NIH And D.C. Department Of Health Team Up To Combat District’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Officials from the National Institutes of Health and the city of Washington, D.C. have announced the new D.C. Partnership for HIV/AIDS Progress, a collaborative research initiative between NIH and the D.C. Department of Health designed to decrease the rate of new HIV infections in the city, improve the health of district residents living with HIV [...]

NIH Women’s Health Public Forum And Scientific Workshop In Chicago

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital will host a public forum and scientific workshop Oct. 14 to 16 to discuss emerging issues of importance for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for women’s health research in the coming decade.

Drs. Partha Mitra And Josh Dubnau Will Use 5-Year ‘Transformative R01′ Grants For Highly Innovative Brain Projects

Two neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are among an elite group of only 42 researchers nationwide named by the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to receive special five-year grants for “transformative” research projects.

National Institutes Of Health Announces New Program To Develop Therapeutics For Rare And Neglected Diseases

The National Institutes of Health is launching the first integrated, drug development pipeline to produce new treatments for rare and neglected diseases. The $24 million program jumpstarts a trans-NIH initiative called the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases program, or TRND.

To Help NIH Prioritize Women’s Health Research, WU Hosts Public Hearing, Conference

What are your priorities for women’s health research? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) wants to know.
Washington University will host a national meeting March 4-6 on behalf of the NIH Office of Research in Women’s Health as it begins to develop research priorities for the next decade. The meeting begins with a public hearing to [...]