BPS in the Beltway | August 30, 2023 In Brief Congress Prepares to Return with Budget Deadline Looming NIH Names Jeanne Marrazzo as New Head of NIAID Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship NIH Seeks Comments on Updating Agency Mission Statement Tags: NIGMSnihNSFCongressSenateHouseBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateNational Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaUnited States CongressUS Federal BudgetRequest for Information (RFI)FY24Congressional FellowshipJeanne Marrazzo MDLawrence TabakNIH Mission Statement Read more
BPS in the Beltway | July 31, 2023 In Brief August Recess Kicks Off with NSF Up and NIH Down in Appropriations-palooza Register Now for the 2023 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPSRally for Medical ResearchAugust recessAppropriationsSenate AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetContinuing Resolution (CR)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAFY23FY24Congressional RecessNational Cancer Institute (NCI)National Institute for General Medical Services (NNational Institute of Allergies and Infectious DisCHIPS and Science ActCongressional Fellowship Read more
BPS in the Beltway | June 29, 2023 In Brief Congress Recesses After Setting Spending Targets for FY24 Interested in Meeting with Congress During August Recess? Tags: AdvocacyAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsBPS Public PolicyRepresentative Kay Granger (R-TX)Grassroots AdvocacyFiscal Year 2024FY2024FY24BPS PolicyFederal Grant Research FundingSenator Patty Murray (D-WA)Appropriations CommitteeSummer AdvocacyTeletown Hall MeetingsIn-District VisitsGrassroots Read more
BPS in the Beltway | May 31, 2023 In Brief House of Representatives Enacts Debt Ceiling Deal with White House Bertagnolli Nomination Facing Challenge from Sanders Tags: National Institues of HealthBPS NewsAppropriationsWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayPolicy NewsUS House of RepresentativesCongressional Budget Office (CBO)United States SenateSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)President Joe BidenUS Federal BudgetDebt CeilingFiscal Year 2024Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)Limit Save Grow Act (HR 2811)X DateMonica Bertagnolli MDDirector of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)Non-Defense Discretionary (NDD) FundingFiscal Year 2025Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) (HR 3746)Director of National Institutes of Health (NIH)Francis Collins MD PhDSenate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | April 27, 2023 In Brief House Passes a Debt Ceiling Hits and Runs Into a (Senate) Wall May Markup Madness Former NOAA Leaders to Testify on Agency Independence Biden Plans to Nominate Cancer Surgeon to Lead NIH Tags: SenateBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeHouse of RepresentativesBPSNewsFY22Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Debt CeilingSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)FY2024Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. SenateU.S. CongressLimit Save Grow Act (HR 2811)FY2022FY24X DateSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)Department of CommerceConrad LaufenbacherTim GallaudetNeil JacobsNOAA AdministratorMonica Bertagnolli MDDirector of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIHFrancis CollinsNational Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration Read more
BPS in the Beltway | March 28, 2023 In Brief No Deal Yet on Debt Ceiling House Appropriators Preview Priorities for DOE Budget DeLauro Shares Agency Responses on Proposed Discretionary Spending Cuts NIH Seeks Input on Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression Tags: BPSOffice of ScienceBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeDepartment of Energy (DOE)HHS Secretary Xavier BecerraPresident BidenRep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)Debt CeilingRep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)House Budget CommitteeRepublicansGOP PrioritiesPresident's Budget ProposalAppropriations Budget HearingsEnergy Secretary Jennifer GranholmRep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)National LabsNational LaboratoriesFY2024Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)Ranking Member DeLauroDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)Biophysical Society (BPS)Postdoctoral Research TrainingRequest for Information (RFI) 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 | December 23, 2022 In Brief Congress Enacts FY23 Omnibus; Secures Federal Funding Throughout 2023 Tags: federal budgetBPS NewsOmnibusWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayUS SenateHouse of RepresentativesUS CongressFY23US Federal Budget Read more
BPS In the Beltway | September 29, 2022 In Brief Senate Invokes Cloture on CR on Eve of Fiscal Year’s End Senate Confirms Prabhakar as Director of OSTP Biden Announces Inaugural Director for ARPA–H Fauci Announces Departure from NIAID, Advisory Roles Tags: SenateWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayContinuing Resolution (CR)White House Office of Science and Technology PolicUnited States SenateAnthony FauciNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaOffice of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAPresident Joe BidenWhite House BudgetFY23Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)Public Policy NewsClotureFiscal Year (FY)Arati Prabhakar PhDDARPADefense Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Renee Wegrzyn PhDGinko BioworksNational Institutes of Health INIH)President BidenChief Medical AdvisorChief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation Read more
BPS In the Beltway | July 21, 2022 In Brief Sign-Up to Meet with Your Elected Officials at Home Advocate for NIH Funding for FY23 in Washington, DC Apply for the BPS 2023-2024 Congressional Fellowship Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Headed to House Floor House Moves to Remove ARPA-H from NIH Organizational Structure Tags: federal budgetRally for Medical ResearchBPS Congressional FellowOffice of ScienceBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAAdvocacy at HomeGrassroots AdvocacyFederal Appropriations ProcessFiscal Year 2023 (FY23)Health and Human Services (HHS)HHS Secretary Xavier BecerraRep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | May 26, 2022 Temperatures in Washington, DC are rising just as Appropriators kick off hearings for FY23 In Brief Appropriators Commence Hearings on FY23 Senators Review NSF Requests Science Committee Seeks Higher Budgets for DOE Facilities Tags: AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsFederal AppropriationsFY23Fiscal Year 2023Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations SubUS Federal BudgetWhite House Proposed BudgetDOE Office of Science Read more
BPS In the Beltway | April 28, 2022 In Brief President’s Budget Outlines Strong Investments in Science Let the FY23 Appropriations Games Begin NIH Launches New Scientific Data Sharing Website OSTP Announces Year of Evidence for Action Tags: BPS NewsAppropriationsOffice of SciencePresident's BudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateWhite House Office of Science and Technology PolicNational Science Foundation (NSF)Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)ARPA-HSenator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)President Joe BidenWhite House BudgetFY23Fiscal Year 2023Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)Representative Kay Granger (R-TX)Appropriations ProcessYear of Evidence for ActionEvidence-based Policymaking Read more