News & Notes

NINR Establishes New Office of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research
NINR Establishes New OEPCR
March 6, 2014
NINR has established the Office of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research. Dr. Jeri L. Miller has been appointed as chief of the office.
NINR has established the Office of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research. Dr. Jeri L. Miller has been appointed as chief of the office.

Dr. Barbara J. Drew to Give NINR Director’s Lecture
Dr. Barbara J. Drew to Give NINR Director’s Lecture
February 26, 2014
Dr. Barbara J. Drew, expert in clinical electrocardiography, will deliver the first of two NINR Director’s Lectures for 2014.
Dr. Barbara J. Drew, expert in clinical electrocardiography, will deliver the first of two NINR Director’s Lectures for 2014.

NINR Intramural Scientists Receive Prestigious Funding Awards
NINR Intramural Scientists Receive Funding Awards
February 24, 2014
Two scientists from NINR’s Division of Intramural Research have received funding awards to help support their basic and clinical research in the area of symptom science.
Two NINR scientists have received funding awards to help support their research in the area of symptom science.

NINR Research Methodologies Boot Camp to Explore Big Data
NINR Research Methodologies Boot Camp to Explore Big Data
February 13, 2014
NINR’s 2014 Boot Camp will provide a foundation in methodologies for using Big Data in symptoms research.
NINR’s 2014 Boot Camp will provide a foundation in methodologies for using Big Data in symptoms research.

Now Accepting Applications for 2014 NINR Summer Genetics Institute
Now Accepting Applications for 2014 NINR SGI
February 7, 2014
The application period for the 2014 NINR Summer Genetics Institute is now open. The 2014 SGI will be held from June 2- 27, 2014 on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD.
The application period for the 2014 NINR SGI is now open. The 2014 SGI will be held from June 2- 27, 2014 on the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD.

NIH-Duke Clinical Research Training Program Seeking Applications
NIH-Duke Clinical Research Training Program Seeking Applications
February 3, 2014
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2014-2015 NIH-Duke Training Program in Clinical Research, a formal training program in quantitative and methodological principles of clinical research.
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2014-2015 NIH-Duke Training Program in Clinical Research, a formal training program in quantitative and methodological principles of clinical research.

NINR Launches Palliative Care: Conversations Matter™ Campaign
NINR Launches Palliative Care Campaign
January 29, 2014
NINR's new campaign aims to raise awareness of and improve communications about pediatric palliative care.
NINR's new campaign aims to raise awareness of and improve communications about pediatric palliative care.

NINR, NIA-Funded Study Demonstrates Cognitive Training Has Staying Power
Study Demonstrates Cognitive Training Has Staying Power
January 24, 2014
Training to improve cognitive abilities in older people lasted years after the training program was completed, according a study supported by NINR and the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Training to improve cognitive abilities in older people lasted years after the training program was completed, according a study supported by NINR and NIA.

Two NINR Scientists Receive Presidential Honor
Two NINR Scientists Receive Presidential Honor
January 24, 2014
Dr. Jessica Gill, a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar and NINR intramural investigator, and Dr. Ida Spruill, an NINR-supported extramural scientist, were selected to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Dr. Jessica Gill, NINR intramural investigator, and Dr. Ida Spruill, an NINR-supported extramural scientist, were selected to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

NINR Funds Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group
NINR Funds PCRC Group
January 25, 2014
Through a cooperative agreement with Duke University and the University of Colorado, NINR will continue to fund the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC), which focuses on building the science of end-of-life and palliative care.
Through a cooperative agreement with Duke University and the University of Colorado, NINR will continue to fund the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC), which focuses on building the science of end-of-life and palliative care.

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