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| For Faculty: Complete Survey for Electron Microscopy (EM) Sectioning and Imaging facility | | The School of Medicine is exploring the potential need for a centralized Electron Microscopy (EM) Sectioning and Imaging facility for use as a recharge core. Please complete a short survey (six questions) regarding your research needs and interests in this area. Please complete this survey by July 9. |
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| Reminder – School of Medicine’s Incentive Programs | The School of Medicine Office of Research has multiple incentive programs to acknowledge the following research and training grant submissions and awards. To be eligible for any incentive payment, you must complete the corresponding form prior to submission.
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| NIH T32 graduate student training slots - MAXImizing Training in MUScle Research (MAXIMUS) | The Muscle Biology and Disease Research Center (MBDRC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new NIH T32 training grant: MAXImizing Training in MUScle Research (MAXIMUS). The goal of MAXIMUS is to enable PhD graduate students to become translational researchers who seek to understand muscle biology and decipher the mechanisms of its dysfunction in order to develop innovative strategies for effective diagnosis and treatment of muscular dystrophies. There are two open graduate student positions with support beginning Oct. 1, 2024. Review the application requirements and apply here.
Application deadline: Monday, July 8, 2024
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| Attention Early Career Researchers! Register for Research!America's Science & Technology Early Career Summit | The future of public and private sector-funded R&D hinges on developing a robust and diverse pipeline of talented early-career scientists, researchers and engineers who can drive innovation and positive societal change. The objective of the Early Career Researcher Summit is to bring together a diverse group of early career researchers from across the medical, health and science arenas to:
- Gain insights into the range of careers available to them
- Empower them to secure and thrive in the career path they choose
- Provide communication tools they can use for advocacy and other forms of civic engagement
- Network with others across the R&D ecosystem
Session 4: The Creative Art of Science Communication – Wednesday, June 26, 9 to 10:15 a.m. PT
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| Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics; Ophthalmology), along with the rest of faculty at the Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR), received an award from the UC Office of the President titled, “University of California-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative Award.” The 3-year award will support the UCI/North Carolina Translational Vision Research Summer Program (TRAVIS) and accept four undergraduate students every summer for eight weeks to participate in the research performed in the CTVR laboratories. Have you or someone on your research team received research funding or an award? The School of Medicine Office of Research would like to know! Please fill out this short New Research Funding or Award Survey 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.
For a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities announced by NIH in their weekly NIH guide listserv, check out the School of Medicine Funding Search Tool.
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, email the Research Development Unit (RDU). |
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| Postdocs & Early Career Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Searle Scholars Program | UCI has the opportunity to nominate two candidates for the 2025 Searle Scholars Program, which recognizes outstanding new faculty with the potential to make innovative and high-impact contributions to research in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology and related areas in chemistry, medicine and the biological sciences. To be eligible, the candidate’s first appointment to an assistant professor, tenure-track position must have begun on or after May 1, 2023.
UCI may nominate only two candidates; therefore, interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application to the Office of Research via UCI Review.
Deadline: Thursday, June 20, 2024
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| 2024 NIH Director's Early Independence Award (DP5 - Clinical Trial Optional) | The NIH Director's Early Independence Award supports exceptional junior investigators who wish to pursue independent research soon after completion of their terminal doctoral degree or post-graduate clinical training, thereby forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period and accelerating their entry into an independent research career. To be eligible, investigators, at the time of application, must have received their most recent doctoral degree or completed clinical training within the previous 15 months or expect to do so within the following 12 months.
UCI may submit no more than two applications to this competition. Therefore, interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application to the Office of Research via UCI Review.
Deadline: Monday, June 24, 2024
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| ARPA-H and its Funding Programs | The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) accelerates better health outcomes by supporting high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. ARPA-H awardees are developing entirely new ways to tackle the hardest challenges in health. The FY24–26 Strategic Plan provides a blueprint detailing the agency's approach. Review past and active ARPA-H funding programs to get a sense of this agency’s research interests. Active programs:
- HEROES (Health Care Rewards to Achieve Improved Outcomes)
Solution Summary Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2024
If you are considering applying, please email somrd@hs.uci.edu. |
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| MacArthur Foundation: 100&Change Competition | Solving society’s biggest problems is not easy, but the MacArthur Foundation believes solutions are possible. 100&Change is their global competition for a proposal that promises real and measurable progress toward solving a critical social challenge. They will award a single $100 million grant to help make that solution a reality. They are open to organizations working in any field, anywhere in the world. Read more.
If you are considering applying, please email somrd@hs.uci.edu and Roxanne Ford (fordmr@uci.edu).
Registration Deadline: Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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| NIH Research Career Development Awards (K) | | The NIH K award mechanism can be a great mechanism for you depending on your research career stage. This mechanism has different types of funding opportunities that provide support at various career stages: early career, physician scientist, predoc, postdoc, midcareer and established. Here’s a list of active NIH funding opportunities, filtered for a subset of the K mechanisms. If you have any questions or are interested, please contact the School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) at somrd@hs.uci.edu. |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Research!America Alliance Discussion with Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director of the NIBIB | Bruce Tromberg, PhD, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the NIH, will be the guest speaker at the Research!America virtual alliance discussion. Dr. Tromberg will discuss the critical role the NIBIB plays in advancing early detection, accurate diagnosis, and effective treatment of a host of deadly and debilitating health threats. What are the greatest hopes and biggest challenges in the medical technology arena?
Thursday, June 20, 9 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| CHOC Research Seminar: ABCs of Evidence Synthesis: From Research to Practice | Unlock the Power of Systematic Reviews: A Must-Attend Workshop for Researchers and Clinicians! Delve into the art and science of systematic reviews with our specialized workshop, organized by CHOC Research. This unique educational experience is open to the dedicated faculty and staff of CHOC, UC Irvine, Chapman University and others, offering an unparalleled opportunity to enhance your research capabilities and evidence-synthesis skills. Learn more.
Friday, July 19, 8:45 to 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| Register by June 19! UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM) 2024 Conference | Brain Cell Types, Circuits and Disorders. Co-hosted with Cajal Club. Register by June 19.
Monday to Wednesday, Aug. 19–21Location: Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617 |
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| Postdoctoral Scholar-Della Martin Fellowship / Psychiatry and Human Behavior | An exciting and unique opportunity to study neuropsychiatric disorders at the molecular level and develop translational research programs in clinical populations using state-of-the art technologies including single cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and cellular models derived from patients and controls. Successful candidate will be familiar with molecular and cellular laboratory methods and bioinformatics.
PI: William E. Bunney, MD
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
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| Postdoctoral Scholar in the Marazzi Lab / Biological Chemistry | The Marazzi Lab is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the position of Postdoctoral Researcher. A successful candidate will join a dynamic and innovative research team dedicated to advancing our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms and their role in human health and disease.
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| Postdoctoral Scholar in the Ezzati Lab / Neuroinformatics and Neurological Data Sciences | The Lab of Neuroinformatics and Neurological Data Sciences (Ezzati Lab) is looking for a highly motivated and talented Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team. This individual will become part of a dynamic and innovative research group focused on advancing our understanding of Alzheimer's disease by leveraging big data from cohorts and clinical trials.
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| Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | Under the general direction of the executive director, the associate director will manage and coordinate funding opportunities from foundations, associations and corporations with a specific focus on the STEM fields with assignments to STEM schools such as engineering or biological sciences. The incumbent will edit proposals, concept papers, case statements and various types of support and inquiry letters generally at the level of $25,000+ for institutional fundraising priorities with an annual fundraising goal of $1 million and will serve as campus liaison with assigned foundations, associations and corporations.
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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 Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program | | The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich and diversify CSR’s pool of trained reviewers. Read more about the requirements for the Early Career Reviewer Program and enroll. |
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| Did you know about these UCI-offered resources? | These three books can be downloaded fromUCI Libraries (must be on campus or using VPN): - Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More, by Matt Carter, 2020
- The Physician Scientist’s Career Guide, by Mark J. Eisenberg, 2011
- The Essential MD-PhD Guide, by Eisenberg and Cox, 2021
UCI Apporto Virtual Computer Lab VCL (free)
- Apps available now: Stata, SPSS, Cran R, R Studio and Matlab
- Apps available soon: ArcGIS and Eviews
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| School of Medicine Research Development Unit Resources |
| What kind of grant support does the Research Development Unit (RDU) provide? | |
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| NIH Training Grant Incentive Program | Training Grants (e.g., NIH T32) play a key role in supporting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and increases our ability to recruit the best among them. The School of Medicine Office of Research appreciates the time commitment required to prepare and direct training grants and has the Training Grant Incentive Program for first-time submissions of new or competing renewal applications. Read the guidelines on the intake form.
Also, the School of Medicine Research Development Unit supports the preparation of training grant proposals; email somrd@uci.edu to get started. View current UCI Training Grants. View active NIH T32 funding calls. |
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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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| Respiratory infection reminders | - Employees are encouraged to stay home when ill to help reduce the spread of infections.
- Employees, including student employees, are strongly encouraged to report cases of COVID-19 to Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services at contacttracing@uci.edu or 949-824-2300.
- Free COVID-19 antigen tests continue to be available to employees at various locations on campus.
All employee-related information can be found at Human Resources Working Well webpage. For UCI Health updates, please visit UCI Health's COVID-19 page on SharePoint.
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