Archive for February 2010


Collaborative Science Supplement Deadline Approaching

Friday, Feb 26, 2010 1:38 PM EST by Marion Zatz | 0 Comments

The next deadline for NIGMS grantees to apply for our administrative Supplements for Collaborative Science program is May 15, 2010. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this program helps grantees form new collaborations that enhance their NIGMS-funded research efforts. A collaboration may, for example, let a grantee follow up on an exciting, unanticipated discovery [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/02/26/collaborative-science-supplement-deadline-approaching/

Register for 2010 Structure and Function Technologies Workshop

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 11:12 AM EST by Ward Smith | 2 Comments

Interested in new methods for improving the speed, cost and success of protein structure determination? Want to learn more about how to use structural and biophysical methods to functionally characterize macromolecules? Then consider attending our 10th annual Enabling Technologies in Structure and Function workshop from April 19-21, 2010, on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events, Structural Biology
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/02/23/register-for-2010-structure-and-function-technologies-workshop/

Conversations with the Scientific Community

Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 2:26 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 0 Comments

One of my activities as NIGMS director is meeting with members of the scientific community, including leadership groups from scientific societies. These conversations offer a valuable forum for sharing ideas and perspectives, and I find them informative and interesting. A few weeks ago, for example, I met with the board of the Society for Advancement [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Meetings/Events
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/02/17/conversations-with-the-scientific-community/

Snow Disruptions

Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 11:32 AM EST by Ann Dieffenbach | 0 Comments

As you have no doubt heard, the Washington, DC, region is recovering from a major snowstorm, with another on the way. Transportation is still challenging in places, and some people have experienced extended power outages. The Federal Government was closed yesterday and remains closed today. Many NIGMS staff members are checking e-mail and doing other work [...]

Filed under: News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/02/09/snow-disruptions/

Budget News

Thursday, Feb 4, 2010 12:24 PM EST by Jeremy Berg | 4 Comments

On February 1, the President released his budget request for Fiscal Year 2011. The proposed budget for NIH calls for an increase of 3.2% over the Fiscal Year 2010 enacted levels (not including funds associated with the Recovery Act). The proposed budget for NIGMS represents a 3.6% increase over Fiscal Year 2010. A major contributor [...]

Filed under: Budget, Director’s Messages
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/02/04/budget-news/

Give Input on NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunities

Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010 9:25 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 0 Comments

As I noted in a previous post, NIH recently launched the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) and issued four funding opportunity announcements for the current fiscal year. OppNet is now planning initiatives for future years. Key to this effort is obtaining input from all interested parties about current and emerging opportunities in [...]

Filed under: Behavioral Research, Director’s Messages, Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/02/02/give-input-on-nih-basic-behavioral-and-social-science-opportunities/