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| 2026 UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Awards |
| The School of Medicine Office of Research is pleased to announce our 2026 call for nominations for our sixth annual research awards to recognize research excellence and outstanding academic achievement in the School of Medicine. Each awardee will receive a monetary award and an individual plaque of recognition, and their names will be added to an enduring plaque on display in Irvine Hall.
Submit your nominations to Emily Dawidoff, edawidof@hs.uci.edu.
For more information, please refer to the call for nominations or the website.
Nominations Deadline: Monday, March 23, 2026
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| 2026 UC Irvine School of Medicine Faculty Mentoring Awards |
| The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the 2026 call for nominations for our sixth annual faculty mentoring awards to recognize excellence and innovation in mentoring at UC Irvine School of Medicine — specifically in the domain of faculty mentoring other faculty (not students). Each awardee will receive $1,500 and a plaque. Winners’ names will be added to enduring plaques displayed in Irvine Hall.
Department chair and/or mentee nominations for each award category are due by March 23, to Senior Associate Dean Brian Cummings, cummings@hs.uci.edu, and Katherine Perez, katheap4@hs.uci.edu.
For more information, please refer to the call for nominations or the website.
Nominations Deadline: Monday, March 23, 2026
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| The School of Medicine Research Development Unit is hosting a virtual workshop designed for trainees interested in applying for NIH fellowship funding opportunities, specifically the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral (F30, F31) and Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) awards. This session will highlight best practices for developing a competitive application, provide an overview of the application components, and offer an overview of application resources and support available through the School of Medicine. This workshop is ideal for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars considering NIH fellowship opportunities.
Wednesday, Feb. 11, Noon to 1 p.m.
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| Join us for the School of Medicine’s 2026 Faculty Research Retreat |
| You’re invited to attend the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s 2026 Faculty Research Retreat, “The Next Chapter: Future Directions for Biomedical Research.”
Thursday, March 5, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Check-in & Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Beall Applied Innovation | |
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| ICTS Biobank Translational Team Science Pilot Studies Funding Opportunity |
| The UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) Biobank is pleased to announce a new call for pilot applications for the ICTS Biobank Translational Team Science Pilot Studies Award Program. These awards support the use of the UCI Biobank for innovative research and promote transdisciplinary collaborations between clinical and basic science investigators to address a clinical need/gap.
Two-year awards in the amount of $50,000 will be conferred in this round. The funding period is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028.
Application Process: - Attend the virtual informational workshop on Feb. 19, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. Workshop attendance is required to apply.
- Pre-application due March 13, 2026 (Link provided after workshop attendance).
- Full proposals due April 24, 2026 (Invite-only based on pre-application review).
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| Learn About the UCI Biobank and Experimental Tissue Resource (ETR) |
| Join this webinar to learn about these two resources: UCI Biobank and the Experimental Tissue Resource (ETR) and the scenarios to utilize one versus the other. The UCI Biobank is an IRB-approved initiative that advances translational research by providing high-quality, clinically annotated biological samples to researchers. The Experimental Tissue Resource (ETR) provides basic, translational and clinical cancer center researchers access to, and analysis of, human and animal tissues.
Presenters:
UCI Biobank: Maheswari Senthil, MD, FACS, Medical Director of UCI Biobank & Peter Horvath, PhD, CRA, CCRP, Director of ICTS Laboratory
Experimental Tissue Resource (ETR): Robert A. Edwards, MD, PhD, ETR Co-Director & Delia Tifrea, PhD, MBA, ETR Manager
Tuesday, Feb. 24, Noon to 1 p.m.
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| The UC Irvine Center for Neurotherapeutics Announces Early Phase Drug Development Support Program |
| The UC Irvine Center for Neurotherapeutics (UCI CNT) is pleased to announce a call for applications focused on the discovery and development of small molecules intended to therapeutically modulate targets or pathways implicated in neurological diseases (i.e., any disorder affecting the brain, spinal cord, neuromuscular system, or retina, including neuropsychiatric disorders).
Note: Funds are not being provided to applicants and there is no budget section requirement in the application. Rather, all research experimentation performed at the UCI CNT will be fully supported during the duration of the project period. Proposals are opportunities for partnership development with the UCI CNT. The goal of this program is to support research projects and further integrate talented CNT staff with PI projects.
See the UCI CNT’s Request for Proposals for all details.
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at 5 p.m.
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| Call for Applications: School of Medicine Junior Faculty Research Grant |
| The School of Medicine Research Committee is pleased to announce the School of Medicine Junior Faculty Research Grant competition. It is the policy of the committee to support seed research projects from new investigators who have a high probability of obtaining extramural funding as a result of this award. To qualify, the applicant must be a senate faculty member (Assistant or Associate level). Please submit inquiries to somrd@hs.uci.edu.
Deadline: March 12, 2026 | |
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| Call for Applications: Alpha Clinic Clinical Research Coordinator Certificate Training Program |
| The AC Clinical Research Coordinator Training Program (CRCTP) is a 10-week hybrid program that aims to support the workforce development in clinical research by introducing the job duties and responsibilities of a Clinical Research Coordinator and all training to become a certified CRC. Upon completion of the program, each trainee will have received training and in-depth knowledge of cell and gene therapy research and clinical trials for those interested in pursuing or continuing a clinical research career at UCI.
Candidates who have successfully completed lower division courses in biology, chemistry, or the SCRC stem cell techniques course. This program will also be beneficial for new clinical research coordinators as they start their clinical research career at UCI. We hope to enroll up to 8-10 candidates each session. The tuition for this program will be $5,000 USD. Scholarships will be available.
The summer program runs from June 22 to Aug. 28, on weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Application Deadline: March 13, 2026
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| Call for Applications: Robert & Sylvia Mapel Research Innovation Award |
| UC Irvine School of Medicine is pleased to announce a 2026 call for applications for the Robert & Sylvia Mapel Research Innovation Award. This award is aimed at promoting the early exploration of high-risk research ideas focused on emerging areas of basic and applied biomedical science. Funding will support one $50,000 grant to a PhD mentor and PhD student team of UC Irvine School of Medicine faculty member and graduate academic researcher.
Deadline: April 9, 2026, by 5 p.m. | |
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| Join AAAS for Future Honorary Fellow Eligibility |
| Researchers are encouraged to become members of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science). There are many member benefits and membership in this esteemed organization has been a time-honored tradition in the scientific community.
An important benefit of membership in AAAS is to position yourself to be elected as an AAAS Honorary Fellow. AAAS Fellows are a distinguished group of scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their extraordinary achievements. In a tradition stretching back to 1874, Fellows are elected annually by the AAAS Council. View the list of the 2024 AAAS Fellows. The 2025 AAAS Fellows will be announced soon.
The UC Irvine School of Medicine Awards Nominations Committee would like to nominate our researchers for consideration for election to AAAS Fellowship. One must be a continuous member of AAAS for the four-year period leading up to the year of nomination. Please make yourself eligible for this honor and become a member. | | Back to top | | | |
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| Dara Sorkin, PhD (Medicine), in partnership with Drs. Sharon Ishikawa and Flor Yousefian-Tehrani and Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA), received the Improving Health Outcomes Through Innovation in Excellent Research Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). This national award was established by ACTS to recognize and support the translation of research discoveries into practice, with an emphasis on improving health outcomes in demographically representative populations. The award highlights the importance of proactive collaboration between academic researchers and community partners to advance research and accelerate real-world health impact. Award recipients will be formally recognized at the Translational Science Annual Meeting 2026.
Do you or someone on your team have research-related good news to report (e.g., research funding/award, publication, other accolade)? We would like to know! Please fill out this short Good News submission form.
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| Find funding opportunities for trainees, postdocs and early career faculty, and all faculty. For more funding opportunities and resources to help in your funding search, visit the Funding Opportunities page.
The Research Development Unit (RDU) has created lists of intramural funding opportunities and foundation funding opportunities. If you have additional opportunities that should be included, contact the RDU.
Considering applying for a Limited Funding Opportunity? Typically, you submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Research via UCI Review. If the opportunity is not listed, contact the RDU.
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Limited: 2026 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
Candidates must be faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators and are in the first three years of their faculty careers: that is, whose initial faculty appointments began no earlier than May 31, 2023, and no later than May 31, 2026. Eligible disciplines: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering.
UCI may submit only two nominations; therefore, interested applicants should submit an application via UCI Review.
Deadline: March 2, 2026
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| Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) |
| The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) is a rigorous 2-year program designed to train early-career investigator-physicians to design and implement clinical trials that engage more communities. Through structured education and mentorship, Winn CDA Scholars become community-oriented clinical trialists who have the skills and expertise to transform the ways that communities conduct research and deliver care. Current Winn CDA clinical research areas include cancer, cardiovascular and cardio-metabolic disease, and neuropsychiatry. The Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA) provides $120,000 annually for two years, intended to cover a portion of the scholar’s salary — approximately 40% of their time — allowing them the protected space needed to fully engage in the program’s intensive training and research activities. Deadline: May 4, 2026 | |
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ARPA-H Funding Opportunities The BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) program aims to make the seemingly impossible problem of room temperature biologics possible by pioneering new technologies to produce, store and ship cells at room temperature, without any need for refrigeration. The program will eliminate deep-freeze requirements, paving the way for a new era of efficient and resilient manufacturing and distribution of biologic drugs. Solution Summary Deadline: Feb. 19, 2026The Agentic AI-EnableD CardioVascular CAre TransfOrmation (ADVOCATE) program aims to transform advanced cardiovascular disease management with an agentic AI system that can provide 24/7 holistic clinical care. Solution Summary Deadline: Feb. 27, 2026The BIOmolecular Grammar for protein Aggregation Modulation and Intervention (BIOGAMI) program aims to stop diseases like Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders by finding and fixing problems with proteins very early — before they clump together and damage cells. Proposers’ Day: Feb. 20, 2026 | Solution Summary Deadline: March 4, 2026 | |
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| Limited: NIH/NIGMS Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams |
| The NIH/NIGMS Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six PDs/PIs to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are important for the mission of NIGMS and are beyond the scope of one or two investigators. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields.
UC Irvine may submit two applications in response to this call per review round; therefore, interested applicants wishing to apply for the May 27, 2026, deadline are asked to submit an expression of interest via UCI Review.
Deadline: Feb. 25, 2026 | |
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| Request for Proposals: 2026 California Healthcare Payments Database Affordability Research Fund |
| California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) has created a funding pool for researchers interested in using California’s Healthcare Payments Database (HPD) to study consumer healthcare affordability challenges, systemwide cost drivers in the state, or both. The HPD is California’s all-payer claims database. It’s a research database comprised of healthcare administrative data, including claims and encounter data generated by transactions among payers and providers on behalf of insured patients. The HPD includes billions of claim and encounter records submitted from California payers, including Medi-Cal-managed care plans.
Up to $500,000 in funding (in total) is now available for up to five grantees. Learn more about CHCF’s request for proposals.
Deadline: March 2, 2026 | |
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| UC Research Initiatives - Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) Pilot Awards |
| The University of California is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for multicampus pilot research programs. Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) Pilot Awards are multicampus or systemwide research collaborations that go beyond individual Principal Investigator (PI)-driven projects to launch pioneering research in multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary areas; benefit the UC research enterprise; strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university; enhance education and training; and benefit California and its people.
Proposals must be submitted by UC PIs. Pilot proposals require the participation of at least three UC campuses and may also include collaboration with one or more UC-affiliated sites, including UC-affiliated national laboratories, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, and UC Law San Francisco. Learn more about how to apply for MRPI Pilot Awards.
Applicant Webinars:
Required Letters of Intent (LOI) Deadline: March 19, 2026 at Noon | | Back to top | | | |
| | | Upcoming Seminars & Events |
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| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series |
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Investigating the Role of Senescent Macrophages in Aging: Implications for Metabolic Disease, Healthspan and Longevity, by Anthony Joseph Covarrubias, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics (MIMG), Division of Life Sciences, UCLA College of Letters and Sciences
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m. to Noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series |
| Modeling Cardiac Complications Using Human iPSCs, by Asuka Eguchi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, UC Irvine School of Medicine Wednesday, Feb. 11, 4 to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall and Via Zoom
Contact Claire Chen to join via Zoom.
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar |
| Glial Modulation of Dopaminergic Synaptic Plasticity, by Lauren Otsuka, Graduate Student, Borrelli Lab, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Thursday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m. PT
Location: Plumwood House, Room 166, and Via Zoom
Contact Katrina Pagdayunan to join via Zoom.
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| 9th Annual Skin Symposium |
| Skin in Motion: Forces, Signals & Renewal. Explore the latest advancements in skin research at the 9th Annual UC Irvine Skin Symposium, hosted by UC Irvine Skin, A Skin Biology Resource Center. Connect with renowned experts from across the globe as they unveil cutting-edge research findings, breakthroughs in skin health and innovative treatment approaches. Delve into the forefront of skin science with the distinguished speaker lineup. In-person RSVP is now closed. You may still register to attend virtually via Zoom.
Friday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center, 845 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92617, and Via Zoom
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| Graduate Writing Hub’s Winter Quarter Support Programs |
| Each quarter, the Graduate Writing Hub program hosts a wide variety of programming for graduate and postdoctoral scholars, ranging from regular and occasional opportunities to write in community to a selection of interactive workshops, and other professional development opportunities.
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| Department of Radiological Sciences Research Seminar Series |
| From Precision Care to General Medical Intelligence and Discovery in Neuroradiology, by Yongkai Liu, PhD, Instructor, Division of Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Friday, Feb. 13, Noon PT
Location: Hybrid event at Health Sciences Complex, Classroom CR 1010, and Via Zoom. Please RSVP to Daniela Garibay by Wednesday, Feb. 11, if you plan to attend in person, to confirm your lunch order. | |
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| Rady Children's Health and UC Irvine Distinguished Lecture Series |
| Parental Legacies: How Stress and Trauma Shape Offspring Biology, by Brian Dias, PhD, Associate Professor, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics Program, The Saban Research Institute, Division of Endocrinology, USC Keck School of Medicine
Wednesday, Feb. 18, Noon to 1 p.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| Stata: Missing Data and Multiple Imputation |
| This free noontime workshop hosted by the UC Irvine Center for Statistical Consulting (ICTS) introduces different kinds of mechanisms that lead to missing data such as missing at random (MAR), missing completely at random (MCAR), and missing not at random (MNAR), followed by a demonstration of how to use Stata's -mi- commands to impute missing data and fit models using the imputed datasets. Questions? Email statconsulting@uci.edu.
Instructor: Chuck Huber, PhD
Wednesday, Feb. 18, Noon to 1:15 p.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| Research!America is bringing together stakeholders interested in ARPA-H to discuss recent developments at the agency and FY27 funding.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 9 to 10 a.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar |
| Microbial Cancer Therapies - Mechanisms of Invasion, and Activation of Innate Immunity in Tumors, by Meggie Danielson, Graduate Student, Burke Lab, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Thursday, Feb. 19, 9 a.m. PT
Location: Plumwood House, Room 166, and Via Zoom
Contact Katrina Pagdayunan to join via Zoom.
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| Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries Monthly Seminar Series |
| Discovering and Regulating Brain Dynamics Relevant for Emotions, by Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, Chief Vision and Values Scientist, The Collective for Psychiatric Neuroengineering; A. Eugene and Marie Washington Presidential Distinguished Professor, Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University School of Medicine. Hosted by the UC Irvine Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 10 to 11 a.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Thorp Conference Center (4001, Gross Hall) and Via Zoom | |
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| Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series |
| Studying Ion Channels with Live-Cell Protein Semi-Synthesis and De Novo Designed Miniprotein Binders, by Stephan Pless, PhD, Professor, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen Thursday, Feb. 19, 4 to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall and Via Zoom
Contact Claire Chen to join via Zoom.
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| UC Irvine Center for Neuropolitics Lecture Series |
| Skepticism and Politicization of Science: Causes, Consequences and Cures, by Roderik Rekker, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Radboud University, The Netherlands. The UC Irvine Center for Neuropolitics hosts this event. Register today for this FREE, virtual lecture! Friday, Feb. 20, Noon to 1:15 p.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| This 3-hour paid intermediate-level training, hosted by the UC Irvine Center for Statistical Consulting (ICTS), is designed for participants who are already familiar with basic SPSS functions and are ready to advance their statistical analysis skills. This workshop focuses on applied modeling techniques used in research, evaluation and data-driven decision-making. Attendees will learn how to conduct, interpret and report multiple regression, logistic regression and key diagnostic procedures essential for high-quality quantitative analysis. Questions? Email statconsulting@uci.edu.
Instructor: Marissa Ericson, PhD
Monday, Feb. 23, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| Experimental Pathology Research Conferences |
| Therapeutic Macrocyclic Peptides Bioinspired by Theta-defensins from Nonhuman Primates, by Michael Selsted, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Seth MacFarlane Professor of Immunopathology, USC Keck School of Medicine
Monday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m. to noon PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall and Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 955 3602 9351/ Passcode: 998046 | |
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| Center for Neural Circuit Mapping Seminar |
| | Cell Type Differences Underlying Individual Learning, by Jerry Chen, PhD, Associate Professor, Boston University. Hosted by the UC Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping.
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building, Room 2200, 847 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92697
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| 2026 Stem Cell Science Symposium & Featured Community Lecture |
| Join the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center for the 13th Annual Science Symposium & Featured Community Lecture. Register by this Friday, Feb. 13.
Featured Community Lecture | Gene Therapy for Blood Cell Diseases
Keynote Speaker: Donald B. Kohn, MD, Distinguished Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA – Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Beall Applied Innovation – The Beach
13th Annual Stem Cell Symposium – Wednesday, Feb. 25, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (tentative)
Featured Speakers: Donald B. Kohn, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Molly Shoichet, PhD, University of Toronto; Clive Svendsen, PhD, Cedars-Sinai; Vivian Gama, PhD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Lisa Flanagan, PhD, Robert Hunt, PhD, Munjal Acharya, PhD, and Piyanuch Kongtim, MD, PhD, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Location: Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
Feb. 24 & 25
Location: Beall Applied Innovation – The Beach (Feb. 24) and Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center (Feb. 25)
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| Statistics and Machine Learning in Genomics |
| This workshop will introduce the applications of statistical and data science methods towards genomics including generalized linear models in count data, pathway analysis, imaging data analysis. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own project data for analysis and discussion. Instructors: Jenny Wu, PhD, Director of Bioinformatics, and Ivan Chang, PhD, Research Computing Specialist. Learn more about this workshop hosted by the UCI Genomics Research & Technology Hub.
Thursday, Feb. 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Medical Education Building, Room 4020 | |
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| Call for Abstracts: National Kidney Foundation Southern California Medical Symposium |
| Join this in-person professional symposium hosted by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). This year’s theme is “Using Innovation to Elevate Standards of Care in Kidney Health.” Consider submitting abstracts for the Poster Session. Poster presenters will receive complimentary registration to attend the full-day symposium. Posters that have been previously presented — or are planned for presentation — at other meetings are welcome. Participation in the poster competition is optional, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three posters. Please review the poster guidelines and submit your abstract via the online application. For questions, reach out to NKF contact, Patty McCormac. Submit abstracts by Feb. 11.
Friday, Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Program: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Poster Session & Reception: 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: Marriott Long Beach Downtown, 111 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802
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| Next Gen Summit to End HIV Stigma |
| This summit focuses on HIV stigma reduction, including findings from the Orange County Health Care Agency’s HIV Stigma Reduction Action Plan, as well as practical strategies for reducing stigma across healthcare and policy environments. Students will be exposed to current research, applied policy perspectives, and professional conversations relevant to their future work in health systems. The event is free, and a light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Target audience: Health professional students enrolled in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health programs, and HIV-serving community-based organizations, frontline workers, and providers; and community stakeholders.
Friday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Sue Gross Auditorium | |
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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series |
| Research Integrity: Navigating Authorship, Data Ownership and Conflicts of Interest, presented by Georg Stiedter, PhD. Monthly on Mondays, presented by Nimisha Parekh and Brian Cummings, Senior Associate Deans of Faculty Development, is a monthly seminar series covering a wide range of topics on faculty development.
Monday, March 9, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
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| Grand Rounds and CME Symposia |
| | For Continuing Medical Education (CME) opportunities, view the weekly Grand Rounds & CME Symposia email. | | Back to top | | | |
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| Do you have an open research-related position you would also like announced in Research Insider? Please fill out this form to have your open position listed.
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| NIH is now REQUIRING the use of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support |
| A unified Common Biographical Sketch and Common Current & Pending (Other) Support format is required using SciENcv. In SciENcv, you will need to create the NIH Biographical Sketch Common Form and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement.
Instructions for the Biographical Sketch Common Form and NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement, as well as an FAQ, are available. Instructions for the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form, as well as an FAQ, are available.
Reminder: Applicants are required to have an ORCID ID and link it with their eRA Commons profiles. Log in to eRA Commons to check that these are indeed linked. Otherwise, you will see an error message at the time of submission.
The RDU has posted slides to walk you through the process, which include a list of differences between the “old” and “new” Biosketch, along with pointers on how to optimize your Biosketch. If you need assistance, contact us at somrd@hs.uci.edu.
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| Sign up for the Office of Research Listserv & Keep Updated |
| | To keep up to date with the latest updates from the Office of Research amidst all of the federal funding changes, be sure to subscribe to the CG-News listserv. You can sign up by sending a blank email to: cg-news+subscribe@uci.edu. Also, bookmark the Office of Research Impact of Federal Executive Orders and Directives on Federal Grants and Contracts. | |
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| What kind of grant support does the School of Medicine Research Development Unit provide? |
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| What kind of grant support does the RDU provide to Physician Scientists? |
| Along with the general grant support the RDU provides (outlined above), there are multiple programs available outlined on the Physician Scientist Resources page. - Physician Scientist Collective: Monthly seminar series with visiting speakers
- Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course: Six-week, 12-hour hybrid course that introduces clinicians to research pathways
- Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP): Helps physician scientists apply for their first K award
- Dean’s K Scholar: Provides awardees the protected time and mentorship needed to obtain NIH K/ equivalent funding
- Clinical Trialist Training Program (CTTP): Supports junior faculty on externally funded clinical trials through a 2-year partnership program with senior investigators already running clinical trials
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