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| School of Medicine Applications for Bridge Funding Due This Wednesday! | | Please note that the next UCI Office of Research Deadline for Bridge Funding is Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Complete applications must include a signed letter of support by your department chair showing financial commitment. Applications are due to the School of Medicine Office of Research via this form by Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. |
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| NSF Biosketches required to use SciEncv (proposals due after 10/23) | The National Science Foundation (NSF) will require biographical sketches and current and pending support to be generated using the online platform, SciENcv, for all NSF proposals due on or after Oct. 23, 2023. In preparation for complying with this requirement, UCI libraries has provided information on their websites and office hours on Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. to assist with SciENcv questions, NIH and NSF documentation for Biosketches and current & Pending/In-Kind reporting.
Every Wednesday through Dec. 20, 2 to 3 p.m.
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| Interested in submitting for an NIH multi-component grant? | If you are interested in submitting for an NIH multi-component grant, such as the P or U mechanism, please remember to reach out to Dr. Al La Spada, Associate Dean for Research Development (alaspada@uci.edu). He can guide you through the process and connect you with potential collaborators.
Also, remember that the Research Development Unit (RDU) provides project management support for these mechanisms. To request RDU services, submit this Grant Support Request intake form. There is also an incentive program for these submissions, with more details in this Incentive Program intake form. |
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| NSF CAREER Institute: Participant & Mentor Applications now being accepted! | Research development professionals at UCI will be running an NSF CAREER Institute for assistant professors to hone their skills in the art of competitive grant writing and proposal development. The NSF CAREER Institute will convene from January until the proposal submission deadline on July 24, 2024.NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Applicants must hold a tenure-track position as an assistant professor. Apply to be a participant. We are also looking for faculty with experience submitting successful proposals to NSF to serve as mentors. Faculty mentors facilitate peer feedback on draft project descriptions and keep PIs on track. Mentors will lead small groups of up to seven Institute participants in writing/feedback activities aligned with the instructional modules. Each faculty mentor will receive $2,000 in discretionary research funds to facilitate approximately 6–8 meetings with your group between January and June. Apply to be a mentor.Information session on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, at 1 p.m. Register to attend.Deadline: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 |
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| School of Medicine Informational Webinar: Services Provided by the UCI Center for Clinical Research (CCR) | The School of Medicine Office of Research is pleased to present an informational webinar on the UCI Center for Clinical Research (CCR). Dr. Beverly Alger, Director of Clinical Trials, Administration and Finance, CCR, will provide an overview of the valuable services and resources the CCR offers. This webinar is open to anyone with an interest in clinical research.
Monday, Nov. 27, noon to 1 p.m.
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| Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Opportunities and Challenges for the Collection, Use, and Sharing of Real-World Data (RWD) including Electronic Health Records, for NIH Supported Biomedical and Behavioral Research (NOT-OD-23-180) | View the RFI for details.
Deadline for responses: Dec. 14, 2023, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
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| Announcing a Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications | | NIH is pleased to announce that a simplified review framework will be implemented for grant receipt deadlines of Jan. 25, 2025, and beyond. The simplified framework is expected to better focus peer reviewers on the key questions needed to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects: “Can and should the proposed research project be conducted?” Read the post. |
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| We have been collecting information about new awards sent in by the School of Medicine research community and have created this space to share the news. - Lisi Flores Aguilar, PhD (Pathology), was awarded the Jerome Lejeune Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Jerome Lejeune Foundation. This fellowship supports the career development of promising young scientists working on fundamental, translational and clinical aspects of Down syndrome.
- Anastasia Gromova, PhD (Pathology), was awarded the Waite-Griffen Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Kennedy’s Disease Association. This fellowship provides seed-money to post-doc and other young researchers who do not currently have the funding or credentials to receive funding from larger organizations such as the National Institutes of Health or the MDA. This “seed-money” provides the researcher an opportunity to further their research while providing time to apply for other grants.
Have you or someone on your research team received a new grant, i.e., research funding? The School of Medicine Office of Research would like to know. Please fill out this short New Funding/Grant Survey form. |
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| Call for Cancer Research Proposals | The UCI Cancer Research Institute is pleased to announce that funds are available through the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant. This institutional grant will fund several proposals for one year at a level up to $60,000 per award. All eligible faculty from each school at the University of California, Irvine, are encouraged to apply, so long as the proposal has a clear link to some aspect of cancer research. The purpose of the seed grants is to provide pilot funds for research in both basic and clinical cancer-related problems. Learn more and apply.
Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, 5 p.m.
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| NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program - Research Partnerships track | The Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit.
The Technology Translation (PFI-TT) track offers the opportunity to translate prior NSF-funded research results in any field of science or engineering into technological innovations with promising commercial potential and societal impact.
The Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) track seeks to achieve the same goals as the PFI-TT track by supporting instead complex, multi-faceted technology development projects that are typically beyond the scope of a single researcher or institution and require a multi-organizational, interdisciplinary, synergistic collaboration.
While there is no institutional limit on the PFI-TT track, UCI may submit only one application in response to the PFI-RP track. Therefore PIs interested in applying to PFI-RP are asked to submit a preliminary application to the Office of Research via the UCI Review application portal.
Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
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| UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship | The Office of Inclusive Excellence invites doctoral and professional students planning academic careers and those who support them to learn more about the prestigious University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). The program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minoritized PhD recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California and provides research opportunities and career development for scholars whose work will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the UC. Since 2003, over 100 former fellows have received faculty appointments at University of California campuses.
Deadline for the 2024–26 fellowships: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023
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| Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Calls for Research Proposals: Nov. 6 & 13 Deadlines | - Research Experience Fellowship: Provides recognition and/or funding to current undergraduate students from all disciplines to conduct faculty-mentored research or creative activities. Deadline: Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.
- Interdisciplinary Research Teams: Encourages current graduate students to mentor teams of undergraduate students from all disciplines. Deadline: Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
- Travel or Publication Award: Provides support for travel-related expenses for undergraduate students who are presenting at conferences, traveling to research destinations, or who incur expenses related to publishing their research. Deadline: Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
View UROP Opportunities for more details. View UROP’s calendar to register for upcoming informational workshops.
Deadline: Nov. 6 & 13, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.
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| Postdoctoral Funding Opportunity! A.P. Giannini Foundation Fellowship |
Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, 3 p.m.
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| NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) Application is Open | NIH is now accepting applications to the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP)! Awardees can receive up to $100,000 of qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year award. Be sure to visit the LRP website and check out this video about the NIH LRP Program Overview! Learn more about how the UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS) can assist you with your application to the NIH Loan Repayment Program.
Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
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| UC-HSI Doctoral Diversity Initiative (UC-HSI DDI) | This initiative aims to enhance faculty diversity and pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented students from California Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Learn more.
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, noon
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| Pilot Funding Opportunity: Chronic Disease Health Disparities among Latinos | The Southern California Center for Latino Health is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) for one-year pilot research projects. These projects will receive 12 months of funding, from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for up to $70,000 in direct costs. We are seeking to fund pilot projects that aim to understand and address chronic disease health disparities among Latinos. View this PDF for more information. For further information, please contact Marymar Vacio.
Letter of Intent (LOI) Due: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, 5 p.m.
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| Cancer Health Disparity Research and Interventional Studies | We are excited to announce a funding opportunity by the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) aimed at addressing cancer health disparities within our community. Awards are intended to support: research projects and the development and launch of institutional, investigator-initiated interventional clinical trials that address cancer health disparities in Orange County. Up to 3 awards will be issued for budgets up to $200,000 per year for two years. The estimated funding period is Feb. 1, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2026. PIs must be UCI faculty, CHOC Hyundai Cancer Institute-affiliated physicians, or collaborators at the Long Beach VA Medical Center. Collaborations with other NCI cancer centers are allowed. PIs must be CFCCC members at time of award and PIs may only be included on one application. View for more details. For questions, email cfcccpilots@hs.uci.edu.
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 |
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| For More Funding Opportunities | For more funding opportunities and resources for your funding search, visit the Funding Opportunities page on the new and updated website for the UCI School of Medicine.
For a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities by NIH in their weekly NIH guide listserv, check out the School of Medicine Funding Search Tool. |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series | Computational Biomedicine: Liquid Biopsy, Alternative Polyadenylation Therapy and Tandem Repeats, by Wei Li, PhD, Grace B. Bell Chair and Professor of Bioinformatics, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCI School of Medicine Wednesday, Oct. 25, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| UCI Stem Cell Research Center Core Facility Open House: Halloween Edition! | We are showcasing resources available to our research community. Learn about the UCI Stem Cell Research Center’s core services including CRISPR, Stem Cell Techniques courses, and our bioengineering technologies, including 3D printing. We will have instrument demonstrations with our confocal microscopes, flow cytometers, cell sorters, and mass cytometry spatial imaging instrumentation. And bring a small bag if you dare to trick-or-treat! Thursday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to noon
Location: Gross Hall, 1st Floor
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| Muscle Biology & Disease Research Center Seminar Series | RNA- and RBP-mediated supply chain issues in disease, by Eric T. Wang, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, University of Florida. Co-hosted by the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Friday, Oct. 27, noon to 1 p.m. Location: Hybrid event at Sue Gross Auditorium, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, and via Zoom
Meeting ID: 950 6817 9204; Passcode: 445796
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| UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center & Cancer Research Institute Research in Progress Quarterly Seminar | Dealing with Hunger or Nutrient Overload: How Cancer Cells Respond to Metabolic Stress, by Mei Kong, PhD, Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences Wednesday, Nov. 1, Noon to 1 p.m. Via Zoom
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| Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar | | | 
Benjamin Clock
Graduate Student
Michael Hicks, PhD, Lab
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
UCI School of Medicine
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 Emily Tom
Graduate Student
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, Lab
Department of Physiology & Biophysics
UCI School of Medicine
| | | Improving Satellite Cell Niche Colonization Through MEGF10 Overexpression, by Benjamin ClockRole of ELOVL2 in Age-Related Visual Decline, by Emily Tom
Location: Tamkin Student Lecture Building F114
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| New Viral Vectors for Neural Circuit Mapping | The UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM) presents New Viral Vectors for Neural Circuit Mapping 2023 Symposium. Co-hosted by the UCI Center for Virus Research. For more information, please contact cncm@uci.edu.
Monday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), Room 1200, and via Zoom |
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| Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | Periodic Paralysis: Molecular Mechanisms and Opportunities of Intervention in a Skeletal Muscle Channelopathy, by Stephen C. Cannon, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair of Physiology, Interim Chair for the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Interim Director for the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Hybrid event at 4th Floor Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center, 4001, and via Zoom
Meeting ID: 978 3886 4406
Passcode: 007475 |
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| Physician Scientist Collective: Distinguished Speaker Series | Commercialization and Searching for a Business Model: Why is spinning technology out of a lab so challenging? by Errol Arkilic, PhD, executive director and chief innovation officer, UCI Beall Applied Innovation
Thursday, Nov. 9, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| UCI Conte Center Seminar Series | Memory dynamics through the divergent recruitment of developmentally-defined hippocampal traces by Flavio Donato, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Head of Research Group, Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Hosted by the UCI Conte Center.
Thursday, Nov. 9, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House and via Zoom
Passcode: 764583 |
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| UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Research Webinar | Microbes: Their Metabolites and the Impact on Health with Katrine L. Whiteson, PhD, Chancellor’s Fellow and Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UCI School of Biological Sciences
Wednesday, Nov. 15, noon
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| CHOC Research Day 2023 — Save the Date! | Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: Pediatric Mental Health Services ResearchJoin CHOC’s annual Research Day! This 2023 event will shine a spotlight on the latest breakthroughs and research prospects aimed at advancing child and adolescent mental healthcare. We’re bringing together a diverse community of mental health services researchers, dedicated clinicians, passionate mental health advocates and valuable community partners. Together, we will delve into the pressing pediatric mental health issues of today and explore the promising horizons of tomorrow. Event program to follow soon.
Part 1: Virtual keynote address & plenary sessions: 8 a.m. to noon
Part 2: Live Poster Session, Podium Presentations, Science Activities, Research Fair & Award Ceremony: 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: In-person events in 2nd Floor lobby, Bill Holmes Tower
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| 3rd Annual CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium | |
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| Grants Management Specialist at the VA Long Beach | | The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is looking for a Grants Management Specialist with the Research Department. View the posting in USAJOBS. Recruitment closes Nov. 3, 2023. |
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| Postdoctoral Scholar in Neuroscience / Conte Center | Wish to manipulate new stress-sensitive projections? Discover how early-life stress/adversity impacts brain maturation? Postdoc in amazing South California? Join the team!
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| Are you considering applying for Limited Funding Opportunities? | | In most cases, interested applicants submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Research where a committee reviews all submissions and makes a recommendation to the Vice Chancellor for Research about which proposal should go forward from UCI. Limited opportunities are advertised on fundopp.uci.edu with a link to apply. However, if you do not see a limited opportunity listed, please contact the Research Development Unit. We can relay your application plans to the UCI Office of Research so they are aware of the number of interested PIs/units on campus and, if necessary, coordinate PIs or create a review process. |
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