Notice: NIGMS Support to Utilize Data and Biospecimens Generated by the ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Phenotyping Consortium
We’ve issued a new notice: NIGMS Support to Utilize Data and Biospecimens Generated by the ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis (APS) Phenotyping Consortium (NOT-GM-24-018). The purpose is to inform investigators that we’ll support studies that fall within the NIGMS mission and utilize biospecimens or data generated from the APS Consortium. Investigators can learn about the study design and structure of the APS Consortium in our previous Feedback Loop post. The APS public website, maintained by Consortium investigators, will have information about the available data and biospecimens and a process for requesting acce...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 25, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Sepsis Research Source Type: blogs

Major research papers from NEJM in 2023
Here is a pleasant surprise, a collectors issue of NEJM year book 2023, is made available free (even for a non subscribers in its website) .It is fascinating to know how fast the Internal medicine has grown. For the busy cardiologists, this will a be refreshing reminder, that there are other important organs and specialties do exist in medicine , with equal breakthroughs and Innovations. It is indeed an amazing , whirlwind tour of medicine for all those who see medical science as single holistic specialty. It has articles, ranging from from simple clinical studies on postpartum hemorrhage (E-MOTIVE study) from deep ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - January 25, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized 2023 review articles acc aha esc guidlines an Aldosterone synthase antagonist for Treatment-Resistant Hypertension Baxdrostat bmj E MOTIVE STUDY PPH lancet nejm Of-course semaglutide TRUNCATE TB Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Program Directors
We’re seeking two highly qualified scientists to serve as program directors in the Genetic Mechanisms Branch (GMB) and the Developmental and Cellular Processes Branch (DCPB) of our Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (GMCDB). GMCDB supports research grants focused on understanding the structure and function of cells and cellular components and the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie inheritance, gene expression, and development. All prospective candidates should have expertise in the mechanism and regulation of genetics including basic molecular processes, cellular biolo...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 17, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Biomedical Technology and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program Directors
We’re recruiting accomplished scientists for program officer positions in the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB). The selected candidates will be responsible for scientific and administrative management of a portfolio of research grants, and will stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities related to their field of expertise. One program officer position is in the Biomedical Technology Branch (BTB), which supports the development and optimization of innovative NIGMS’ mission-relevant technologies and tools to advance biomedical research....
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 17, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Scientific Review Officer
We’re seeking a highly qualified scientist to serve as a scientific review officer in the Scientific Review Branch (SRB) of our Division of Extramural Activities. SRB conducts the initial evaluation for scientific and technical merit of applications for funding through grants and cooperative agreements in areas of research that NIGMS supports. SRB’s key mission is to ensure that NIGMS grant applications receive expert, timely peer review, while avoiding bias and conflicts of interest in accordance with federal law and departmental policies. The selected candidate will be responsible for conducting the initi...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 17, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Your First Application Didn ’t Get Funded? Apply Again!
This post is part of a series outlining NIGMS research priorities, funding opportunities, and the grant application process. You can read more posts in this series and sign up to receive all future posts delivered straight to your inbox. The previous post in this series covered tips for crafting a strong grant application. However, the reality is that not all applications will be funded. If you’ve applied to a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and your application didn’t get funding, you may have received the following advice from colleagues, mentors, and even NIH program staff: “Keep trying until you su...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 16, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Preparing an Application Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Chemistry and Chemical Biology Program Director
We’re seeking a highly qualified scientist to serve as a program director in our Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC). This is a newly created position for the Division as it reorganizes into three Branches. Applicants should have significant interest and experience in the scientific areas comprising the newly formed Chemistry and Chemical Biology Branch. The purpose of the Branch is to foster meritorious research in chemical biology, synthetic biology, chemical catalysis and synthesis, carbohydrate chemistry, natural products, bioinorganic chemistry, and metabolic engineering. We seek...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 10, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Administrative Supplements for Equipment to Select NIGMS-Funded Awards
NIGMS is offering administrative supplements for equipment to select NIGMS-funded research projects or center/core facilities (NOT-GM-24-021). We welcome requests for single equipment systems that will advance the funded research of the parent project. Eligible investigators are strongly encouraged to discuss potential requests with the program officer of their parent award before submitting an application. The application deadline is February 15, 2024. R01, R35, and R37 grantees: Funds are available for the purchase of single equipment systems (to include components as necessary—e.g., for a working microscop...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 8, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Administrative Supplements Research Resources Source Type: blogs

Twin Health Secures $50M to Expand its Groundbreaking Whole Body Digital Twin Technology and Service to Reverse Chronic Metabolic Disease
Investment Fuels Twin Health’s Mission to Revolutionize Chronic Metabolic Disease Prevention and Reversal with Cutting-Edge Science, Precision Guidance, and Licensed Clinical Care Team Twin Health, creators of the Whole Body Digital Twin service for reversing, improving, and preventing chronic metabolic diseases, announced securing $50 million in funding to continue expanding its groundbreaking technology and clinical service solutions for more members across the United States. Twin Health introduced the Whole Body Digital Twin, a dynamic model of each individual’s unique metabolism, powered by artificial int...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Helena ICONIQ Growth Jahangir Mohammed Kevin Johnson Peak XV Sofina Temasek Twin Health Source Type: blogs

3 Things Transhumanism Can Give To Healthcare
Imagine a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle, reshaping the very fabric of medical science. This is what transhumanism aims for. Although this goal is surely too ambitious, we might learn a thing or two from this futuristic movement.  What is transhumanism?  Transhumanism is the position that humans should be permitted to use technology to modify and enhance human cognition and bodily function, expanding abilities and capacities beyond current biological constraints.  It is a philosophical and social movement, with not only technological aspirations. It is also an approach to exp...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF transhumanism Source Type: blogs

Lancet : A 200 year old Idea and a process towards righteousness
It was 1823, a genesis of a new thought process in medical publication began. The man who started it all, Dr.Thomas Wakley the founder of the most famous medical journal (Ref 1) One of his peers described him what sort of an Image he had. “Thomas Wakley the editor as we find him—a courageous challenger of the medical establishment who was usually right and whose language, however tasteless it might seem today, was well suited to the rough and tumble of the time in which he wrote and spoke” Lancet celebrates 200 year anniversary On this 200th anniversary Lancet , looks back ,introspects and red...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - January 4, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Medical ethics Uncategorized lancet lancet 200nyears medical education principles ofpractice of medicine Source Type: blogs

Transitioning Our Participation in NRSA Individual Predoc Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research to the ARC Program
We recently issued an NIH Guide notice (NOT-GM-24-013) informing the community that NIGMS will discontinue participation in the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity), effective April 9, 2024. The last submission date for new or resubmission applications is April 8, 2024. To continue our support of graduate student training, we’ve launched the Advancing Research Careers (ARC) (F99/K00) program. ARC is a new multi-institute and center effort to support promising, late-stage graduate students...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 3, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Education Source Type: blogs

Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists Through CityLab
Credit: CityLab. “Many of the students we work with don’t have access to a laboratory through their local schools. For them, CityLab is their first exposure to a laboratory environment—these are hugely important moments for these kids,” says Carl Franzblau, Ph.D., the founder of CityLab at Boston University (BU). CityLab was established more than 30 years ago as a science education outreach program for precollege students and teachers through a partnership between the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development at BU. “Since our first Science Edu...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 3, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology STEM Education SEPA Training Source Type: blogs

Virtual Meeting for Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Applicants
We’re pleased to announce a virtual “office hour” on January 10 for potential applicants to our Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP). PREP’s goal is to develop a diverse pool of well-trained postbaccalaureates who will transition into and complete rigorous biomedical, research-focused doctoral degree programs (such as Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) in biomedical fields relevant to the NIGMS mission. During the meeting, we’ll provide a brief overview of the PREP funding opportunity and answer your programmatic, budget, and scientific review questions. Those interested in joining the office hour are...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 2, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Preparing an Application Source Type: blogs

Administrative Supplements for IDeA Team Science Development Projects and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce the availability of administrative supplements to Institutional Development Award (IDeA) U54, P20, and P30 grants for team science projects (NOT-GM-24-001). The supplements are intended for projects that bring together two to four investigators from IDeA states with different scientific expertise to address complex basic, behavioral, clinical, and/or translational research questions through complementary approaches. The questions shouldn’t duplicate those that researchers are currently pursuing through the parent awards and should clearly benefit from the collective efforts of the collaboratio...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 28, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Administrative Supplements Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs