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July 31, 2007 


 


 


 


Announcements


 


 


Fiscal Year 2008 Budget <http://nccam.nih.gov/about/offices/od/directortestimony/0607.htm> 

On June 22, 2007, NCCAM Acting Director Ruth L. Kirschstein presented NCCAM's budget request for Fiscal Year 2008 to the U.S. Senate. Her testimony has been posted on the NCCAM Web site.

URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/about/offices/od/directortestimony/0607.htm 

 

 

Enhancing Peer Review at NIH <http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/> 

The National Institutes of Health has issued a Request for Information (RFI, Notice Number: NOT-OD-07-074 <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-074.html> ) to solicit comments from reviewers, applicants, and members of the public on the strengths and deficiencies of high-quality peer review, the foundation for NIH funding decisions. Responses will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EST on August 17, 2007.

URL: http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/ 

 

 

Job Announcement: Health Scientist Administrator <http://nccam.nih.gov/about/jobs/hsadmin.htm> 

NCCAM seeks talented, knowledgeable, and motivated candidates for a Health Scientist Administrator.

URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/about/jobs/hsadmin.htm 

 

 

New Report on Meditation <http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/meditation/medit.pdf> 

The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research has issued a report on Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research. This report was requested and funded by NCCAM.

URL: http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/meditation/medit.pdf 

 

 

NCRR Strategic Planning <http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/Strategic_Plan/> 

The National Center for Research Resources is seeking input for a new strategic plan covering the five-year period from 2009-2013.

URL: http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/Strategic_Plan/ 


 


 


Resources for Researchers


 


 


New Funding Opportunities <http://nccam.nih.gov/cgi-bin/grants/funding.pl> 


Several new funding opportunities are listed on the NCCAM Web site, including:

-- Mechanisms of Immune Modulation (R01) 

-- Mechanisms of Immune Modulation (R21) 

-- Tools and Techniques for Elucidating and Manipulating Neural Circuit Development (R21) 

-- Biology of Manual Therapies (R01)

-- Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01) 

-- <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-392.html> Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (F31) 

-- Advancing Novel Science in Women s Health Research (ANSWHR) (R03)  

-- Advancing Novel Science in Women s Health Research (ANSWHR) [R21]


URL: http://nccam.nih.gov/cgi-bin/grants/funding.pl 


 


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