Weekly Update from DRCB/NIGMS
Issue 203, 09/23/2024

NIH Funding Opportunity and/or Policy Announcements

• State-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice (U19) (RFA-HS-24-004). Application Due: December 13.
• Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) (PAR-24-236 and PAR-24-235). Applications Due: January 27, 2025. Informational webinar on October 21, 3:30 p.m. ET.
• COBRE Phase 3 (PAR-23-216). Application Due: September 24.
• SuRE (PAR-24-144) and SuRE-First (PAR-24-145). Applications Due: September 27.
• Existing Dataset/Resource Definition Clarified: Please refer to the following links:
  • Does My Clinical Research Involve an Existing Dataset or Resource?
  • FAQs on Working with Existing Datasets
  • New Existing Dataset Infographic

Upcoming Events

• Virtual Workshop: Opportunities in Population Health Research in Native Communities to Advance Health Equity. September 24-25, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET. Register Here.
• I Feel Like I’m Faking It, You? A student-oriented webinar to identify and overcome imposter behaviors. Oct. 10, 3-4pm ET. Register.

Reports/News/Program Messages

• NIGMS has several openings for Health Scientist Administrators (HSAs). Applications for these positions can be submitted through USAJobs.gov from September 16th – 25th, 2024. DRCB asks that you circulate these opportunities:
  • Tribal Health Research Strategy Coordinator. Apply as an external detailee (IPA position) or to a Non-Supervisory GS-0601-15 HSA opportunity on USAJobs.gov and submit your CV and letter of interest to the NIGMS Workforce Inbox.
  • Program Officer, Division for Research Capacity Building. Apply to a Non-Supervisory GS-0601-12/13/14 HSA opportunity on USAJobs.gov and submit your CV and letter of interest to Krishan Arora.
  • Chief, Biomedical Technology Branch of the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences. Apply to a Supervisory GS-0601-15 HSA opportunity on USAJobs.gov and submit your CV and letter of interest to Dorothy Beckett.
• Please see the:
  • Commentary co-authored by Jon Lorsch, Larry Tabak, and Monica Bertagnolli on basic science and applied research that just appeared on eLife.
  • Feedback Loop by Jon Lorsch on IDeA States Need basic Science Too!