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| NEXT WEEK! Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series |
Nancy Carrasco, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics; Joe C. Davis Chair in Biomedical Science, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Community Lecture - Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. PT: "A Look Into the Black Box: Uncovering the Remarkable Biology of an Elusive Protein"
- Scientific Lecture - Jan. 17, at Noon PT: "The Tale of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter (NIS): From Cloning to Structure"
Learn more about the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Jan. 16–17
Location: The Beckman Center, Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 16); UCI Medical Education Building, Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 17)
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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series | Merits and Promotions for HS Clinical and Senate Faculty, presented by Brian Cummings, PhD, and Mohammad Helmy, MD. Monthly on Mondays, presented by Nimisha Parekh, MD, and Brian Cummings, PhD, associate deans of faculty development, is a monthly seminar series covering a wide range of topics focused on faculty development.
Monday, Jan. 13, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| Physician Scientist Collective Network Hosts Daniela Bota, MD, PhD |
Lessons from Being a Woman Leader in Translational Research: Bridging Science, Patient Care and Family Priorities by Daniela Bota, MD, PhD, Vice Dean for Clinical Research & Professor of Neurology, Director, UCI Alpha Clinic, Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, UCI School of Medicine
- Coffee & Refreshments – 3:30 to 4 p.m.
- Presentation – 4 to 5 p.m.
During coffee and refreshments, you can meet Dr. Bota and your colleagues. The School of Medicine Research Development staff will host office hours to address research-related questions.
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| Updated Resources for 2025 NIH Applications | Hopefully, you’ve been tracking the various Changes Coming to NIH Applications and Peer Review in 2025. Jan. 25, 2025 — the effective date for most of those changes and the first application due date to require updated application forms and instructions (FORMS-I) — is now less than a month away. Read more.
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| School of Medicine Applications for Bridge Funding Due January 27 | |
Please note that the next UCI Office of Research deadline for Bridge Funding is Friday, Feb.3, 2025. 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 Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. |
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| Register for one of the upcoming UCI NIH Boot Camp Informational Sessions | The Research Development Unit will host three virtual informational sessions about the UCI NIH Boot Camp, a comprehensive, multifaceted mentoring program designed to help faculty and career researchers apply for their first research grants from NIH. Attend one to learn more about this program and how to apply for the upcoming 2025 UCI NIH Boot Camp! Applications are due Feb. 10, 2025.
- Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, Noon to 1 p.m. | Register
- Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, 9 to 10 a.m. | Register
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| Join us for Bringing Biology to the Patient: A Collaborative Faculty Retreat | You’re invited to attend Bringing Biology to the Patient: A Collaborative Faculty Retreat with the UCI School of Medicine and the UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences. All event details, including the agenda, can be found on the Faculty Research Retreat website.
Thursday, Feb.13, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
Location: Beall Applied Innovation
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| Request for Applications: School of Medicine New Investigator Faculty Research Grant | The School of Medicine Research Committee is pleased to announce the School of Medicine New Investigator Faculty Research Grant competition. It is the policy of the Committee to support seed research projects from new investigators that have a high probability of obtaining extramural funding as a result of this award. To qualify, the applicant must have the NIH “Early Stage Investigator” status and not yet competed successfully as a PI to receive substantial independent NIH funding. Please submit inquiries to somrd@hs.uci.edu.
Deadline: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Apply via InfoReady. |
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| Call for Nominations: 2025 UCI School of Medicine Faculty Mentoring Awards | The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the 2025 call for nominations for our fifth annual faculty mentoring awards to recognize excellence and innovation in mentoring at UCI 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 Monday, March 24, 2025, to Associate Dean Brian Cummings, cummings@hs.uci.edu, and Sophie Wong, snwong1@hs.uci.edu. Read here for more info.
Nominations Deadline: Monday, March 25, 2024
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| Cancer Clinical Trial Bootcamp | The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is accepting applications for the Cancer Clinical Trial Bootcamp, an intensive 16-week program that equips clinical faculty and fellows with the skills to systematically design and write investigator-initiated cancer clinical trial protocols. By the program's conclusion, participants will submit a fully developed protocol. Learn more and apply by Jan. 14, 2025.
Program Dates: Feb. 26–June 4, 2025, every other Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Application Deadline: Jan. 14, 2025
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| Faculty Mentoring Academy – UCI Academic Personnel | Mentorship is a powerful tool for working with graduate students. It also enhances collaborative relationships between early-career and senior faculty. Faculty, however, often mentor in the way they were mentored. Many faculty do not have routine formal mentor training. In this workshop series, we will use a discussion and case study approach to share and improve our skills for mentoring graduate students and other trainees. We will focus on the development of applicable mentoring strategies. All faculty are welcome to attend.
The Faculty Mentoring Academy will be delivered via a series of five workshops held during the course of each academic year. Faculty who attend three of the five workshops (over a two-year period) will be eligible to receive a certificate, reflecting the designation of having attended the “Faculty Mentoring Academy.” All workshops are from 10 a.m. to noon at Donald Bren Hall 6011 Seminar Room:
- Monday, Jan. 13: “Culturally-Responsive Mentoring” | RSVP
- Wednesday, Feb. 12: “Inspiring Motivation” | RSVP
- Tuesday, March 4: “Aligning Expectations” | RSVP
- Thursday, May 22: “Effective Communication” | RSVP
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| Inaugural MAXImizing Training in MUScle Research (MAXIMUS) Retreat: Abstract submission now open! | The UCI Muscle Biology and Disease Research Center presents the Inaugural MAXIMUS Retreat centered on cutting-edge work in mechanisms and therapeutics of neuromuscular diseases. Activities will include talks from invited leaders in the field, current MAXIMUS awardees, and selected abstracts from UCI trainees, a career panel luncheon, and a poster session with awards. Additionally, a seed grant funding opportunity for trainees will be announced at the event.
Highlighted speakers: Tom Lloyd (Baylor College of Medicine), Alessandra Sacco (Sanford Burnham Prebys) and Stephen Tapscott (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center)
Students, postdocs, and clinical fellows are encouraged to showcase their work by presenting a poster/talk:
- Abstract submission deadline (short talk): Jan. 21, 2025
- Abstract submission deadline (poster only): March 29, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) Auditorium 1010
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| MS-BATS Program Now Open: Excel as an Effective Clinical Researcher with a Degree in Biomedical and Translational Science | The Master of Science in Biomedical and Translational Science (MS-BATS) program trains students to conduct high-quality multidisciplinary clinical research at the intersection of basic science and clinical medicine.
Students from various training backgrounds, including medical students, residents, fellows, physicians, nurses and others interested in excelling as an effective clinical researcher will benefit from this program. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own individual research project under faculty mentorship to advance their career goals. Learn more and apply.
Deadline: May 30, 2025 |
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| Leslie Thompson, PhD (Psychiatry & Human Behavior; Biological Chemistry) received an Investigational New Drug approval from the FDA to carry out a Phase 1a/2b trial, REGEN4HD, for a human embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease. 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.
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 |
| Limited: Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award | The Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award supports independent young physician-scientists conducting disease-oriented research that demonstrates a high level of innovation and creativity. The goal is to support the best young physician-scientists doing work aimed at improving the practice of cancer medicine. The $600,000 award will be for a period of three years. Funding in the amount of $200,000 will be allocated to the awardee’s institution each year for the support of the Clinical Investigator. Funds are intended to be flexible and can be used for a variety of scientific needs including the Investigator’s stipend and/or fringe benefits (up to $130,000 annually), salaries for professional and technical personnel, special equipment, supplies, and other miscellaneous items required to conduct the proposed research. No part of this grant can be used for indirect costs or institutional overhead. Read more.
Eligibility: The applicant must hold an independent Assistant Professor position or equivalent and is expected to demonstrate significant support from the home institution through a comprehensive start-up package, ample laboratory space, and protected research time, for example.
Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025
Five nominations per institution are allowed; interested applicants should contact Roxanne Ford, Executive Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations.
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Newly released ARPA-H Funding Announcements | The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has significant funding to accelerate biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. This ARPA submission resources/FAQ webpage provides useful resources, templates and links to help you understand the details of the process, from initial submission to a final awarded agreement. Slides from “Doing Business with ARPA-H” include the ARPA-(H)eilmeier Questions (slide 13), which are imperative to answer in all proposals
McAllister & Quinn hosted a comprehensive informational webinar on Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) on Oct. 29, 2024. The materials (slide deck, agency engagement guide and recording) are available on the School of Medicine Office of Research webinar recordings webpage. Your UCINetID login is required to view the page.
Active programs:
- ImagiNg Data EXchange (INDEX) | Solution Summaries Due: Jan. 23, 2025
- Ocular Laboratory for Analysis of Biomarkers (OCULAB) | ARPA-H | Solution Summaries Due: Jan. 27, 2025
- About the Advancing Clinical Trial Readiness (ACTR) Initiative | Proposers’ Day: Jan. 16, 2025 (in-person in New Brunswick, New Jersey, registration deadline: Jan. 9, 2025; or virtual, registration deadline: Jan. 14, 2025)
- Proactive Solutions for Prolonging Resilience (PROSPR) | Proposers’ Day: Jan. 24, 2025 (hybrid in Dallas, TX, registration deadline: Jan. 22, 2025) | Solution summaries due: Feb. 10, 2025
- Rare Disease AI/ML for Precision Integrated Diagnostics (RAPID) | Proposers’ Day: Jan. 23, 2025 (hybrid in San Francisco, CA, registration deadline: Jan. 21, 2025) | Solution summaries due: Feb. 14, 2025
If you are considering applying, please email somrd@hs.uci.edu. |
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| 2024–25 UCI Center-Scale Multi-Investigator Research Seed Funding Program | The 2024–25 UCI Center-Scale Multi-Investigator Research Seed Funding Program is aimed at investing in promising convergent research directions where internal seed level investment can lead to externally funded “center-scale” research programs. UC Irvine faculty members who are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators may apply. Only multi-investigator, multidisciplinary teams and proposals are eligible. Seed funding may be requested for a period of up to two years, and it is anticipated that 5–8 awards of up to $150,000 each will be given. Apply here via UCI Review.
Deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025
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| Limited: The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation | The mission of The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation is to advance knowledge in the life sciences by sponsoring scientific research that will benefit mankind. Basic scientific research with potential translational application is central to this goal and fundamental to their operating principles. The Mathers Foundation welcomes research in immunology, microbiome, genomics, structural biology, cellular physiology, neuroscience and more. Plant biology research and oceanography-related research, space exploration, global warming, Covid-19, medical imaging technology, electrical engineering technology development, clinical trials and drug discovery projects are not considered. Declined LOIs or proposals should not be resubmitted and feedback will not be provided.
The total funding for this award is $600,000–$700,000 over three years, including 10% indirect costs.
UCI may submit only three applications for this award opportunity. Interested applicants are asked to submit an intent to apply via InfoReady.
Deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025
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| Cancer Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) 2025-26 Faculty Seed Grants | The CRCC is a systemwide, faculty-directed cancer research program that provides one-year seed grants for topics in any discipline that address any aspect of cancer, including its origins, prevention and cure. CRCC funds support meritorious research spanning all areas, from basic research to applied clinical and community-based research in any field relevant to cancer. Applications in disciplines outside of basic and clinical/translational science are welcome (e.g., public health, law, social sciences, psychology, health services research, community-based research, implementation science). See Request for Proposals (PDF).
Eligibility: PIs must be members of the Academic Senate at one of the 10 UC campuses.
There will be an applicant webinar on Friday, Jan. 10, at 1:30 p.m. | Register
If you are a first-time applicant and/or new to SmartSimple, attendance is highly recommended.
Required Letters of Intent Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 23, at noon |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Overview of the NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Controlled-Access Data | During these information sessions, NIH will provide users of NIH Genomic Controlled Access Data repositories and their institutions an overview of Guide Notice NOT-OD-24-157 “Implementing Update for Data Management and Access Practices Under the Genomic Data Sharing Policy” and related Frequently Asked Questions. NIH will provide an overview of the requirements, assist organizations with understanding how they can comply with them, and answer any questions users and their institutions have.
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| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series |
The Circadian Pacemaker: Diverse Biological Functions in Health and Disease, by Selma Masri, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCI School of Medicine
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series | |
Novel Roles of Methylated Nucleosides as Signal Mediators in the Tumor Microenvironment, by Joohwan Kim, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UCI School of Medicine
Thursday, Jan. 9, 9 a.m.
Location: Plumwood House, Room 166
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| Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | Breaking the Dogma: Dual Role of MyoD as Activator and Repressor of Gene Expression, by Pier Lorenzo Puri, MD, Director and Professor, Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys
Thursday, Jan. 9, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House Lecture Hall and via Zoom Contact Claire Chen to join via Zoom. |
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| Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) Distinguished Speaker Series |
Biomaterials for the Delivery of Cells, RNA and Genome Editors, by Daniel G. Anderson, PhD, Professor in Chemical Engineering and Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Learn more on CTVR's event page.
Friday, Jan. 10, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Location: Hybrid event at the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Sue Gross Auditorium, or via Zoom
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| Genetics, Biomedical Computing & Genomics Seminar Series | Advancements in Single-Cell Transcriptomics Through Long-Read scRNA-seq, Spatial Analysis, and GPT, by Rui Chen, PhD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Center for Translational Vision Research, UCI School of Medicine. Learn more.
Seminar hosted by the Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub).
Friday, Jan. 10, 10 to 11 a.m. PT
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| Grant Spotlight Series - NIH K08 | Presented by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Research Education & Training, a panel discussion on the NIH K08 process featuring a reviewer and two awardees: learn what reviewers look for and how applicants approached their submissions.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| UCI Conte Center and UCI Brain Seminar Series |
Hippocampal Regulation of Stress Vulnerability & Resilience, by Christoph Anacker, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Systems Neuroscience, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Columbia University
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 4 to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Gross Hall 4th Floor Conference Room, and via Zoom
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| Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar |
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Gulab Zode, PhD, Lab
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| Modeling and Tolerizing Dystrophin Immunity, by Philip FarahatThe Role of Autophagy in Glial Cells in Neuronal Function and Survival, by Sarahi Rios Arguello Wednesday, Jan. 15, 4 to 5 p.m.
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| UCI SKIN: A Skin Biology Resource Center Distinguished Speaker Series | Epithelial Epigenetics: Chromatin at the Nexus of Epithelial Development, Differentiation and Disease, by Brian Capell, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania. Hosted by the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center.
Friday, Jan. 17, 11 a.m. to Noon PT
Location: Thorp Conference Center, 4001 Gross Hall
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series | |
Defending the Host: Antivirals and Innate Responses, by Sumit K. Chanda, PhD, Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Scripps Research
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 4 p.m.
Location: Plumwood House, Room 166
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| Stem Cell Seminar Lecture Series | Modeling Cardiovascular Disease with hiPSCs: On and Off the Planet, by Arun Sharma, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai. Hosted by the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center.
Friday, Jan. 24, 11 a.m. to Noon
Location: Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center (4th Floor)
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| UCI Center for Neuropolitics Lecture Series | Authoritarianism, Threat and Illiberal Political Judgments, by Philip T. Dunwoody, PhD, professor of psychology, Juniata College. Visit the UCI School of Social Sciences event page for more info. Friday, Jan. 31, Noon to 1:15 p.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| An Introduction to the NIH Fellowship Program for Prospective Candidates – Webinar | If you’re new to NIH or NIH fellowships and would like to learn more about how to apply for NIH fellowship programs, plan to attend this webinar.
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7 to 8:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium & Family Conference: Abstract Submissions Open! | The Fourth Annual CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium & Family Conference will focus on the latest innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases across various specialties. Attendees will experience dynamic presentations by leading experts, as well as personal stories from families affected by rare conditions, promoting a stronger sense of community and understanding.The abstract submission deadline is Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering, Irvine, Calif. |
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| CHOC Research Institute: Pediatric and Lifespan Data Science Conference: Abstract submissions now open! | Join CHOC for the second Pediatric and Lifespan Data Science Conference! This event will explore the intersection of precision medicine and artificial intelligence, suicide prediction and the management of complex medical patients. Perspectives from patients, families, healthcare providers, health systems, data scientists and insurance companies will be featured.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Feb. 17, 2025 | Submit Abstract
Early Bird Registration Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025 | Register
April 10–11
Location: The Westin Anaheim Resort |
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| Compare NIH Research Project Grants: R01, R03 and R21 | This article compares R01 with two additional research project grant (RPG) types that have broad Parent Opportunity Announcements for investigator-initiated applications. Read more.
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| School of Medicine Research Development Unit Resources |
| What kind of grant support does the RDU 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 introduce 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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