UPDATE: This position is now closed.

We’re recruiting an accomplished scientist for a program director position in our Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB). Job responsibilities include managing a portfolio of grants that support research and that provide resources for research capacity building in the basic, translational, and clinical biomedical sciences. The chosen candidate will oversee Institutional Development Award (IDeA) and/or Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) programs and may contribute to other programmatic activities as opportunities and needs emerge.

Early career investigators (postdoctoral and faculty) are often seeking a mentored research experience to further develop their careers in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. This includes new and early stage investigators who are doing research within the NIGMS mission and don't have a major research grant. To make it easier to find the right program, we've launched a new web resource, Which NIGMS Mentored Career Development Award Is Right for Me?

UPDATE: The deadline to respond to this RFI has been extended to October 15. See NOT-GM-24-059 for details.

NIGMS supports National and Regional Resources (NRRs) that provide biomedical researchers with access to mature technologies and Biomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination (BTOD) Centers that optimize and disseminate late-stage technologies for the research community to use. The NRR-associated mature technologies are ready for researchers’ immediate use without further development. By contrast, the late-stage technologies supported by BTOD Centers require optimization prior to dissemination to the biomedical research community.

The ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis (APS) Consortium is funded through a collaboration between the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and NIGMS. This large observational study will collect longitudinal data and biospecimens from approximately 4,000 adults hospitalized with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, or sepsis at over 20 hospitals in the United States. The scientific goal is to conduct analyses to gain greater understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying APS and, in particular, to link to well-defined clinical phenotypes.

UPDATE: The CTR-D video and the CTR-N video are now available.

If you’re planning to apply to the IDeA Clinical & Translational Research Network (CTR-N) (PAR-23-241) or the IDeA Clinical & Translational Research Development (CTR-D) (PAR-23-257) programs, don’t miss our upcoming webinars. The next application due date for both programs is October 9, 2024.

UPDATE: The video for this webinar is now available.

Are you preparing a grant application for our B-INSPIRE: Research on Behavioral INterventionS That Promote Careers In the Biomedical Research Enterprise (R01) program? If so, please join our webinar to learn about the program and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask us questions:

Wednesday, August 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET
Zoom link
Join by phone
Meeting ID: 161 548 4309
Passcode: NIGMS

NIH implemented multiple principal investigator (MPI) grants starting in 2007 to support projects led by teams of principal investigators (PIs) who have shared responsibility and are each named as a PI for the award. Although the MPI arrangement can be effective in enabling single-grant supported projects for integrated teams working on common sets of goals, it isn’t the optimal approach for many collaborative projects and can pose challenges in some circumstances. For example, if an early stage investigator (ESI) joins an MPI R01 or other MPI major research grant, there may be unintended consequences such as the following: 

UPDATE: The video from this webinar are available.

We’re pleased to announce that the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) has been reissued (PAR-24-252). IPERT supports innovative educational activities that equip participants at various career stages with the skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce. NIGMS prioritizes programs that are open to participants nationwide.

First application due date: October 17, 2024
Earliest start date: July 2025

UPDATE: The video from this webinar is now available.

We’re pleased to share that the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) have been reissued. MOSAIC, an NIH-wide initiative that NIGMS oversees, has two components: a postdoctoral career transition award (K99/R00) and a cohort-based mentoring and career development program that supports the scholars (UE5 research education cooperative agreement).

UPDATE: The video from this webinar is now available.

We’re pleased to announce that the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Bridges to the Doctorate (B2D) program has been reissued (PAR-24-232). This NOFO aims to promote broad participation in the biomedical research workforce by strengthening research training environments and expanding the pool of well-trained master’s students who transition into and complete biomedical Ph.D.s. NIGMS expects organizations to engage in outreach and recruitment activities to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to participate in this program.

First application due date: September 27, 2024
Earliest start date: August 2025