants/

Now Seeking Applications for Next Year’s “Pioneers” and “New Innovators”

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 2:16 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

NIH has announced the 2010 competitions for the NIH Director’s Pioneer Awards and the NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards. These awards support exceptionally creative scientists who propose highly innovative—and often unconventional—approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. Both programs are part of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research and are managed by NIGMS. [...]

Filed under: Early Stage Investigator, Funding Opportunities, NIH
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/08/26/seeking-applications-for-next-years-pioneers-and-new-innovators/

Important Updates about the PSI:Biology Funding Opportunities

Monday, Aug 24, 2009 1:45 PM EST by Peter Preusch | 0 Comments

Since my last post about PSI:Biology, I’ve received lots of questions about the initiative and the new funding opportunities. To answer these questions more broadly and encourage more applicants, we’re hosting a live videocast briefing on Monday, August 31, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. EDT. You’ll hear from Jeremy Berg, Cathy Lewis and myself. Participants will [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events, Structural Biology
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/08/24/important-updates-about-the-psibiology-funding-opportunities/

Welcoming the New NIH Director

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 10:38 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 0 Comments

On Monday, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., became the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health. He was nominated by President Obama on July 8 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 7. Dr. Collins is well known in the scientific community and is very knowledgeable about NIH at all levels, serving [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/08/19/welcoming-the-new-nih-director/

Innovate Biomedical Computing!

Monday, Aug 17, 2009 10:17 AM EST by Peter Lyster | 1 Comments

The trans-NIH Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI) funds a range of projects that advance computer science and technology to address problems in biology and medicine. BISTI, which is led by NIGMS, has just reissued four broad-based program announcements to support “innovations in biomedical computing.” In the past, BISTI has awarded 198 of these [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2009/08/17/innovate-biomedical-computing/