For any Endocrine Society members who want to learn how to advocate on behalf of endocrine science and research, you will get your chance at ENDO 2018 in Chicago! This year will see the debut of a few new sessions hosted by the Society’s Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee (APOCC) and the Government and...
To find out how you can become involved in the Society’s advocacy efforts, including our efforts to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health, please join us at ENDO 2018 for a special session hosted by the Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee (APOCC). The purpose of the session is to discuss the Society’s...
NIDDK Releases Funding Opportunity Announcements for Type 1 Diabetes Research
On February 15, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) released 17 long-awaited Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to support a variety of research projects related to type 1 diabetes and its complications. These FOAs are supported with the recent $150 million extension of the Special Statutory Funding Program for Type 1...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is asking the research community for ideas for research questions that might be addressed through the All of Us research study. The All of Us study is a major NIH investment with the goal of enrolling over 1 million Americans in a longitudinal cohort study, thereby building “one of...Special Diabetes Program In Jeopardy; Congress Needs to Hear from You
As Congress readies itself for the next federal budget deadline (February 8), funding for the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) remains uncertain. A top priority for the Endocrine Society is funding the SDP, which includes the Special Type 1 Program that funds NIH research and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians that provides diabetes education and...
Congress Reaches Compromise to End Shutdown Temporarily; Your Voice Needed to Protect NIH Funding
After three days of a federal government shutdown and congressional negotiations, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Republican leaders reached a deal to reopen the government and keep the government funded for three weeks. Another shutdown looms February 8 if Congress cannot resolve important issues, including immigration and raising budget caps. Congress needs...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Launches New Diabetes Research Grant
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Type 1 Diabetes Program has launched a funding opportunity through its new Future Technologies Initiative. The goal of Future Technologies Initiative is to accelerate the development of novel, early-stage, disruptive technologies that have the potential to change the current state of type 1 diabetes management and...
7 Forbidden Words: Reports About Language Policy at CDC Stirs Controversy, Concern
On December 15 the Washington Post published a story about an alleged word ban at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report was that the Trump administration was prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases in official documents being prepared for...
