Archive for November 2010


Another Look at Measuring the Scientific Output and Impact of NIGMS Grants

Monday, Nov 22, 2010 1:19 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 33 Comments

In a recent post, I described initial steps toward analyzing the research output of NIGMS R01 and P01 grants. The post stimulated considerable discussion in the scientific community and, most recently, a Nature news article . In my earlier post, I noted two major observations. First, the output (measured by the number of publications from [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Funding Trends
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/11/22/another-look-at-measuring-the-scientific-output-and-impact-of-nigms-grants/

The 10th Anniversary of ABRCMS: Preparing Underrepresented Minority Students for Scientific Careers

Friday, Nov 19, 2010 4:20 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 1 Comments

Last week, I had the privilege of giving a keynote address at the 10th Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference, sponsored by NIGMS and organized by NIGMS Council member Cliff Houston, had a record attendance of 3,100, including more than 2,000 students and about 20 NIGMS staff [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Director’s Messages, Meetings/Events, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/11/19/the-10th-anniversary-of-abrcms-preparing-underrepresented-minority-students-for-scientific-careers/

Assessing the Outcomes of NIGMS Glue Grants

Friday, Nov 5, 2010 10:07 AM EST by Peter Preusch | 11 Comments

In September 2009, we announced that we were not reissuing the funding opportunity announcement for our Large-Scale Collaborative Project Awards (Glue Grant) program, which has supported research teams tackling significant and complex problems that are beyond the means of any one research group. We are currently assessing the need for this type of support and [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/11/05/assessing-the-outcomes-of-nigms-glue-grants/