Individual Scientists
If you are based in a participating Institute (refer to listing below), sign up for the Integrative Neural Immune Interest Group Listserv (e-mail Socorro Vigil-Scott at vigilscs@mail.nih.gov), and check this website and watch for next "Call-for-Proposals" for the 2007 Intramural Research Award (IRA) announcement to know when to submit your proposal.

If you are not based in a participating Institute, and would like your Institute to participate so that you will be eligible to apply for an INIP IRA, please contact the Program Office to obtain a Memorandum of Understanding, and to arrange for your Institute representative to learn more about the Program.
Ms. Socorro Vigil-Scott at 301-496-9255 or vigilscs@mail.nih.gov

NIH Institutes and Programs

A cornerstone of the Integrative Neural Immune Program (INIP) is the annual competitive selection and awarding of Intramural Research Awards made in response to a call for proposals to PIs of participating Institutes (ICDs). Proposals must involve the collaborative efforts of PIs from two or more participating Institutes, and foster interdisciplinary multi-Institute, basic and/or clinically relevant research in neuroscience and immunology.

In order for an Institute to participate in the INIP, it must commit to support a minimum of one post-doctoral position plus standard associated research funds for a three year period for each annual Intramural Research Award (IRA) competition. Institutes will be asked to support only post-doctoral research fellows, co-mentored by a PI in their Institute, and the expenses associated with each post-doctoral position will be apportioned between the co-sponsoring Institutes. Support for additional project(s) is at the discretion of each participating Institute Scientific Director. It is further expected that post doctoral fellows participating in multi-Institute collaborations will have full and equal access to all partnering Institute specific core resources through their mentoring laboratories. In addition to the support of one post-doctoral fellow, up to $5000 per year may be requested from participating Institutes to cover administrative costs of the Program, to include costs of travel for invited speakers to speak in the INIP lecture series, workshops, or retreats.

"A Participation Agreement in Principle" memo to formally partner with the Integrative Neural Immune Program can be obtained by contacting the Program Office:
Ms. Socorro Vigil-Scott at 301-496-9255 or vigilscs@mail.nih.gov

Private Sector Non-profit, and for-profit organizations

Developed with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research, the Program is designed to foster inter-institute (NIH), and importantly, inter-agency, university, and private sector partnering. As such, the Program attempts to the greatest extent possible to integrate the best practices (scientific and business) of the federal, private non-profit, and private for-profit sectors in a manner that will allow researchers to rapidly address cutting edge multi-disciplinary research questions, while consolidating resources in permanent staff, highly specialized methodologies, physical space, and equipment.

Collaborations with outside partners are evaluated on an individual basis. The same obligations outlined in the above section "NIH Institutes and Programs" are required of all private sector participants. Interested organizations should contact:
Ms. Socorro Vigil-Scott at 301-496-9255 or vigilscs@mail.nih.gov

The Following Institutes and Programs of the NIH are active partners with the INIP

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
National Cancer Institute - Center for Cancer Research (NCI)
National Institute on Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

The following private sector organizations and Federal Agencies partner with the INIP

American Institute of Architects, Office of Research Planning
General Services Administration, Public Building Service

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