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NHLBI Research and Policy Update
Number 18   June 2005
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bulletFunding Updates

 Please Note: Links to RFAs and PAs will take you to the NIH Web site

RFA-DK-05-008: Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centers Consortium
 Receipt Dates: Letter of Intent, October 14, 2005
Application, November 16, 2005

Notice of Limited Competition Request for Competing Applications: NHLBI Programs of Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (NOT-HL-05-118)

Extension of Bioengineering Nanotechnology Initiative (SBIR) Program Announcement (PA-02-125) (NOT-HG-05-005)

Extension of Expiration Date for NHLBI Career Transition Award, K22 (PAR-02-154) (NOT-HL-05-120)

Extension of Expiration Date for Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (PAR-02-069) (NOT-HL-05-121)

For additional initiatives, please visit the following Web page:
NHLBI Grants and Contracts page



bulletPolicy Updates

FY 2005 Funding and Operating Guidelines (Update)

For additional policy documents, please visit Funding / Award Policy section on the following Web page:
Funding, Training, and Policies



bulletTraining Updates

NHLBI Commitment to New Investigators

Suggested Formats for Required Data for Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)

For more information on training and career development programs, please visit the following Web page:
Training and Career Development



bulletMeetings

List of upcoming meetings

From Genome to Disease II: A Symposium of High Throughput Biology, July 19-20, 2005

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, September 16, 2005

Exploring the Mysteries of Actin and Myosin: A Symposium to Honor Edward D. Korn, October 17, 2005

For more information, and the most current list of upcoming meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Announcements of NHLBI Meetings, Conferences, and Events


Reports of past meetings

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting Summary, June 16, 2005

Working Group on Competencies for Overweight and Obesity Identification, Prevention, and Treatment, May 3-4, 2005

For more information on past meetings, please visit the following Web page:
Workshop and Meeting Summaries, and Other Scientific Reports



bulletPress Releases

Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure, June 27, 2005

HHS Secretary Leavitt, NIH Director Tell Parents: Together, ‘We Can!’ Prevent Childhood Obesity, June 1, 2005

New NHLBI-Sponsored Study Shows Programs Can Teach Children to Eat Healthier—Family Involvement and Access to Healthy Foods are Key, Say Researchers, June 1, 2005

For additional Press Releases, please visit the following Web page:
Current Press Releases



bulletSelected NHLBI Vacancies

(Links to announcements will not work past their closing date.)
Position Title Location Grade and Salary Closing Date
Deputy Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Bethesda, MD Salary is commensurate with experience: a full package of Civil Service benefits is available 09-01-05
Special Assistant for Clinical Research to the Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Bethesda, MD Salary is commensurate with experience: a full package of Civil Service benefits is available 09-01-05
Public Health Analyst (NHLBI) Bethesda, MD $ 62,886.00 - $97,213.00 USD per year
GS-0685-12/13
*07-15-05
corrected date

Note: There are often changes and additions to this list, for the most current information, please visit the NHLBI Jobs Opportunities page


bulletOther Items of Interest

Statement on the FY 2006 President's Budget Request before the House Appropriations Subcommittee

Legislative Update: NHLBI Express

Summary of the Sixth Annual Public Interest Organization Meeting, February 2005

bulletAn Archive of the current and past issues is available on the NHLBI Web site.


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