Rock and a Hard Place
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Yesterday Vanderbilt played host to NIH Director Francis Collins who spoke about “Exceptional Opportunities in Biomedical Research”. Collins told a full house and an overflow room that big initiatives like …
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NIH News: New Genomic Data Sharing Policy
The Edge for Scholars
Work in genetics and plan to submit a grant after January 25, 2015? Then you should read the following: Implementation of the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy for NIH Grant Applications and …
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Rock Talk: Biosketch Changes and New Efforts to Maximize Fairness in Peer Review
The Edge for Scholars
Changes to the Biosketch We’re set for a major change in how you portray your body of work when applying for NIH funds. With strong support from NIH leadership, …
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News: Major Change to NIH Resubmission Policy
The Edge for Scholars
[T]oday we have announced a policy change. While the new policy still allows a single resubmission per application, ideas that were unsuccessfully submitted as a resubmission (A1) may now …
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Rock Talk: NIH Recovers a Significant Portion of Funds Lost Due to Sequestration
The Edge for Scholars
Much good news here: Because of the increased NIH budget as compared to last year, and due to the cycle of out-year commitments, we should ultimately be making more competing …
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Rock Talk: NIH Human Subjects Training Earns AMA CEUs
Rebecca Helton, MA
NIH supports critical research that advances human health, while protecting the rights and welfare of the research participants who are integral to research success. NIH’s human subjects protection policies …
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Rock Talk: New Reforms to Federal Grant Policies
Rebecca Helton, MA
In February last year I blogged about the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s request for comments on proposed federal grant policy reforms. These policies, contained in multiple documents …
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Rock Talk: PubMed Gets Interactive
Rebecca Helton, MA
Today NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM) is bringing a new way of sharing and exchanging research information, fully integrated with the PubMed website, to a wider audience. For …
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Cash-Strapped NIH May Ask Universities to Limit Grant Applications
Rebecca Helton, MA
At a time of dwindling federal budgets, the National Institutes of Health is considering one sure-fire way to raise record-low grant-approval rates: Have researchers apply for fewer grants. From the …
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News: NIH's Pathway to Independence Award Aims Younger
Rebecca Helton, MA
Eligibility period for K99/R00 awards shortens from five to four years after PhD. View full article at Science.
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