Weekly new calls from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) August 2, 2013

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. It is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs by funding thousands of scientists in universities and research institutions around the world.

These are the weekly NIH funding opportunities of August 2, 2013:
• Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Research Project Grant (Parent R01): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Gut Microbiota-Derived Factors in the Integrated Physiology and Pathophysiology of Diseases within NIDDK's Mission (R01): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Biomarkers: Bridging Pediatric and Adult Therapeutics (R21): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Biomarkers: Bridging Pediatric and Adult Therapeutics (R01): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Biomarkers: Bridging Pediatric and Adult Therapeutics (R03): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics (R01): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• The Role of the Cytoskeleton in Cellular Aging (R21/R33): Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement;
• Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science in NIDDK Research Areas (R24): Letter of Intent Due Date Six weeks before the application due date. Application Due Date(s) November 15, 2013; November 13, 2014; and November 17; 2015, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.

For more active Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs) please click here.