BPS in the Beltway | November 22, 2024 In Brief TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Provide Stable Research Funding Transition of Power: Positions Take Shape Next Steps for FY25 Appropriations Funding NIH Reconvenes Scientific Management Review Board Congressional Fellowship Application Window Closes Soon Tags: BPS NewsAppropriationsWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateTake ActionDepartment of Energy (DOE)US CongressSen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)Grassroots AdvocacyPublic Policy NewsDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Fiscal Year 2025Congressional FellowshipSpeaker of the HouseHouse Majority LeaderFY25Senate Minority Leader119th CongressPresident-Elect Donald TrumpSen. John Thune (R-SD)Senate Majority WhipSen. John Barrasso (R-WY)Senate GOP Conference ChairSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Senate Minority WhipRep. Mike Johnson (R-LA-04)Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-01)House Minority LeaderRep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08)House Minority WhipRep. Katherine M Clark (D-MA-05)Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Chris WrightScientific Management Review Board (SMRB) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | October 31, 2024 In Brief TAKE ACTION: Continue the Pressure on Congress to Provide Stable Funding to NIH and NSF NIH Releases Final Scientific Integrity Policy NSF Releases Results of Merit Review RFI Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Tags: federal budgetBPS NewsAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramRequest for Information (RFI)Congressional UpdateNIH Funding for FY25NSF Funding for FY25Scientific Integrity PolicyMerit Review Read more
BPS in the Beltway | August 29, 2024 In Brief House and Senate Visions for NIH Reform TAKE ACTION: Let Congress Know NIH Reforms Should be done through Regular Order Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPS Congressional FellowBPS NewsAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetTake ActionHouse Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)House Energy & Commerce CommitteeBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramSenate Appropriations CommiteeRep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)NIH ReformSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Write Congress Read more
BPS in the Beltway | July 19, 2024 In Brief Register Now for the 2024 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole Outlines View for Fall FY25 Efforts Senate to Release First Science Budgets, Challenge FY25 Caps Tags: Capitol HillCongressional fellowscience policyRally for Medical ResearchBPS Congressional FellowBPS NewsAppropriationsSenateHouseBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Policy NewsHouse of RepresentativesUnited States SenateBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramEmergency FundingDOE Office of ScienceFiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) (HR 3746)FY25Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)Fiscal year (FY) 2025House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK)Scientific and Medical Research FundingSen. Patty Murray (D-WA)Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA)Department of Energy Office of Science Read more
BPS in the Beltway | April 29, 2024 Tags: IsraelBPS NewsAppropriationsScience and Engineering Fair of HoustonBPS in the BeltwayHouse Appropriations CommitteeDepartment of Energy (DOE)President Joe BidenUkraineDOE Office of ScienceFiscal Year (FY)Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Ranking Member DeLauroFY25Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)Appropriations ChairFiscal year (FY) 2025National Security Spending PackageScience Research and DevelopmentScience R&DSupplemental FundingPCASTPresident's Council of Advisors on Science and Tec Read more
BPS in the Beltway | February 29, 2024 In Brief Congress Agrees to Deal to Avert Shutdown Bertagnolli Faces Uphill Battle for FY24 Senate Republicans Set to Battle for Top Leadership Post Tags: biomedical researchBPS NewsCongressAppropriationsGovernment ShutdownSenateBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)National Science Foundation (NSF)Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)President Joe BidenFiscal Year 2024FY24Monica Bertagnolli MDFiscal Year 2025BPS News 2024Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS)State of the Union AddressState of the UnionFY25NIH DirectorSenate RepublicansSenate Minority LeaderMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Minority WhipMinority Whip John Thune (R-SD)John Cornyn (R-TX)GOP Conference ChairJohn Barrasso (R-WY) 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 | June 29, 2023 In Brief Congress Recesses After Setting Spending Targets for FY24 Interested in Meeting with Congress During August Recess? Tags: AdvocacyAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsBPS Public PolicyRepresentative Kay Granger (R-TX)Grassroots AdvocacyFiscal Year 2024FY2024FY24BPS PolicyFederal Grant Research FundingSenator Patty Murray (D-WA)Appropriations CommitteeSummer AdvocacyTeletown Hall MeetingsIn-District VisitsGrassroots Read more
BPS in the Beltway | May 31, 2023 In Brief House of Representatives Enacts Debt Ceiling Deal with White House Bertagnolli Nomination Facing Challenge from Sanders Tags: National Institues of HealthBPS NewsAppropriationsWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayPolicy NewsUS House of RepresentativesCongressional Budget Office (CBO)United States SenateSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)President Joe BidenUS Federal BudgetDebt CeilingFiscal Year 2024Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)Limit Save Grow Act (HR 2811)X DateMonica Bertagnolli MDDirector of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)Non-Defense Discretionary (NDD) FundingFiscal Year 2025Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) (HR 3746)Director of National Institutes of Health (NIH)Francis Collins MD PhDSenate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | May 26, 2022 Temperatures in Washington, DC are rising just as Appropriators kick off hearings for FY23 In Brief Appropriators Commence Hearings on FY23 Senators Review NSF Requests Science Committee Seeks Higher Budgets for DOE Facilities Tags: AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsFederal AppropriationsFY23Fiscal Year 2023Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations SubUS Federal BudgetWhite House Proposed BudgetDOE Office of Science Read more