{"id":31136,"date":"2026-04-09T15:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=31136"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:12:10","slug":"nih-highlighted-topic-advancing-science-of-science-research-to-understand-and-strengthen-the-biomedical-research-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/nih-highlighted-topic-advancing-science-of-science-research-to-understand-and-strengthen-the-biomedical-research-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH Highlighted Topic: Advancing \u201cScience of Science\u201d Research to Understand and Strengthen the Biomedical Research Ecosystem"},"template":"","news_categories":[17,18],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-31136","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-grants","news_categories-research"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p>Biomedical innovation has positively impacted the lives of all Americans. Underlying each basic and translational discovery is the biomedical research ecosystem \u2013 the networks of scientists, organizations, and policies \u2013 that promotes or constrains the ability to make breakthroughs and develop solutions that address critical public health challenges. The \u201cscience of science\u201d is a research field dedicated to understanding the mechanisms that underlie scientific advancement, and studies in this field contribute to sustaining a vibrant biomedical research ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>This topic encourages research projects focused on a better understanding of the biomedical research ecosystem and strengthening the study of the \u201cscience of science\u201d within biomedicine.\u00a0This includes, but is not limited to, studies from a variety of social science fields on topics such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sustaining a robust biomedical research workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting research capacity at institutions and regions across the Nation.<\/li>\n<li>Spurring research innovation.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting rigorous and reproducible research.<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing the efficiency of translation of basic discoveries into therapies and approaches that improve population health.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the relationship between biomedical research investment and positive economic outcomes such as commercialization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See more information <a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/funding\/find-a-fit-for-your-research\/highlighted-topics\/54\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apply to a\u00a0highlighted topic\u00a0through an appropriate <a class=\"x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/funding\/nih-guide-for-grants-and-contracts\/parent-announcements\" href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/funding\/nih-guide-for-grants-and-contracts\/parent-announcements\">NIH Parent Funding Announcement<\/a>\u00a0or another broad NIH opportunity available on <a class=\"x_x_x_new-domain x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/grants.gov\/\" href=\"https:\/\/grants.gov\/\">Grants.gov<\/a>. Learn how to interpret and use <a class=\"x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/funding\/find-a-fit-for-your-research\/highlighted-topics\" href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/funding\/find-a-fit-for-your-research\/highlighted-topics\">Highlighted Topics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:kcielo@uic.edu\">Dr. Karen Cielo<\/a>,\u00a0Director of Research Development, if you are interested in applying or would like to discuss the opportunity.<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Karen Cielo","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":"","intro_text_image":false,"intro_text_image_alt_text":"","intro_text_image_caption":"","intro_text_image_attribution":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31137,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31136\/revisions\/31137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=31136"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=31136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}