April 4, 2018 NIAID Funding News

Read this full issue online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/funding-news-notices

Feature Articles

NRSA Fellows: Get Advice You May Have Missed at NIAID Workshop

We review several best practices for fellows, like taking initiative in seeking career opportunities, applying without presumption of reviewers’ knowledge, and prioritizing a career development award.

Opportunities and Resources

Opportunity To Join Collaborative Network for Autoimmune Disease Research

Basic and clinical researchers will collaborate to design and conduct studies of autoimmune disease pathogenesis and mechanisms of action of immune-modulating agents.

FOA Supports Establishing Genomic Centers for Infectious Diseases

Investigators will establish Centers to generate large-scale genomic resources, including sequencing and experimental data, that will be publicly accessible for the infectious disease research community to use.

New Online Reference Resource for Labs Conducting Tuberculosis Trials

The Mycobacteriology Laboratory Sourcebook for Harmonization and Support of Tuberculosis (TB) Clinical Trials helps ensure high-quality results and comparability of data across laboratories participating in TB clinical trials.

In The News

Submit Feedback on Research Opportunities at the NIH Clinical Center

NIAID is collecting community feedback on how best to leverage Research Resources at the NIH Bethesda Campus, including what services NIAID’s Division of Clinical Research could offer to facilitate better use of those resources.

NIH Adds FY 2017 Data to RePORT

NIH’s Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) now includes fiscal year (FY) 2017 data on application, award, and funding totals from across NIH’s institutes and centers.

Request for Information on Laboratory Animal Care and Use

Share your feedback on how we can best harmonize laboratory animal regulations and policies to reduce the burden on you.

Advice Corner

Take Note: NIH Dissemination Plan Does Not Equal Resource Sharing Plan

As part of your grant application, you must submit a plan for disseminating NIH-funded clinical trial information that addresses how you will meet the expectations of the NIH Policy on the Dissemination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Information.