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September 21, 2017

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Ebola Virus
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Do you know how to report scientific progress for a project still in its early stages? 

Image: Scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus budding from the surface of a Vero cell.

How To Demonstrate Scientific Progress in Annual Reports

Learn how to describe scientific progress in your annual Research Performance Progress Report to demonstrate success and merit while your project is still ramping up.

Opportunities and Resources

StARR: Education Projects for Clinical Residents

Propose an institutional program with mentored research opportunities that can stimulate investigative curiosity and foster transition to additional research and career development among resident-investigators.

Develop Technologies To Detect HIV

NIAID will fund projects to establish proof-of-concept for simple qualitative or semi-quantitative diagnostic assays designed to directly detect HIV or other biomarkers that reliably correlate with viral load or rebound.

NIAID Joins FOA To Support Minority Health Research

The opportunity supports specialized research centers in institutions that offer doctoral degrees in health professions or sciences and have a commitment to educating underrepresented students.

In The News

Ending Soon: Downloadable PDF Application Packages

Grants.gov is eliminating downloadable PDF application forms after December 31, 2017, in favor of modern submission systems that are more user-friendly and integrate better with the eRA Help Desk.

View and Download Reference Dataset for Human Immunology

The ImmPort team constructed a reference dataset that compiles 10,000 immunomes, capable of serving as a common control cohort and allowing for accelerated hypothesis generation.

Late Application Policy Update for Irma, Small Business and AIDS-Related Applicants Impacted by Harvey

For institutions closed due to recent natural disasters, NIH will accept late applications under certain conditions.

Deadline To Respond to Pediatric Research RFI Extended

You now have until Friday, September 22, to answer NIH Request for Information (RFI): Pediatric Research That All of Us May Be Uniquely Positioned To Enable.

Advice Corner

NIH Shares Videos To Inform and Educate

NIH and NIAID broadcast seminars, conferences, Advisory Council meetings, and other news events to keep our audience up to date, wherever they are and whenever they want to watch.

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