Archive for June 2010


60th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Promises to Be a ‘Dynamite’ Event

Tuesday, Jun 29, 2010 11:02 AM EST by Ravi Basavappa | 1 Comments

This year, I’m the lucky NIGMS program director attending the 60th Annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. Like John Schwab, who traveled with last year’s group, my main job is to help the 16 super-energetic, really smart graduate students we sponsored interact with each other, hundreds of their peers from all over the [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Meetings/Events
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New Funding Opportunity for Biologists to Collaborate on Structure Studies

Monday, Jun 28, 2010 10:15 AM EST by Ward Smith | 0 Comments

We have just issued a new “partnership” program announcement for researchers interested in a biological problem of significant scope to collaborate with structural biology researchers. The announcement is a part of the PSI:Biology initiative, which will apply high-throughput structure determination to a broad range of biological problems. Successful applicants will partner with researchers within the [...]

Filed under: Collaborative Research, Funding Opportunities, Structural Biology
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/28/new-funding-opportunity-for-biologists-to-collaborate-on-structure-studies/

Beyond Bio2010

Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010 4:15 PM EST by Shawn Drew Gaillard | 0 Comments

Last month, I attended the “Beyond Bio2010” conference held at the National Academy of Sciences. The meeting highlighted the progress made in implementing the Bio2010 recommendations, chiefly to transform undergraduate biology education by using the quantitative sciences (mathematics, chemistry, physics, engineering and computer sciences) to study biology and vice versa. The 2-day meeting, which was [...]

Filed under: Career Development, Meetings/Events, Training/Fellowships, Workforce Development and Diversity
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/23/beyond-bio2010/

Job Opportunity in Enzymology/Biochemistry

Tuesday, Jun 22, 2010 11:12 AM EST by Warren Jones | 0 Comments

We’re looking for a program director (or “health scientist administrator”) to oversee grants and other activities related to enzymology and other aspects of biochemistry. The job is within the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry. We hope to find someone who can work effectively in a team setting and who already has some independent [...]

Filed under: Job Announcements
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/22/job-opportunity-in-enzymologybiochemistry/

Presenting NIGMS to the NIH Director’s Advisory Committee

Friday, Jun 18, 2010 11:20 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 0 Comments

The Advisory Committee to the Director, NIH (ACD) is a group knowledgeable in the fields of research pertinent to the NIH mission. It includes individuals from the academic and private sector research communities as well as representatives of the general public. The ACD meets in person twice a year to provide advice on a range [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/18/presenting-nigms-to-the-nih-directors-advisory-committee/

My NCBI Tool to Replace eRA Commons for Bibliography Management

Friday, Jun 18, 2010 9:36 AM EST by Paul Sheehy | 0 Comments

NIH has announced a significant upgrade to the citation management capability of investigators’ personal profiles in the eRA Commons. With the integration of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) “My Bibliography” portal, direct database queries will replace manual citation entry in the Commons. This will have many benefits, most immediately for your eSNAP progress [...]

Filed under: Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/18/my-ncbi-tool-to-replace-era-commons-for-bibliography-management/

Early Notice: Program Projects for Collaborative Research on the Basic Biology of Pluripotency and Reprogramming

Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010 1:14 PM EST by Sue Haynes | 0 Comments

It’s safe to say that the discovery that human non-embryonic cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state has created a lot of excitement in the scientific community. These cells provide a wonderful opportunity to investigate the fundamental molecular and genetic properties of pluripotent cells. Last month, the NIGMS Council approved a new [...]

Filed under: Concept Clearances, Stem Cells
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/09/early-notice-program-projects-for-collaborative-research-on-the-basic-biology-of-pluripotency-and-reprogramming/

NIGMS Grantee and Council Member Wins Lemelson-MIT Prize

Friday, Jun 4, 2010 10:04 AM EST by Jeremy Berg | 1 Comments

Congratulations to Carolyn Bertozzi! We were delighted to learn that this longtime NIGMS grantee, current NIGMS Advisory Council member and former Stetten lecturer has been awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize . The prize honors technological invention and innovation. Carolyn is a clear leader in chemical biology and glycobiology whose work extends from very basic studies of [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/04/nigms-grantee-and-council-member-wins-lemelson-mit-prize/

Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Changes to Financial Conflict of Interest Regulations

Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 5:11 PM EST by Sarah Dunsmore | 8 Comments

One of my activities is representing NIGMS on the NIH Financial Conflict of Interest Panel. This group has put substantial time and effort into updating the financial conflict of interest regulations that apply to NIH grant applicants. The proposed changes to the regulations are reflected in a recently released notice of proposed rulemaking that is [...]

Filed under: News, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2010/06/03/opportunity-to-comment-on-proposed-changes-to-financial-conflict-of-interest-regulations/