NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., July 2 announced two new programs that will be funded from the NIH Common Fund. The intramural Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) will be expanded with approximately $145 million in Common Fund support over the next seven years. The second new initiative is the Common Fund’s Extracellular RNA Communication program, which NIH expects to provide approximately $130 million in Common Fund support over the next five years.
Information: Tony Mazzaschi <tmazzaschi@aamc.org>, AAMC Scientific Affairs, 202-828-0059.
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