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| UCI School of Medicine Ranks High in College Consensus' 50 Best Medical Schools for 2024 | | College Consensus ranks UCI School of Medicine in 29th place on its list of 50 Best Medical Schools for 2024. College Consensus utilizes a meta-ranking system that uses the five most respected medical school ranking systems. Congratulations to all those who contribute to the robust research ecosystem at UCI School of Medicine, which heavily contributes to the outstanding showing in this ranking. |
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| UCI Center for Translational Vision Research Achieves Organized Research Unit Status | | The UCI Office of Research recently announced that the Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute has achieved the prestigious Organized Research Unit (ORU) status at UCI. This significant milestone, reached after five years of dedicated effort, marks a new era for the center and underscores its commitment to pioneering advancements in vision research. Read more. |
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| Inaugural UCI School of Medicine – HBCU Summer Research and Clinical Program | |
Twenty students from Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are participating in the inaugural 8-week UCI School of Medicine – HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) Summer Research and Clinical Program, hosted by the Center for Translational Vision Research and the Department of Ophthalmology, in collaboration with 19 departments in the School of Medicine. The program graduation symposium will be on Friday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m. at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. |
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| Announcing New School of Medicine-Samueli School of Engineering (SOM-SSoE) Incentive Program for Grant Submissions | UCI School of Medicine and the UCI Samueli School of Engineering deans’ offices are pleased to support the School of Medicine-Samueli School of Engineering (SOM-SSoE) Incentive Program to promote collaborative grant submissions between our schools. The program is specifically for multi-PI (MPI) research grants with one MPI from the School of Medicine and the other MPI from Samueli School of Engineering at the NIH R01 level or similar (not R03 or R21).
To be eligible for these funds, one faculty member of the team must fill out the SOM-SSoE Incentive Form prior to submission. Review the incentive form for complete program details. |
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| New NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications (including R and F) | | When resubmitting your NIH application, any changes made should only be outlined in the Introduction attachment. NIH recently released a guide notice to clarify that any type of markups should not be used to identify changes. Read more. |
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| School of Medicine Applications for Bridge Funding Due July 25 | |
Please note that the next UCI Office of Research deadline for Bridge Funding is Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Complete applications must include a signed letter of support by your department chair showing financial commitment. Bridge Funding applications are due to the School of Medicine Office of Research by Thursday, July 25, 2024. |
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| Registration for Ethics in Clinical Research | The Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS) has worked to revise the curriculum for the Master of Science in Biomedical & Translational Science (MS-BATS) program, which will relaunch this summer. ICTS is pleased to invite a larger audience to attend one of the summer courses, BATS 296, titled “Ethics in Clinical Research,” which runs from June 25–Aug. 27. The course will be held on Tuesdays from 3 to 5:50 p.m. in the College of Health Sciences (COHS) building, Room 2110. The course directors are Drs. Bruce Albala and Mark A. Rothstein.
This course introduces the ethical principles and regulations that govern the conduct of research involving human participants. The course covers topics such as the history and evolution of research ethics, the ethical framework and guidelines for research, the roles and responsibilities of researchers, institutions, and oversight bodies. It covers research from the design stage to publication, including recruitment, informed consent, the protection of vulnerable populations, and privacy. It also covers research misconduct and the challenges of emerging, translational bioethics and international research.
If you are interested in attending one or more of the lectures, register here for the MS-BATS 296 Lectures.
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| Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, PhD (Obstetrics and Gynecology), was awarded an amendment of an additional $3.3 million with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) to extend the project, “Partnering to Build Success in Mental Health Research and Policy,” until June 30, 2027. The project is housed at UCSF’s Philip Lee Institute of Health Policy Research and Megumi Okumura, MD, MPH, serves as Co-PI. The goal of the project is to increase MHSOAC’s capacity to drive transformational change in California’s community mental health system based on an evaluation of the impact of the Mental Health Services Act (California Prop 63). Virginia Kimonis, MD (Pediatrics), and Michael Hicks, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics), received an award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) titled, “Therapeutic effects of Antisense Oligonucleotide for Treatment of VCP Disease.” 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 |
| ATTN: Grad Students & Postdocs applying for the NIH F31/F32 (NRSA) Fellowship due Aug. 8, 2024 | | If you are planning to submit an NIH F31 or F32 application for the Aug. 8 deadline, remember that the School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) can help with your application! The RDU can review your grant application, check for sponsor requirements, review biosketches and more. Complete this Grant Support Request, and a member of the RDU will contact you. If you have any questions, email the RDU. |
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| ICTS Pilot Funding Opportunity | The UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science will be accepting pre-applications for the Pilot Studies Awards program beginning July 2024. Projects must be Translational Science projects, which should be generalizable across multiple diseases and lead to improved efficiency or effectiveness of future translational research. Awards in the amount of $40,000 will be conferred. Awards funds will be available approximately Jan. 1, 2025.
Applicants are required to attend an application workshop. Dates:
- Wednesday, July 10, 8 to 9 a.m.
- Thursday, July 11, noon to 1 p.m.
Register here for pilot workshops.
Pre-application Deadline: Monday, July 22, 2024
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| Recently released FY24 funding announcements for the Department of Defense (DOD) - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | |
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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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| UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders and The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement: Call for Pilot Grant Proposals | The purpose of the initiative is to capitalize on the research expertise within UCI MIND and across the UCI campus and to leverage this expertise to accelerate science to understand the role of sex and gender in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. This partnered initiative is now accepting applications for pilot grants of up to $100,000 (direct costs) for the funding period of 10/01/2024–09/31/2025. Read more and apply here.
Deadline: Friday, August 16, 2024, 5 p.m.
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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 |
| UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Research Webinar |
ACUpuncture In The EmergencY department for pain management (ACUITY): An NIH funded multi-site feasibility study with Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Professor in Residence, Department of Medicine, UCI School of Medicine, Director of Outcomes Research, UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. The SSIHI Research Webinars provide insight into integrative health research through an informative presentation by a SSIHI researcher, pilot awardee, Samueli Scholar or invited-guest lecturer. Learn more.
Wednesday, July 17, noon to 1 p.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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| 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. View the posting in UCI Careers. |
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| NIH’s Continued Support for Early Stage Investigators in FY 2023 | | In recent years, NIH has supported record high numbers of early stage investigators (ESIs) designated on new (type 1) R01-equivalent awards. NIH shares an update on the number of ESIs supported in FY 2023 with the addition of data on age. Read more. |
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| School of Medicine BioRender Group Site License | | To offer the BioRender Software at a reduced cost to the research community, the School of Medicine is facilitating a group site license. For the 2024–25 period, the estimated cost per seat for BioRender is $215.40. A KFS account code is needed. If interested in purchasing a license, please complete this sign-up approval form (requires VPN and UCINetID). |
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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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| School of Medicine Research Collaboration Request Form | | Interested in finding research collaborators but not sure where to start? Complete the UCI School of Medicine Research Collaboration Request Form, and a member of the School of Medicine Research Development Unit will be in touch with you shortly. |
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