An updated version of the annotated model grant agreement (AMGA) for projects financed within the Horizon 2020 framework programme has been published. — Read on at ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/amga/h2020-amga_en.pdf More updates and useful links in our blog at https://medical-grants.com/useful-information-blog/
Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman. Her cancer cells are the source of one of the most active and known cell lines. These incredible cells— nicknamed "HeLa" cells, from the first two letters of her first and last names — are the first immortalized cell line and still one of the most important cell lines in medical research. They even travelled by Russian Sputnik-1 to space in 1960 and to the Moon orbit by Sonde-5 in 1968. — Read how John Hopkins hospital discovered the HeLa cell line at https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/index.html
The first international meeting on postgraduate mental health opens this week, but much more is needed to solve academia’s crisis. — Read on www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01492-0 More useful links at:https://medical-grants.com/useful-information-blog/
YFG 2019 Applications The call for newcomer applications for the Young Forum Gastein 2019 scholarship in the healthcare is open until 17th May 2019, 23:59h. The scholarship covers the EHFG conference registration fee, travel and accommodation expenses and participation in the tailor-made YFG programme 2019. — Read on www.ehfg.org/ More useful information on international grants at https://medical-grants.com/useful-information-blog/
European call for Individual Fellowships of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions is open. The European Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) provide grants for all stages of researchers' careers - be they doctoral candidates or highly experienced researchers - and encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. The MSCA enable research-focused organisations (universities, research centres, and companies) to host talented foreign researchers and to create strategic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide. — Read on ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/news/2019-msca-call-individual-fellowships-open_en More information about EU Grants at: https://medical-grants.com/useful-information-blog/
According to Open Access Government, the English National Health Service (NHS) will find and cure 10,000 plus people with hepatitis C as part of a deal that could help England to lead a global elimination of the virus. — Read on www.openaccessgovernment.org/global-elimination/64185/
The best place to stargaze on Earth is Chile's Atacama Desert. The driest desert in the world has crystal-clear skies, 300-plus cloud-free days per year and almost no light pollution. Several top-level observatories have set up home here. But stargazing isn’t just for the experts. The optimal conditions in Chile mean that even regular travellers as well as astro-tourists can easily observe the mysteries of the universe. — Read on: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/discover-chile/where-to-go-stargazing/
Genome engineers made more than 13,000 CRISPR edits in a single cell: MIT Technology Review A team at George Church’s Harvard lab wants to redesign species with large-scale DNA changes. — Read on www.technologyreview.com/s/613179/genome-engineers-made-more-than-13000-crispr-edits-in-a-single-cell/
Diverse and robust molecular algorithms using reprogrammable DNA self-assembly | Nature — Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1014-9.epdf
European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Commission welcomes provisional agreement on Horizon Europe, the future EU research and innovation programme — Read on europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-1676_en.htm