The NIH Institutes and Centers have announced an Administrative Supplement opportunity available to eligible NIH awardees with active R01, P01, P50, U01, U19, and U54 grants/cooperative agreements issued by one of the participating organizations (ODP, NCI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NICHD, NIDA).

The supplements are intended to generate data regarding the role and impact of flavors in cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. They come at an interesting time as the FDA has recently come under fire for its proposal to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes. A group of state attorneys general wrote a letter to the FDA, stating their support of the regulations but proposing additional steps, particularly regarding the sale and marketing to youth. Continue reading →

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) have teamed up to develop a new program that will provide NIH-funded scientists with hands-on entrepreneurship training.

Over the course of 9 weeks, participants will engage in a hypothesis-driven approach to customer discovery, learning from experts in the biotechnology and life science industries. The curriculum is modeled after the NSF Innovation Corps program, with the goal of accelerating the development of new and emerging technologies for the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Applications for the pilot program will be accepted through August 7, 2014. For requirements and curriculum details, see I-Corps™ at NIH and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number PAR-14-261.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is soliciting grant applications for projects that will bring useful, usable health information to health disparity populations and their health care providers.

“Health disparities” refer to population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, and access to health care. Populations affected by disparities include racial and ethnic minorities, residents of rural areas, women/children/the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Continue reading →