Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Jay Pasricha, professor in Gastroenterology, and Subhash Kulkarni, assistant professor in GI, led a research team that discovered the birth-and-death cycle of the neurons that form the network of millions of nerve cells throughout the digestive tract. For the full press release, visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hopkins_researchers_discover_birth_and_death_life_cycle_of_neurons_in_the_adult_mouse_gut
The Behavioral, Social and Systems Science Translational Research Community of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research is hosting a half-day symposium, “Learning Health Systems: Working at the Intersection of Research, Operations & Big Data,” Friday, May 5 from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. in Mountcastle Auditorium, Pre-Clinical Teaching Building. All faculty, staff and(...)
WHEN: May 19, 2017 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Sommer and Feinstone Audutoriums ABSTRACT DEADLINE: May 1 at midnight TO REGISTER OR SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT, VISIT: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular_institute/research/research_retreat/ The top four scored abstracts will present and compete for prizes in an oral session. Additional prizes will be awarded to the top posters(...)
The application deadline for the latest round of Grand Challenges Explorations is May 3, 2017, 11:30 a.m. U.S. Pacific Day Light Time. Grand Challenges Explorations fosters early-stage discovery research to expand the pipeline of ideas for solving our greatest global health and development challenges. Launched in 2008 with an initial $100 million commitment from the(...)
Meet Face-to-Face & Talk with Experts from NIH & HHS in 2017 Can you relate to this? When I started working with NIH grants, I was told it would take at least two years to feel confident with my knowledge of the NIH process and policies, but I still wouldn’t know everything. I kept a(...)
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is debuting a new lecture series, “Third Thursdays with the ICTR.” Each month, speakers will share research-related news and showcase a resource and/or service that can aid clinical research study team members. The next lecture is Thursday, April 20 from 1– 2 p.m. in the Wood Basic(...)
Letter of Intent (LOI) due by noon on Monday, May 1, 2017 The Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC), an NIH-funded center, is soliciting Letters of Intent to apply for Pilot and Feasibility grants of up to $50,000 (WITH NO MORE THAN $5,000 GOING TOWARDS SALARY SUPPORT FOR THE PI OR CO-I). Eligibility for a second year of funding(...)
Almost all institutes within the NIH provide research supplements to promote diversity in health-related research. Diversity supplements apply to existing multi-year NIH grants (like R01, U01, PPGs), but generally require at least two years remaining on the grant period. Visit https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-288.html for the list of eligible parent awards. Applications are relatively brief and generally need to propose research that(...)
The Older American Independence Center (OAIC) is seeking proposals for two upcoming awards. The Pilot/Exploratory Studies Core aims to fund projects to develop interventions or treatments for the syndrome of frailty in older Americans with discovery aimed at impacting the larger field of frailty science. Support may range up to $30,000 in direct costs for a one-year(...)
To submit abstract for poster presentation, CLICK HERE (Due April 7, 2017) To register for the symposium, CLICK HERE