NIH Extramural Nexus Update - May 2007

The May 2007 issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus is now available at the following URL:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/partners/0507Nexus.htm

May 2007 Contents:

News From the Director of OER:

Solicited and Unsolicited Research—Making Choices Balancing Needs, Opportunities, and the Unpredictability of Science

Electronic Grant Application Submission:

  • NIH eSubmission Transition—80 Percent Complete, 20 Percent to Go
  • The NIH Electronic Application Validation Process—Why We Do What We Do
  • Designating Roles in Electronic Applications—PIs, Multiple PIs, And Co-Investigators

Eye on PI:

  • Genotype and Phenotype Data Now Available From dbGaP Database—Request Process Involves New Procedures for Principal Investigators and Signing Officials
  • Roadmap Update— Initiative Selections Made
  • Should the NIH R01 Grant Application Be Shorter?
  • North Carolina NIH Regional Seminar Draws Largest Attendance Ever

Announcements:

  • In Memoriam Stephen E. Straus, M.D. First Director of NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Internationally Recognized Physician-Scientist
  • OER Web Site Gets a Facelift
  • NIH Investment in Extramural Research and Training Programs Slide Set Now Available
  • NIH Launches New Web Site to Promote the Advancement of Women in Biomedical Research Careers

Science in the News

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