Tag: National Institutes of Health

African-American

Protest, Vote and Join that Committee

As our nation comes off weeks of massive protests, many of us are looking for those actionable next steps towards racial equality. For everyone hoping to carry momentum forward to effect change: join a committee.

June 23, 2020

Health

Black Scientists Applying for NIH Grants Consistently Receive Lower Scores, Says Study

A new scoring approach introduced in 2009 was supposed to diminish bias during the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Enhanced Peer Review process, but Black researchers applying for the agency’s prestigious and highly competitive R01 grants consistently receive lower scores than White applicants in the first and critical phase of consideration, a new study reveals. […]

June 16, 2020

African-American

HBCU Meharry Medical College Gets NIH Support to Advance COVID-19 Drug Development

The historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Friday that it will get vital research and technical support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance its development of a drug for patients infected with COVID-19.

May 31, 2020

Native Americans

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Naomi Lee

Growing up on the Cattaraugus reservation, Dr. Naomi Lee was used to being surrounded by people who shared similar backgrounds and experiences to hers. However, upon leaving the reservation for college at Rochester Institute of Technology, Lee struggled with her identity.

January 24, 2020

News Roundup

UNC Graduate School Appoints New Dean

Dr. Suzanne Barbour, dean of the graduate school at the University of Georgia, has been appointed dean of the UNC Graduate School and professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her new role, effective Sept. 3, Barbour will lead enhancement of graduate education and engage adult learners […]

July 25, 2019

News Roundup

Grant to Help Marquette Professor Study Stroke Rehab

To further study stroke rehabilitation, Dr. Allison Hyngstrom, associate professor and chair of the physical therapy department in the College of Health Sciences at Marquette University, received a $2.3 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Hyngstrom will collaborate with Dr. Matthew Durand, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Medical […]

July 18, 2019

Women

Study: Women Principal Investigators Receive Less Funding Than Men

On average, first-time women principal investigators scientists receive $41,000 less than men, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the Kellogg School of Management. This study is the first of its kind that shows that women receive less money when they submit grants to the federal government. When women receive less grant support from […]

March 5, 2019

STEM

Professor Gets $1.2M Grant for Pulmonary Fibrosis Study

An associate professor at Hampton University’s pharmacy school has received her second independent investigator award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Neelam Azad, chairperson of the school’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been granted $1,269,500 for research titled “Targeting Lipogenic and Angiogenic Mediators in Pulmonary Fibrosis.” The award will begin funding this month and […]

July 31, 2018

Students

Federally Funded Programs Are Not Enough to Diversify the STEM Workforce

Despite billions of dollars being invested on hundreds of programs that are created to increase the number of minorities who enter STEM fields, data from Change the Equation, indicates that today’s STEM workforce is no more diverse than it was 15 years ago.

July 24, 2018

News Roundup

West Virginia University Researcher to Study Fracking Effect

MORGANTOWN, W.VA. A West Virginia University assistant professor has received a $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to look at how airborne particles that result from hydraulic fracturing affect human health. In hydraulic fracturing, oil and gas are extracted from rock by injecting mixtures of water, sand and chemicals underground. The university said […]

June 11, 2018

HBCUs

HBCUs’ Relevance in Diversifying the STEM Workforce

Global scientific competitiveness of the United States depends on the nation’s ability to sustain and grow the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. An important approach to this goal is ensuring that groups historically underrepresented (HU) in STEM fields play larger roles.

March 6, 2018

News Roundup

Marshall University Researcher Wins Award to Study Obesity

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $10.7 million grant to a Marshall University researcher to study obesity and related conditions. The five-year grant was awarded to Uma Sundaram, vice dean for research at Marshall’s School of Medicine and a board-certified gastroenterologist. Sundaram will be the principal investigator and program director […]

March 5, 2018