Time flies when you’re having fun! I started Rock Talk on January 19, 2011 (see the first two posts here and here) and when Nature asked me to write about my adventures in blogging to commemorate Rock Talk’s two year anniversary I gladly agreed… check out my article here.
Today NIH Director Francis Collins announced an important decision on how to optimize substance use, abuse, and addiction research at NIH through organizational change. ….
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I want to let Rock Talk readers know about a new NIH voice in the science blogosphere – NIH Director Francis Collins! He’ll be blogging at directorsblog.nih.gov, ….
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Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to participate in A Celebration of Science, where more than 1,000 leaders from across the scientific research and policy communities participated in a three-day event led by FasterCures and the Milken Institute. This celebration was held to reaffirm the importance of biomedical research and showcase the outcomes of research on people’s lives.
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I am excited to tell you about a collaboration we have launched with the FDA to support research to inform the development and evaluation of regulations on the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products.
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Earlier this year I discussed early stage investigators and the programs and policies NIH has implemented to support the next generation of researchers. Another way we support early career scientists is by recognizing and honoring their achievements. Last week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that 20 outstanding NIH-supported early career scientists had been selected for the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE.
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I thought this post was particularly important, and I wanted to bring it to your attention again. It was originally posted on April 14, 2011.
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Science is fascinating, and all of us are immersed in a swirl of communication about our work. Whether in a conversation to someone in your lab; in a manuscript, grant application, presentation at scientific meeting; or even with friends and family, you are conveying information about science.
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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.
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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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