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News About NIGMS Recovery Act Funding

News releases and articles about NIGMS-supported research made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Send Recovery Act news to us at info@nigms.nih.gov.

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Media Mentions

NIH Funds Six Projects to Promote Workforce Diversity Link to external Web site
November 1, 2010 • Science

NIH has awarded six grants totaling approximately $12 million over 3 years to support exceptionally creative scientists who proposed highly innovative approaches to scientific workforce diversity.

A Grand Experiment in Shovel-Ready Science Link to external Web site
July 23, 2010 • Cell

When the U.S. Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act last year, the National Institutes of Health was faced with figuring out how to fund research projects that would yield quick results.

Duke Opens a Research Facility Focused on Molecular Medicine Link to external Web site
February 11, 2010 • GenomeWeb News

Duke is using ARRA funding to open a facility to apply systems biology and molecular medicine approaches to early-phase studies of new drug or medical device candidates.

Team Wins Stimulus Funds for Nanoparticle Standardization Link to external Web site
December 8, 2009 • AZoNano™.com

A team of Texas scientists has been awarded a $3 million Grand Opportunity (GO) grant from NIGMS to advance the design of nanoparticles for medical applications.

Stimulus Funds Go to Stem Cell Research in Nebraska Link to external Web site
November 15, 2009 • Omaha World-Herald

A Nebraska researcher was recently selected to receive federal stimulus funds to extend his work on induced pluripotent stem cells.

University of Wisconsin, Madison to Share in Stem Cell Funding Link to external Web site
October 30, 2009 • Wisconsin Technology Network News

Part of NIGMS' stimulus funds to study induced pluripotent stem cells will go to researchers in Wisconsin.

Faculty Receive $800K NIH Grant Link to external Web site
October 30, 2009 • The Daily Toreador

Texas Tech has received $800,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to assess how effective the laboratory method is at teaching physics and how well students understand the material.

Stimulus Grants Support Bioinformatics Projects Link to external Web site
October 23, 2009 • GenomeWeb

NIGMS is funding a relatively large number of bioinformatics-related projects with stimulus grants.

Making a Cellular Menagerie Link to external Web site
October 23, 2009 • Nature

NIGMS awarded a $2.5-million stimulus grant to the American Society for Cell Biology to establish an online open-access database called "The Cell: An Image Library."

Stimulus Grants to Emory Fund 'Omics Research Link to external Web site
October 20, 2009 • GenomeWeb

NIH stiumulus grants to Emory include an NIGMS-funded study of the genome of voles, which are a good model for studying social attachment.

NMSU Gets $417K In Federal Stimulus Link to external Web site
October 12, 2009 • KRWG News

New Mexico State University has received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its Bridges to the Baccalaureate program.

Stimulus Pumps $6 Million into Moffitt for Cancer Research Link to external Web site
June 17, 2009 • Tampa Bay Business Journal

NIGMS grantee Edward Seto is among the researchers at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute receiving American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. 

News Releases from NIGMS and NIH

Using Computers to Combat Unconscious Bias
November 18, 2010 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIH Pathfinder Award recipient Mary (Molly) Carnes talks about her project to increase diversity in the sciences.

NIH Recovery Act Grants to Foster Scientific Workforce Diversity
October 26, 2010 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIH is using approximately $12 million of Recovery Act funds to promote scientific workforce diversity.

NIH Awards $18.3 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Support S.T.E.M. Education
January 7, 2010 • National Institutes of Health

NIH has awarded $18.3 million to bolster research on science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.) education.

NIGMS Invests in Scientific Grand Opportunities with Recovery Act Funds
November 23, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS has invested $42.3 million of Recovery Act funds to launch 14 "Grand Opportunities" research projects.

NIGMS ‘Challenge’ Areas Get Millions in Recovery Act Funds
November 19, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS has invested $16.4 million of Recovery Act funds to support 19 two-year research projects that address critical gaps in the basic biomedical and behavioral sciences.

New EUREKA Awards Fund Highly Innovative Research, Promise Big Payoffs
October 28, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIH is using $67.4 million, including $10.6 million in Recovery Act Funds, to support to support highly innovative research projects promising big payoffs.

Recovery Act Funds Expand Studies of Stem Cell Biology
October 28, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS is using $5.4 million of Recovery Act funds to accelerate basic studies of induced pluripotent stem cells. 

Stimulus Grant to Help Expand the Use of Disease Models
August 24, 2009 • National Institute of General Medical Sciences

NIGMS grantee Stephen Eubank will use funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to extend our understanding of disease models and expand their use in policymaking. 

News Releases from NIGMS-Supported Institutions

Fruit Fly Chromosome Analysis Sheds Light on Evolution and Fertility Link to external Web site
August 8, 2012 • Arizona State University

Broad Test for Activation of Protein Kinases May Lead to Drug Combinations That Block Drug-Resistant Cancers Link to external Web site
April 13, 2012 • University of North Carolina Health Care

Study Promises to Allow Researchers to Control Stem Cell Differentiation Link to external Web site
March 1, 2012 • University of Georgia

Reference Manual of Fruit Fly Genome Lines is Publicly Available Link to external Web site
February 8, 2012 • North Carolina State University

Study of Bacterial Immune System Reveals Powerful Technique That Could be Used to Silence Genes in Other Organisms Link to external Web site
January 5, 2012 • University of Georgia

Newly Developed Resources Are Poised to Unlock Medicinal Benefits of Plants Link to external Web site
December 15, 2011 • University of Kentucky

Monarch Butterfly Genome Sequence Gives Insights Into Genetic Basis of Seasonal Migration Link to external Web site
November 23, 2011 • University of Massachusetts Medical School

Study Shows How Cells Mark Genes Before Cell Division for Fast Reactivation Link to external Web site
October 11, 2011 • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Orientation of Continents Influenced Human Migration, Spread of Technology Link to external Web site
September 19, 2011 • Brown University

ARRA-Funded ASCB Image Library Recognized by The Scientist Link to external Web site
September 1, 2011 • American Society for Cell Biology

NIGMS Uses Recovery Act Funds to Invest in Institute to Help Students With Disabilities Link to external Web site
August 12, 2011 •  Purdue University

Researchers Develop Compound to Block Signaling of Cancer-Causing Protein Link to external Web site
July 17, 2011 • New York University

Antisense RNA linked to Inherited Neurological Disorder Link to external Web site
June 21, 2011 • University of California, San Diego

Study Reveals How Cell’s Protein-Making Machine Bends Without Breaking Link to external Web site
May 19, 2011 • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Study Uncovers Link between Mechanical Stress on Cells and Cancer Gene Activation Link to external Web site
May 16, 2011 • University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Nature’s Elegant Solution to Repairing DNA Offers New Way to Target Cancer Link to external Web site
April 20, 2011 • Duke University Medical Center

Structure Shows Molecular Machinery That Helps Export Messenger RNA From Nucleus Link to external Web site
March 28, 2011 • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Newly Discovered Method of Gene Regulation Found From Yeast to Humans Link to external Web site
March 4, 2011 • Boston University

University at Buffalo Establishes Mentoring Program for Diverse Junior Faculty Link to external Web site
March 3, 2011 • University at Buffalo

Image Library Features Scientific Images of Cells and Their Constituents Link to external Web site
December 13, 2010 • American Society for Cell Biology

Structure of Telomerase’s RNA Core Domain Offers Clues to Cancer and Aging Link to external Web site
November 3, 2010 • University of California, Los Angeles

Grant Will Help Improve Diversity in the Scientific Workforce Link to external Web site
October 27, 2010 • University of Rochester Medical Center

Grant Will Help People With Disabilities Study Science Link to external Web site
October 25, 2010 • Purdue University

Grant Will Explore Ways to Help Women Faculty Advance in Academic Medical Careers Link to external Web site
October 20, 2010 • Stanford School of Medicine

UW-Madison Researcher Aims to Break Habit of Implicit Bias Link to external Web site
October 12, 2010 • University of Wisconsin, Madison

Manufactured 3-D RNAs Could Fight Cancer, Other Illnesses Link to external Web site
August 31, 2010 • University of California, Santa Barbara

Anesthetics Shed Light on How the Brain Shifts Between Sleep and Awake States Link to external Web site
August 26, 2010 • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Researchers Turn Up Brightness on Fluorescent Probes Link to external Web site
August 9, 2010 • Carnegie Mellon University

New Technology Promises to Help Drug Makers Go Green Link to external Web site
June 16, 2010 • University of Wisconsin, Madison

Structural Changes in Protein Control Biological Clock in Bacteria, Determining When Cells Divide Link to external Web site
February 18, 2010 • University of California, San Diego

ARRA Funds Research on How Saturated Fats Cause Disease Link to external Web site
December 21, 2009 • University of Nebraska

An ARRA-funded award will advance the research of a University of Nebraska scientist seeking to understand the molecular basis of the disease-causing effects of saturated fats.

Research on the Genetics of Social Behavior Gets Boost from ARRA Link to external Web site
December 8, 2009 • University of Southern California

Michelle Arbeitman has received a federal stimulus grant to help advance the understanding of the molecular genetics of reproductive behaviors and physiology in fruit flies.

“GO” Grant to Advance Drug Development from Plants Link to external Web site
November 5, 2009 • Michigan State University

An NIGMS Grand Opportunities stimulus grant will support research on how several plants make medicinal compounds.

Federal Funds Support Malaria Research Link to external Web site
November 5, 2009 • Binghamton University

NIGMS has issued a supplement grant to a researcher who is studying how the malaria parasite evolved resistance to the medication chloroquine.

Stimulus Grant Funds Stem Cell Research Link to external Web site
October 29, 2009 • University of Georgia

NIGMS has issued a $600,000 grant to accelerate research into induced pluripotent stem cells, which can be reprogrammed into virtually any cell type.

"GO" Grant to Study Personalized Medicine Link to external Web site
October 16, 2009 • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

An NIGMS Grand Opportunities stimulus grant will support a study on whether genetic information in existing electronic medical records can be used to make drug administration safer.

Colorado State University Biochemistry Professor Obtains Stimulus Funds to Study Path of Important Human Protein Link to external Web site
October 12, 2009 • Colorado State University

NIGMS grantee Robert Cohen has received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study the function of ubiquitin, a protein in cells that can lead to major disease depending on the path it takes.

Stimulus Grant Funds Image Library of the Cell Link to external Web site
October 1, 2009 • American Society for Cell Biology

NIGMS has awarded a "Grand Opportunities" grant to create an online image gallery of the cell that will be accessible to researchers, schools and the public.

Stimulus-Funded University Research Addressing Issues from Climate Change to Cancer, Creating Jobs and Training a New Generation of Scientists Link to external Web site
September 29, 2009 • The Science Coalition

Three NIGMS-funded scientists, Susan Forsburg, Emily Scott and George O’Doherty, are among those featured for receiving support from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

K-State Biologist Receives Stimulus Funds for Further Study of Cellular Process That Can Play a Role in Chronic Disease Link to external Web site
September 21, 2009 • Kansas State Media Relations

NIGMS grantee Katsura Asano has received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study how eukaryotic cells initiate the process of building proteins.

Federal Funding Gives Boost to Fellowship Program Aimed at Minority Postdocs Link to external Web site
September 11, 2009 • University of Califormia, San Francisco

The University of California, San Francisco, has received nearly $300,000 in federal economic stimulus funds to support the university’s Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award program. 

111 Grants and Counting: Yale Awarded $36 Million in NIH Recovery Act Funds Link to external Web site
August 28, 2009 • Yale University

Dieter Soll is one of eight NIGMS grantees at Yale University receiving funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Iowa State Faculty Attract $7.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grants Link to external Web site
August 20, 2009 • Iowa State University

NIGMS grantee W. Allen Miller is among the researchers at Iowa State University receiving American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.

UW Receives Seven Federal Stimulus Grants Link to external Web site
August 19, 2009 • University of Wyoming

NIGMS grantee Donald Jarvis is among the scientists at the University of Wyoming receiving funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 

BCM Awarded Stimulus Funding for Future Biomedical Researchers Link to external Web site
August 12, 2009 • Baylor College of Medicine

NIGMS grantees Gayle Slaughter and Michael J. Friedlander were awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support training and recruitment of new students and faculty at Baylor College of Medicine. 

NIH Stimulus Funding Supports Emory Biomedical Scientists Link to external Web site
August 6, 2009 • Emory University

NIGMS grantees are among the researchers at Emory University receiving American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. 

UCSF Researchers Begin to Receive NIH Stimulus Funds Link to external Web site
June 17, 2009 • University of Califormia, San Francisco

NIGMS grantee Maria Almira Corriea is among the researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, receiving economic stimulus grants from NIH.


 
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