"We are doing it as a pilot, and I don't know how long it will last," says Walter Schaffer, head of NIH extramural training programs.
It is, I believe, the first extramural training award available to foreign nationals; the only requirement is a visa that will allow the winners to stay in the United States for the award's duration.
NGOs who wish to become more involved in research generally recognize the need for extramural training and support.
Other ESVN members might have a similar trainer status as residents, when they are responsible for extramural training of students.
Many large research foundations tend to have well-established grant review procedures, and they aren't hurting for worthy proposals, says William Chambers, senior vice president of extramural research and training at the American Cancer Society.
Overall, we must establish a new "big tent" culture that bridges the biology of basic aging research, human gerontology, geriatric medicine and population aging based on effective, properly coordinated mechanisms of communication, collaboration, experimental science, infrastructure, research and academic training, and extramural funding.
Both Anthony Demsey, senior adviser for policy to NIH extramural head Wendy Baldwin, and NIH training guru Walter Shaffer note that there is no official NIH policy on grants and postdocs, and there isn't likely to be really soon.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program provides promising junior faculty extramural funding, expert mentoring, and the training needed to be successful in the academic role.
Other participants questioned the role of senior private veterinarians overseeing the practical training of veterinary students on extramural placements and early career veterinarians.
To accomplish this, we are in the process of developing a number of extramural and intramural programs that focus on training, career development, independent research support, and specialized centers in integrative (translational) research.
A third Governmental plan [ 27] for the development of palliative care (2008 2012) was launched in 2008 for the further development of intra- and extramural palliative care, to pursue the development of training and research in palliative care and to improve the development of support and training for the paramedics.
