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NHLBI Research and Policy Update
Number 45   September 2007

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bulletFunding Updates

 Please Note: Links to RFAs, PAs, and Guide Notices will take you to the NIH Web site. RFPs will take you to FedBizOpps.

RFA-RR-07-004: Research on Research Integrity (R03)
 Opening Date: October 20, 2007 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
 Receipt Dates: Letter of Intent, October 21, 2007
Application, November 21, 2007

PA-07-452: New Technology for Proteomics and Glycomics (STTR [R41/R42])

PA-07-451: New Technology for Proteomics and Glycomics (SBIR [R43/R44])

PAR-07-447: Exploratory/Developmental Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R03)

PAR-07-446: Exploratory/Developmental Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (R21)

NOT-HL-08-102: PA-07-391, Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R21): A Correction

NOT-HL-08-101: PA-07-421, Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21): A Correction

NOT-OD-07-096: Reminder of NIH Policy for Enhancing the Science, Safety, and Ethics of Recombinant DNA Research (not listed on the NHLBI site
)

NOT-OD-07-088: Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) (not listed on the NHLBI site)

NOT-NS-07-016: Notice of Additional Information to Applicants for the Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (U54) Program

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



bulletPolicy Updates

No new or revised policies have been issued.

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



bulletTraining Updates

No updates or new training documents have been issued.

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



bulletMeetings

List of upcoming meetings

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council, October 30, 2007

Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, October 1-2, 2007

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 (NHLBAC) Meeting Summary, September 12, 2007

Expert Panel on Lipid Trial, Executive Summary, November 21, 2006

Cardiovascular Ontologies Workshop Working Group, Executive Summary, June 12, 2006

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


bulletPress Releases

NIH to Hold Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, September 27, 2007

For additional Press Releases, please visit the NHLBI News Room


bulletSelected NHLBI Vacancies

(Links to announcements will not work past their closing date.)

Position Title Location
Grade and Salary
Closing Date
Scientific Program Specialist
NHLBI-07-214244-DE
Bethesda, MD
GS-0601-11/13
$55,706-103,220
October 10, 2007
Medical Officer (Branch Chief)
NHLBI-07-214889 DH
Bethesda, MD
GS-602-15
$110,363 - $147,471
November 15, 2007
Health Scientist Administrator
NHLBI-07-209149 MP
Bethesda, MD
GS-601-13/14
$79,397 - $121,967
November 15, 2007
Health Scientist Administrator
NHLBI-07-209149 DE
Bethesda, MD
GS-601-13/14
$79,397 - $121,967
November 15, 2007
Medical Officer
NHLBI-07-209905-DH
Bethesda, MD
GS-601-13/14
$79,397 - $121,967
November 15, 2007

Note: There are often changes and additions to the selected vacancy list. For the most current information, please visit the NHLBI Jobs Opportunities page


bulletOther Items of Interest

Genetics and Genomics Programs Web Site
This site provides updated information on current initiatives, tools, and research in genetics and genomics that have been funded by NHLBI and NIH.

New Dataset Available:
Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Community Trial
This trial sought to evaluate broad implementation of Public Access Defibrillators (PAD) in urban community units. Survival to hospital discharge of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the main outcome measure.


Framingham SHARe (SNP Health Association Re-source)
The distribution of data from the Framingham Heart Study genotyping studies (100K and 550K SNPs) in combination with the phenotypic data is now available.

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