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Happenings from the September Meeting of NIAID’s Advisory Council

NIAID Director Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo shared remarks before NIAID's Advisory Council, as did Dr. Ted Piersen, Director of NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center.
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an extracellular Nipah virus particle (red) on the periphery of an infected VERO E6 cell (blue). Nipah virus surface glycoproteins have been identified using a technique called “immunogold labeling,” in which gold particles (yellow) are bound to antibodies that recognize a specific viral antigen or epitope. Captured at the NIAID Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Opportunities and Resources

Propose to discover and develop novel therapeutics directed at intracellular HIV targets and eliminate viral proteins by mechanisms like protein degradation, targeting of viral RNA through inhibiting RNA processing as well as degradation.
This initiative funds federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal colleges or universities, tribal health programs, or tribal organizations to support health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities.
Apply to organize a series of annual in-person scientific meetings, conferences, symposia, and workshops to advance innovations in therapeutic and chemical toxicology research.

In The News

Last week, NIH completed a major overhaul of its Grants & Funding website. You can watch a video tour for a summary of key changes to the site’s organization and resources.
Join NIH policy experts for a webinar covering essential updates and ways in which the latest changes in NIH policies, systems, and resources might impact your institution’s grants administration procedures.
Reminder of NIH Policy on Late Applications Caused by Weather Emergencies; Examine Data on Professional Degree Types in NIH’s Grant Portfolio; NIH Revises Its Definition of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Advice Corner

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Contact Us

Email us at deaweb@niaid.nih.gov for help navigating NIAID’s grant and contract policies and procedures.