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| Tomorrow! Physician Scientist Collective Network Hosts Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, FRCSC |
How We Can Innovate Multi-Center Clinical Trials and Train the Next Generation of Clinical Researchers, by Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Director of Clinical Research, Associate Professor of Orthopedics, University of Maryland
- Coffee & Refreshments – 3:30 to 4 p.m.
- Presentation – 4 to 5 p.m.
During coffee and refreshments, you can meet Dr. Slobogean and your colleagues. The School of Medicine Research Development staff will host office hours to address research-related questions.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| Tomorrow! Research Development Unit Office Hours: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 3–4 p.m. | The UCI School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) will host office hours on Wednesday, Nov. 20, to address any research-related questions. This is an excellent opportunity for School of Medicine researchers to receive guidance on funding opportunities and grant proposal support and learn about our other services. We will be providing coffee and desserts. Registration is not required but will help us prepare to meet with you. To schedule a specific consultation, please contact somrd@hs.uci.edu.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 3 to 4 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| ARPA-H Webinar Materials Available! | 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.
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| Update on Linking ORCID to Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency | In 2017, NIH announced that eRA Commons would establish a real-time link with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identification), a nonprofit organization that assigns persistent identifiers to scientists and their research. Since that time, NIH has observed a dramatic increase in the number of NIH supported investigators with an NIH account linked to their ORCID iD. Read more.
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| ATTN: Grad Students & Postdocs applying for the NIH F mechanism due Dec. 8, 2024 | If you are planning to submit an NIH F application for the Dec. 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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| 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, 2025, at 7 p.m. PT: "A Look Into the Black Box: Uncovering the Remarkable Biology of an Elusive Protein"
- Scientific Lecture - Jan. 17, 2025, 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, 2025
Location: The Beckman Center, Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 16); UCI Medical Education Building, Irvine, Calif. (Jan. 17)
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| Federico Vaca, MD (Emergency Medicine), received an NIH R56 grant titled, “ Modeling a national Graduated-BAC per se policy for 21-24 y/o drivers to reduce alcohol-impaired driving injury and fatal crashes.” In the last decade, the national alcohol-impaired driving crash fatality rate has increased by 23% and the most recent data shows no evidence of a significant decline in the immediate future. Among driver age groups in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, the 21-24y/o group is one of the most vulnerable and holds the highest proportion of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes. Applying a policy innovation approach with the concept of an age-based reduce early risk exposure among young drivers that drink (i.e., reducing the BAC per se limit to ≥.05 from the current ≥.08 for drivers 21 through 24y/o) could yield significant reductions in alcohol-impaired driving crash injury, disability and death among drivers and their passengers while simultaneously improving the public’s safety. 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: Ono Pharma Foundation Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program | Ono Pharma Foundation was established to support academic research in relevant scientific fields which have the potential for significant impact on therapeutic approaches to disease and pain management. Proposals must address Chemical Biology Research, defined as research at the interface between chemistry and biology. They are especially looking for unique chemistry tools that can be used to answer biological questions related to human health and disease. A project duration may last up to three years with annual funding of $300,000/year, totaling $900,000 for the normal term of a research project.
Eligibility: The PI must have 15 years of experience or fewer since starting independent academic position. Review the posting for more eligibility requirements.
Deadline: Jan. 6, 2025
UCI may submit two applications for this award opportunity; thus interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application via UCI Review. |
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| 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) 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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| CSUF/UCI-CFCCC Cancer Health Equity Research Program (CHERP) - Pilot Research Projects | The California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and the University of California, Irvine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCI-CFCCC) are pleased to announce the Cancer Health Equity Research Program (CHERP) Pilot Projects 2024 funding round of one R03-like pilot project for $100,000 direct cost for one year. CHERP is a collaborative cancer-specific partnership between these two institutions that aim to support highly interactive pilot cancer health disparities research that will not only advance cancer health disparities knowledge, but also serve as foundational training in this area of need for underrepresented undergraduate (CSUF) and master’s level (CSUF/UCI) students.
Eligibility: All UC Irvine and CSUF faculty members are eligible to apply. An investigator from CSUF must partner with an investigator from UCI. Apply here.
Deadline: Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 |
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| Limited: 202425 Mary Kay Ash Foundation® Research Grant | The Mary Kay Ash Foundation is a nonprofit public foundation, which focuses on funding research for innovative grants for translational research of cancers affecting women (ovarian, uterine, breast, endometrial or cervical cancer among others). Translational research is broadly defined as research that will provide a scientific link between laboratory research and the clinic. Such research would lead to improvement in diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, or treatment of the cancer. The grant will be up to $100,000 (combined direct and indirect costs) for a two-year period.
The campus may submit one application; therefore, interested applicants should apply via UCI Review.
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 |
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| AI Science at Scale Request for Proposals | The University of California (UC) system, in partnership with NNSA laboratories, is seeking proposals from UC researchers for collaborative projects that advance the frontiers of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at scale. The central goal is to bring together the intellectual power of the UC system, including 10 leading public research universities and three national laboratories, and develop scientific AI projects that benefit from computational scale while also harnessing the power of interdisciplinary AI and science and engineering research and expertise.
Technical focus areas: Multiphysics Applications | Biological Systems | Materials Discovery. See the Request for Proposals (PDF).
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 20, 2024
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| Limited Opportunity: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program Grants | In reviewing proposals, the W.M. Keck Foundation asks, “What’s the new science?” Concept papers should provide a compelling argument that new knowledge discovery on a specific question will result from the proposed project. UCI has had remarkable success with this foundation. Grantee teams include Chang Liu; Max Plikus, Andrej Luptak, Jennifer Prescher and Os Steward; Rob Spitale and John Chaput; Filippo Capolino and Eric Potma; Derek Dunn-Rankin; John Hemminger; Tony James; Enrico Gratton and Michelle Digman; and Kumar Wickramasinghe. Budget requests may be for up to $1.5 million and may be expended over three years. The Keck Foundation does not pay indirect costs, nor does it allow for tuition and fees for graduate students.
UCI may nominate two applications; thus, interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary concept paper via UCI Review.
Deadline: Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 |
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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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| Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-117) | The NIH Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) Program's overarching goal is to enhance the breadth and geographical location of research and research-related activities supported by NIH. The ReWARD program provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding. The ReWARD program provides funding for both the scientific research and the DEIA activities of investigators. The grant will support scientific research in areas related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and DEIA activities focused on enhancing diversity in the biomedical research enterprise within the United States and territories. Read the NOFO.
Earliest Available Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025
Expiration Date: Jan. 8, 2028 |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| CHOC Research Day 2024 | Register now for CHOC Research Day 2024! This year’s event promises to showcase groundbreaking research, foster collaboration and celebrate innovation across our Research Institute focusing on pediatric brain health.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Virtual and in-person (2nd floor of the Bill Holmes Tower)
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| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series |
Cullin-RING Ligases Target Substrates with Geometrically Optimized Catalytic Partners, by Gary Kleiger, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Thursday Morning Seminar |
Aging-Associated DNMT3A Mutations in Macrophages, by Yuri Lee, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, UCI School of Medicine
Thursday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.
Location: Tamkin Hall, F114
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| NIH Career Development Grant Writing Workshop K-Club | The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has coordinated a K-Club grant writing series intended for early-career faculty and postdoctoral scholars preparing to submit applications for NIH Mentored Career Development awards (i.e., K grants). These awards are designed to promote the career development of scholars looking to transition to research independence.
Thursday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: UCI Campus, Hewitt Hall, Large Conference Room, Room 1042
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| Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) Distinguished Speaker Series |
Senolytics in Retinal Vascular Disease, by Mike (Przemyslaw) Sapieha, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada. Learn more on CTVR's event page.
Friday, Nov. 22, 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 | Metabolic Regulation of Melanoma Tumor Immunity, by Bin Zheng, PhD, Professor and Director of Melanoma Research, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai
Friday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m. to Noon
Location: David G. Gills Conference Center (Sprague Hall 105)
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| Department of Radiological Sciences: Research Seminar Series | Industry and Academic Collaboration, by Erin Angel, PhD, FAAPM, Vice President of Global Research & Scientific Affairs, Office of Science and Technology, GE HealthCare Friday, Nov. 22, Noon PT
Location: Hybrid event at Health Sciences Complex, Classroom CR 1010, and via Zoom If you plan to attend in person, please contact Daniela Garibay to confirm your lunch order by Wednesday, Nov. 20. |
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Wednesday Seminar Series |
The Intersection of Bacterial Metabolism, Pathogenesis and Innate Immunity, by Daniel A. Portnoy, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science and Rausser College of Natural Resources
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 4 p.m.
Location: Plumwood House, Room 166
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| Genetics, Biomedical Computing & Genomics Seminar Series | Combining Classical Genetics and Genomic Technologies: Improving Chromosome Rearrangement Diagnosis to Enhance Patient Care, by Fabiola Quintera-Rivera, MD, DABMGG, FACMG, Professor, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Pediatrics, UCI School of Medicine. Learn more.
Seminar hosted by the Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub).
Friday, Dec. 6, 10 to 11 a.m. PT
Via Zoom. This seminar will not be recorded. |
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| Center for Neural Circuit Mapping 2024 Special Symposium: Your Brain on Art |
| Join us for a special symposium and reception that brings the scientific and creative community together to celebrate the intersection between brain science and art. This unique event aims to foster meaningful conversations about the transformative power of art and its deep connection to the self. We will also celebrate the collaborative achievements of the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping during this holiday season. Complimentary event. Registration is required to attend (21+ only).
Monday, Dec. 9, 2 to 6 p.m.
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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series | Negotiations, presented by Hannah Bowles, DBA, MPP (Harvard Kennedy School), and Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health). 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, Dec. 9, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| Physiology & Biophysics Seminar Series | From a Cone-Specific Visual Cycle to Preventing Retinal Degeneration, by Vladimir Kefalov, PhD, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, UCI School of Medicine
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 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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| Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository | Through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you to common data elements (CDEs) and the NIH Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). The course begins with an in-depth introduction to what CDEs are and examples of how researchers are already using them. Then, you’ll see how to search the repository and practice searching on your own. Subject matter experts will be in attendance to answer your questions.
Thursday, Dec. 12, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Vision Research Mixer | Please join us for an opportunity to hear from UCI vision scientists at the Vision Research Mixer. RSVP to ophthalmology@uci.edu.
4:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Research Presentations
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Networking & Reception Wednesday, Dec. 18, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Gross Hall, 4th Floor Conference Room
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| Stem Cell Seminar Lecture Series | Human Kidney Organoids for Disease Modeling and Regeneration, by Benjamin Freedman, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Hosted by the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center.
Friday, Dec. 20, 1 to 2 p.m.
Location: Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center (4th Floor)
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| 2025 CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium & Family Conference Abstract Submission | We are now accepting submissions of scientific abstracts in the field of research related to rare diseases and disorders for the 4th Annual CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium & Family Conference. Read the Abstract Submission FAQ. Questions? Contact RareDisease@choc.org. The abstract 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. 3, 2025 | Submit Abstract
Early Bird Registration Deadline: Feb. 3, 2025 | Register
April 10–11, 2025
Location: The Westin Anaheim Resort |
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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
April 10, 2025, 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) Auditorium 1010
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| Junior Specialist | The Ezzati Lab is seeking a Junior Specialist with a background in neuroscience, public health, data science or related fields to join their interdisciplinary team for research in the field of headache disorders.
PI: Ali Ezzati, MD
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing Date: Dec. 31, 2024
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