You may not know the human metapneumovirus by name, but chances are that you have met somewhere before.

HMPV, as it's known to virologists, is a common respiratory virus that new studies suggest is second only to influenza in the number of viral pneumonia cases it causes worldwide every year. Especially dangerous for small children, the elderly, and anyone with a compromised immune system, the virus strikes almost 100 percent of people on Earth at some point in their lives.

You may not know the human metapneumovirus by name, but chances are that you have met somewhere before.

HMPV, as it's known to virologists, is a common respiratory virus that new studies suggest is second only to influenza in the number of viral pneumonia cases it causes worldwide every year. Especially dangerous for small children, the elderly, and anyone with a compromised immune system, the virus strikes almost 100 percent of people on Earth at some point in their lives.

Is your NIH grant about to end? Three reports are required to properly close out a grant – a Federal Financial Report (FFR), which is submitted by Sponsored Projects Accounting; and two items which require PI involvement -- a Final Invention Statement and Certification, which is required even if there were no inventions and they were reported previously; and a Final Progress Report. These items are all due within 90 days of the project period end date.

As a PI, you can delegate certain functions and processes to other registered users within NIH eRA Commons. To make this easier, a new “Delegation” tab has been added within the “Admin” tab after logging in as PI. Refer to item 11in the directions documents "eRA Commons:  How to Basic Tasks Step by Step".
 

Over the next year, NIH will begin requiring an eRA Commons ID for all individuals in graduate and undergraduate roles who participate in NIH-funded projects for at least one month or more. To read more about this change in policy, click here.