Dear Colleague,
Winning grants to finance your research is imperative for moving ahead in a research career, but do you know where to look for that all-important funding? The NIH is the primary federal supporter of academic biomedical research, but with a flat budget since 2003 and grants becoming more competitive, researchers need to be aware of funding opportunities outside the NIH as well.
MedEdMentoring's newest original article, Grant Support, can help junior, mid-level, and senior investigators identify the NIH awards that best match their research needs, as well as learn about grant opportunities from private foundations, the VA, and industry. Early-career researchers in particular can benefit from grants and fellowships sponsored by foundations and philanthropic organizations. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is one example of a private non-profit organization that this year has awarded $600 million in funding to 56 scientists with risky research ideas that would not normally find quarter with the NIH.
To learn about NIH grants and other funding resources, view MedEdMentoring's original article, Grant Support, at http://mededmentoring.org/original_articles.asp.
Sincerely,
Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS; Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH; Maureen Halpain, MS; Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD;
Charles F. Reynolds III, MD; Gwenn Smith, PhD; Joel E. Streim, MD; Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA
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Growing our own: a regional approach to encourage psychiatric residents to enter research.
Kunik ME, Hudson S, Schubert B, Nasrallah H, Kirchner JE, Sullivan G.
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An innovative program developed by a regional VA center has been designed to increase the number of psychiatry residents entering research careers.
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A report from a national health care consumer group shows flat funding for the NIH is having a negative effect on the economy.
Industrial Postdocs: The Road Less Traveled
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Employing business strategies can help scientific researchers grow their own small business--their own careers.
Peer group mentoring of junior faculty.
Moss J, Teshima J, Leszcz M.
Acad Psychiatry. 2008 May-Jun;32(3):230-5.
Junior faculty members at an academic department of psychiatry at Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, were invited to participate in a peer mentoring program to evaluate a peer group approach to mentoring.
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Developing Winning R01 Proposals
Gwenn Smith, PhD
The focus of this talk is on the development and submission of R01 proposals and many of the presentation points pertain to other grant mechanisms, including pilot NIH grants and foundation grants.
The Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry
Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH
Dr. Bruce offers an overview of the Advanced Research Institute (ARI) which holds workshops to train and help junior investigators advance to senior leadership positions.
Events
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Summer Institute on Aging Research
When: July 12-18
Where: Where: Queenstown, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry for the Primary Care Provider
When: August 1-3
Where: Where: Clearwater Beach, FL
2008 Florida Conference on Aging
When: August 11-14
Where: Where: Orlando, FL
Career
Autobiography
Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH
Dr. Bruce, Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, tells how her diverse interests led to a career in geriatric psychiatry. Other career autobiographies can be found in the Researcher Roadmaps section.
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Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging Research
The Beeson Scholars program is an initiative to sustain and promote the careers of clinically trained individuals who are pursuing research careers in aging.
Archives of General Psychiatry
The Archives of General Psychiatry strives to publish original, state-of-the-art studies and commentaries of general interest to clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and allied
National Institute on Aging
NIA supports research and research training related to aging; specifically, basic biological, neuroscientific, behavioral and social research on aging and intervention studies and clinical geriatric research.
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