Announcements

Becoming an NCCIH Peer Reviewer, Part 2

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D. January 31, 2023 In mylast blog post, I talked about the benefits of serving as a peer reviewer of grant applications for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Today, Id like to explain what serving on an NCCIH review panel is like. Our review groups are Special Emphasis Panels (SEPs) rather than standing study sections. We select SEP members on an as needed basis in response to the applications we receive. So, if you agree to be a reviewer for us, youre on

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

• Career Enhancement Award to Advance Research on Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Career Enhancement Award to Advance Research on Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for Administrative Supplements: Harmonization and Joint Analysis of Human Brain Single-Cell Datasets
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)

Highlighted Funding Opportunities

• NIH HEAL K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Award Call for Applications
  A mentored career development program designed to provide protected time for clinicians and scientists to focus on training and conducting clinical pain research.Scholar applications are due on March 5, 2023.

Diversity Resources

• Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
  This initiative will support intervention research to address the impact of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) on minority health and health disparities. Research projects may focus on health promotion, prevention services, and/or treatment of chronic condition. Studies may include an examination of the impact of SRD on access to, implementation, adherence, dissemination, and adoption of evidence-based complementary and integrative health approaches for prevention and treatment of mental health, emotional well-being or pain among health disparity populations.

Upcoming Events

Virtual NIH Grants Conference & PreCon Events

February 1-2, 2023; 11:00 am.-5:45 p.m. ET; Virtual

Are you new to NIH grants and looking to better understand the processes and policies behind NIH funding? Or are you experienced and want to brush up on the latest policies and information? Consider this your personal invitation to the2023 NIH Grants Conference, a free and virtual event February 12, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. ET both days. During this 2-day live event, NIH and U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesexperts will share policies, resources, guidance, and case studies in informative and engaging sessions.

Register now.

Expanding Translationally Relevant Chemical Space: Insights into Natural Product Resources, Technologies, and Mechanisms (Hot Topics Two-Part Webinar)

Save the Date! Part One is March 6, 2023, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET; Virtual

This two-part webinar will highlight emerging trends in natural products research. Part one will take place on March 6, and will cover natural product research resources enabling discovery and development of natural products as lead compounds and research tools.

Part two will take place on April 28, 2023. This webinar will focus on applications of emerging research technologies to elucidate the mechanism of action of bioactive natural products. During this event, experts in the natural products field will touch on topics in organic structure analysis, metabologenomics, venomics, high-throughput phenotypic screening, electron microscopy techniques, host microbe interactions, and structural biology.