Faculty and Student Perceptions of Unauthorized Collaborations
In this study, it was clear students do recognize the need for individual accountability and that their individual competence will be assessed, but they also recognize that they are encouraged to work with each other and that throughout their careers they will be working with colleagues in the clinical settings and for the rest of their lives. That gets at some of the tension, and we create some of that tension in the curriculum because we foster students working together in small groups and we embrace them supporting each other and helping each other learn. Then that comes up against the individual demonstration of compet...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast faculty learning environment medical students RIME Source Type: blogs
Which Grant Is Right for Me?
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new web resource, Which Research Grant Is Right for Me? This interactive decision tree will be particularly useful for investigators who are new to or less familiar with NIGMS notices of funding opportunities that support research. Through a series of yes/no questions, potential applicants can identify the best potential fit to one or more of the major research project grant types we support, including R35, R16, R15, and R01.
The questions work through the eligibility criteria for the different award types. For example:
Are you a new principal investigator?
Does ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 23, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration Resources Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs
How to Determine If NIGMS Might Fund Your Research
This post is the first in a series outlining NIGMS research priorities, funding opportunities, and the grant application process for those not familiar with our Institute and its programs. We encourage you to share this series with others in your network, and to sign up to receive all future Feedback Loop posts delivered straight to your inbox.
We receive many questions from prospective applicants about getting NIGMS funding for their research: How do I know if my research fits within the scientific interests of NIGMS? What grant programs does the Institute offer? What are NIGMS’ research priorities? Whom do I tal...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 19, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs
How Healthcare Organizations Can Reduce Risk with Zero Trust
The following is a guest article by Peter Newton, Senior Director of Products and Solutions at Fortinet
Personal medical and financial data is incredibly valuable, which is why healthcare organizations are high-value targets for cybercriminals. The most common way attackers infiltrate networks is by stealing user credentials, making identity and access management absolutely critical for the medical industry.
Zero-trust security strategies have emerged as a strong way to reduce the risk of a data breach. Traditionally, network security has assumed that once a user has logged in to the network, they are safe to access any an...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Security and Privacy Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Fortinet Peter Newton PHI Protected Health Information Z Source Type: blogs
New Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Predoc to Postdoc Transition Program and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce the new Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program as part of NIGMS’ strategic efforts to enhance support for trainees from diverse backgrounds—for example, individuals from underrepresented groups—through critical career transition points. The ARC program is designed to enhance participation of trainees as they transition from predoctoral research training to postdoctoral research and career development. The program has two components:
ARC Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award to Promote Diversity (F99/K00) PAR-23-222
Supports promising, late-stage graduate students from di...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 10, 2023 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 Diversity Supplements —Expanded Program Eligibility
We’d like to make you aware that NIGMS is expanding eligibility within the diversity supplement program (PA-23-189) to include applications from principal investigators (PIs) of parent awards from the following programs:
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE, R16)
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE Phases 1 and 2, P20)
Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR, U54)
IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE, P20)
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH, S06)
This opportunity is part of our Diversity Suppl...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 4, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Education Research Capacity Building Source Type: blogs
Claira Sohn Cultivates Neurons and Diversity in the STEM Community
Credit: Courtesy of Claira Sohn.
Claira Sohn credits her grandfather with sparking her interest in science. Although he never studied science at a 4-year university due to financial limitations, he took many community college classes and worked in chemistry labs developing products such as hair dyes and dissolvable stitches. “Every morning, my grandfather would take me to school, and we’d stop to get orange juice and a cookie and talk about science. When I was in elementary school, he bought me a book about quantum mechanics written for kids,” she says. “He inspired me to ask questions and encouraged me to go to ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 4, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Cells Diseases Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
IOMED Raises €10M for International Expansion of its AI-Powered Technology for Healthcare Data Activation
IOMED, a leader in AI-powered technology for healthcare data activation, has recently announced the closure of a Series A investment round for a total of 10 million euros.
The round was led by Philips Ventures and XTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of leading algorithmic trading company XTX Markets. Fondo Bolsa Social and Redseed also participated in the round, as well as IOMED’s existing investors Adara Ventures and EASO Ventures. The company has also received a grant of nearly €1 million from red.es to support a research and development project in artificial intelligence.
This milestone represents the consolidat...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Adara Ventures EASO Ventures Fondo Bolsa Social Gabriel Maeztu Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment IOMED Javier de Oca KPMG Montserrat Roura Novartis Pedro Cladera Philips Source Type: blogs
Diversity Supplement Program Paves the Way for Talented Researchers
“I hope that one day I’m able to increase our understanding of evolution, and I also hope to increase access to research. I want others to know that this space is open to people who look like me, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, and who are underrepresented in the sciences,” says Nkrumah Grant, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate (postdoc) in microbiology and molecular genetics at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing.
Dr. Grant’s work receives support from the NIGMS Diversity Supplement Program (DSP), which is designed to improve the recruitment and training of promising researchers from ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Diseases Microbes Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Thirona Raises €7.5 Million New Financing to Accelerate the Adoption of its Breakthrough Innovations for Precision Medicine
Thirona, a global company specializing in advanced analysis of thoracic CT images with artificial intelligence, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its new investment. The Company has secured €7.5 Million ($8 Million) of financing through a €5 Million investment round from HERAN Partners and Borski Fund, and a €2.5 Million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Thirona is at the forefront of revolutionizing medical treatment and intervention pathways for lung diseases through cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, ultimately improving patient care and outcomes. The Company’s ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Borski Fund EIC European Innovation Council Eva van Rikxoort Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment HERAN Partners Katleen Vandersmissen Rita Priori Simone Brummelhuis Thirona Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Yeah, this is getting tedious
Sorry for the limited posting of late, I ' ve been distracted by a few issues. Proposal hell, small town politics, memorial arrangement for my mother -- yeah, I have excuses. But I ' ll get back to it.Meanwhile, I have to admit the Book of Job is getting very tiresome. It ' s long-winded and repetitive. Apparently the profession of editor had not been invented in the 6th Century BCE so the author indulges himself with an endless and tedious stream of imagery. I ' m tempted to fast forward but for now we ' ll just stay with the program. Basically, it ' s the same argument. The " comforters " are telling Job he must ha...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Chatting Apton Acquisition with PacBio CEO Christian Henry
PacBio CEO Christian Henry chatted with me recently by teleconference on a variety of topics, but the focus was the recent PacBio acquisition of Apton Biosystems for $85M in equity. As a regular reminder, my employer’s CEO reports in a sense to Henry, as he’s on the Board of Directors. A particularly interesting revelation by Henry is that PacBio had its eye on Apton in late 2021, essentially as soon as they completed theOmniome acquisition announced in July 2021 that formed the foundation for their now-released Onso short read instrument. PacBio believed then that the desktop instrument design from Omniome...
Source: Omics! Omics! - September 19, 2023 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Keith Robison Source Type: blogs
Wanted: NIGMS Scientific Review Officers
UPDATE: The positions are now open, and will close September 27. Visit the Job Vacancies page for more information.
We’re seeking highly qualified scientists to serve as scientific review officers 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. The SRB’s key mission is to ensure that NIGMS grant applications receive expert, timely peer review, while avoiding bias and conflicts of interest in accordanc...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
Wanted: Biophysics Program Directors
UPDATE: The positions are now open, and will close September 27. Visit the Job Vacancies page for more information.
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 Biophysics Branch, which supports grant portfolios that apply te...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
Wanted: BBCB Program Directors
UPDATE: The positions are now open, and will close September 27. Visit the Job Vacancies page for more information.
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 Biophysics Branch, which supports grant portfolios that apply te...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs
