November 7, 2007
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Get AIDS Resources and Collaborators: MACS, WIHS, and IeDEA
NIAID's Division of AIDS sponsors several major studies that offer you data and specimens even if you aren't a participating investigator. You can also find research collaborators in the pool of participating investigators.
This article gives you a brief overview of three programs: Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), and International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA).
These three studies offer numerous resources to the scientific community. From these cohorts, longitudinal data and over three million well-characterized specimens are available for collaborative research to investigators outside of the cohort study team.
Find other NIAID-sponsored studies and specimen repositories at Resources for Researchers.
MACS
The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study which began in 1984 now provides an enormous amount of useful data and samples for investigators.
MACS is an ongoing prospective study of the natural and treated histories of HIV-1 infection in homosexual and bisexual men as well as uninfected men at risk for HIV infection. The MACS currently follows 3,056 participants.
If you have questions on MACS, contact Robin Huebner at rhuebner@niaid.nih.gov or 301-402-4239.
WIHS
Similarly, the Women’s Interagency HIV Study is a prospective longitudinal cohort evaluating the impact of HIV-1 infection in over 2,000 women in the U.S. Read more at Cohort Information.
If you have questions on WIHS, contact Gerald B. Sharp at gsharp@niaid.nih.gov or 301-451-2573.
IeDEA
A new international cohort collaboration, the International epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS, is still in the early stages. IeDEA will include data from more than 200,000 HIV-infected persons from 38 different countries. The Web site describes the initiative, the Participating Regions, and IeDEA Working Groups.
The data come from your potential collaborators: independently-funded investigators and clinical networks, domestic and international cohorts, individual clinicians caring for large numbers of HIV-infected persons, and national or local databases.
If you have questions about potential collaborations and scientific projects that complement regional or global objectives of IeDEA, contact Carolyn Williams at cwilliams@niaid.nih.gov or 301-402-2305.
Notice of Award Letters Will Go Electronic
Starting January 1, 2008, NIH will send Notices of Award (NoA) by email instead of mailing a paper copy.
The NoA goes to the general email address listed in your institution's profile, not to the PI email. As a PI, you can find the NoA listed in the Status module of the eRA Commons. Or you can use the Issued Notice of Award query.
Your organization's Commons signing official should make sure the email address in the institution's profile is correct.
This change was announced in the October 9, 2007, Guide notice.
eRA Commons: Status Module Improvements
The eRA Commons Status module has been enhanced witha new look, more tracking capabilities, and better application organization. New features include the following:
- You can search your applications using the Grants.gov tracking number even after they get an NIH number.
- You can see your applications grouped by status.
- You can see all the submission attempts for a single application listed together.
For an example screen and more details, read the full announcement at October 16, 2007, Items of Interest. Subscribe to eSubmission News and Updates for future updates. Contact the eRA Commons Help Desk with any questions.
Delays in Grant Application Submission Due to Fires in California
If your application submission is delayed due to the California fires, NIH is letting you send your application late. As usual for natural disasters, you can just explain the reason for the delay in a cover letter; there's no need to ask permission. Make sure the application isn't delayed longer than the time your institution is closed.
This policy holds whether you are applying in response to a request for applications or program announcement or sending in an investigator-initiated application. See the October 22, 2007, Guide notice.
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NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program Renewed for 2008
If you have a highly innovative project in mind, check out the just-renewed NIH Director's Pioneer Award program for 2008. NIH expects to make about five to ten of the five-year, $5 million awards as part of the Roadmap.
Applications are due by January 16, 2008.
Read all about it in the November 1, 2007, Guide notice and the recently updated Frequently Asked Questions.
Workshop for New AIDS Investigators
If you're a new HIV/AIDS researcher, take note of an upcoming workshop in Alberta, Canada, starting on March 27. Part of the Keystone Symposia, the workshop will help you develop grant writing skills, network with leading HIV/AIDS researchers, and find collaborations for your research projects.
To attend, register for one of the two sessions, HIV Vaccines: Progress and Prospects or HIV Pathogenesis. You then will have the option to add -- for free -- the Fellows and New Investigators Workshop on Grantsmanship and Career Research Opportunities in HIV/AIDS Research.
If you need financial support to attend, apply for a scholarship by November 28, 2007. Get the details at Fellows and New Investigators Workshop on Grantsmanship and Career Research Opportunities in HIV/AIDS Research.
The workshop is jointly sponsored by NIAID's Division of AIDS and the NIH Office of AIDS Research.
NIAID Web Resources: Antimicrobial Resistance and Malaria Portals
Two new NIAID portals for Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance and Malaria offer information for researchers and the public. You can learn more about NIAID's role, find research opportunities, see press releases, and more. NIAID will continue to update these pages whenever we have new information.
Take an Online Course on Sex and Gender in Human Health
Brush up on the latest science on sex and gender differences through an online course for continuing education credit, Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health.
Most people finish the course within 1.5 to 6 hours. You can get Continuing Medical Education credits for completing this course; read more at Continuing Education.
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Reader Question on Foreign Subawards for R03
Pablo Guerenstein, Ph.D., University of Arizona, asks:
"May I request a subcontract with a foreign public research institution within an R03 application?"
Yes, you may have a foreign subaward under an R03. This holds true for the Parent R03 funding opportunity announcement (FOA) as well as institute-specific FOAs. However, you should read your FOA carefully for any restrictions.
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