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NHMRC Tracker
Welcome to NHMRC Tracker, our fortnightly bulletin that keeps you up-to-date with the National Health and Medical Research Council's major activities and announcements.
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November 2008
14th November
- Register as an NHMRC peer-review assessor
- Melanoma guidelines out soon
- HoMER newsletter
- 2009 Program Grants
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October 2008
31st October
- NHRMC Academy
- Guideline will help manage type 2 diabetes
- New CEO newsletter
- 2009 Project Grants
- New podcast: How do we improve the quality of our patients’ care?
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17th October
- NHRMC congratulates Professor Ian Frazeron winning thePrime Minister’s Science Prize
- NHMRC congratulates Dr Carola Vinuesa on winning the Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
- 2009 Project Grants
- Ethics form gets an update
- Seeking your comments
- New information kit on embryo research and human cloning
- NICS Fellows graduate
- New Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Beta Cell Replacement Initiative
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3rd October
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Seeking input to NHMRC Partnership Centres for Research Excellence
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Update your details
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NHMRC Academy
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Replacement page for NHMRC’s Guidelines to promote the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes
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Review of the Development Grants scheme
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New podcast: Water – elixir of life or harbinger of disease?
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September 2008
19th September
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Seeking peer review leadership for 2009
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NHMRC–European Union health research grants
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Last call for 2009 NICS Fellowships
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First licences granted for the derivation of human embryonic stem cells from cloned embryos
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Public comment on the Type 2 Diabetes guidelines
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5th September
- Release of the National Ethics Application Form Version 2
- Applications open for 2009 NICS Fellowships
- NHMRC releases the Diabetic Retinopathy Guidelines
- Direct-to-consumer DNA testing – Ron Trent
- NHMRC / ARC Research Administrators’ Seminar in association with ARMS, 6-7 November 2008
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August 2008
22nd August
- Cancer Research Urgent Calls for Expression of Interest
- 2009 NICS Fellowships
- Nutrition at the NHMRC
- Your DNA: a case of ‘buyer beware’?
- Public comment on the Diabetes Type 2 Guidelines
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8th August
- NEW funding vehicle for supporting policy and practice focussed research – Partnerships for Better Health. Call for applications
- Registering Clinical Trials
- Applications open for the International Human Frontier Science Fellowships Scheme
- NHMRC/ARC 2008 Research Administrator’s Seminar
- 2008 National HREC Chairs Roundtable
- WHO/NHMRC Public Seminar on International Water Quality Initiatives
- Podcast: Professor Ian Frazer on the Gardasil journey
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July 2008
25th July
- Harmonisation of Multi-Centre Ethical Review Project
- Podcast: a conversation with health economist, Professor Jane Hall
- Changes to the requirements for submission of end of grant Final Reports
- NHMRC Partnership Projects – Funding Policy
- NHMRC activities in genetics
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11th July
- Program Grants: Interview Dates and FAQ page
- NHMRC and the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) consultation process
- NHMRC/ARC Research Administrators' Seminar
- Revision of the NHMRC Dietary Guidelines
- NHMRC activities in genetics
- Podcast: a conversation with Professor Fiona Stanley
- NHMRC Supporting Australian and New Zealand Health and Medical Research Students
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June 2008
27th June
- NHMRC Partnerships information paper: Creating effective partnerships between policy and research
- PCU launch
- Latest NHMRC podcast: Professor James Whisstock
- New Guidelines to promote the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes
- Guideline for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
- Public Consultation on the Draft Guidelines on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Review of the NHMRC Road Map: A Strategic Framework for Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health through Research
- Clinical Research Excellence Conference (CRX08) 7 – 9 August, 2008. Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
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13th June
- Important Changes to Program Grants May 2008 Application Round!
- Revision of the 2004 Infection Control Guidelines
- NHMRC/ARC Research Administrators' Seminar in Association with ARMS
- Latest NHMRC podcast: Professor Wendy Hoy on Closing the health gap for Aboriginal Australians
- Australian Research Council Future Fellowships
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May 2008
30th May
- CEO Calls on Research Community to Support Peer Review
- NHMRC Program Grants – Call for Applications
- Clinical Centres of Research Excellence – Call for Applications
- Private hospital sector to benefit from VTE prevention program
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16th May
- Report on the 170th session of the NHMRC
- Program Grants timetable changes
- NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships
Partnership training awards - European Molecular Biology Laboratory opportunities
Public Health Review Consultations Recycled Water Guidelines - Comment on draft Palliative Care Guidelines
Draft Guidelines for a Palliative Approach for Aged Care in the Community - Prof Tony McMichael – another great mind in health and medical research
- National Health and Medical Research Council Meeting
- Applications for Group Leaders at European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- NHMRC announces new NICS Fellows
- Evidence-Practice Gaps Report Volume 1: A review of developments 2004 – 2007
- NHMRC Complaints Policy & NHMRC Service Charter
- Download Great Minds in Health
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2nd May
- National Health and Medical Research Council Meeting
- Applications for Group Leaders at European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- NHMRC announces new NICS Fellows
- Evidence-Practice Gaps Report Volume 1: A review of developments 2004 – 2007
- NHMRC Complaints Policy & NHMRC Service Charter
- Download Great Minds in Health
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April 2008
22th April
- Handbook to guide immunisation
- Announcement of the successful research applications into complementary and alternative medicine
- Call for research applications
- Project grants
- Development of an NHMRC information paper on biobanks and tissue banks
- Review: Ethical Aspects of Human Genetic Testing - an Information Paper
- Seeking feedback on Cardiovascular Risk Guideline
- Release of the draft Arthritis Guidelines for public consultation
- Download Great Minds in Health
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4th April
- Development Grants - Call for Applications for 2008
- Project Grants
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory Applications
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March 2008
25th March
- Applications sought for Group Leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Nominations open for Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
- Review of the NHMRC Road Map
- Download Great Minds in Health
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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February 2008
29th February Special Edition
- Centres of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE)
- Development Grants
- Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
- Enabling Grants Scheme
- Short Term Exchange
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22nd February
- NHMRC Researcher Forum
Advice to RAOs on surrender of Project Grants in Program Grant applications - Cancer Australia announces new research priority
- Public consultation: Guidelines on Monoclonal Antibody Production
- Review: Infection Control Guidelines
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8th February
- International Review Update
- NHMRC Researcher Forum
- Erratum - Program Grants – Application Guide
- Routine enquiries about Grant status
- Project Grant Review Panel Membership
- NHMRC Annual Report
- NHMRC Positions Vacant
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January 2008
25th January
- Looming submission deadline
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
- Project Grant Review Panel (GRP) Membership
- Program Grants: for intending applicants for 2009 funding (deadline Feb 15th 2008)
- Public consultation: Guidelines on Whiplash Associated Disorders
- Privacy Guidelines for health practitioners in the private sector (Section 95AA Privacy Act 1988 (CTH)
- Grand Challenges Explorations – Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Advance Symposium notice - Involving People in Research
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