Discovery of Biomarkers, Biomarker Signatures, and Endpoints for Pain (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support the discovery of promising candidate biomarkers that will facilitate the development of non-opioid therapeutic options for the treatment of pain conditions. The goal of this FOA is to encourage a biomarker discovery process that will result in the development of pain biomarkers that can withstand rigorous clinical and analytical validation. It is hoped that an increased availability of rigorous biomarkers for pain will facilitate the discovery and development of transformational non-opioid therapeutics for pain.RFA-NS-18-041 (Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities)
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - August 2, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

New Paradigms in Tissue Communication-from mediators to metabolic function (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional)
NIDDK utilizes High Impact, Interdisciplinary Science (RC2) grants to support projects that will lay the foundation for new fields of investigation within the mission of NIDDK. The RC2 is envisioned to use an interdisciplinary approach to generate a research resource and/or foster discovery-based or hypothesis-generating science that can have a significant impact on the broader scientific community. This targeted FOA specifically seeks to generate scientific advancements that are focused on identifying new signals and regulatory networks that mediate metabolic cross talks within and between organs that play a role in the d...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - August 2, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Regenerative Medicine Innovation Projects (RMIP) (U44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), participating NIH Institutes and Centers, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, invite cooperative agreement (U44) applications to support small business research studies aimed at furthering the field of regenerative medicine (RM) using adult stem cells. These applications are expected to focus on innovative projects that propose solutions to widely recognized issues in the development of safe and effective RM therapies. Emphasis will be given to projects that address critical issues in product development relevant for regulatory submissions. Areas of focus may...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - August 1, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Regenerative Medicine Innovation Projects (RMIP) (UT2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), participating NIH Institutes and Centers, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, invite cooperative agreement (UT2) applications to support small business research studies aimed at furthering the field of regenerative medicine (RM) using adult stem cells. These applications are expected to focus on innovative projects that propose solutions to widely recognized issues in the development of safe and effective RM therapies. Emphasis will be given to projects that address critical issues in product development relevant for regulatory submissions. Areas of focus may...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - August 1, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Regenerative Medicine Innovation Projects (RMIP) Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), participating NIH Institutes and Centers, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, invite exploratory/developmental phased award cooperative agreement (UG3/UH3) applications to support investigator-initiated clinical trials (Phase I or later phase) aimed at furthering the field of regenerative medicine (RM) using adult stem cells. These applications are expected to focus on innovative projects that propose solutions to widely recognized issues in the development of safe and effective RM therapies. Emphasis will be given to projects that use RM products with demons...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - August 1, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Regenerative Medicine Innovation Projects (RMIP) Investigator-Initiated Studies (Collaborative U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes and Centers, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, invite cooperative agreement (U01) applications to support investigator-initiated clinical research studies aimed at furthering the field of regenerative medicine (RM) using adult stem cells. These applications are expected to focus on innovative projects that propose solutions to widely recognized issues in the development of safe and effective RM therapies. Emphasis will be given to projects that address critical issues in product development relevant for regulatory submissions. Areas ...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - August 1, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Human Islet Research Enhancement Center for the Human Islet Research Network (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement will provide support for a Human Islet Research Enhancement Centerthat will supply the infrastructure needed to support research coordination, collaboration and dissemination of advances made by the NIDDK funded Human Islet Research Network (HIRN).This Funding Opportunity Announcement will provide support for a Human Islet Research Enhancement Center  that will supply the infrastructure needed to support research coordination, collaboration and dissemination of advances made by the NIDDK funded Human Islet Research Network | RFA-DK-18-012 (Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities)
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - July 25, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity. Applications submitted to this FOA may include development of: novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; statistical methods/modeling to improve assessment and/or to correct for measurement errors or biases; methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical ...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - July 17, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity. Applications submitted to this FOA may include development of: novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; statistical methods/modeling to improve assessment and/or to correct for measurement errors or biases; methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical ...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - July 17, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity. Applications submitted to this FOA may include development of: novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; statistical methods/modeling to improve assessment and/or to correct for measurement errors or biases; methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical ...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - July 17, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity. Applications submitted to this FOA may include development of: novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; statistical methods/modeling to improve assessment and/or to correct for measurement errors or biases; methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical ...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - July 17, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Time-Sensitive Obesity Policy and Program Evaluation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) establishes an accelerated review/award process to support time-sensitive research to evaluate a new policy or program that is likely to influence obesity related behaviors (e.g., dietary intake, physical activity, or sedentary behavior) and/or weight outcomes in an effort to prevent or reduce obesity. This FOA is intended to support research where opportunities for empirical study are, by their very nature, only available through expedited review and funding. All applications to this FOA must demonstrate that the evaluation of an obesity related policy and /or program offers an ...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - July 12, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Gastrointestinal Mechanisms Contributing to HIV Pathogenesis (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to bring together investigators with complementary expertise in HIV and in gastrointestinal mucosal pathobiology to dissect fundamental processes within the gastrointestinal tract that impact HIV infection, persistence, and comorbidities. This multidisciplinary approach should lead to comprehensive, in-depth mechanistic analyses and advance progress toward alleviating comorbidities that afflict people living with HIV and toward developing a cure.RFA-DK-18-009 (Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities)
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - June 11, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia (RDCRC) for Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (U54 Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite new and re-competing applications to apply to the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia (RDCRC) that comprise the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN). The RDCRCs are intended to advance the diagnosis, management, and treatment of rare diseases with a focus on clinical trial readiness. Each RDCRC will promote highly collaborative, multi-site, patient-centric, translational and clinical research with the intent of addressing unmet clinical trial readiness needs.Cindy Roy, Ph.D. | RFA-TR-18-020 (Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities)
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - June 8, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding

Administrative Supplements for Validation Studies of Analytical Methods for Dietary Supplement Constituents (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The reproducibility and comparability of research on dietary supplements is enhanced by rigorous analytical characterization of key experimental materials and the publication of validated analytical methods that accurately and precisely characterized and quantify constituents in dietary supplement ingredients and products. This FOA builds on existing NIH awards to support the performance and publication of formal single-laboratory validation studies of quantitative analytical methods. The methods proposed for validation must be used to identify and quantify dietary supplement-relevant chemical constituents (i.e., active or...
Source: NIDDK Funding Opportunities - June 5, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: funding