NIDCR's Spring 2021 E-Newsletter

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. NIDCR's Spring 2021 E-Newsletter In this issue: NIDCR News Funding Opportunities & Related Notices NIH/HHS News Subscribe to NICDR News Science Advances   Grantee News   NIDCR News NIDCR & NIH Stand Against Structural Racism NIDCR Director Rena D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD, said in a statement that there is no place for structural racism in biomedical research, echoing remarks from NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, in his announcement of a new NIH initiative—called UNITE—to end racial inequities in biomedical research. Through UNITE, NIH seeks to better understand stakeholder experiences, improve biomedical research culture and structure, spearhead new research on health disparities, and enhance transparency and communication with internal and external stakeholders. NIDCR Funds Additional COVID-19 Studies Since the start of the pandemic, NIDCR has issued $4.7 million in supplemental funding for basic and clinical studies to understand COVID-19 in the context of dental, oral, and craniofacial health. These projects address a range of topics, such as minimizing infection risk in dental environments and improving SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva. In addition, as part of the trans-NIH initiative known as Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Radical (RADx-rad), NIDCR will administer six new RADx-rad projec...
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