Of interest is Progress
Reporting Changes Begin this Month for NIH. Please scroll down to Top
Stories to read about the changes.
Rock Talk
More on More Applicants
Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sally Rockey
Last August, I wrote on the number of
investigators applying for NIH grants. Several readers correctly noted that the
increase we showed in the number of applicants was based on the number of
investigators submitting at least one application in a given year (rather than,
say, all investigators “in the system”). …. Continue
reading →
Join Me at the NIH Regional Seminar in Baltimore
Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sally Rockey
Those of you new to Rock Talk and
working with NIH – or maybe just in need of a brush up on NIH funding and
related topics – might want to join me in Baltimore (home of this year’s
Superbowl champions – go Ravens!) for the NIH Regional Seminar on Program
Funding and Grants Administration. …. Continue
reading →
Additional Support for Sandy-affected Grantees
Posted on April 15, 2013 by Sally Rockey
It’s been a little over six months
since Hurricane Sandy, and many NIH grantees are still experiencing the effects
of this major disaster. About a month after the storm I traveled to NYU, once
with members of my staff, and again with NIH director Francis Collins to survey
the damage. As Francis described on his blog, the amount of damage we saw was
truly devastating. …. Continue reading →
Taking On the Challenge of Better Biomedical Workforce Data
Posted on April 11, 2013 by Sally Rockey
The primary goal of the NIH Advisory
Committee to the Director (ACD) biomedical research workforce working group was
the creation of pathways through undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral
training that provide excellent preparation for biomedical research careers in
a timely fashion, and that ensure future US competitiveness and innovation in
biomedical research. In their report, the working group members described how
they were “frustrated and sometimes stymied” by the quality of the data
available on the biomedical research workforce, … Continue reading →
Two New Programs Aimed at Increasing Diversity in the Biomedical Workforce
Posted on April 8, 2013 by Sally Rockey
I’d like to spotlight two funding
opportunity announcements that mark the beginning of novel initiatives for
improving diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Continue reading →
Top Stories
Progress Reporting Changes Begin this Month
NIH grantees with Streamlined
Noncompeting Award Process (SNAP) and Fellowship awards are now required to use
the eRA Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Commons Module, for awards
with start dates on or after July 1, 2013 …. Continue reading →
New
Resources
Learn More About the Principles of Peer Review
Whether you want to gain more
familiarity with the NIH peer review process, or are looking for a
comprehensive description of the purpose, principles, and core values of peer
review, a new NIH report, “NIH Peer Review: Grants and Cooperative Agreements,”
is for you. …. Continue reading→
Making the Link with RePORT
Have you seen that researchers can
add links that are associated with their name in RePORTER to their faculty
page, professional profile, biosketch, or lab website, whenever their name
appears allowing others to learn more about their research? …. Now, institutions
can add these links in RePORTER for all of their research investigators at once
by providing them in bulk format. …. Continue reading →
Who Ya Gonna Call… At NIH?
We’ve just released two more All
About Grants podcasts to help you learn more about the roles of NIH extramural
staff, and who you should talk to for help at different stages of the grants
award and application process. …. Continue reading →
You Ask, We
Answer
· How Should Grantees Acknowledge NIH Support in Papers, Presentations, Press Releases, Etc.?
· What Do I Do If NIH Systems Incorrectly Show a Publication as Falling Under the NIH Public Access Policy?
Calendar
Save the Date: 15th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference – Oct. 28-30, 2013
Thinking about applying to the NIH
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer
Research (STTR) Research programs? Or are you a current grantee looking for
more information and networking opportunities with other entrepreneurial
researchers, small businesses and NIH staff? Continue reading →