December 1, 2009
This past year has been both exciting and at times challenging, but as we reflect on 2009 one thing that we can be sure of is that the changes NIH, and extramural community, has experienced will foster continued prosperity in 2010 and beyond. Over the last twelve months, NIH has welcomed a new director, issued new stem cell guidelines, re-invested in the American economy, entered the final implementation phase of the Enhancing Peer Review initiative, and reviewed the financial conflict of interest policy.
December 1, 2009
NIH has sent voluntary surveys to a sample of applicants and reviewers to gather opinions about the new changes to the peer review process.
December 1, 2009
Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs applications are transitioning to electronic submission. Beginning with submissions intended for January 25, 2010 due dates, applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov.
December 1, 2009
Want to learn more about the NIH grants process and make contacts with NIH staff? Mark your calendars to attend one of the NIH 2010 Regional Seminars in Philadelphia, PA, April 14-16, or Portland, OR, June 23-25.
December 1, 2009
Dr. Collins, NIH Director, recently approved 13 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines for use in NIH funded research projects. These lines fulfill requirements for hESCs set forth in the new NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.
December 1, 2009
Use new instructions to develop your applications for due dates on or after January 25, 2010. For more information on the new forms and instructions, see the newly released video, “What Applicants Need to Know Now.”
December 1, 2009
The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) will present the Winter Conference on December 7 and 8, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas with support from The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, the NIH, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The two-day conference is for IACUC members and administrators, principal investigators, … Continue reading “SCAW Winter Conference”
December 1, 2009
On December 10, 2009, Eileen Morgan, Director Division of Assurances, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), will speak for the OLAW Outreach Program, a free online seminar series. IO Seminar – Noon to 1 p.m. (EST) – “The OLAW Annual Report and More,” This seminar is limited to Institutional Officials (IOs) at PHS Assured institutions. … Continue reading “Animal Welfare Online Seminars”
November 1, 2009
Recipients of NIH grant awards funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) have recently finished submitting their first quarterly reports to FederalReporting.gov, with immensely successful results. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of you, NIH’s extramural grantees, our high submission rate and low error rate make NIH one of the leading agencies in the Federal government.
November 1, 2009
CRISP has been replaced with a new tool called RePORTER that searches the NIH database of biomedical research projects. The RePORTER tool provides all the features of CRISP and more.
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