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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

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

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

Webinar for Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Applicants
Are you preparing a grant application for the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06) program? If so, please join our webinar to learn about the program and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask us questions: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET Zoom link Meeting ID: 160 175 6395 Passcode: NIGMS During the webinar, we’ll discuss changes from the prior notice of funding opportunity and share the program goals, expectations, and reporting requirements for the upcoming July 8, 2024, receipt date. You can send questions in advance to Kyungsook Gartrell. ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Webinars Source Type: blogs

How Do I Craft a Strong Application?  
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. You’ve determined that you’re conducting research related to the NIGMS mission and have found a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) you’d like to apply to. Now it’s time to craft your application. There are many resources providing guidance on what to include in an NIH funding application. We recommend reviewing our grant writing webinar series, which discusses faculty readi...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 14, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Preparing an Application Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Native American Research Centers for Health Planning Grants (R34)
We’re pleased to share the notice of funding opportunity for the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning Grants (PAR-24-041). This program supports Tribal entities, including federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, and Tribal organizations, to plan and conduct preparatory work for developing competitive NARCH S06 applications. The NARCH Planning Grant awards aim at expanding the reach of the NARCH S06 program, which supports health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement.  ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 13, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Preparing an Application Research Capacity Building Webinars Source Type: blogs

Administrative Supplements for Building Cloud-Based Learning Modules
We’re pleased to announce the availability of administrative supplements to develop cloud-based biomedical data science training modules (NOT-GM-240-006). The supplements are available to NIGMS awardees of the following programs: Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) NIGMS institutional training (T34, T32) grants Research education (R25) grants that support undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoctoral trainees The supplements will support faculty investigators to work with NIH-funded cloud sof...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 12, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Administrative Supplements Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

New G-RISE and IMSD Funding Opportunities and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce that the notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE; PAR-24-032) and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD; PAR-24-031) programs have been reissued. These NOFOs aim to strengthen research training environments and promote broader participation in the biomedical research workforce by expanding the pool of well-trained scientists earning a Ph.D., for example, encouraging the inclusion of individuals from underrepresented groups (see Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity). The new NOFOs have some...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 7, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training
We’re pleased to announce a new notice of special interest (NOSI) (NOT-GM-24-007): Topics for Training Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (R25). The NOSI, associated with the reissue of notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) PAR-24-040, requests applications to develop biomedical research training modules on one of the following topics: Mental health and well-being: utilizing the U.S. surgeon general’s framework to provide organizational dialogue and changes to improve the mental health and well-being of those being trained to become part of the biomedical research workforce. ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 4, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development Research Resources Source Type: blogs

A Primer on NIGMS Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity Efforts
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. Our previous post in this series provided an overview of NIGMS research capacity building opportunities. This post provides a primer on our Institute’s research training, workforce development, and diversity programs. What Falls Under NIGMS’ Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity Umbrella? NIGMS plays a large role in the research training space, supporting nearly h...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 30, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development NIGMS Grant Basics Research Capacity Building Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Division for Research Capacity Building Director
With the departure of Ming Lei, a search is open for an outstanding candidate to serve as director of our Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB). DRCB seeks to enhance the research, research training, research infrastructure, and faculty development of institutions in states and jurisdictions that have historically received low levels of NIH support. DRCB is thus responsible for both broadening the distribution of NIH biomedical research funding and supporting NIGMS’ commitment to developing a diverse biomedical research workforce. DRCB manages a number of highly impactful initiatives, including the I...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 28, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Research Capacity Building Source Type: blogs

A Primer on NIGMS Research Capacity Building Opportunities
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. Now that you understand the major types of research project grants NIGMS supports and where to apply, let’s discuss our Institute’s funding opportunities that focus on research capacity building. What Is Research Capacity Building? Part of NIH’s mission is to increase the participation and representation of researchers at institutions that don’t receive large amounts of NI...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 16, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Research Capacity Building Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs

Major Research Project Grant Types That NIGMS Supports and Where to Apply
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 first post in this series introduced our Institute’s research priorities. This post outlines the major types of research project grants that NIGMS supports and where to find notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) to which you can apply. Most NIGMS-supported research receives funding from four award types: the Institute’s R35 program, the R16 SuRE program, the AREA R15, ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 2, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs