NHLBI Calendar of Events -- Click "Weekly Activities" to view event details.| NHLBI Calendar of Events -- Click "Weekly Activities" to view event details. |
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| Date | Activity | Description | Details |
| 5/5/2008 | Events | Opening date for Program Announcement: Novel Approaches to Study Polymicrobial Diseases | 8:00am - 8:30am To conduct studies designed to develop innovative approaches that would contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms that impact on the virulence of infections involving two or more microorganisms or strains of microorganisms (with the exception of HIV). PA-08-091 |
| 5/5/2008 | Events | Opening date for Program Announcement: Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury (R01) | 8:00am - 8:30am To support research investigating the mechanisms of alcohol-induced tissue injury in diverse groups and across the life span. PA-08-164 |
| 5/5/2008 | Events | Applications due for RFA: Molecular Phenotypes for Lung Diseases (R01) | 5:00pm - 5:30pm To stimulate research that will define or subcategorize human lung diseases at a molecular level enabling early diagnosis, prognosis, and personalized treatment of these diseases. The measurement of whole-genome gene expression at the RNA level will be the primary approach to systematically collect molecular phenotyping data for common and rare lung diseases. RFA-HL-08-006 |
| 5/6/2008 | Events | World Asthma Day | 7:30am - 8:00am To renew our dedication to understanding the causes of asthma, finding better treatments and promoting better asthma control. NIH Press Release. |
| 5/6/2008 | Events | NIH Symposium: Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based Therapies | 8:00am - 5:30pm Building 45 (Natcher Building); Contact Info: 301-496-2426 or 301-496-2691; wongb@mail.nih.gov. Agenda and Registration |
| 5/6/2008 | Events | Biomedicine Lecture Series: Predictive Cardiovascular Medicine: How Close Are We? How Close Can We Get? | 12:00pm - 1:00pm Speaker: Phillip Greenland , Northwestern University. Location: Rockledge II/9112-9116. Campus Videoconference: Bldg 10 Rm 2-370. Contact: Michael Lauer. |
| 5/7/2008 | Events | NHLBI Board of External Experts | 8:00am - 5:00pm 8am to 4:30pm. Third Meeting. Location: 5635 Fishers Lane Conference Center, Rockville, MD. Agenda: 8:30am: Post-genomic Biology and Medicine: How Should the NHLBI Position Itself? - Alan Michelson. 10:15am: Proposed Initiatives. BEE Website |
| 5/7/2008 | Events | American Red Cross Seminar: Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine in 2008: of Mice and Men - or Just Mice? | 11:00am - 12:00pm Edward L. Snyder, MD , Prof of Laboratory Medicine, Director of Blood Bank/Apheresis/Cell Processing, Yale University-School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital; American Red Cross, Holland Laboratory; C106; Contact Info: 301 738 0575; sobieski@usa.redcross.org |
| 5/7/2008 | Events | CC Grand Rounds: (1) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): Through the Eyes of Research Participants and Their Families (2) Symptoms and Functional Status: Targets for Intervention in Survivors of Allogenic HSCT | 12:00pm - 1:00pm Margaret Bevans, RN, PhD, AOCN, Clinical Nurse Scientist, Nursing Research and Practice Development, Nursing and Patient Care Services, CC; Sandra A. Mitchell, CRNP, MScN, AOCN, Predoctoral Fellow, Nursing Research and Practice Development, Nursing and Patient Care Services, CC, Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Chronic GVHD Clinic and Study Group, NCI; Building 10 (Clinical Center); Lipsett Amphitheater; Contact Info: 301-496-2563; dfatula@nih.gov |
| 5/8/2008 | Events | NCRR Meeting: Clinical Research Networks: Building the Foundation for Health Care Transformation | 8:00am - 6:00pm Natcher Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD. The meeting will present key accomplishments of the NIH Roadmap Clinical Research Networks and provide a venue for the research community to critically review and discuss how these accomplishments can be utilized to advance clinical and translational research programs, such as the NIH CTSA program. Agenda and Registration |
| 5/9/2008 | Events | NCRR Workshop: Accelerating the Dissemination and Translation of Clinical Research into Practice | 8:00am - 4:30pm Natcher Conference Center, Building 45, Main Auditorium. To discuss and share best practices and ways in which researchers can partner with community health care providers to translate clinical research into practice. Program and Registration |
| 5/9/2008 | Events | Cooley's Anemia Foundation 22nd Thalassemia Action Group Conference (5/9-11) | 9:00am - 3:00pm Hilton Crystal City Hotel, Washington, DC. Agenda and Registration |
| 5/9/2008 | Events | NIDCR Seminar: How Stress Kills: New Perspectives on Stress and Inflammation | 11:00am - 12:00pm Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. , S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Building 10 (Clinical Center); Lipsett Amphitheater; Contact Info: (301) 594-7703; nadyal@nidcr.nih.gov |
| 5/9/2008 | Events | Seminar: Role of neurogranin in learning and memory: from biochemistry to behavior | 12:00pm - 1:00pm Kuo-Ping Huang, PhD, Chief, Section on Molecular and Cellular Cognition, Developmental Neurobiology Program, NICHD; 50; 2227/2328 2nd Floor Library; Sponsor: NHLBI Biochemistry and Biophysics Center . Contact Info: 301-402-0028; rreed@nih.gov |
| 5/9/2008 | Events | Applications due for first of two rounds of RFA: Small Grants for Lung Tissue Research (R03) | 5:00pm - 5:30pm To conduct tissue-based research on interstitial fibrotic lung disease and/or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Supported projects will be required to utilize lung biospecimens and data collected by the Lung Tissue Research Consortium (LTRC). RFA-HL-08-008 |
| 5/10/2008 | Events | Applications due for job vacancy: Medical Officer, Women's Health Initiative Branch | 5:00pm - 5:30pm Incumbent will advise and participate in the initiation, development, management, and evaluation of a wide variety of research projects. S/he will participate in policy formulation, scientific direction, and funding; develop and maintain liaisons with relevant national and international professional societies and scientists; and work with a dedicated team to advance science and improve public health. HHS/NIH-2008-1656 |
| 5/10/2008 | Events | Applications due for job vacancies: Medical Officers, Division of Prevention and Population Sciences | 5:00pm - 5:30pm We seek several physicians with expertise in 1) health services research and/or clinical epidemiology, particularly in areas related to primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular conditions, 2) primary prevention of vascular disease in childhood, 3) cardiovascular population-based cohort studies, 4) health economics, or 5) causes and prevention of major conditions affecting women's well-being. NIH-2008-1713 |
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