$46 Million to Support Brain Initiative

NIH www.nih.gov announced the first wave of investments totaling $46 million in FY 14 funds to support the “Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies” (BRAIN) initiative www.whitehouse.gov/share/trainbrain-initiative. More than 100 investigators in 15 states and several countries will work to develop new tools and technologies to understand neural circuit function and to capture a dynamic view of the brain in action. (more…)

Awards for mHealth in LMICs

NIH has just awarded $2.5 million to spur innovation in mobile communication technologies and software applications used in biomedical research in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). The Fogarty International Center www.fic.nih.gov within NIH awarded the first round of grants from their “Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in LIMC” (mHealth) program” www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/mhealth.aspx. The original funding notice was posted last December. (more…)