Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Genes and Genome Systems Cluster
The Genes and Genome Systems Cluster supports studies on genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus. Proposals on the structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated are appropriate. Areas of interest include genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information.
Deadline: January 12, 2008
More info: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12780
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Biomolecular Systems Cluster
The Biomolecular Systems Cluster emphasizes the structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and interconversions of biological molecules. The context for such studies can range from investigations of individual macromolecules to the large-scale integration of metabolic and energetic processes.
Deadline: January 12, 2008
More info:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12771&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
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 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
Nominations of candidates are solicited for the 13th annual prize to be awarded in 2008.Please make your recommendation on or before September 14, 2007.
The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, a cash award of $250,000 and a silver medal in the design of the Roosevelt dime is awarded to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlines our understanding of birth defects.
Nomination forms are available upon request from:
Michael Katz, M.D.
Senior vice president for Research and Global Programs
March Of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Telephone: (914) 997-4555
Facsimile: (914) 997-4560
mkaz@marchofdimes.com
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 Research Awards for Innovation in Neuroscience (RAIN)
Supported by Astellas USA Foundation
The Society for Neuroscience is pleased to announce the inaugural year of the Research Awards for Innovation in Neuroscience (RAIN). The award was established to honor imaginative, innovative research that will advance novel ideas and have the potential to lead to significant breakthroughs in the understanding of the brain and nervous system and related diseases. Nominations will be accepted from individuals at all stages of their career. Three award recipients will be chosen. Each award will consist of $25,000 of unrestricted research funds for the recipient's institution.
Nomination packages for a 2007 Research Award for Innovation in Neuroscience should be submitted electronically to: awards@sfn.org. Please write "RAIN Nomination" in the subject line of the e-mail.
Deadline : Monday, September 17, 2007
More info: http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=FellowshipAndAwards_RAIN
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 BioMed
Central Research
Awards 2007
We are pleased to announce the launch of the BioMed Central Research Awards for 2007. These awards recognise excellence in research that has been made universally accessible by open access publication in one of BioMed Central's journals. Two awards of $5000 (US) will be made — one for biology research, and one for medical research.
Anyone who publishes original research of major significance in one of BioMed Central’s journals during 2007 is eligible for nomination. The sooner you submit your best research article to one of BioMed Central's 170+ journals, the more chance you have of being published in time to qualify for the award. You cannot nominate your own research, but a colleague (excluding co-authors) can by completing the nomination form provided.
Deadline:
Nominations are now being accepted and will close 21st December 2007
More info:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/researchawards
Other: http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/bmcblog/entry/nominations_open_for_the_biomed
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 Call for nominations for the AAAS International Scientific Cooperation Award
The AAAS International Scientific Cooperation Award, presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting, February 2008 In Boston, is given to an individual or small group in the scientific and Engineering community that has contributed substantially to the understanding or development of science or engineering across national boundaries. The award is open to all regardless of nationality and citizenship. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination. The recipient receives US $5000 award, a commemorative travel and hotel expenses.
Deadline: September1, 2007
More info: http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/int/index.shtml
Nominations should be typed and include following:
. Nominator’s name, address, phone number
. Nominee’s name, title, institutional affiliation, address, phones number, curriculum vitae (3 page maximum): a summary statement (250 words) and a longer detailed statement of the actions for which the candidate is nominated: any documentation (books, article or other materials) illuminating the significance of the nominee’s achievement may also be submitted
All materials become the property of AAAS Completed nominations should be submitted to: Linda Stroud, AAAS International office, Room 113,1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 2005, USA Fax: (202) 289-4958
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News You Can Use
YouTube-style- Online Science Video Journals
 The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), the first online video methods journal.
JoVE has a team of editors and consulting researchers that reviews each video,
http://www.jove.com/ SciVee, which will link videos of authors explaining a paper's results,
At SciVee, which was created in partnership with the NSF, the Public Library of Science and the San Diego Supercomputing Center, a proprietary new technology synchronizes the text of a paper to a video of the author explaining its key findings.
http://www.scivee.tv/ Lab Action provides a forum for users to upload their own videos, which either describe methods or provide tutorials on a general topic such as PCR.
http://www.labaction.com/
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