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Funding Opportunity: Support of Competitive Research (SC1, SC2, SC3) Awards
The Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) program strives to increase the research competitiveness of faculty at institutions with a historical mission or demonstrated track record of training and graduating students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research (see NIH’s Notice of Interest in Diversity). Funding opportunity announcements for the three SCORE mechanisms were just reissued: SCORE Research Advancement Award (SC1)PAR-20-039The SC1 mechanism is for established investigators who can demonstrate a need to augment their research skills (e.g., quality/quantity of preliminary data) and p...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 20, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences Director
BBCB Search Committee Members: Enrique De La Cruz, Yale University Daniel Gallahan, National Cancer Institute Jill Heemskerk, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Ming Lei, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Chair Cathy Wu, University of Delaware The search is now open for an outstanding candidate to serve as director of our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB). The division supports the development of biophysical and computational methods and tools for understanding basic biological questions; physical and theoretical methodol...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 18, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Advancing Sepsis Research: New Models and Novel Approaches
At the September meeting of the NIGMS Advisory Council, I delivered the Institute’s response to the recommendations of the Working Group on Sepsis. For more information, you can watch the videocast of the presentation. Watch the sepsis presentation at the September Advisory Council meeting. As a funding institute, we want to rebalance our research portfolio to invest in sepsis in more targeted, strategic ways. Planned efforts include: Placing greater emphasis on patient-derived materials (“bedside to bench”)Developing a mechanistic understanding in patients to categorize sepsis endotypesPromoting di...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 28, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration NIGMS Advisory Council Sepsis Research Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) R25
In March, we released an NIH Guide notice informing the community of our intent to continue the Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) R25. We’re now pleased to announce that the IPERT funding opportunity announcement (FOA) (PAR-19-383) has been reissued with minor changes. The goal of IPERT is to enable the scientific community to develop and implement innovative educational activities that equip diverse cohorts of participants with the skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce. IPERT activities must integrate the required components of the Research Education Program Plan (REPP),...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 4, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) Program
We’re pleased to announce that the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12) funding opportunity announcement (PAR-19-366) has been reissued with some minor changes. IRACDA combines a mentored postdoctoral research experience at a research-intensive institution with an opportunity to develop critical teaching and mentoring skills at a teaching-intensive partner institution that has a diverse student population. The primary goal of the program is to develop an inclusive pool of well-trained biomedical scientists who have the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue independent academic t...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 30, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Postdoctoral Source Type: blogs

Webinar for Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (T32) Program Applicants
Are you preparing an institutional Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (T32) grant application? If so, please join us for a webinar about the program and the opportunity to ask questions: Monday, November 4, 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET During the webinar, we’ll provide a broad overview of the program and share our expectations of applications and the required data tables for the upcoming January 28 receipt date. Feel free to send your questions in advance to us (Sailaja Koduri or Veerasamy Ravichandran) or post them live in the chat box during the event. To access...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 26, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Education Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Continues Its MIRA Program
We’ve issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) PAR-19-367 to maintain continued support of our Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) program. Under this new FOA, investigators with an active NIGMS R35 grant (both early-stage and established investigator MIRA) can submit renewal MIRA applications, and investigators with a single-PI R01-equivalent NIGMS award (DP1, DP2, R01, R37, SC1) can submit new MIRA applications. Some changes to this FOA include: 1. Eligibility: New MIRA applications should be submitted within the fiscal year that follows the fiscal year of the original project period exp...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 16, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Early Stage Investigator Established Investigator Funding Policies MIRA Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Program Director, Genetic Mechanisms Branch
We’re recruiting for an accomplished scientist to manage research grant, fellowship, training, and other types of awards focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying inheritance, gene expression, and development. The position is in our Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. Job responsibilities involve working collaboratively with other staff to stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities for a portfolio of research awards. Applicants should have expertise and experience using state-of-the-art molecular genetics and/or genomics-based approaches...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 13, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Susan Gregurick to Lead Data Science Activities at NIH
It’s with profoundly mixed emotions that I tell you that Susan Gregurick has been named the NIH associate director for data science and director of the Office of Data Science Strategy. This new position will allow her to play a key role in shaping data science activities across NIH. Susan has provided extraordinary leadership to our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB) for the past 6 years and has been an essential member of the Institute’s senior staff. I’m confident that she’ll bring the same level of enthusiasm, professionalism, judgment, and keen intellect...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 12, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Job Announcements News NIGMS Staff News Source Type: blogs

New Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Programs Announced
In March, we shared our plans to develop a new program as part of our efforts to enhance postdoctoral career transitions to promote faculty diversity in the biomedical research workforce. We’re pleased to announce that the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) funding opportunity announcements have been published. MOSAIC is designed to facilitate the transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds, such as individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research workforce at the faculty level, into independent faculty careers at re...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 26, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Educations Biomedical Research Enterprise Postdoctoral Source Type: blogs

Request for Information on Human Biospecimens for Research on Sepsis
NIGMS wants to advance our understanding of sepsis in order to accelerate improved diagnosis and treatment strategies. Based on the recommendations of our National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council Working Group on Sepsis, we intend to continue our support of fundamental discovery and mechanistic science relevant to sepsis. We recently identified the Institute’s specific priorities for sepsis research in an NIH Guide notice (NOT-GM-19-054). Additionally, the Working Group recommended that NIGMS encourage the use of human clinical materials to facilitate more rapid progress toward better identification, staging, a...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 23, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Requests for Information NIGMS Advisory Council Sepsis Research Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunities for National Cryo-ET Service Network
NIH has issued two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to advance the application of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), a powerful imaging method for directly visualizing macromolecular associations and organization in native cells. The first FOA, RFA-RM-19-009, will establish four service centers that will specialize in cryo-ET specimen preparation. The other FOA, RFA-RM-19-010, in addition to cryo-ET specimen preparation, will establish a network hub that will support these service centers and collect cryo-ET images for their users. These centers will provide the following services to the community: Ac...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 20, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities NIH Guide Notices Source Type: blogs

Seeking Two Branch Chiefs for the Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Division at NIGMS
We’re recruiting for two accomplished individuals with interest and experience in the scientific areas that comprise the Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry (BBC) and the Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences (PPS) Branches of the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry. Successful applicants will be responsible for scientific and administrative planning, evaluation, and management of one of the branches, along with supervision of program directors with portfolios of funded research and small business grants. Each Chief will additionally handle a portfolio of research grants consistent...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 19, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Workshop on NIGMS Training Funding Opportunities
If you’re considering applying for programs in the Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity, don’t miss our workshop later this year for faculty interested in developing student research training programs: Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. MT During the event, which will be held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, we’ll discuss our funding opportunities for community colleges and bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degree-awarding institutions. You’ll gain information on the grants and peer review processes, obtain tips for writing proposals, and get a chance to...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 13, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Preparing and Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), Phases 1 and 2
The Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program supports biomedical research and research capacity building in states and territories that historically have had low levels of NIH funding. The Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) are long-standing IDeA funding initiatives supporting thematic, multidisciplinary centers that establish and strengthen institutional biomedical research capacity via three sequential 5-year phases. Funding opportunity announcements for the first and second phases of COBRE were just reissued: COBRE Phase 1 (P20) PAR-19-313 Supports the development of a multidiscip...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 1, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Institutional Development Award Research Capacity Building Source Type: blogs