Archive for October 2012


Wanted: Director of the Office of Emergency Care Research

Monday, Oct 29, 2012 9:48 AM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

As I told you in July, NIGMS houses the new NIH Office of Emergency Care Research (OECR), which was created to advance, coordinate and provide information about basic, clinical and translational biomedical research and research training within the emergency care setting. The search is now open for an outstanding physician and leader in emergency medicine [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Job Announcements
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/29/wanted-director-of-the-office-of-emergency-care-research/

Dynamics of Host-Associated Microbial Communities, NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award in Metabolomics

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 1:43 PM EST by Jilliene Mitchell Drayton | 0 Comments

You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements: Dynamics of Host-Associated Microbial Communities (R01) (RFA-GM-14-001) Purpose: Promote genetic, physiological and ecological studies designed to reveal the basic principles and mechanisms that govern the symbiotic systems dynamics of host-associated microbial communities Letter of intent due date: December 14, 2012 Application due date: January 15, [...]

Filed under: Funding Opportunities
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/24/dynamics-of-host-associated-microbial-communities-nih-mentored-research-scientist-development-award-in-metabolomics/

Discussing Your Application’s Review with Your Program Director

Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 9:40 AM EST by Joe Gindhart | 2 Comments

Study sections review applications three times a year, about halfway between the submission date and the second level of review by an advisory council. We are currently in the midst of the review cycle for the January 2013 Council meeting, which means that applicants will be getting their summary statements soon. A recent post described [...]

Filed under: Peer Review, Resources
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/23/discussing-your-applications-review-with-your-program-director/

Watch Our 50th Anniversary Scientific Symposium Online

Monday, Oct 15, 2012 12:52 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 0 Comments

We’re looking forward to a very special event this week—a symposium on the NIH campus marking our 50th anniversary. If you can’t join us in person, you can watch the talks online. The event is on Wednesday, October 17, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. NIH Director Francis Collins will lead things off by [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, Meetings/Events
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/15/watch-our-50th-anniversary-scientific-symposium-online/

Outsourcing Lab Procedures: Results from Request for Information

Friday, Oct 12, 2012 10:53 AM EST by Stefan Maas | 0 Comments

I previously described our effort to solicit feedback from investigators on their needs and ideas for outsourcing laboratory procedures. Now I’d like to share a summary of the overall results and some observations based on the 35 responses we received (mostly from academia): Related News Articles* An eBay for Science , Nature Online Marketplace Helps [...]

Filed under: NIH, Resources
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Nobel Prizes Recognize NIGMS Grantee, Research Areas

Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 5:05 PM EST by Judith Greenberg | 3 Comments

We learned this morning that Brian K. Kobilka of Stanford University School of Medicine, whose research is supported by NIGMS and other parts of NIH, will share the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Robert J. Lefkowitz of Duke University Medical School, a long-time grantee of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. They are [...]

Filed under: Director’s Messages, News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/10/nobel-prizes-recognize-nigms-grantee-research-areas/

NIH-Funded Research on Center Stage at Celebration of Science Event

Friday, Oct 5, 2012 1:37 PM EST by Janna Wehrle | 0 Comments

Most of us—whether we’re making discoveries or funding them—spend our time focused on driving science forward. Occasionally we have the opportunity to revel in the advances that have been made and see firsthand how they change lives. That’s what happened here at NIH a few weekends ago, and it was an absolute delight. FasterCures and [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events, NIH
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/05/nih-funded-research-on-center-stage-at-celebration-of-science-event/

How the Change of Fiscal Year Affects Your NIGMS Grant

Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 10:09 AM EST by Laurie Tompkins, Joe Gindhart | 1 Comments

It’s autumn: cool, crisp weather; bright-colored leaves; the beginning of another fiscal year for NIGMS. The new fiscal year brings with it a special set of circumstances for funding applications, activating fellowships and making changes to existing grants. Some of these circumstances are related to the NIGMS budget, while others are related to NIH policies [...]

Filed under: Budget, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/04/how-the-change-of-fiscal-year-affects-your-nigms-grant/

Meet the NIGMS-Funded PECASE Winners

Monday, Oct 1, 2012 1:46 PM EST by Ann Hagan | 1 Comments

Each year, NIH institutes and centers nominate outstanding young scientists for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), which is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to individuals beginning their independent research careers. The grantees, who must be new investigators in the first year of an R01 or DP2 award, [...]

Filed under: Early Stage Investigator, News
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/01/meet-the-nigms-funded-pecase-winners/

Anniversary Event “Cell”ebrates the Cell

Monday, Oct 1, 2012 12:10 PM EST by Jennifer Villani | 0 Comments

To help increase student interest in cell biology and research careers—as well as to mark our 50th anniversary—we’re hosting an online interactive chat about the cell on Friday, November 2. Middle and high school students, teachers and interested members of the public can submit questions to be answered by NIGMS scientific staff from 10:00 a.m. [...]

Filed under: Meetings/Events, Resources
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