NIH Releases Final Embryonic Stem Cell Research Guidelines
Category: stem cells
Not much has changed from the draft guidelines... which is both a good and a bad thing.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 1:47 PM • 1 Comments •
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NIH Director Elias Zerhouni Announces Resignation
Category: NIH
Earlier today, Elias Zerhouni--who has been the director of the NIH since 2002--announced that he will resign at the end of this October. According to the NIH press release, he is stepping down "to pursue writing projects and explore other...
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Senate to Vote on Mandatory Public Access to NIH Research Results
Category: open access
Following the House, which passed its version in July.
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House Approves Mandatory Public Access to NIH Research Results
Category: open access
The next step is the Senate.
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General Thoughts on the NIH
Category: funding of science
Regarding grant success rates, budget constraints, the Roadmap, biodefense, young investigators, and open access
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:29 AM • 4 Comments •
Commenting on Zerhouni Commenting on the NIH Funding Decline
Category: funding of science
Since we had an interesting discussion here back in September about the rapid decline in success rates of NIH R01 grants, I should point readers over to Effect Measure for some informed commentary on a recent article in Science (subscription...
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More on NIH R01 Grants
Category: funding of science
Since I reported yesterday on a letter in Science describing the current decline in funding of NIH (National Institutes of Health) R01 grants, several others have chimed in as well. PZ Myers of Pharyngula gave the post a mention,...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:16 AM • 5 Comments •
A Shocking Decrease in Funding of NIH Grants
Category: funding of science
Success rates of NIH R01 grants are in rapid decline, due to a combination of more applications submitted, fewer grants awarded, and less total funds allocated.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 8:55 AM • 15 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
