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Overview of the January 2015 National Advisory Neurological Disorders and...
Further discussion of a concept for an innovative new funding mechanism (had been discussed at the previous Council), as well as concept approval for clinical studies related to emergency medicine and...
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The NINDS Research Program Award (RPA) – piloting a new approach to funding...
Posted by Robert Finkelstein Director, Division of Extramural Research, NINDS For many years, the R01 (Research Project Grant) has been the go-to mechanism through which NIH supports...
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State of current NINDS-funded pain research
Posted by Michael Oshinsky Program Director, Pain and Migraine, NINDS A number of NIH institutes fund pain research and coordinate their activities in the NIH Pain Consortium. NINDS funds a broad...
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NINDS: A look back at 2015
2015 was a remarkable year for neuroscience. The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences went to three neuroscientists for their pioneering work in optogenetics and Alzheimer’s disease. The BRAIN...
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Rare Disease Drug Discovery and Development Under One Roof
From identifying the genetic causes of rare autonomic nervous system disorder called familial dysautonomia (FD) to developing a screening test to discovering a potential treatment, Susan Slaugenhaupt,...
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Girl Scouts Explore Neuroscience During National Week at the Labs
We’ve known for decades now about the “leaky” STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) pipeline. Too few blacks and Hispanics, and too few women of all colors, stick with STEM courses as...
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Fostering Diversity and Inclusion at all Career Levels
Posted by Michelle Jones-London, Director of Diversity Training and Workforce Development and Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D., Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke The NINDS is...
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Launch of the NINDS Research Program Award (R35)
NINDS is about to initiate a novel funding mechanism, called the R35, in which outstanding scientists will be supported for at least 50% effort by a single, renewable grant for as long as eight years....
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Transformative basic research at NINDS: A case for invertebrate models systems
Posted by James Gnadt, Ph.D., and Daniel L. Miller, Ph.D., NINDS Program Directors, and Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D., Director, NINDS Throughout the history of neuroscience, investigators have relied on...
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An Update on NINDS-Supported Advances in Pain Research
Posted by Michael Oshinsky Program Director, Pain and Migraine, NINDS This Pain Awareness Month blog post highlights some recent advances by NINDS-supported researchers studying pain and, more...
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