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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 Upcoming UCI NIH Boot Camp Informational Session | 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. 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, 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 24, 2025
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| Call for Nominations: 2025 UCI School of Medicine Research Awards | The School of Medicine Office of Research is pleased to announce our 2025 call for nominations for our fifth annual research awards to recognize research excellence and outstanding academic achievement in the UCI 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.
This year, we are happy to announce a new annual research award category. The new award category will recognize faculty for excellence in mentoring research trainees. There will be two awards: one for faculty in basic science research and one for faculty in clinical/translational research. In honor of our late colleague Gina Lee, PhD, we have named the award for faculty excellence in mentoring basic science research trainees “The Gina Lee Award for Excellence in Mentoring Basic Science Research Trainees.”
Submit your nominations to Emily Dawidoff, edawidof@hs.uci.edu. Read here for more info.
Nominations Deadline: Monday, March 24, 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:
- 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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| Rémi Buisson, PhD (Biological Chemistry) received an NIH R21, “ Role of APOBEC3B in the Innate Immune Response.” A critical issue in virus research is understanding the host response, following infection, to suppress viral replication and propagation. The goal of this proposal is to explain how APOBEC3B, a cytosine deaminase, inhibits RNA virus replication in addition to its editing function against DNA viruses. We propose that APOBEC3B is an important regulator of the innate immune system in response to RNA virus infections. 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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| 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
- Emerging Health Innovators Initiative | Solution Summaries Due: Feb. 5, 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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| 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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| Call for Expression of Interest: 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.
UCI may submit two applications in response to this call per review round; therefore, interested applicants wishing to apply for the May 28, 2025, deadline are asked to submit an expression of interest via the UCI Review application portal.
Deadline: Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 |
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| UC Irvine Diabetes Center: Research Funding Opportunity | The UC Irvine Diabetes Center (UCIDC) is pleased to announce the availability of funding for up to five pilot projects, each with a maximum budget of $50,000. The applications must be received by Feb. 28, 2025. The approximate starting date for the projects will be May 1, 2025.
All proposals should meet the following criteria: - The project must address unmet needs in diabetes prevention, diagnosis or treatment.
- The proposal must be a collaborative effort, led by at least two principal investigators.
- At least one PI must be affiliated with the UCI School of Medicine.
- The PIs need to be available to present their projects at the Diabetes Center Council meeting in March or April 2025 (specific date to be announced). Council members, who include Diabetes Center donors, will be members of the proposal evaluation committee.
- The selected PIs will be asked to present their projects at the next Diabetes Research at UCI Symposium which is expected to be in late 2025.
For further details, please email Qin Yang, MD, PhD, director, UC Irvine Diabetes Center, qiny3@hs.uci.edu. |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series |
Hijacking Host Immunity: How Candida Triggers Inflammation, by Haoping Liu, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCI School of Medicine
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar |
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Philip Farahat
Graduate Student
Armando Villalta, PhD, Lab
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Sarahi Rios Arguello
Graduate Student
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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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series | |
Mosquito Population Replacement Gene Drives for Malaria Control, by Rebeca Carballar Lejarazu, PhD, Specialist, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UCI School of Medicine
Thursday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m.
Location: Tamkin F114
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| Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar |
Role of the Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ System in the Regulation of Substance Use Disorder: From Bench to Bedside by Roberto Ciccocioppo, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Camerino
Thursday, Jan. 16, 10:30 a.m.
Location: Plumwood Room 166 |
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| Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) Distinguished Speaker Series |
Mechanistic Insights into Retinal Circuit Function from Correlative and Comparative Connectomics, by Kevin Briggman, PhD, Director, Department of Computational Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior, Bonn, Germany. Learn more on CTVR's event page.
Friday, Jan. 17, 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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| 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 Anatomy & Neurobiology Faculty Candidate Seminars & Chalk Talks | - Faculty Candidate Seminars | Tuesday, Jan. 21, Gross Auditorium
- Faculty Candidate Chalk Talks | Wednesday, Jan. 22, Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, 1st Floor Conference Room
Featuring Gabriela Manzano Nieves, PhD, Postdoc, Weill Cornell Medicine and Joshua Johansen, PhD, Team Leader, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Tuesday & Wednesday, Jan. 21–22, 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Location: Gross Auditorium (Jan. 21) and Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, 1st Floor Conference Room (Jan. 22)
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| Stata Lunch Series | Presented by Chuck Huber, PhD, StataCorp. The UCI Center for Statistical Consulting and ICTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research and Design units are pleased to announce our series of FREE virtual courses on Stata! Stata is a popular statistical analysis software that many researchers find useful. All workshops are at noon via Zoom.
- Wednesday, Jan. 22: Introduction to Causal Inference and Treatment Effects (90 minutes) | Register
- Wednesday, Feb. 19: Causal Inference for Complex Observational Data (120 minutes) | Register
- Wednesday, March 12: Introduction to Causal Mediation Analysis (90 minutes) | Register
- Wednesday, April 16: Introduction to Survey Statistics Using Stata (90 minutes) | Register
- Wednesday, May 7: Structural Equation Modeling (150 minutes) | Register
- Wednesday, June 4: Latent Class Analysis Using Stata (90 minutes) | Register
To learn more about our services, visit the UCI Center for Statistical Consulting and the ICTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research and Design websites. |
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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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| Catalyzing Future Medicines: Opportunities for Research and Collaboration in Neurotherapeutics | Lecture by Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, Associate Dean, Research Development, Professor, Departments of Biological Chemistry and Neurology, UCI School of Medicine. In this lecture presented by the UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences, Dr. La Spada, founder and director of the UCI Institute for Neurotherapeutics (which offers pilot funding opportunities) will discuss the state of neurotherapeutics and its unsolved challenges.
Monday, Jan. 27, 4 p.m.
Location: ISEB 1200 |
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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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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series | Understanding Faculty Compensation, presented by Rebecca Brusuelas-James, and TJ Kennedy. 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, Feb. 10, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
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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| 12th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium | Engage with leading experts and learn more about their groundbreaking research at the 12th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium, presented by the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. Speakers include Tom Rando, MD, PhD, UCLA, Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Andras Nagy, MD, PhD, University of Toronto, Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, UC Irvine, Quinton Smith, PhD, UC Irvine, and Matthew Inlay, PhD, UC Irvine. Read flyer for more details.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Gross Hall, 4th Floor Thorp Conference Center
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| 12th Annual Conte Center Symposium & Call for Abstracts/Posters | Please join us for the 12th Annual Conte Center Symposium on February 18 at the Beckman Center. The theme is Translating the Science of Early-Life Adversity to Benefit California's Children. In addition, we will be holding a poster session. Please visit the Conte Center’s website for more information, including details on the call for abstracts/posters.
Deadline to Submit Abstracts: Friday, Jan. 31, 2025
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: In-person at The Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science & Engineering and via Zoom
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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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| 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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