July 20, 2016 NIAID Funding News

Read this full issue online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/newsletter/2016/Pages/0720.aspx

Feature Articles

Use a Single Institutional Review Board for Multisite Protocols Beginning With May 2017 Applications

Starting next year, all domestic sites participating in multisite studies using the same protocol involving nonexempt human subjects research will use a single institutional review board to conduct the reviews required for protecting human subjects.

Opportunities and Resources

Fulfill NIAID’s Need for Structural Genomics Centers

NIAID is recompeting its Structural Genomics Centers for Infectious Diseases program, which works to determine three-dimensional structures of protein targets of biomedical interest and share the targets’ structure information, including expression clones and peptide materials, with the scientific community.

Loan Repayment Programs: New Notices, New Application Items

As it usually does in July, NIH reissued notices for its various Loan Repayment Programs, which can ease some of the burden from your student loans.

In The News

Recap of June Council

NIAID's advisory Council meeting on June 6 covered a lot of ground, including two hot topics: the budget and Zika virus.

News Briefs

Advice Corner

A Useful Reminder: Contact Us Early, Write a Letter of Intent

Contact a program officer early in your grant application preparation process, since NIAID staff can help determine whether your proposed idea is responsive to the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) or if there is a better fit with a different FOA.