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Science Highlights

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Scientists Discover Possible Anti-Aging Treatment in Mouse Cells

NIH Director's Transformative Research Award

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SPARC Researchers Perform First-of-its-Kind In-Human Vagus Nerve Recording

Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC)

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A Genetic Checkpoint that Could put Alzheimer’s Disease to REST

NIH Director's Pioneer Award

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HRHR Awardee Finds Signature of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Gut Microbiome

NIH Director's New Innovator Award

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Housing Instability Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)

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CryoET Technology Explores Connections in the Brain

Transformative High-Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy (cryoEM)

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The Influence of Social Biases in AI Models Used in Hospital Decision Making: A Cautionary Tale

Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI)

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Tailoring sense of smell one receptor at a time

4D Nucleome (4DN)

Photo of Leor Weinberger; card with text: High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program Awardee Dr. Leor Weinberger; NIH logo with text: National Institutes of Health Office of Strategic Coordination – The Common Fund; 3 NIH Director’s Award logos with text: Transformative Research Award, New Innovator Award, Pioneer Award

Fighting Virus with Virus: Researchers Engineer a New Approach to HIV Treatment

NIH Director's Pioneer Award

Integration and Coordination Center: Data Resource Center, Knowledge Center, Cloud Implementation Center, Center for Training and the relation between each Center and Programs.

The Common Fund Data Ecosystem Announces the Cloud Workspace Implementation Center and Training Center

Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE)

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New NIH Research Awards Support Community-Led Research to Reduce Health Disparities

Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS)

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New Findings on Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC)

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Researchers Discover Link Between How Words Sound and Infant Speech Development

NIH Director's Early Independence Award

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CryoEM structures unravel a molecular mystery of hepatitis B infection

Transformative High-Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy (cryoEM)

Marie Bernard, M.D., speaks enthusiastically with her hand raised to an audience at the FIRST program conference. She stands next to a projected slide and behind of a podium with the FIRST logo. The room is full and the audience has their backs to the camera, facing Bernard.

FIRST Awardees Convene to Advance Scientific Excellence 

Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST)

This page last reviewed on December 20, 2024

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