BPS in the Beltway | December 22, 2023 In Brief Holiday Wishes Congress Adjourns for 2023 with Spending Bills Incomplete AM24: Policy & Advocacy Dinner Meet-Up AM24: Opportunities for International Collaboration AM24: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities at the New Agency AM24: Inside NIH: Using Technological Developments for Solving Biological Problems AM24: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: BPS Annual Meetingmolecular biophysicsscience policyBPS Congressional FellowCongressAppropriationsSenateHousePACCRBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateNational Science FoundationPublic Affairs Committee (PAC)BPSNewsARPA-HAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAHigh-Risk High-Reward ResearchCongressional FellowshipAnnual Meeting 2024BPS Annual Meeting 2024Speaker Mike JohnsonPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Dinner Meet-UpScience policy careersOpportunities for International CollaborationInternational CollaborationGlobal ResearchIleana HancuInside NIH: Using Technological Developments for SChristina LiuNational Institute of General Medical SciencesThomas ChoAshley BarnesJames MackCenter for Scientific ReviewAnowarul AminNational Cancer InstituteEric Johnson ChavarriaMark DamicoInside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF GrantsEngin SerpersuMolecular Cellular Sciences DivisionJaroslaw (Jarek) MajewskiMolecular Biophysics Division of Molecular and CelIshita MukerjiSynthesis Center for Molecular and Cellular Scienc Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 30, 2023 In Brief Annual Meeting: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities in the New Agency Annual Meeting: Envisioning the Future of Biophysical Postdoctoral Training Committee Assignments Are Made as Debt Ceiling Battle Looms House Revisits Reaganomics in Effort to Balance Budget Tags: BPS Annual MeetingDorothy Beckettpostdoctoral trainingYale UniversityUniversity of California IrvineOhio State UniversityEmory UniversityEric SundbergBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIUS BudgetHouse Appropriations CommitteePublic Affairs Committee (PAC)Michael RudokasAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAUS Federal BudgetAnnual Meeting 2023Renee Wegrzyn PhDDivision of Biophysics Biomedical Technology and CMelanie CoccoDevasena PnnalaguShanna HamiltonRep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)Rep. John Carter (R-TX)Speaker Kevin McCarthyMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)Debt CeilingReaganomicsFiscal Year 2024Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | January 31, 2022 In Brief Annual Meeting: People or Projects? Approaches to Funding Research Annual Meeting: Beyond Coronavirus: Preparing for the Next Pandemic Justice Breyer’s Retirement offers Biden an Opportunity and a Presidential First Omnibus Talks Continue Between House and Senate Congressional Research Service (CRS) Delivers Report on FY22 Appropriations Tags: nihBPS Annual MeetingNational Institues of HealthOmnibusresearch fundingBPS in the BeltwayContinuing Resolution (CR)CoronavirusHouse Appropriations CommitteeCOVID-19Novel CoronavirusNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)Pandemic FundingFY22BPS Annual Meeting 2022BPS 2022Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPABurroughs Wellcome FundWellcome LeapHigh-Risk High-Reward ResearchPandemic PreparednesssPandemicUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)Justice Stephen BreyerPresident Joe BidenFederal AppropriationsFY 2022Senate Appropriations CommiteeCongressional Research Service (CRS) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | March 11, 2021 In Brief Take Action: Register for Biophysics Week NIH and NSF Grant Application Sessions Trillion Dollar Relief Package Awaiting Signature FY21 National Defense Authorization Act Focuses on STEM R&D NIH Launches Initiative to Address Structural Racism NSB Addresses Bias and Broader Impacts Tags: stemChinaBPSBiophysics WeekBiophysics for Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOPBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Take ActionWhite House Office of Science and Technology PolicNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)FY21 BudgetBPS2021Funding ReliefNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)STEM R&DCHIPS for America ActNational AI Initiative ActInteragency R&DIndustries of the Future Actnondefense R&DQISFY22Future Coordination CouncilDepartment of Defense (DOD)Undue InfluenceForeign Talent ProgramsRussianUS National SecurityAcademic ResearchFundamental Researchfederal science agenciesfederal grant fundingStructural RacismNIH UNITE InitiativeNSB BiasNational Science Board (NSB) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | February 15, 2021 In Brief Annual Meeting: Global Pandemic Response: Charting a Path Forward Using Guides from the Past and Present Annual Meeting: Responding to the Coronavirus Threat through Investments in Fundamental Biomedical Research House Appropriations Subcommittees Release New Rosters Tonko Reintroduces the Scientific Integrity Act Tags: BPS Annual MeetingBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Scientific Integrity ActHouse Appropriations CommitteeHouse Appropriations Labor Health and Human ServicNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)BPS 65th Annual MeetingRep. Paul TonkoHouse Appropriations Commerce Science and Justice Read more
BPS in the Beltway | August 13, 2020 In Brief Register for the 2020 Virtual Rally for Medical Research Make Policy Work for Science – Apply for the 2021-2022 BPS Congressional Fellowship The Latest on FY 2021 Appropriations Members of Congress, Ad Hoc Group Urge Support of NIH Emergency Funds FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee Tags: stemBPSRally for Medical ResearchRandy WadkinsCongressAppropriationsVaccinesresearch fundingBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)BPS AdvocacyCOVID-19Public Affairs Committee (PAC)AAAS Science and Technology Fellowship ProgramBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramLeah CairnsFY2021 BudgetPandemic FundingEmergency FundingRep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI)Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)Ad Hoc Group for Medical ResearchFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Anthony FauciNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaCenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBERVaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Read more