October 31, 2014
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest Ebola outbreak in history. NIH appreciates the humanitarian assistance being provided by NIH-supported program directors and principal investigators who travel to West Africa to participate in emergency response activities. As described in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-15-010, we have made accommodations to provide additional time for application submission and grant-related reporting for these investigators. ….
October 30, 2014
NIH’s new system for reporting and managing your inclusion data is now here. The Inclusion Management System allows grantees to use the eRA Commons to report sex/gender, race, and ethnicity information as required by NIH’s policy on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Clinical Research. ….
October 28, 2014
We have seen increased interest in the biomedical workforce by Congress and especially by our community. From our end we’ve in particular observed heightened attention to how the dynamics of the workforce impact researchers in the early stages of their careers. So the topic definitely deserves our continued attention and I thought in light of this it’d be a good time to share some of NIH’s analyses on one specific aspect of this that my office has been closely examining. ….
October 20, 2014
NIH (including help desks) will be closed Thursday, November 27, 2014 (Thanksgiving Day). If a postmark/submission date falls on this federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.
October 20, 2014
NIH (including help desks) will be closed Tuesday, November 11, 2014 (Veterans Day). If a postmark/submission date falls on this federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.
October 17, 2014
The White House announced today that U.S. government agencies will institute a pause in the funding of new “gain-of-function” research on influenza, SARS, and MERS viruses that could increase the pathogenicity or transmissibility to mammals …. During this funding pause, the government will carry out a deliberative process to assess the risks and benefits of such studies and will develop a new Federal policy regarding the funding of this research. ….
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