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| Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series |
Napoleone Ferrara, MD, distinguished professor, Departments of Pathology, Ophthalmology and Pharmacology, Ben and Wanda Hildyard Endowed Chair for Diseases of the Eye, UC San Diego School of Medicine
- Community Lecture - Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. PT: "Preventing Vision Loss due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Progress and Challenges"
- Scientific Lecture - Sept. 18 at Noon PT: "New Insights in the Regulation of Ocular Angiogenesis: Therapeutic Implications"
Learn more about the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Sept. 17–18
Location: UCI Beall Applied Innovation, Irvine, Calif. (Sept. 17); UCI Medical Center, Orange, Calif. or UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Irvine, Calif. (Sept. 18)
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| Reminder: NIH Research (K) Career Development Award's Upcoming Deadline | | 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. The standard deadline for the K funding mechanism is in October. If you would like support on your K application, please contact the School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU). |
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| School of Medicine Large Grant Proposals – Good News and Reminder of Support | The UCI School of Medicine saw a substantial increase in large grant awards in fiscal year 2024 over FY23 with a 22% increase in NIH U awards and an 83% increase in NIH P awards. Congratulations to all!
There is support and incentive for leading large grant efforts:
- The School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) supports large grant/multi-PI applications. Find comprehensive information on Grant Support & Review Services here or contact the RDU with any questions or to request support. The RDU can offer project management support, assist in obtaining letters of institutional support, provide boilerplate content and more.
- Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, School of Medicine Associate Dean for Research Development, invites all to email him with requests for support and welcomes your specific questions.
- There are incentive programs to acknowledge new multi-component NIH grant (P or U) submissions, and training grant submissions and other awards. The incentive programs offer funds for submission of grants and additional funds if an application is successful.
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| Accepting Applications: Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course | The School of Medicine Office of Research is excited to announce the Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course! This course will prepare physician scientists by enabling them to combine their clinical knowledge with skills in scientific investigation.
This course will commence in September 2024 and run for six weeks, two hours/week. It is a hybrid course, which includes three in-person sessions and three online sessions.
Target applicant: Residents, fellows and junior faculty physicians interested in pursuing a career path that includes basic, translational, clinical and/or epidemiology research. This course is designed to not only provide a basic level of knowledge but for attendees to develop an individual development plan for further research training.
Deadline: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
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| Effective Mentorship: Course for PhD Students & Postdocs | Learn about mentoring practices, what it means to be a good mentor and what to look for in a good mentor. Courses will be in-person. NatSci I – 1114 | Tuesdays, Oct. 8–Nov. 19, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Learn more.
Application deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Apply here. |
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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series | Mid-Career and Leadership Opportunities, featuring panelists Coleen Cunningham, MD, Megan Osborn, MD, and Geoffrey Abbott, PhD. Monthly on Mondays, presented by Nimisha Parekh, MD, and Brian J. Cummings, PhD, associate deans of faculty development, is a monthly seminar series covering a wide range of topics focused on faculty development.
Monday, Sept. 9, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) Mentorship, Education and Training (MET) Program | The year-long Mentorship, Education and Training (MET) Program offers junior and mid-career faculty (mentees) in basic, clinical and population sciences the opportunity to engage with senior CFCCC members (mentors) to overcome career and scientific challenges.
Target applicant: Must be a junior or mid-career academic faculty pursuing careers with a substantial cancer research component in basic, clinical or population sciences. Must be a CFCCC member or become a CFCCC member by November 2024. Apply here.
Deadline: Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 |
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| Physician Scientist Collective 2023–24 Distinguished Speaker Series |
Advancing Neurosurgery and Neurophysiology: Insights and Strategies for Physician-Scientists, by Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair, McNair Scholar, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Friday, Sept. 20, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| Phil Felgner, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics) with core PIs: Li Liang, PhD, Lisa Wagar, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics), Chang Liu, PhD (Biomedical Engineering), Bert Semler, PhD (Microbiology & Molecular Genetics), Kai Zheng, PhD (Informatics & Emergency Medicine), Norbert Pardi, PhD (University of Pennsylvania), and Shannon Ronca, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine) received a $33 million award from the NIAID: The UCI Vaccines for Pandemic Preparedness Center (VPPC). Vaccines are a demonstrably effective tool for blunting the global health consequences of emerging infectious diseases like COVID; however, they must be delivered quickly to limit outbreak spread and reduce human mortality. Here, two different programmable vaccine platforms primed for quick deployment will be compared and characterized. The knowledge and technology gained from this project will enable a rapid and effective response to the next pandemic. 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 |
| Graduate Students: Estée Lauder Epigenetics Fellowship | The Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism at UCI School of Medicine is soliciting applications for the Estée Lauder Epigenetics Fellowship in honor of the late Paolo Sassone-Corsi, PhD, who was UCI’s Donald Bren Professor of Biological Chemistry and director of the campus’s Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism.
The Estée Lauder Epigenetics Fellowship supports the training of PhD graduate students who carry out groundbreaking research related to epigenetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying human disorders/diseases. Research that seeks to establish new paradigms, develop innovative new technology and/or methodology, remove roadblocks that restrict progress in the epigenetics field, or answer intractable problems, is given priority. The fellowship will provide $30,000 of support for one year. Learn more.
Deadline: Monday, Sept. 9, 2024
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| Limited: Moore Foundation Inventor Fellows Program | The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Moore Inventor Fellows program seeks to identify outstanding inventors and innovators who harness science and technology to enhance the conduct of scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care. The scope of this call is intentionally wide: proposed projects do not need to fall within Moore’s current funding priorities but should be broadly within the program areas of foundation interest (science, environmental conservation and patient care).
Each fellow will receive funding for three years at a level of $200,000 per year from the Moore Foundation. In addition to funds for the fellow, the foundation will provide the host institution with $25,000 each year to cover costs associated with administering the grant award, resulting in a total three-year award amount of $675,000. Host institutions will be required to make a contribution of $50,000 in annual direct support of the inventor’s work (i.e., mandatory cost share) which has been arranged with the UCI Office of Research and UCI Beall Applied Innovation.
Eligibility: Candidates must be within 10 years of receiving the advanced terminal degree in their field (MS, PhD. or MD received on or after 2015). They can be tenure-line faculty, teaching faculty, research scientists, post-docs or other full-time affiliates of the university.
UCI may submit only two nominations for this award opportunity. Therefore interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application to the UCI Office of Research via UCI Review.
Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 |
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Newly released ARPA-H funding announcements | 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:
If you are considering applying, please email somrd@hs.uci.edu. |
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| Center of Excellence Impact of Cannabinoids Across the Lifespan (ICAL) 2024 Pilot Grant Call for Proposals | The NIH-supported UCI Center of Excellence for studying the Impact of Cannabinoids Across the Lifespan (ICAL) includes a Pilot Grant Program with the goal of fostering independent and collaborative research on the influences of cannabinoid exposure during different life stages. The purpose of the Pilot Grant program is to capitalize on the research expertise within the UCI community to integrate innovative ideas into ICAL research programs and to gain insight into age-specific effects of cannabinoid drugs on the brain and other organ systems.
The center is accepting proposals for Basic Science pilot grants of up to $25,000 total costs for the funding period of 10/1/24–8/31/25. This funding opportunity is open to all UC Irvine faculty members (senate and non-senate) of all ranks. Projects will be selected after review by members of the P50 center based on scientific merit and the anticipated strength of the pilot data to support future research proposal development for external funding.
Submission requirements:
- NIH Biosketch including current and pending “other support”
- Brief proposal (i.e., aims, experimental design, methods and future funding plans) including a maximum 2 pages of text, not counting references and illustrations
- Brief Budget with justification
All materials must be submitted electronically to Janet Hong (janetkh@hs.uci.edu). For scientific questions, contact Dr. Christine Gall or Dr. Daniele Piomelli. For administrative questions concerning this announcement, contact Alexa Torrens (atorrens@hs.uci.edu).
Deadline: Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 |
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| Limited: NSF Science and Technology Centers (STC) program | The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports exceptionally innovative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs focus on creating new scientific paradigms, establishing entirely new scientific disciplines, and developing transformative technologies that have the potential for broad scientific or societal impact. STCs may involve any area of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of creating and exploiting new concepts in science and engineering and providing global leadership in research and education.
UCI may submit up to three preliminary proposals as lead institution in response to this call (there is no limit on the number of proposals UCI may partner on where UCI is not the lead). Interested applicants are asked to submit an internal preliminary proposal to the Office of Research via UCI Review.
Deadline: Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 |
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| Campus-Community Research Incubator Program RFA | The Campus-Community Research Incubator Program (CCRI) is a small funding mechanism designed to foster collaborative, research-oriented projects between university researchers and community organizations. There are two levels of grant funding available: 1. Exploratory CCRI funds $8,000–$10,000 (for research, QI and evaluation-based applications) and 2. Mini CCRI $3,000–$5,000 (for capacity- and partnership-building applications). Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a workshop to understand new funding requirements. Apply here for the award.
Deadline: Monday, Sept. 16, 2024
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| 2024 DataWorks! Prize | The DataWorks! Prize recognizes the impactful role of data reuse on human health. Through the 2024 Prize, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will recognize and reward research teams who propose and execute innovative secondary analysis and data reuse to generate novel scientific findings and create a valuable set of case studies and examples that can be used by the broader research community.
Participants will participate in a two-phase challenge. In the first phase, research teams will submit a proposal for a secondary analysis research project that can be completed within a 6-month period and incorporates data from one or more generalist repositories participating in the Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI); data from other repositories can be combined. In the second phase, selected teams will complete their reuse/secondary analysis research projects and share their findings publicly. Read more.
Phase 1 Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
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| Upcoming Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding Opportunities | PCORI funds patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), issuing funding opportunity announcements several times each year. PCORI also funds projects that support CER, such as methodology studies, as well as projects that support engagement in research and dissemination and implementation of PCORI-funded research findings. There are several upcoming funding opportunities.
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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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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| 11th World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit | Patient Safety Movement Foundation invites you to the 11th World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on Sept. 6–7. Patient safety thought leaders and advocates from around the globe will join us to share their expertise and develop transformative solutions to enhance safety and outcomes of care for patients worldwide. UCI School of Medicine faculty, staff and students may attend this summit FREE of charge by using this code: Summit2024VIP. Register today as space is limited! Availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Sept. 6–7
Location: UC Irvine, Student Center Pacific Ballroom |
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| UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's 18th Annual Colloquium | At the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, our vision is to advance the global standard for innovative eye care, research and teaching. This two-day colloquium seeks to improve knowledge and current practice guidelines across various ophthalmic subspecialties. We will review common and not-so-common clinical and surgical scenarios to improve patient care.
Sept. 6–7
Location: The Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617 |
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| Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lunch Series: EDI Fundamentals (Part 1) and READ what is SAID (Part 2) |
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Ursula Worsham, EdD
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Xavier Hernandez, PhD
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| Hosted by Ursula Worsham, EdD, associate director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and the Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED) at the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Xavier Hernandez, PhD, diversity education officer at UCI School of Medicine.
Part 1: EDI Fundamentals provides an overview of current EDI foundations in the field, as well as strategies to implement cultural humility and inclusive language in medicine, cancer research, and STEM.
Wednesday, Sept. 11, Noon to 1 p.m.
Via Zoom | RegisterPart 2: READ what is SAID provides a framework to understand microaggressions and implicit biases, with a focus on exploring nuanced examples.
Wednesday, Sept. 25, Noon to 1 p.m.
Via Zoom | Register |
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| Community Health Research Exchange Presents: Community-Academic Partnered Research Speaker Series | Come engage with UCI researcher, Jung-Ah Lee, to discuss her translational and community-engaged research approach in designing culturally sensitive chronic disease care delivery through the empowerment of underserved caregivers with limited English proficiency.
Friday, Sept. 13, 10 to 11 a.m.
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| NIH Grant Closeout Process: Administrative and Financial Essentials | Closing out an NIH grant involves both administrative and financial responsibilities to ensure compliance with NIH policies. Among these are the submission of the final progress reports, invention statements, property reports, and preparing the Federal Financial Report (FFR), and more. Maintaining thorough records and documentation throughout the life of the grant is crucial for a smooth closeout process. Join NIH experts for this live, virtual event as they share the essentials to help you successfully navigate the NIH grant closeout process.
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 10 to 11 a.m. PT
Via Online Webinar
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| Call for Abstracts: CHOC Research Day | The Research Institute invites you to submit an abstract for CHOC’s Research Day 2024. Work related to pediatric research and previously presented (within the past year) may be submitted for consideration. Accepted abstracts will be presented LIVE at the Research Day Poster Session on the CHOC campus on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Abstract Deadline: Friday, Sept. 20
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| CHOC Research Seminar: The Action Learning Network with Angela Lorts, MD, MBA, Cincinnati Children’s | The Action Learning Network brings together providers and families to share data and outcomes transparently, improve education and standardize best practices. Angela Lorts, MD, MBA, is the founder of Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), which includes 57 institutions working together to improve the care of patients with heart failure.
Monday, Sept. 23, Noon to 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| NIH Loan Repayment Program Workshop – Get Your Student Loans Paid! | The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) is hosting a virtual workshop intended for post-doctoral scholars and early-career faculty preparing to submit applications for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP). The LRPs are a set of programs established by Congress designed to assist health professionals with repaying their educational debt who have doctoral-level degrees and are conducting biomedical or behavioral research. Applicants may be eligible for up to $50,000 of loan repayment per year to repay their educational debt. The workshop will be led by Connie Rhee, MD, MSc, professor-in-residence in the Department of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, with discussion on the application review process from an LRP reviewer, followed by Q&A with currently funded LRP awardees. This workshop is designed to provide an overview of the application process and prepare candidates for the November 2024 submission deadline. Friday, Sept. 27, 9 to 11 a.m.
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| 2024 Annual Symposium for the Center for Neurotherapeutics: Challenges and Opportunities in Neurotherapeutics | Dr. Al La Spada, director, and Dr. Rob Spitale, associate director, of the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics are delighted to announce the center’s Second Annual Symposium. The purpose of the symposium is to familiarize attendees with the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics and introduce attendees to the exciting translational neuroscience research happening right on our campus and in labs across the country. Whether you are a student, postdoctoral trainee, faculty member, or staff member, we encourage you to join us, so please mark your calendars! Learn more.
Friday, Oct. 4, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Sue Gross Auditorium
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| ICTS Workshop: Responsible Conduct of Research | Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is increasingly viewed as an essential component of training, regardless of a researcher's source of funding. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) require certain categories of researchers to receive RCR training. RCR is the practice of scientific investigation with integrity and involves the awareness and application of established professional norms and ethical principles in the performance of all activities related to scientific research. NIH requires RCR training (at least eight contact hours between participants and faculty). Instruction must be undertaken at least once during each career stage and at a frequency of no less than once every four years. To meet the NIH requirement, the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science and the Office of Research will be hosting a full workshop.
Friday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. & Friday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Medical Education Building, Room 4020
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| Call for Abstracts: Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism 2024 Symposium | The Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism's 2024 Symposium will feature scientific talks and poster presentations from leading researchers and trainees in the fields of epigenetics, metabolism, disease-mechanisms and more. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Abstract deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Submit abstract with your registration.
Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: UCI Beall Applied Innovation
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