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>>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
>NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
>NIH Office of the Director (OD)<http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/>
>NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)<http://orwh.od.nih.gov/>
>National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
><http://www.nigms.nih.gov/>
>For Immediate Release: Monday, July 14, 2008
>>Contacts:
>Marsha Love, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, 301-402-1770,
><e-mail lovem at od.nih.gov>
>Ann Dieffenbach, National Institute of General Medical Sciences,
>301-496-7301, <e-mail: dieffena at nigms.nih.gov>
>>NIH HELPS ADVANCE WOMEN IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAREERS
>>For every bright mind that doesn't reach her or his full potential,
>biomedical research loses a new idea, a new approach, or a new perspective.
>>In an effort to advance talented women in leadership positions,
>including those from underrepresented backgrounds, the National
>Institutes of Health (NIH) published today a Request for
>Applications (RFA) to support research on causal factors and
>interventions that promote and support the careers of women in
>biomedical and behavioral science and engineering. The initiative
>will provide $2 to $3 million to fund up to eight R01 awards in
>fiscal year 2009.
>>"Through rigorous research efforts, the NIH and others will continue
>to close the gender gap in science and engineering," said NIH
>Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "Collecting data to understand what
>affects the career trajectories for women and men will inform the
>development and adaptation of intervention strategies."
>>The RFA seeks to support research on causal factors explaining the
>career patterns of women in biomedical and behavioral science and
>engineering. It also aims to test the efficacy of programs designed
>to eliminate sex/gender disparities and to promote the careers of
>women in these fields. Areas of interest include family and economic
>circumstances; institutional/departmental environment and
>organizational structure; disciplinary culture or practices; and
>issues related to broader social and cultural context.
>>The initiative, sponsored by the National Institute of General
>Medical Sciences (NIGMS), emerged from the NIH Working Group on
>Women in Biomedical Careers, co-chaired by Dr. Zerhouni and Dr.
>Vivian Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Women's Health and
>Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH). The
>Working Group was created to examine and address the issues
>highlighted in the National Academies report, "Beyond Bias and
>Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and
>Engineering", with attention to both extramural and intramural communities.
>>"RFA-GM-09-012: Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that
>Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and
>Behavioral Science and Engineering (R01)". The receipt date for
>applications is October 22, 2008. For more information about the NIH
>Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers, visit
><http://womeninscience.nih.gov/>.
>>NIGMS supports basic biomedical research that is the foundation for
>advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. For more
>information, visit <http://www.nigms.nih.gov>. ORWH serves as the
>focal point for women's health research at the NIH. For more
>information, visit <http://orwh.od.nih.gov/>.
>>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical
>Research Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a
>component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is
>the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic,
>clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the
>causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For
>more information about NIH and its programs, visit <www.nih.gov>.
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