A Year of Blogging
January 19, 2012
It’s really hard to believe I’ve been blogging for a year now. I find the blog to be an extraordinarily good way to maintain a dialogue with you, the extramural community.
2011 Success Rates, Applications, and Investigators
January 13, 2012
Well, the numbers for 2011 (fiscal year) are in. Here are a few facts about the applications and people we supported in 2011.
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Working Through the Transitions of NCRR and NCATS
January 6, 2012
On December 23, NIH received our fiscal year 2012 appropriation and with it came the creation of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the dissolution of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR).
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New Changes for the AREA Program
December 23, 2011
Last month I told you about our small business programs, and it got me thinking that many people might not be aware of the many NIH programs that exist beyond the scope of the R01. One such program is the Academic Research Enhancement Award.
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IOM Study on Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
December 16, 2011
Last December (2010), we commissioned a study by the Institute of Medicine to assess whether chimpanzees are or will be necessary for biomedical and behavioral research. This week, the IOM issued its findings in its report “Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity.”
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Spend Down Those Recovery Act Funds
December 16, 2011
You probably saw the Guide Notice that we sent out earlier this week about accelerating American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects that may run beyond September 30, 2013.
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Implementing the New Animal Guide
December 8, 2011
I wanted to let our community know that last week our Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare announced that NIH will adopt the 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
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Your Input on Reducing Administrative Burdens and Costs
November 30, 2011
You may remember back in June I asked for your input regarding revisions to the current OMB Circular A-21.
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What You Need to Know About Financial Conflict of Interest
November 18, 2011
Mark your calendars for a financial conflict of interest webinar on November 30th from 2 to 3:30 pm eastern time. I, and others, will describe what has changed since the regulation was revised and how the changes will affect you.
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Update on the NIH Small Business Programs
November 8, 2011
It’s been awhile since I mentioned our Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Several events have brought them to the forefront at NIH, so I thought now would be a good time to talk about them.
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