Beginning May 25, 2008, anyone submitting an application, proposal or
progress report to the NIH must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission
reference number when citing applicable articles that arise from their NIH
funded research. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for
the May 25, 2008 due date and subsequent due dates.
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General Services
Administration (GSA) Announcement - Change in
Payment Process for NIH Study Section
Members
As of May 16th, 2008, NIH study section
members need no longer register with CCR/DUNS. (The CCR system will no
longer be used to pay study section members.) NOTE: Current study section members that are registered with CCRshould not renewtheir CCR/DUNS registration (when prompted) and
any study section member not yet registeredwith CCR/DUNS,
should not register.
Since
NIH has yet to decide how study section members will be paid, it is
important that study section members contact their study section SRO for
further instructions. For details, Email Galen
Wenger.
èNIH - Authentication
of Cultured Cell Lines
An important issue associated with research involving cultured cells has
come to light. Research based on misidentified or contaminated cultures may
alter experimental outcome significantly. It has been recommended that
granting agencies restrict funding to institutions not using available
authentication procedures...Grant applications that fail to employ such
practices would not be considered of the highest quality and such
manuscripts would not fare well in the journal review process.
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NIH and Grants.gov Software
Potential Problem
Your NIH grant application package must be opened with software that is
compatible with Grants.gov. The compatible version of Adobe Reader is required for viewing, editing and submitting a complete
grant application package to Grants.gov. Any and all edits made to the Adobe
Reader application package must be made with the compatible version of
Adobe Reader. Click
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American Academy of Arts and
Sciences - ARISE
In 2008, the AAAS
published a white paper entitled ARISE (Advancing Research in Science
and Engineering). The goal of the document is to provide recommendations
to Federal Agencies, Universities, and private Foundations for investing
in/supporting Early-Career Scientists and High-Risk, High Reward
Research.
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Science Café
CHOCOLATE: Food of the Gods,
June 24, 2008, 7-9 p.m., (Note: location change) Historic Arkansas Museum,
200 East Third Street, Little Rock, AR.
Science Café and the Central Arkansas Section of the
American Chemical Society welcome Howard Peters, PhD, J.D., a
nationally recognized chemist, author, and retired patent attorney with
numerous awards and patents. Dr. Peters will present high points and low
points of chocolate history from the Mayan, Olmec & Aztec cultures of
Central America to the present; chemistry and biochemistry of chocolate
processing; and the health aspects of chocolate.
A drawing for a 10 lb. bar of bittersweet chocolate
will be held at the end of the night. For more information, check the
Science Café website or
Email Linda Williams.
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