Keystone Symposia’s Conference on “The Science of Malaria Eradication”, Mexico, 2-7 Feb 2014

Announcing Keystone Symposia’s Conference on “The Science of Malaria Eradication”

Submit an abstract and register today for Keystone Symposia’s upcoming conference on

“The Science of Malaria Eradication,” taking place February 2–7, 2014 at Fiesta Americana

in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

Organized by Pedro L. Alonso of Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona (CRESIB), Chetan E. Chitnis of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and Lee Hall of NIAID, National Institutes of Health, this will:

• Examine hypotheses critical to advancing the science of malaria eradication through interruption of transmission;
• Bring together an interdisciplinary group of entomologists, pharmacologists, epidemiologists, biologists and parasitologists to monitor progress and new knowledge since the publication of the Malaria Eradication Research Agenda (malERA) two
  years ago;
• Foster the generation of new research networks, collaborations, ideas and priorities for the scientific community to tackle in order to make malaria eradication a reality.

Scholarships are available to students and postdoctoral fellows. Short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts. Along with poster presentations, these represent a great opportunity to gain exposure for one’s work.

Deadlines:

• Scholarship Applications and Discounted Abstract – September 30, 2013
• Abstract – November 4, 2013
• Discounted Registration – December 3, 2014

To register and for more information, please visit www.keystonesymposia.org/14F1 and for a flyer, visit http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=Web.Meeting.Flyer&MeetingID=1291

Lurie Prize in the Biomedical Sciences

Nomination Deadline:
October 1, 2013
1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Nomination Criteria | Submit a Nomination | Access a Saved Nomination |
Frequently Asked Questions

LURIE PRIZE OVERVIEW

In 2014, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) will present the second annual Lurie Prize, an award recognizing outstanding achievement by a promising young scientist in biomedical research. The Prize amount is $100,000, to be used as the awardee chooses. It is made possible by a generous gift from FNIH board member Ann Lurie. The 2013 Lurie Prize was awarded to Ruslan M. Medzhitov, Ph.D., David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.

The awardee will be selected by a jury of six distinguished biomedical researchers, chaired by Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Psychiatry, The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The Award will be presented to the selected scientist in spring, 2014.

NOMINATION CRITERIA

Nominations are broadly solicited and can be made by any member of an accredited educational and/or scientific institution. There is no limitation on the number of nominations that may be made by a single nominator or institution. No institutional approval is required.

Nominations are to be for an outstanding young biomedical investigator, who must be 52 years of age or younger as of January 1, 2014. A candidate nominated in a previous year may be nominated again as long as he or she still meets the age requirement.

Nomination materials must be in English.

Nominations will not be accepted for candidates whose current location or permanent residence is in countries sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control. See the current list of sanctions at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.

No self-nominations will be accepted. 

If the nominee is a U.S. federal government employee or anyone else whose receipt of personal cash awards MAY be restricted, the nominator must confirm with the appropriate authority the nominee’s eligibility to receive this award. (For NIH employees, that authority is the NIH Ethics Office.)

CLICK HERE FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN ONLINE NOMINATION

NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. The name and full contact information of the candidate (name, professional title, institutional affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, earned degrees, birthdate).
2. The name and full contact information of the nominator (name, professional title, institutional affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, highest degree).
3. A 50 word citation of the basis for nomination.
4. A 250 word description of the candidate’s contributions.
5. The candidate's curriculum vitae (CV) including no more than 10 citations of publications on which the nomination is based.

Nominations submitted with CVs listing more than 10 publications will be rejected. Those nominations may be resubmitted in accordance with the guidelines IF the submission deadline has not passed.

Questions? Please contact us at lurieprizeinfo@fnih.org.

ABOUT ANN LURIE  

A full biography and description of Ann Lurie’s philanthropic philosophy and accomplishments can be found at www.annlurie.com.

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (FNIH)

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization that raises private sector funds for a broad range of scientific programs that complement and enhance the National Institutes of Health’s priorities. More information about FNIH is available at www.fnih.org.

Complying With Public Access in Progress Reports—Reflections After Two Months

Complying With Public Access in Progress Reports—Reflections After Two Months

Since NIH made noncompeting awards contingent on compliance with public access reporting, we've had to delay funding for roughly 20 percent of our noncompeting awards.

To help you avoid this, we thought you might find it helpful to hear some tips and insights from our program and grants management staff, based on questions they've received and areas of confusion they've observed.

PHS 2590 (Paper) Reports: Print the PDF

We noticed many PHS 2590 progress reports did not include the My NCBI-generated PDF that confirms you have complied with public access requirements.

Remember to include a copy of that PDF with your PHS 2590.  It’s the only document NIH will accept as proof of compliance.

Go to My Bibliography: Award Compliance Reports in PDF for eRA Commons Users for instructions.

Foreign Grantees Follow the Same Rules

Public access rules apply to everybody funded by NIH, foreign or domestic.

You're Responsible for Compliance Even if You're Not an Author

If a published paper is the result of direct costs from your grant award, you are responsible for its complying with the public access policy—even if you’re not an author.

You may want to check the My Bibliography compliance wizard to see which papers have been affiliated with your awards, and get in touch with authors for non-compliant papers before your progress report is due.

For instructions, read Managing Compliance With the NIH Public Access Policy on the My Bibliography information page.

Coauthors Have Power

Any author may submit final peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central (PMC). If you're a coauthor, you don't need to rely on your first author to complete public access requirements.

PMC will notify you if another author has already submitted the manuscript.

Pay Attention to Which Submission Method Applies to Your Paper

Depending on your submission method, some papers require the author to take action. Pay special attention to instructions for Methods C and D on NIH's Submission Methods.

Don't Forget NIH's Role!

Public access rules are uniform for all institutes and centers, and NIH has a service desk dedicated to public access matters.

Our program staff can assist, but we're taking our instructions directly from NIH, so you might also want to go directly to the source.

Email PublicAccess@nih.gov with questions and use NIH's public access Overview Web site for more information.

For Your Consideration: Two Multiproject, Infection-Related FOAs

Researchers interested in multiproject, multidisciplinary research may want to investigate the following two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). One focuses on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) while the other focuses on HIV microbicides and biomedical prevention.

Implementation of the Revised International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals

Implementation of the Revised International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals

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Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-096

Key Dates
Release Date: August 2, 2013

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

This Notice provides guidance to Public Health Service (PHS) awardee institutions on implementation of the revised International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (Guiding Principles) of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) and the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS). 

Background

The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) oversees PHS-funded animal activities by the authority of the Health Research Extension Act of 1985 and the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Policy). The PHS Policy requires that institutions have an approved Animal Welfare Assurance before conducting activities involving live vertebrate animals. Institutions outside the U.S. that receive PHS funding are required to have a Foreign Assurance that commits the institution to follow the Guiding Principles.

Implementation of the Revised Guiding Principles

The Guiding Principles were developed in 1985 and revised in 2012 by an ad hoc committee appointed by CIOMS and ICLAS to provide a framework of responsibility and oversight to ensure the appropriate use of animals. The revised Guiding Principles are available for download athttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/Guiding_Principles_2012.pdf (PDF). PHS-Assured institutions outside the U.S. are encouraged to adopt the revised Guiding Principles as soon as possible, and full implementation is expected after October 1, 2013. OLAW will confirm an institution's adoption of the Guiding Principles at the next renewal of the Foreign Assurance.

Public Comment

The NIH is seeking input from the public on any concerns they may have regarding the revised Guiding Principles. Public comments must be submitted electronically at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=35. Comments must be received on or before September 30, 2013. The NIH may make the comments available on the OLAW website.

Inquiries

For questions or further information, contact:

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
RKL1, Suite 360
6705 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7982
Telephone: 301-496-7163
Fax: 301-480-3394
Email: olaw@od.nih.gov
Web: http://olaw.nih.gov/

NIH-NSF Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program

NIH-NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Program: A Joint Program for Multidisciplinary Research

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Notice Number: NOT-TW-13-010

Deadline: November 20, 2013

Related Announcements NOT-TW-12-022

Issued by:
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Purpose

This Notice updates and supersedes the previous Guide Notice,NOT-TW-12-022, published in the NIH Guide, August 22, 2012.

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have identified ecological and evolutionary sciences, including field biology and mathematical modeling, and socio-ecology as essential disciplines to understand and predict transmission of zoonotic and other infectious diseases that involve biotic or abiotic vectors, including diseases of humans, other animals, and plants. 

FIC, NIGMS, NSF and USDA will continue this multi-year collaboration on an important initiative to advance our ability to address the environmental and public health components of disease control. As described in the NSF Program Solicitation (NSF-13-577), the purpose of the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program is to support multidisciplinary teams in the development of predictive models that integrate ecology and evolution with the goal of discovering principles governing the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents to humans and other hosts. 

Proposed projects should include research and associated expertise in diverse disciplines (e.g., biostatistics, ecology, entomology, epidemiology, evolutionary biology, genetics, immunology, mammalogy, mathematical modeling, microbiology, ornithology, parasitology, social sciences) as relevant to understanding the disease transmission system proposed. The EEID program scope includes socio-ecology, pathogen evolution and translational research in the overall context of the ecology of disease transmission.

US institutions and foreign institutions from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups), are eligible to apply. Foreign institutions are only eligible for EEID awards from FIC.

The FIC mission prioritizes collaborative projects with scientists in LMICs focused on significant health threats in their countries.

The NIGMS mission prioritizes basic biomedical research that increases understanding of life processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Other NIH components have participated in the past and may do so again in the current cycle.

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIH or NSF program officials prior to submitting an application. It is anticipated that eight awards will be made through the EEID program in fiscal year 2014 for projects to begin in the summer of 2014, subject to the availability of funds. The maximum total (for all years) award size is $2.5 million, including indirect costs, and the maximum award duration is five years. Awards made by components of the NIH may receive support of up to $350,000 in direct costs per year for up to five years.

Application submission is through the National Science Foundation. Following a jointly-conducted initial peer review of these applications, likely NIH awardees will be invited to reformat their application and resubmit their application for NIH processing. Subsequent submission and grant administration procedures will be in accordance with NIH policy.

Note that the deadline for submission to NSF has been moved two weeks earlier than in recent years. The deadline is November 20, 2013.

Detailed information about this program can be obtained on the NSF website at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5269&org=DEB&from=home and on the NIH website at http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/Pages/ecology-infectious-diseases.aspx.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

FIC:
Christine Jessup, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Telephone: 301-496-1653
Email: Christine.Jessup@nih.gov

NIGMS:

Irene Eckstrand, Ph.D.
Program Officer
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
Telephone: 301-594-0943
Email: eckstrai@nigms.nih.gov

Using ASSIST to Prepare and Submit Multi-Project Applications to NIH: Webinar

Using ASSIST to Prepare and Submit Multi-Project Applications to NIH: Webinar - August 13, 2013

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Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-095
Webinar Date:  August 13, 2013
Related Announcements
NOT-OD-13-075
Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

NIH will require electronic submission for all P01, P20, P50 and U19 applications intended for due dates on or after September 25, 2013. Additional NIH grant programs will transition to electronic submission per the established timeline. Applicant organizations which use system-to-system solutions will be able to use those services for submitting multi-project applications into Grants.gov if the provider offers that service. All other applicants must use the new ASSIST (Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking) system to prepare and submit their multi-project applications.

NIH will hold a webinar to help potential applicants get acquainted with ASSIST.

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 (live broadcast)

Time: 2:30-4:00 pm EST

Registration Required!

Webinar Topics

• Registration and accounts
• Finding an opportunity and accessing ASSIST
• Overview of process
• Initiating an application
• Defining your team and providing application access
• Filling out the application and avoiding common errors along the way
• Preparing your application for submission - managing application status, checking for errors, and previewing your application
• Submitting your application to Grants.gov
• Tracking your submission to ensure it gets to NIH staff for consideration

Who should participate?

Anyone involved in the preparation and submission of multi-project applications to NIH. Space is limited! Interested attendees should register early. To maximize participation and improve communication within our grantee institutions, NIH strongly encourages institutions to promote classroom style viewing whereby groups of viewers can participate via one log-in.

This webinar will be archived for later viewing! A recording will be accessible 3-5 business days following the event on the OER Webinar home page (under "Recent Webinars").

Logistics:

• Reserve your webinar space at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/478933750.  
• After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a unique log-in number and additional information about joining the webinar.
• System Requirements:
• PC-based attendees:  Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Macintosh-based attendees:  Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
• The GoToWebinar Audio Checklist provides tips for using your computer's microphone and speakers.
• For technical support with the GoToWebinar system, and to view system requirements and test your connection, please visit:http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/webinar/webinar_support

Inquiries

GoToWebinar registration questions?  Email: extramuralnexus@mail.nih.gov
General questions concerning using the eRA Commons or ASSIST?  Contact:
eRA Commons Help Desk
Web: http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/ (Preferred method of contact)
Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552
Telephone: 301-402-7469
TTY: 301-451-5939
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Email: commons@od.nih.gov (for Commons Support)

NIH Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-13-288

Title: Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Current Closing Date for Applications: September 7, 2016 

Award Ceiling: $200,000

Eligible Applicants:
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. 

Description: The purpose of this FOA is to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. 

Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. 

Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action:

1) public policy

2) health care

3) disease/disability prevention. 

Particular attention is given to reducing health gaps among groups. 

Applications that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as systems science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged.

Link to Additional Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-288.html 

NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics (R01)

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-300 Funding Opportunity Title: NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics (R01) Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Education Health

Posted Date: Aug 1, 2013 Creation Date: Aug 1, 2013 Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 7, 2016   Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 7, 2016   Archive Date: Oct 8, 2016 Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling: $250,000 Award Floor:

Eligibility

Additional Information on Eligibility:	Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
Description:	The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers support for innovative research in biomedical informatics. The scope of NLM's interest in the research domain of informatics is interdisciplinary, encompassing informatics problem areas in the application domains of health care, public health, basic biomedical research, bioinformatics, biological modeling, translational research and health information management in disasters. NLM defines biomedical informatics as the science of optimal organization, management, presentation and utilization of information relevant to human health and biology. Informatics research produces concepts, tools and approaches that advance what is known in the field and have the capacity to improve human health.
Link to Additional Information:	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-300.html

NIAID Grant Opportunities Reminder: Parent R01, R03, R21

Reissued Parent Funding Opportunities

• PA-13-302, Research Project Grant (Parent R01)

Funding Opportunity Purpose

The Research Project Grant (R01) supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on descriptions of their programs.

R01 Application Due Dates 2013

R01new

Research Grants

SF424 (R&R)

February 5

June 5

October 5

• PA-13-304, Small Research Grant (Parent R03)

Funding Opportunity Purpose

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 activity code supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

• PA-13-303, Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (Parent R21)

Funding Opportunity Purpose

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) funding opportunity supports the development of new research activities in categorical program areas. The R21 activity code is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.

R03, R21 Application Due Dates 2013

R03, R21,new

Other Research Grants

SF424 (R&R)

February 16

June 16

October 16