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Announcements
- Bankhead – Coley Cancer Research Program 2019-2020
July 5, 2019The Florida Department of Health has released the call for grant applications for the 2019-2020 Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program. The purpose of this program is to advance progress towards cures...
- James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program 2019-2020
July 5, 2019The Florida Department of Health has released the call for grant applications for the 2019-2020 James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program. The purpose of this program is to support […]
- NIH Update: Cumulative Investigator Rate, Sample Applications, Revamped eRA Website, and more
May 7, 2019Open Mike NIH Inclusion Data by Research and Disease Category Now Available By Janine Clayton, Dawn Corbett, Marie Bernard, and Mike Lauer For over two decades, NIH has required researchers […]
- NIH revoked funding from 14 scientists over sexual harassment last year
March 1, 2019The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigated more than two dozen allegations of sexual harassment last year against scientists whose work it supports, the agency said on 28 February....
- US Continues Concern over Foreign Threats to Biomedical Research
February 1, 2019A NYT article reported on the Trump Administration and NIH’s concern over “foreign influences on research integrity.” AAMC Chief Scientific Officer Ross McKinney, MD, discussed the...
- Searle Scholars Program
August 9, 2018The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding early-career scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant...
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