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Understanding NIH’s New Definition of a Clinical Trial

January 9, 2018

The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) recent change to the definition of a clinical trial will go into effect later this month. The change, done in an effort to restructure and clarify what clinical trials are, will affect NIH grant submission deadlines on or after Jan. 25, 2018. Redefining Clinical Trails The NIH now defines […]

Brittany Avin ⋅ Perspectives in Research basic science, behavioral research, NIH ⋅

NIH budget cuts could hit Johns Hopkins' research budget, but the extent is still unclear.

Potential Cuts to Science Funding Threaten US Position as World Leader in Biomedical Research

March 20, 2017

We Americans are privileged to live in a country that boasts the top scientific research in the world being conducted in our laboratories, research institutions and government establishments, like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The United States is currently considered the leader in biomedical research, but what most Americans don’t realize is that our […]

Emily Fray ⋅ Perspectives in Research Biomedical Research, funding, NIH, policy ⋅

The Malthusian Dilemma: Biomedical Research in the Post-NIH Budget Doubling Era

April 25, 2016

Shirley Tilghman, professor of molecular biology and former Princeton University president, delivered the 16th annual Daniel Nathans Lecture in Molecular Genetics about a dilemma unfolding in the scientific community. Although the talk was titled “The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A Life in Biomedical Science,” Tilghman only used her first and last slides […]

Seun Ajiboye ⋅ Perspectives in Research Biomedical Research, NIH ⋅

Recent NIH Funding and Moonshot Initiatives: Are they They Helping or Hindering?

February 8, 2016

During the final month of 2015, Congress passed a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would keep the government fiscally solvent into September 2016. Along with large tax breaks, new cyber security programs and ending a ban on oil exports, new appropriations were made for the world’s largest research agency, the National Institutes of Health (NIH). […]

dustingreen ⋅ Perspectives in Research cancer research, NIH, Research Budgets ⋅

Five Tips for Applying for NIH Training Fellowships

December 11, 2015

Although it is pivotal for a successful academic career, instructing young grad students and postdocs in grant writing is an often missing training component. Fortunately, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers devices via its Individual National Research Service Awards (NRSA), or F grant, by which graduate students and postdocs can apply for their own […]

dustingreen ⋅ A Day in the Life Fellowships, Grants, NIH ⋅

Legislative Bill Prompts Discussion of Cross-Talk in the Scientific Community

July 31, 2015

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill directly impacting the biomedical research community. If approved by the Senate, the 21st Century Cures Act promises to increase the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and provide it with an additional $8.75 billion over the next five years. The Food and […]

Arielle Medford ⋅ Perspectives in Research 21st Century Cures Act, Bill, Biomedical Research, cfDNA, Cross-Talk, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, House of Representatives, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Noninvasive Prenatal Testing ⋅

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