The Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program provides 5+ years of full-time, funded research in the NIH intramural program for tenure-track level clinical investigators, followed by either continued research at the NIH, or a special opportunity for 5 additional years of NIH funds at an extramural medical center or research institute.  Lasker Scholars may be able to maintain an affiliation with their previous institution during their time at the NIH.

The deadline for applications is June 24, 2013, for positions that will begin in 2014.  More information can be found at our website, http://www.nih.gov/science/laskerscholar/ or by email at LaskerScholar@nih.gov .  Please share this information with your clinical colleagues.

Notification sent on behalf of Michael Gottesman, M.D.
Deputy Director for Intramural Research
National Institutes of Health

http://www.rwjfleaders.org/programs/harold-amos-medical-faculty-development-program

http://www.rwjfleaders.org/programs/new-connections-increasing-diversity-rwjf-programming

They probably won’t fund bench research, but it is worth noting in these fiscally difficult times.

K08 or K23?  The K23 award, Patient-Oriented Research is defined as research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator directly interacts with human subjects. This area of research includes: 1) mechanisms of human disease; 2) therapeutic interventions; 3) clinical trials; and 4) the development of new technologies. Studies falling under Exemption 4 for human subjects research are not included in this definition. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-194.html.

NIH training application page limits: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms_page_limits.htm.

Update on the Requirement for Responsible Conduct of Research http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html.

Research Involving Human Subjects:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/hs/index.htm.

Data Safety and Monitoring: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/policies/dsmpolicy.htm.

Acknowledgement of NHLBI Grant Support: Each publication, press release or other document that cites results from your NHLBI grant-supported research, must include an acknowledgment of NHLBI grant support and disclaimer such as “The project described was supported by Award Number ______ from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute or the National Institutes of Health.”

NIH Public Access Policy:  Award recipients are required to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy. This includes submission to PubMed Central (PMC), upon acceptance for publication, an electronic version of a final peer-reviewed, manuscript resulting from research supported in whole or in part, with direct costs from National Institutes of Health. The author’s final peer-reviewed manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for journal publication, and includes all modifications from the publishing peer review process. For additional information, please visit ttp://publicaccess.nih.gov/.

Resource Sharing Plans: Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable:
1) Data Sharing Plan (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm);
2) Sharing Model Organisms (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-042.html); and
3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-088.html).

Impact of NIH Research: http://www.nih.gov/about/impact/index.htm.

Clear Communication is the Key to Sharing Your Research!  Descriptions of funded applications are available to the public – Use Plain Language in Titles, Abstracts, & Statements of Public Health Relevance.  Find more info and writing examples at Communicating Research Intent and Value in NIH Applications<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/plain_language.htm.

A new biography released Feb. 6, 2012 “Always There: the Remarkable Life of Ruth Lillian Kirschstein, M.D., the rare story of a woman who was Medical Scientist, Humanitarian. Research Administrator (for whom the Ruth Kirschstein training awards are named).  The book is available, free of charge, for wide release in several digital formats, including for Kindle, Nook and iPad at http://www.nih.gov/about/kirschstein/index.htm.

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PRIDE Annual Meeting

This event is for current and former Scholars of the PRIDE Programs to Increase Diversity.  Alumni of the Summer Institute Programs to Increase Diversity (SIPID) are also welcome to inquire about attending.

Contact your PRIDE Program Manager or the PRIDE-CC with any questions.
We hope to see you there!

Happy New Year! Are you planning to apply for the AAMC’s Early Career or Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar in 2013 or planning to encourage a colleague to apply? For more information about when/where the seminars will be held as well as when the application phases will begin and end, please see below:

2013 Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar (EWIMS)

This seminar is designed for women at the instructor or assistant professor level. This seminar is for physicians and scientists holding medical school appointments and in the early stages of leadership positions within their discipline, department, or institution.

The application phase for EWIMS will open in the beginning of March and will close in early April. The seminar will be held July 13-16, 2013 at The Inverness in Englewood, CO.

2013 Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar (MidWIMS)

This seminar is designed for women primarily at the associate professor level. Women in the early stages of a professorial appointment will be considered on an individual basis. The seminar is for physicians and scientists holding medical school appointments and holding leadership positions within their discipline, department, or institution.

The application phase for MidWIMS will open in late August, and will close in late September. The seminar will be held December 14-17, 2013 at the AT&T Executive Education Conference Center in Austin, TX.

6:00 p.m. July 28 – noon, July 31, 2013

at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Application due:  April 1, 2013

Apply here: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/events/2013-psw/

Featured Studies:

Jackson Heart Study – longitudinal study of cardiovascular disease and risk factors African Americans in the Jackson, Mississippi area.

Strong Heart Study – multi-center longitudinal study of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in American Indians in Arizona, Oklahoma and the Dakotas.

Workshop Objectives

• Learn how to access /utilize data available from the Jackson Heart and Strong Heart studies.
• Develop and present a manuscript proposal using data from one or both of the studies.
• Provide opportunities to collaborate with other investigators.

Applicants

• Early-career level investigators with previous research experience are invited to attend including

junior faculty, new investigators, post doctoral fellows.

• Other interested investigators with research experience.
• Targeted toward individuals not currently involved in these studies.

Presenters

• NHLBI staff, senior investigators, and data analysis staff from the Jackson Heart Study and Strong Heart Study.

Location and Cost

• Workshop will be held at the Natcher Conference Center, NIH campus,  Bethesda, Maryland
• No registration fee
• Attendees  are responsible for their own travel, lodging and food costs

For questions: nhlbi_popworkshop@mail.nih.gov

Theresa S. Betancourt, Sc.D., M.A.

Associate Professor of Child Health and Human Rights Department of Global Health and Population

Director, Research Program on Children and Global Adversity François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights Harvard School of Public Health

651 Huntington Avenue, 7th floor (709-D) Boston, MA 02115 USA

Phone: 617 432-5003<tel:617%20432-5003>

Fax: 617 432-4310<tel:617%20432-4310>

Email: Theresa_Betancourt@harvard.edu<mailto:Theresa_Betancourt@harvard.edu>

See the Harvard Magazine cover story on our work:http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/11/reclaiming-childhood and in news at the Harvard Center on the Developing Child: http://developingchild.harvard.edu/faculty_and_partners/faculty/faculty_spotlights/theresa_betancourt/

The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is proud to offer a scholarship program for early-career US minority investigators funded through a supplement from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH).

For more information, go to: http://www.hptn.org/hptn_structure/Scholars.htm