Funding and peer review

ASBMB members advocate for basic science

In 65 meetings on Capitol Hill, scientists urged legislators to support budget increases for NIH, NSF and DOE.

Can science publishing be both open and equitable?

An updated memo from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has researchers, funders and publishers looking ahead

NIH diversity supplements offer a pathway to independence

These funding mechanisms have been underutilized. The ASBMB public affairs staff offers recommendations to change that.

The inside scoop on NSF fellowships

National Science Foundation program directors share how grad students and postdocs can secure coveted funds.

Funding opportunities to explore

Beyond the National Institutes of Health, a number of U.S. government agencies provided funding for basic scientific research.

‘The implosion of the large laboratory business model’

NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch talks about challenges for researchers, what the agency is doing to help early-career scientists and the future of academic labs.

Helping you get back to work

The National Institutes of Health and the Society of Women Engineers have programs to support returning scientists after a career break.

What scientists need to know about NIH’s simplified peer review framework

Reviewers will focus on three central factors, and the agency will do more administrative tasks to reduce reviewer burden.

Study documents impact of federal funding for basic research

Researchers found patterns to help identify the citations that were more likely to be important to each piece of published science.