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Funding Opportunity: Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program
I’m pleased to share that the Academic Research Enhancement Award for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15) funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) have been reissued (PAR-21-155 and PAR-21-154). The FOAs continue NIH efforts to support small-scale research grants at institutions that do not receive substantial funding from NIH. The grants emphasize providing biomedical research experiences for undergraduate students and enhancing the research environment at grantee institutions. Eligible institutions must award baccalaureate degrees in biomedical sciences, have a greater undergraduate student enrollment than graduat...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 20, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities AREA Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Urgent Competitive Revisions to IDeA-CTR Awards to Address the Continuing Need for Documenting COVID-19-Related Patient Outcomes
We’re pleased to announce a new notice of special interest (NOSI) (NOT-GM-21-050) to address the urgent need for documenting COVID-19-related outcomes of patients, including those suffering from health disparities, which helps foster COVID-19-related clinical research. Competitive revisions to active IDeA-CTR (U54) awards will be considered for the purpose of sustaining and strengthening the IDeA state COVID-19 patient registry, a component of the National COVID Cohort Collaborative. Applications are due by June 18, 2021. If you have any questions about this NOSI, please contact Hongwei Gao. (Source: NIGMS Feedback Lo...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 13, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities COVID-19 Institutional Development Award Research Capacity Building Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Now Available
I’m pleased to announce the release of the NIGMS 2021-2025 Strategic Plan [PDF]. Like its predecessor [PDF], this plan sets the direction and priorities that the Institute will pursue over the next 5 years. It enumerates a series of goals, objectives, and implementation strategies that build upon the successful outcomes [PDF] of our prior plan, and it reflects key organizational values of the Institute. The plan also contains representative targets for each implementation strategy that promote both transparency and accountability to ensure that progress is tracked and periodically reported, and that any necessary cour...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 6, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages News NIGMS Strategic Plan Source Type: blogs

Wanted: NIGMS Program Director, Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch
We’re recruiting an accomplished scientist for a position in the Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry Branch of our Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry. The Branch supports research studies in enzymology, bioenergetics, glycoscience, synthetic method development, biosynthesis, oxidative stress, and synthetic biology.  Applicants should have broad expertise in biochemistry, familiarity with modern experimental methods, and experience in applying this knowledge to biological systems. Familiarity with NIH extramural funding as an applicant, reviewer, or NIH scientific administrator ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 29, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

New SuRE U24 Resource Center Funding Announcement and Upcoming Webinar
I’m pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for a Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) U24 resource center (PAR-21-227) to broaden participation in the new SuRE R16 programs announced earlier this month, which replace the Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) program. The SuRE resource center will assist eligible institutions in building research capacity and training their professional staff and faculty. Applicants to the SuRE resource center funding opportunity announcement are expected to have prior experience in managing multi-institutional endeavors and conducting outreach to a geographically diverse po...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 28, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Program Director, Biomedical Technology Branch
We’re recruiting an accomplished scientist for a program officer position in the Biomedical Technology (BT) Branch of our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB). The successful applicant will be responsible for the 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.  The BT Branch supports research to discover, create, and develop innovative technologies for biomedical ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 27, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Nobel Laureate W.E. Moerner Seminar on Hidden Molecules in Caulobacter Bacterium, Coronavirus, and Cells
Our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB) is hosting a free virtual seminar with Nobel Laureate W.E. Moerner: W.E. Moerner. Credit: Linda Cicero, Stanford News Service. Finding the Hidden Molecules in High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Tomograms With Single-Molecule MicroscopyTuesday, May 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET Moerner’s talk will focus on correlative super-resolution light microscopy and cryo-electron tomography. He will discuss efforts to identify the location of single protein molecules in Caulobacter and other cells at nanometer scale. He will also describe applic...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 22, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences Program Directors
We’re recruiting two accomplished scientists for program officer positions in the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences. The successful applicants 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. The positions are in our Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Branch and Biophysics Branch. The Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Branch supports bioinformatics and computational approaches that ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 20, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Administrative Supplements for Workforce Development at the Interface of Information Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and Biomedical Sciences
NIGMS and other institutes and centers across NIH are partnering with the Office of Data Science Strategy to promote the development of a workforce with skills at the interface of information sciences, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and biomedical sciences. As part of these efforts, we invite eligible institutions with NIGMS training (T32, T34), certain research education (R25), or institutional career development (K12) awards to apply for administrative supplements through NOT-OD-21-079. This funding opportunity supports the development and implementation of curricular or training activities that pr...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 19, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Administrative Supplements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: NIGMS Clinical Research Strategy Coordinator
We’re recruiting for an outstanding individual to serve as the NIGMS clinical research strategy coordinator. The incumbent will report to our deputy director and assume a broad sphere of responsibilities that include: Advising on clinical research priorities with the NIGMS scope Providing guidance on the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and optimization of NIGMS’ clinical research programs and initiatives as they affect a broad range of stakeholders, from the grantee community to the general public Representing NIGMS in collaborations with closely aligned clinical research programs across th...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 16, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: NIGMS Small Business Development Strategy Coordinator
We’re recruiting for an outstanding individual to serve as the NIGMS small business development strategy coordinator. The incumbent will report to our deputy director and assume a broad range of responsibilities including: Providing counsel and advice to NIGMS leadership on the planning, development, and implementation of our small business programs as they affect a broad range of stakeholders. Serving as the Institute’s expert on matters related to new technology development by small biomedical businesses. Serving as a liaison between NIGMS and the NIH Small Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 16, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunities: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved Populations (RADx-UP)
NIGMS is pleased to announce our participation in Phase II of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved Populations (RADx-UP), a $500 million NIH-wide initiative to understand and reduce morbidity and mortality disparities for vulnerable and underserved populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The initiative funds a national coordination center and a network of projects across the United States aimed at improving COVID-19 testing and understanding COVID-19 health disparities. Four new RADx-UP Phase II funding opportunity announcements have been published: Community-Engaged COVID-19 Test...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 15, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities COVID-19 Source Type: blogs

New SuRE R16 Program Funding Announcements and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce that two funding opportunities for the new Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) program, which replaces our Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) program, have been issued. SuRE R16 awards support investigator-initiated research projects in all NIH mission areas and are open to faculty at institutions that award science degrees (bachelor and/or graduate degrees), receive limited NIH research support, and serve students from groups underrepresented in biomedical research. Faculty with prior experience in leading independent research who aren’t currently program directors/principal investiga...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 1, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Susan Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Research/Training/Career Development Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

Application and Funding Trends in Fiscal Year 2020
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed into law. The appropriation provides NIGMS with a budget of $2,991,417,000, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, a 1.8% increase over the FY 2020 appropriation. With this increased budget, NIGMS is committed to providing taxpayers with the best possible returns on their investments in fundamental biomedical research. As part of this commitment to stewardship, we regularly monitor trends in our funding portfolio. NIGMS maintains a diversified biomedical research portfolio, supporting a wide range of topics and investigators. NIGMS a...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 31, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Funding Trends Funding Outcomes Funding Policies MIRA NIGMS Strategic Plan R01 Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training
We’re pleased to announce a new notice of special interest (NOSI) calling for applications developing training modules for creating safe, inclusive, and supportive research environments (NOT-GM-20-047). The proposed modules should impact individuals from a broad range of scientific disciplines and career stages and cover material not typically taught as part of current institutional coursework. The modules can take many different formats and approaches and should be timely, informative, engaging, easily accessible, and free to everyone. Applications must address how the modules will catalyze either of the following: ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 30, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Research Resources Source Type: blogs