October 21, 2015
NIH has released the planned changes to policies, forms and instructions for grant applications submitted in 2016. The changes focus on rigor and transparency in research, vertebrate animals, inclusion reporting, data safety monitoring, research training, appendices, font requirements, and biosketch clarifications.
October 20, 2015
Sex in the Laboratory: NIH expectations for gender representation in human and animal research
A recent
notice from the NIH will likely change how human subject research is planned, reviewed, and conducted. Although women now account for...
October 20, 2015
The following IRB application names have been updated on the IRB Toolkit for Investigators to clarify when to use them:
"Social Behavioral" > "Minimal Risk Studies"
"Standard" > "Clinical
October 20, 2015
The IRB Applicant Checklist has been updated to provide information about naming conventions for full board electronic submissions. Further details about naming conventions are provided in this guidance.
October 15, 2015
NIH has simplified the Vertebrate Animals Section of Grant Applications. These requirements, as applicable, will take effect for all grant applications except Fellowship (F series) and Training (T series) grants for due dates on or after January 25, 2016, and will take effect for all applications for due dates on or after May 25, 2016.
October 15, 2015
The 'Research Fundermentals Highlights and insights from the wonderland of UK research funding' blog offers a great explanation of what it means for research to have impact, and how to capture that impact:
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October 8, 2015
American Heart Association Winter Funding Announcements and Deadline Dates