· The next HMC Grantee meeting will be held in Washington DC on August 22 - 23rd, 2005 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.  Please mark your calendars so you do not miss the opportunity to meet with all of the consortium investigators and stay tuned for more information. 

 

· Please send in pictures from your studies so that we can use them in a rotating picture file for the web site!  E-mail the pictures here!

 

· View the third meeting materials, presentations, and workgroup minutes!  Click here to visit the meetings web page.

Special Announcements from the HMCRC

Second Phase of the NIH Roadmap Exploratory Centers for Interdisciplinary Research

 

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov)

The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants about the plans for the second phase of the Interdisciplinary Research Centers program which is part of the NIH Roadmap:

(http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/).

 

This program began with a Request for Applications (RFA) soliciting planning centers using the P20 mechanism (Link). The P20 RFA called for planning center grants to develop new interdisciplinary approaches to solving significant and complex biomedical research problems.

Twenty-one of these planning centers have been funded, and information about each center can be found at: http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/ncrrprog/roadmap/ecirdirectory.asp. Each planning center was funded for three years, and the awards for these centers will expire in July 2007.

 

Read the entire notice here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

· Our web-site has been going through some major changes!  Let us know what you think! 

· E-Mail us your comments, suggestions, and updated information!

· The NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) has set up a new Web site dedicated to new investigators. It provides links to all sorts of valuable information, including tips on preparing applications. While it is aimed at new investigators, much of these resources are clearly of interest to even seasoned investigators.  Click here!

From HMCRC:  Grantee Action Items!

HMCRC March 2005 E-Newsletter

March 2005

Volume 2, Issue 1

NIH administrators please send us material that you would like posted. 

 

 

Decision Making in Health:  Behavior Maintenance

 

Decision Making in Cancer:  Single-Event DecisionsNIH Director's Pioneer Award

 

NIH Program Announcements

Current Job Openings

Texas A&M Department Head - Department of Social and Behavioral Health
The department head is responsible for leading the growth and development of the department’s curriculum, students and faculty. This individual is expected to maintain and active research program and strengthen the department’s research activities. The position is a 12-month tenure track appointment. The successful candidate must be eligible for tenure as an associate or full professor. Effective start date is negotiable, but no later than August 15, 2005.

 

Faculty position available in the Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC)
The SPRC is a productive group of scientists with an active clinical and community research program investigating optimal methods for preventing chronic disease in populations. The Center includes 14 faculty and senior academic staff, about 200 employees, and $12 million in research funding this year!

 

Investigator, Center for Health Studies

Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA

Potential joint Research appointment, Departments of Health Services or Epidemiology, University of Washington The Center for Health Studies (CHS) at Group Health Cooperative is seeking an outstanding scientist to develop and lead a program of research in physical activity, weight management and/or dietary change.

 

Send CV and letter of interest, or request for additional information to: Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH, Chair, Search Committee Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101-1448, (206) 287-2933

Group Health Cooperative and the University of Washington are Equal Opportunity Employers

 

 

Adherence Across Behavioral Domains in Treatment Promoting Smoking Cessation Plus Weight Control

 

· If you would like for us to post special reports in the quarterly newsletter, please e-mail Kerrie. 

 

· Other reports will be posted in the Grantee only section of the web under “Document Sharing.”

Recent Reports and Publications

Workgroup Activity

 

To find information for workgroup calls please go to the HMC Grantee Only Web to access the calendar.

 

The workgroup meeting minutes from the February meeting are also located on the Grantee Only web.  Please note the action items and verify that the members of your workgroup are up to date.

Funding Opportunities

NIH: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research -- Due Anytime

 

The NIH hereby notifies principal investigators holding specific types of NIH research grants that funds are available for administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, post doctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented.

 

Read the full article here

 

· Workgroup Chairs—Schedule two conference calls before the August meeting and post on the Grantee web calendar.

 

· Please review the research project page and let Kerrie know if there are any additions or changes to the investigator contact list for your site.

· See Grantee only section on supplements to expand cross-site data collection and analysis activities

Web-Site Highlights

Read about research translation and dissemination around diabetes!

Report from NIH conference

Welcome Dr. Ken McLeroy! He is joining the HMC as the Ecology workgroup chair.  He comes to us from the Texas A&M University School of Rural Public Health as Dean of the Social and Behavioral Health Program.

 

If you are interested in joining the Ecology workgroup or other workgroups please contact Kerrie Hora.

 

Thanks to Jason Hughes who is our new web developer!