BPS in the Beltway | June 28, 2024 In Brief Register Now for the 2024 Rally for Medical Research The Fight for NIH and Scientific Research Funding is Underway House Floats Plan to Restructure NIH, Limit Gain of Function Research Tags: nihstemRally for Medical ResearchBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Policy NewsNational Science Foundation (NSF)National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPARep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) (HR 3746)Appropriations CommitteeHouse of RepresenativesGain of Function (GOF) ResearchNIH RestructureRep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)Appropriations Committee on Labor Health and HumanFogarty International CenterNational Institute on Health Sciences Research Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 31, 2024 In Brief FY24 Appropriations Efforts Underway…Again Annual Meeting Program: Opportunities for International Collaboration Annual Meeting Program: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities at the New Agency Annual Meeting Program: Inside NIH: Using Technological Developments for Solving Biological Problems Annual Meeting Program: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: BPS Annual MeetingAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)National Science Foundation (NSF)Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPABPS2024Northeastern UniversityFY2024FY24National Cancer Institute (NCI)BPS Annual Meeting 2024International CollaborationIleana HancuChristina LiuThomas ChoAshley BarnesJames MackAnowarul AminEric Johnson ChavarriaMark DamicoEngin SerpersuJaroslaw (Jarek) MajewskiIshita Mukerji302b302b NumbersLabor Health and Human Services (LHHS)Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)Portsmouth UniversityMarie Slowdowsa Curie FellowshipAlexander von Humboldt FellowshipAmerican Friends of Alexander von Humboldt FoundatAndrea StithTheresa GoodHuman Frontier Science Program (HSFP)Center for Scientific Review (CSR)National Institute on General Medical Sciences (NIWilson Francisco Read more
BPS in the Beltway | December 22, 2023 In Brief Holiday Wishes Congress Adjourns for 2023 with Spending Bills Incomplete AM24: Policy & Advocacy Dinner Meet-Up AM24: Opportunities for International Collaboration AM24: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities at the New Agency AM24: Inside NIH: Using Technological Developments for Solving Biological Problems AM24: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: BPS Annual Meetingmolecular biophysicsscience policyBPS Congressional FellowCongressAppropriationsSenateHousePACCRBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateNational Science FoundationPublic Affairs Committee (PAC)BPSNewsARPA-HAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAHigh-Risk High-Reward ResearchCongressional FellowshipAnnual Meeting 2024BPS Annual Meeting 2024Speaker Mike JohnsonPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Dinner Meet-UpScience policy careersOpportunities for International CollaborationInternational CollaborationGlobal ResearchIleana HancuInside NIH: Using Technological Developments for SChristina LiuNational Institute of General Medical SciencesThomas ChoAshley BarnesJames MackCenter for Scientific ReviewAnowarul AminNational Cancer InstituteEric Johnson ChavarriaMark DamicoInside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF GrantsEngin SerpersuMolecular Cellular Sciences DivisionJaroslaw (Jarek) MajewskiMolecular Biophysics Division of Molecular and CelIshita MukerjiSynthesis Center for Molecular and Cellular Scienc Read more
BPS in the Beltway | July 31, 2023 In Brief August Recess Kicks Off with NSF Up and NIH Down in Appropriations-palooza Register Now for the 2023 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPSRally for Medical ResearchAugust recessAppropriationsSenate AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetContinuing Resolution (CR)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAFY23FY24Congressional RecessNational Cancer Institute (NCI)National Institute for General Medical Services (NNational Institute of Allergies and Infectious DisCHIPS and Science ActCongressional Fellowship Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 30, 2023 In Brief Annual Meeting: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities in the New Agency Annual Meeting: Envisioning the Future of Biophysical Postdoctoral Training Committee Assignments Are Made as Debt Ceiling Battle Looms House Revisits Reaganomics in Effort to Balance Budget Tags: BPS Annual MeetingDorothy Beckettpostdoctoral trainingYale UniversityUniversity of California IrvineOhio State UniversityEmory UniversityEric SundbergBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIUS BudgetHouse Appropriations CommitteePublic Affairs Committee (PAC)Michael RudokasAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAUS Federal BudgetAnnual Meeting 2023Renee Wegrzyn PhDDivision of Biophysics Biomedical Technology and CMelanie CoccoDevasena PnnalaguShanna HamiltonRep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)Rep. John Carter (R-TX)Speaker Kevin McCarthyMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)Debt CeilingReaganomicsFiscal Year 2024Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | September 29, 2022 In Brief Senate Invokes Cloture on CR on Eve of Fiscal Year’s End Senate Confirms Prabhakar as Director of OSTP Biden Announces Inaugural Director for ARPA–H Fauci Announces Departure from NIAID, Advisory Roles Tags: SenateWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayContinuing Resolution (CR)White House Office of Science and Technology PolicUnited States SenateAnthony FauciNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaOffice of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAPresident Joe BidenWhite House BudgetFY23Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)Public Policy NewsClotureFiscal Year (FY)Arati Prabhakar PhDDARPADefense Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Renee Wegrzyn PhDGinko BioworksNational Institutes of Health INIH)President BidenChief Medical AdvisorChief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation Read more
BPS In the Beltway | July 21, 2022 In Brief Sign-Up to Meet with Your Elected Officials at Home Advocate for NIH Funding for FY23 in Washington, DC Apply for the BPS 2023-2024 Congressional Fellowship Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Headed to House Floor House Moves to Remove ARPA-H from NIH Organizational Structure Tags: federal budgetRally for Medical ResearchBPS Congressional FellowOffice of ScienceBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAAdvocacy at HomeGrassroots AdvocacyFederal Appropriations ProcessFiscal Year 2023 (FY23)Health and Human Services (HHS)HHS Secretary Xavier BecerraRep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | January 31, 2022 In Brief Annual Meeting: People or Projects? Approaches to Funding Research Annual Meeting: Beyond Coronavirus: Preparing for the Next Pandemic Justice Breyer’s Retirement offers Biden an Opportunity and a Presidential First Omnibus Talks Continue Between House and Senate Congressional Research Service (CRS) Delivers Report on FY22 Appropriations Tags: nihBPS Annual MeetingNational Institues of HealthOmnibusresearch fundingBPS in the BeltwayContinuing Resolution (CR)CoronavirusHouse Appropriations CommitteeCOVID-19Novel CoronavirusNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)Pandemic FundingFY22BPS Annual Meeting 2022BPS 2022Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPABurroughs Wellcome FundWellcome LeapHigh-Risk High-Reward ResearchPandemic PreparednesssPandemicUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)Justice Stephen BreyerPresident Joe BidenFederal AppropriationsFY 2022Senate Appropriations CommiteeCongressional Research Service (CRS) Read more