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Microbiologist with interest in art, nature (and nature art!) and everything infectious diseases. Views my own.

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If you live in the U.S., you can order free COVID tests again - just in time for the holiday season.

https://www.covid.gov/tests

#COVID

COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

COVID.gov

CBS: How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance (U.S. only).

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-covid-vaccine-free-with-without-insurance/

How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance

Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.

NIAID and NIDDK Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-275.html

#NIH #grants #funding

PAR-23-275: NIAID and NIDDK Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIAID and NIDDK Research Opportunities for New and

Starting September 25th, US households may request four Covid19 tests from the #CDC.

There's also a link to check on whether the expiration on any of your earlier test kits has been extended.

https://www.covid.gov/tests

COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

COVID.gov

ICYMI - The NIH Human Virome funding announcements were published last week:

https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities

#NIH #Funding #Virome

Human Virome Program Funding Opportunities | NIH Common Fund

Current Funding Opportunities Title NIH Guide Notice Number Common Fund Contact Application

Cells in Blue and Green Original Watercolor Painting - Etsy

This Watercolor Paintings item is sold by artologica. Ships from Washington, DC. Listed on Jul 5, 2023

The Human Virome Project is coming y’all!

Notices of Intent to Publish went out yesterday to announce 4 upcoming NIH funding opportunities:

1. Consortium Organization and Data Collaborating Center
2. Longitudinal characterization of the virome in cohorts
3. Tools for interrogation and annotation of the virome
4. Functional interactions between viruses, human, and microbial hosts

https://commonfund.nih.gov/humanvirome/fundingopportunities

#NIH #funding #virome

Human Virome Program Funding Opportunities | NIH Common Fund

Current Funding Opportunities Title NIH Guide Notice Number Common Fund Contact Application

Funding announcement for the NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Centers for Infectious Diseases (U24). Foreign applications allowed; submission deadline August 25, 2023.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-23-032.html

#NIH #NIAID #Grants #Funding

RFA-AI-23-032: Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) for Infectious Diseases (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) for Infectious Diseases (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) RFA-AI-23-032. NIAID

NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans: do not include hyperlinks.

The NIH policy on hyperlinks also applies to the DMS. If included, your application might be withdrawn.

https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2023/01/10/dms-plan-tip-leave-the-hypertext-at-home/

#NIH #Grants #Funding

DMS Plan Tip: Leave the Hypertext at Home – NIH Extramural Nexus

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has released the new virus taxonomy (#38, 2022) at https://ictv.global/taxonomy. The new Master Species List, MSL38, is available for download as an Excel Spreadsheet from https://ictv.global/msl/current.
Current ICTV Taxonomy Release | ICTV