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PRESS RELEASES

2016

• NIH awards aim to understand molecular changes during physical activity December 13, 2016
• New NIH awards will enhance understanding of how nerves control organ function October 6, 2016
• NIH Common Fund announces 2016 High-Risk, High-Reward Research awards October 4, 2016
• Manufactured stem cells to advance clinical research June 24, 2016
• NIH Recognizes 20 Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers May 5, 2016

2015

• New Prize Competition Seeks Innovative Ideas to Advance Open Science October 20, 2015
• NIH announces Common Fund 2015 High-Risk, High-Reward Research awardees October 6, 2015
• NIH Common Fund launches four programs designed to take aim at gaps in biomedical research October 5, 2015
• NIH commits $36m to train junior faculty in Africa September 24, 2015
• Undiagnosed Diseases Network launches online application portal September 16, 2015
• NIH Common Fund launches physical activity research program July 11, 2015
• GTEx findings reveal new insights into how DNA differences influence gene activity, disease susceptibility May 7, 2015
• NIH still active in Gulf region five years after oil spill April 13, 2015
• Repurposed experimental cancer drug restores brain function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease March 31, 2015
• NIH announces Follow that Cell Challenge finalists March 16, 2015
• NIH-supported researchers map epigenome of more than 100 tissue and cell types February 18, 2015
• Diaper compound may expand power of microscopes January 23, 2015

2014

• NIH awards ~$8 million to unravel the workings of single cells December 30, 2014
• NIH awards ~$31 million to enhance diversity in the biomedical research workforce October 22, 2014
• NIH invests almost $32 million to increase utility of biomedical research data October 9, 2014
• NIH Common Fund announces 2014 High-Risk, High-Reward research awardees October 6, 2014
• New supplemental awards apply sex and gender lens to NIH-funded research September 23, 2014
• NIH funds next phase of Tissue Chip for Drug Screening program September 23, 2014
• Single animal to human transmission event responsible for 2014 Ebola outbreak August 29, 2014
• NIH programs to focus on emerging areas of science July 25, 2014
• NIH names new clinical sites in Undiagnosed Diseases Network July 1, 2014

2013​

• NIH to fund research workforce diversity program December 30, 2013
• 2013 High Risk-High Reward research awards announced September 30, 2013
• NIH announces awards to strengthen the biomedical research workforce September 23, 2013
• NIH funds research to explore a cell communication process August 6, 2013
• NIH to fund collaborations with industry to identify new uses for existing compounds June 18, 2013

2012

• NIH proposes critical initiatives to sustain future of U.S. biomedical research December 7, 2012
• NIH Common Fund announces awards for Single Cell Analysis October 15, 2012
• NIH Grantees Win 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry October 10, 2012
• 2012 NIH Director’s Early Independence awards recognizes 14 scientists October 1, 2012
• NIH funds will strengthen national capacity for cost-effective, large-scale clinical studies September 26, 2012
• NIH announces new program in metabolomics September 19, 2012
• NIH continues its commitment to high risk-high reward research September 13, 2012
• NIH Common Fund researchers link genetic variants and gene regulation in many common diseases September 5, 2012
• NIH Human Microbiome Project defines normal bacterial makeup of the body June 13, 2012

2011

• NIH program allows junior investigators to bypass traditional post-doc training September 30, 2011
• NIH to make a mightier mouse resource for understanding disease September 29, 2011
• NIH Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., recognizes 20 NIH recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers September 28, 2011
• NIH announces 79 awards to encourage creative ideas in science September 20, 2011
• NIH, DARPA and FDA collaborate to develop cutting-edge technologies to predict drug safety September 16, 2011
• NIH appoints director of intramural center for regenerative medicine August 3, 2011
• Tired neurons caught nodding off in sleep-deprived rats April 27, 2011
• NIH launches largest oil spill health study February 28, 2011

2010

• HHS agencies partner with PEPFAR to transform African medical education October 7, 2010
• NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression Project October 7, 2010
• Researcher Determines Shape of a Protein Important for HIV and Cancer October 6, 2010
• NIH Announces New Program to Accelerate Research Independence October 6, 2010
• NIH Transformative Research Project Awards hasten innovation September 30, 2010
• NIH and FDA announce awards to advance regulatory science September 27, 2010
• NIH ramps up Human Microbiome Project - Funds awarded for disease demonstration studies and technology development September 7, 2010
• NIH Expands National Network for Transforming Clinical and Translational Research July 14, 2010
• Mental Decline Thwarted in Aging Rats July 8, 2010
• NIH and Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Population-based Genome Studies in Africa June 22, 2010
• NIH Human Microbiome Project Researchers Publish First Genomic Collection of Human Microbes May 20, 2010
• NIH Partners with PEPFAR to Strengthen Medical Education in Africa March 15, 2010
• Emerging Science, Tech Advances Highlight New NIH Common Fund Programs February 25, 2010
• NIH and FDA Announce Collaborative Initiative to Fast-track Innovations to the Public February 24, 2010
• NIH Awards $18.3 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education January 7, 2010

2009

• NIH Announces First National Research Study Recruitment Registry November 10, 2009
• NIH Launches Second Phase of Patient Reported Outcomes Initiative October 16, 2009
• NIH Announces 115 Awards to Encourage High-Risk Research and Innovation September 24, 2009
• NIH Funds Grantees Focusing on Epigenomics of Human Health and Disease September 16, 2009
• New Technique Could Sustain Cancer Patients’ Fertility July 14, 2009
• NIH Expands National Consortium for Transforming Clinical and Translational Research, Releases First Progress Report July 14, 2009
• NIH Expands Human Microbiome Project; Funds Sequencing Centers and Disease Projects June 23, 2009
• Study Finds Unexpected Bacterial Diversity on Human Skin June 1, 2009
• NIH Clinical and Translational Science Consortium Grows to 39 Members April 7, 2009
• NIH Nanotechnology Task Force and the NIH Nanomedicine Roadmap Initiative Host NanoWeek 2009 April 3, 2009
• Three New Informatics Pilot Projects to Aid Clinical and Translational Scientists Nationwide January 26, 2009

2008

• Researchers Establish International Human Microbiome Consortium October 16, 2008
• Human Microbiome Project Awards Funds for Technology Development, Data Analysis and Ethical Research October 7, 2008
• NIH Announces Funding for New Epigenomics Initiative September 29, 2008
• NIH Extends Its Commitment to Transformative Research with $138 Million for Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards in 2008 September 22, 2008
• Wilder Named OPASI Division Director September 12, 2008
• NIH Announces New Transformative R01 Funding Program September 9, 2008
• NIH Funds Nine Centers to Speed Application of Powerful New Research Approach September 2, 2008
• NIH Director Announces Enhancements to Peer Review June 6, 2008
• NIH Expands National Consortium Dedicated to Transforming Clinical and Translational Research May 29, 2008
• Scientists Identify New Leads for Treating Parasitic Worm Disease March 16, 2008
• NIH Announces New Initiative in Epigenomics January 22, 2008

2007

• NIH Launches Human Microbiome Project December 19, 2007
• NIH Director’s Pioneer and New Innovator Award Programs Launch 2008 Application Cycles November 13, 2007
• NIH Director Invests in Innovation, New Investigators September 18, 2007
• NIH Expands National Consortium to Transform Clinical and Translational Research September 18, 2007
• NIH Launches Interdisciplinary Research Consortia September 6, 2007
• NIH Director Launches Program for Innovative New Investigators March 9, 2007

2006

• NIH Director Announces 2007 Pioneer Award Competition October 12, 2006
• NIH Launches National Consortium to Transform Clinical Research October 3, 2006
• NIH Director Announces 2006 Pioneer Award Recipients September 19, 2006

2005

• Launch of the 2006 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program November 28, 2005
• NIH Launches Major Program to Transform Clinical and Translational Science October 12, 2005
• 2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Recipients Announced September 29, 2005
• NIH Roadmap Continues to Move Forward on All Front September 29, 2005
• 2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program Opens January 10, 2005

2004

• NIH Roadmap Accelerates October 1, 2004
• First NIH Director's Pioneer Award Recipients Named September 29, 2004
• The NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program January 20, 2004

2003

• NIH Announces Strategy to Accelerate Medical Research Progress September 30, 2003

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