Increasing your research's impact

Academia is more crowded and competitive than ever, both in terms of research dollars and the multitude of ways people now have to shout about their own research, which could drown out your voice. Learn 8 Tips to increase the reach of your research in 2017 from editage Insights.

Upcoming NIH regional seminars

Registration for two Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration will open in January. The first will be held in early May in New Orleans; the second in late October in Baltimore. There will also be pre-seminar workshops available on topics such as using eRA Commons, intellectual property issues, and human subject protocols.

Please see this notice for more information: NOT-OD-17-026.

Need a mentor? Looking for a mentee?

The National Research Mentoring Network helps to match undergrad, graduate and postdoc biomedical researchers with junior or senior faculty, as well as non-faculty researchers and administrators, in mentor/mentee partnerships. It is a priority of the NRMN to increase diversity in the biomedical field. While a NIH program, you do not have to be supported by NIH funding to join the network. More information can be found here: https:/nrmnet.net

NIH announces new appendix policy effective January 25th

The NIH will be updating application instructions by November 25th to reflect changes in their appendix policy for applications due on or after January 25, 2017. The only allowable appendix materials (unless specified in the FOA) will be:
For applications proposing clinical trials

Clinical trial protocols

Investigator's brochure from Investigational New Drug (IND), as appropriate

For all applications

Blank informed consent/assent forms

Blank surveys, questionnaires, data collection instruments

FOA-specified items

Note that the biggest change is the disallowance of any publications.

Defense Innovation Summit, 11/29-12/1 in Austin, TX

Many Federal sponsors, including those from the Department of Defense, and private companies are looking to partner with universities to develop technology solutions to strengthen national security, keep our soldiers safe and help care for veterans. Attending this summit at the JW Marriott in beautiful Austin, Texas, could be a great way to find out what you have to offer these funders.

For more information on the summit, which is being held in tandem with the Defense Energy and SBIR/STTR Innovation Summits, or to register, please visit defenseinnovation.us.

NIH peer review briefings for fellowships and R01 applicants

The National Institutes of Health will be providing three online video briefings in November and December regarding peer review at the NIH. On 11/2, they will concentrate on fellowship applications; on 12/1, R01 applications; and 12/2 a more general briefing for basic research applications. Registration is required, but free, and registrants will have the opportunity to submit questions before and during the webinars. Please see notice NOT-OD-16-152 for more information.

GrantForward webinar October 10

GrantForward, one of the funding search tools that Fordham subscribes to, is holding a webinar on how to use the site:

Join us on Monday, October 10 at 2:00 - 3:00pm (Central Time) for a GrantForward Webinar. This webinar will focus on the basics of Using GrantForward as a Researcher. We will guide you through creating an account, trying a simple search, using advanced filters, exporting grants, saving searches, and creating a profile.

Note that Central Time is an hour behind Eastern so the webinar is 3-4pm New York time. Sign up for the webinar here.