From the Center for Nursing Research...

Good News! Wainwright, Docherty and Cicero Submit Applications

• Kudos to PhD student Kristin Wainwright and faculty sponsor Sharron Docherty and their entire team for the submission of the NRSA proposal entitled “Specific and Pervasive Symptoms in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis Using the MURDOCK_MS Dataset: A Secondary Analysis."
• Kudos to PhD student Ethan Cicero and his advisors for the submission of his NIH NRSA Fellowship application entitled "The Health Status of Transgender Adults." This proposal requests funds for a 16-month period with a start date of April 1, 2017.

Office of Research Support Offers Workshop on Finding Funding

• Looking for funding? Seeking a fellowship to support research? Want to fund travel for a summer project? Need dissertation support? Take this opportunity to learn how to search for funding by using Duke's subscription to COS Pivot.  In class you'll create an account, update your profile and plan a search  strategy leading to a short-list of likely funders.  Class size is limited, so register early! 

   September 13, 2016, 1:30 - 2:20 p.m., https://ors.duke.edu/node/7160

     October 12, 2016, 10:30 -11:30 a.m., https://ors.duke.edu/node/7161

Important NIH Policy Update - Effective January 25, 2017

• New Policy Eliminates Most Appendix Material for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Applications Submitted for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017(NOT-OD-16-129) National Institutes of Health Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health