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| Congratulations to our 2023 School of Medicine Annual Research Awardees | The UCI School of Medicine Office of Research is delighted to announce the winners and honorable mentions of our third annual research awards to recognize research excellence and outstanding academic achievement in the School of Medicine.
School of Medicine Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Sunwoo Oh, Department of Biological Chemistry, Adviser: Rémi Buisson, PhD
Clinical/Translational: Megan Donnelly, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Advisers: Jeffry Nahmias, MD, and Raj Vyas, MD
Honorable Mentions:
Basic Science: Gianna Fote, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry, Advisers: Leslie Thompson, PhD and Joan Steffan, PhD
Basic Science: Jason Lee, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology,
Adviser: Kei Igarashi, PhD
Clinical/Translational: Sina Hosseinian, Department of Surgery,
Adviser: Sebastian Schubl, MD
Clinical/Translational: Armon Azizi, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Adviser: Steven Seyedin, MD
School of Medicine Outstanding Fellow/Resident Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Suhas Sureshchandra, PhD, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Clinical/Translational: Lohrasb Ross Sayadi, MD, Department of Plastic Surgery
Honorable Mentions:
Basic Science: Matthew T. Birnie, PhD, Department of Pediatrics
Basic Science: Emma M. Lessieur-Contreras, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology Clinical/Translational: Alexander M. Lopez, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery
Clinical/Translational: Edmund Hsu, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine Outstanding Career Scientist Research Award
Winner:
Jami L. Nourse, PhD, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Honorable Mention:
David Salom, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology
School of Medicine Outstanding Early-Career Faculty Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Rémi Buisson, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry
Clinical Research: Andrew Browne, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology
Honorable Mentions:
Basic Science: Dorota Skowronska-Krawcyzk, PhD, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Clinical Research: Roshan M. Patel, MD, Department of Urology
School of Medicine Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Xiangmin Xu, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Clinical Research: Gelareh Sadigh, MD, Department of Radiological Sciences
Honorable Mentions:
Basic Science: Aileen J. Anderson, PhD, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Clinical Research: Faysal A. Yafi, MD, Department of Urology
School of Medicine Lifetime Research Achievement Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Timothy S. Kern, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology
Clinical Research: Sheldon Greenfield, MD, Department of Medicine
Each of the winners will receive a monetary award and an individual plaque of recognition at an upcoming awards ceremony, and their names will be added to an enduring plaque on display in Irvine Hall. |
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| Congratulations to our 2023 School of Medicine Faculty Mentoring Awardees | The School of Medicine Office of Academic Affairs is delighted to announce the winners and honorable mentions for the annual faculty mentorship awards, which recognize excellence and innovation in mentoring at UCI School of Medicine — specifically in the domain of faculty mentoring other faculty.
Basic Science Faculty Mentor of the Year
Winner:
Peter Kaiser, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry
Honorable Mentions:
Marian Waterman, PhD, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Clinical Faculty Mentor of the Year
Winner:
Tahseen Mozaffar, MD, Department of Neurology
Honorable Mentions:
Michael Oh, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery
James G. Jakowatz, MD, Department of Surgery
Innovation in Mentoring Award
Winner:
Mark Fisher, MD, JD, Department of Neurology
Honorable Mention:
Emilie Chow, MD, Department of Medicine
Equity and Diversity in Mentoring Award
Winner:
Munjal Acharya, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Honorable Mention:
Magi Senthil, MD, Department of Surgery
Each category winner will receive a monetary reward, a plaque, and will be interviewed, along with their mentee, by an associate dean about their experience, insights and advice on faculty mentoring. Video interviews will be posted on the School of Medicine Academic Affairs website.
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| Postdoctoral Slots Available!: Partnerships for Research in Implementation Science for Equity in Heart and Lung (PRISE-HL) NIH T32 | The goal of the PRISE-HL diseases T32 program is to provide support to outstanding post-doctoral scholars with interdisciplinary training in implementation science and health equity approaches to help transform the uptake and delivery of evidence-based interventions for heart and lung diseases in clinical and community settings. Trainees will benefit from a team-based approach to mentoring through a career development committee that includes one faculty member with content expertise in clinical or translational research in heart and lung diseases, one faculty member with methodological expertise in implementation science-based methods, and one faculty member with expertise in health equity research (if not already covered). There are 2 open UCI positions to start on or before 7/1/2023. Read the full announcement, which includes application requirements.
Application deadline: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
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| Join AAAS for Future Honorary Fellow Eligibility | Researchers are encouraged to become members of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science). There are many member benefits and membership in this esteemed organization has been a time-honored tradition in the scientific community.
An important benefit of membership in AAAS is to position yourself to be elected as an AAAS Honorary Fellow. AAAS Fellows are a distinguished group of scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized for their extraordinary achievements. In a tradition stretching back to 1874, Fellows are elected annually by the AAAS Council. View the list of AAAS Fellows elected in 2022.
The UCI School of Medicine Awards Nominations Committee would like to nominate our researchers for consideration for election to AAAS Fellowship. One must be a continuous member of AAAS for the four-year period leading up to the year of nomination. Please make yourself eligible for this honor and become a member. |
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| 2023 Core Facilities Survey | For the third year, the UCI School of Medicine and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center are partnering on a survey regarding core research facilities in the School of Medicine. Your answers are helpful and important; all responses will be factored in to optimize our School of Medicine and Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center research support structure.
After a few basic questions, to minimize time spent in the survey, you will only be asked questions pertaining to the facilities and services used by you and the researchers under your supervision. This survey is anonymous and closes April 30, 2023. |
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| Have You Received a New Award? | | Have you or someone on your research team received a new grant, i.e., research funding? The School of Medicine Office of Research would like to know! Please fill out this short form. |
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| Funding Opportunities Recently Added to Calendar |
| Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences | UCI is among a select number of institutions invited to nominate a candidate for the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. The award supports independent young investigators of outstanding promise in pursuing basic, translational, or applied biomedical research relevant to the advancement of human health. Ideas having the potential for unusually high impact are encouraged. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but also incorporates concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply. Pew Scholars will receive $75,000 in annual support over four years ($300,000 in total). Funds may be used at the scholar’s discretion for personnel, equipment, supplies or research-related travel. No more than $12,500 of the annual award may be used for the Scholar’s salary and fringe benefits. $24,000 (8%) is allowed for F&A.
Candidates must have a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field including engineering or physical sciences (PhD or MD/PhD only) and must hold a full-time appointment as tenure-track assistant professor as of September 7, 2023. Candidates must not have been appointed as an assistant professor prior to June 12, 2019, whether or not such appointment was on a tenure track or at more than one institution. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, or in work towards board certification does not count toward this four-year limit. Pew Scholars are expected to spend at least 80% of their time pursuing their research goals. Faculty may apply to the program a maximum of two times. Appointments such as Research Assistant Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor Research Track, Visiting Professor or Instructor, HS Clinical and Clinical X series appointments are not eligible.
Internal nominations may be submitted to the Office of Research via the UCI Review application portal.
Deadline: Monday, April 24, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. |
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| Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award | The Brain Research Foundation has invited UCI to nominate a senior faculty member (Associate Professor/Full Professor) for the Scientific Innovations Award (SIA), which provides funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This program is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting-edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. The objective of the SIA is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high-impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in high-impact journals. Each total award is limited to $150,000 (direct costs) for a two-year grant period. The program does not support indirect costs.
The nominee must be a full-time associate professor or full professor working in brain function in health and disease. Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred, but evidence of such funding in the past three years is essential. Studies should be related to either normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning in health and disease. The grant proposal must detail a new research project that is not funded by other sources. This grant is not to be used as a source of bridge funding. Scientists who have previously received a BRF Scientific Innovations Award may not receive the award for a second time until five years have elapsed since the beginning date of the prior award.
The campus may submit no more than one proposal. Interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application to the Office of Research via the UCI Review application portal.
Deadline: Monday, April 24, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. |
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| Dependent Care Travel Award Funding Call | Academic Senate faculty members at UCI are invited to apply for summer 2023 Dependent Care Travel Awards (DCTA). The awards provide up to $1,000 to assist faculty parents with childcare beyond regular arrangements to enhance academic productivity. The summer 2023 call supports scholarly travel activities during the period of July 1, 2023-October 31, 2023. All qualifying Senate faculty members (parents of a child age six years or younger at the time of application) are invited to apply. These awards are designed to subsidize childcare costs associated with travel to a professional conference or research meeting; the awards may also be used for daycare costs incurred during an approved sabbatical leave that requires relocation. Read more and apply for the Dependent Care Travel Awards.
Deadline: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 5 p.m. |
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| 2024 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research | The UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) is among a select number of institutions invited to nominate a candidate for the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program in Cancer Research. This grant supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. The award provides $300,000 in flexible support—$75,000 per year for a four-year period. In line with The Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust's mission to invest in innovative, cutting-edge, basic cancer research that may accelerate and advance progress toward a cure for cancer, applications are invited from nominees conducting cancer research. Qualified candidates should be conducting creative, interdisciplinary, basic, or translational cancer research. This program is not designed to fund clinical trial research. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic and translational cancer research. Ideas with the potential to produce an unusually high impact are encouraged. The CFCCC may nominate one candidate. Please submit your internal application via the UCI Review application portal.
Deadline: Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. |
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| ICTS Funding Opportunity for Junior Faculty | ICTS invites applications for the NIH Faculty Career Development KL-2 Award. There is one open position for a KL-2 Scholar. The appointment must begin by July 1, 2023. The KL-2 awards are intended to support a period of mentored or independent career development in preparation for a role as an independent researcher (mentored K), or to enable and expand the grantee’s potential to make significant contributions (independent K) in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences. Generally, K awards require the candidate to hold a full-time appointment at the applicant organization and devote a minimum of 75% of that appointment to the career award. The goal is to increase the quantity and quality of exceptionally gifted clinical researchers and translational scientists throughout the training pipeline. All application documents must be submitted online. Learn more about the ICTS KL-2 Career Development Program.
Applications due: Monday, May 8, 2023 by 5 p.m. |
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| Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (WINN CDA) | The Winn CDA is an innovative 2-year program, which includes a $240k award (i.e., $120k/yr), designed to support the career development of early-stage investigator physicians who are underrepresented in medicine, and physicians who have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research, to become independent clinical trial investigators who are engaged in advancing health equity through their research and mentoring. The Winn CDA trains and develops a new generation of community-oriented clinical trialists (COCT) who have the knowledge, skills, and commitment to become effective partners with communities to design and conduct clinical trials that will yield new treatments that are effective in all populations. For more information about this program, please register for the next informational webinar. Read more about the program and application here.
Informational webinar: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 from 8 to 9 a.m.
Deadline: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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| Call for Proposals: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program Grants | The W.M. Keck Foundation focuses on enabling pioneering discoveries that overturn prevailing paradigms or promote new solutions to old problems. They encourage development of new technology, but also want to know what new science it will enable. Competitive LOIs will clearly articulate the specific problem you want to explore and how your approach is unique. Keck does not want projects that reflect the “next logical step” in your research, but rather encourages out-of-the-box thinking. If your project would be competitive at NIH or NSF, it is not going to be of interest to the Keck Foundation.
Budget requests may be for up to $1.2 million and may be expended over 3 years. The Keck Foundation does not pay indirect costs, nor does it allow for tuition and fees for graduate students.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary concept paper to the VCR’s office via UCI Review.
Deadline: Monday, May 15, 2023 |
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| Call for Cancer Research Proposals | The UCI Cancer Research Institute is pleased to announce that funds are available through the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant. This institutional grant will fund several proposals for one year at a level up to $45,000 per award. All eligible faculty from each school at the University of California, Irvine are encouraged to apply, so long as the proposal has a clear link to some aspect of cancer research. The purpose of the seed grants is to provide pilot funds for research in both basic and clinical cancer-related problems.
Eligibility: Investigators within the first SIX years of their first independent faculty position and in the following series are eligible: In Line, In Residence, Adjunct, Clinical-X, Clinical and Researcher. Awardees may not hold a competitive grant from a national agency (e.g. NIH, ACS etc.) or be a previous recipient of an ACS-IRG seed grant. Questions regarding these criteria should be forwarded to Edward Nelson enelson@uci.edu and cc: cri@uci.edu. Read more and apply here.
Deadline: Friday, May 26, 2023 by 5 p.m. |
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| Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award | Program goal: Recognizes outstanding physician-scientists whose work has potential to advance the standard of care. Seek breakthrough discoveries defined by innovation, creativity, and potential for clinical impact, including: Discoveries deemed to address unmet medical needs; Modulators of novel targets; Potential to be developed into a commercial program; Strong intellectual property (IP) or protection strategy; May be a small molecule, biologic, or other therapeutic modality; Diagnostics or devices only acceptable as part of a therapeutic development project. Eligibility: MD or MD/PhD (or equivalent) faculty member. Award Amount: $100K over two years with opportunity to qualify for up to $1,100,000. If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to Marianne Smith (mrsmith1@uci.edu) in the Corporate and Foundation Relations Group for assistance with your application! Read more here.
Letter of Intent Due Date: Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Leveraging glial cells to treat addiction (NOT-DA-24-006) | This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) encourages studies to exploit the unique properties and functions of glial cells and develop strategies to mitigate Central Nervous System (CNS) damage due to acute or chronic exposure to addictive substances or therapeutic avenues for addiction treatments.
Deadline: Monday, June 5, 2023
Expiration Date: September 8, 2026 |
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| Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science and Design | The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 each to young biomedical scientists born outside of the US to non-American parents and who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Eligible work may be in basic, applied, and/or translational biomedical science. Criteria for selection include demonstrated exceptional independence and creativity, and an ability to communicate the significance of their research to a general scientifically literate audience. Eligibility: Applicants must have been born outside the United States and be no more than 38 years old (born after January 1, 1985). All applicants must have earned a doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent), intend to pursue a professional career in the United States, and hold a full-time position at an academic institution or other organization. Eligible positions include assistant or associate professor. Read more here.
Deadline: Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series | Join the UCI Department of Biological Chemistry for their seminar on the Mechanisms of Development and Regeneration in Hydra, by Celina Juliano, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the College of Biological Sciences at UC Davis.
Wednesday, April 19, at 11 a.m. to noon
Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall |
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| CHOC Research Education Seminar |  | Nicole Martinez-
Martin, JD | Bias and Ethics in Research by Nicole Martinez-Martin, JD
Nicole Martinez-Martin received her JD from Harvard Law School and her doctorate in social sciences (comparative development/medical anthropology) from the University of Chicago. Her broader research interests concern the impact of new technologies on the treatment of vulnerable populations. Her graduate research included the study of cross-cultural approaches to mental health services in the Latino community and the use neuroscience in criminal cases. Her recent work in bioethics and neuroethics has focused on the ethics of AI and digital health technology, such as digital phenotyping or computer vision, for medical and behavioral applications.
Wednesday, April 19, at 3 to 4:15 p.m.
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| UCI Center for Neuropolitics | The Havana Syndrome: A Disorder of Neuropolitics?
In one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of science, the mating calls of insects were mistaken for a “sonic weapon” that led to a major diplomatic row. This lecture will trace the origins of the syndrome, the response of the U.S. government, the results of scientific investigations and opinions, the evolution of the syndrome over time and similar phenomena that have occurred in the past.
Robert W. Baloh, MD, is Professor of Neurology and Head and Neck Surgery (Emeritus) at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Author of 14 books and more than 350 articles in peer reviewed journals, he is a pioneer in the study of the vestibular system and clinical neurotology. He has a recent book on Havana Syndrome co-authored with Robert Bartholomew, a sociologist from New Zealand. Two other recent books are: “Medically Unexplained Symptoms” and “Exercise and the Brain”.
Wednesday, April 19, at 5 p.m., Free Virtual Event
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| Career Night and Networking with Orange County's Regulatory Affairs | Career journey featuring panel discussion with industry professionals from Pharma and medical device industries in regulatory roles. Open networking to connect with industry members to jumpstart your network and your understanding of the field.
Panelists: - Hongwei Li, PhD, Regulatory Director at Edward LifeSciences
- Sanjay Sharma, PhD, Head of Regulatory Affairs for Aneurysm and Peripheral Devices at MicroVention
- Susan Bains, Director of the Regulatory Science Program at USC
- Huong Huynh, PhD, former FDA official, now Director at Critical Path
Thursday, April 20, at 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Natural Sciences | 1114
RSVP is required. Food will be provided.
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| Ophthalmology Research Seminar: Distinguished Speaker Series | Join the Center for Translational Vision Research’s (CTVR) lecture on Modeling myopia to fish for mechanisms of emmettropia with Brian A. Link, PhD, professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Friday, April 21, at 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
In-person at GHEI Building, 3rd Floor, Cavanaugh Room
Or virtually via Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 944 8366 9170
Passcode: 745306 |
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| ICTS K-Club Grant Writing Series | The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has coordinated a grant writing series, K Club, intended for junior faculty preparing to submit applications for the NIH Mentored Career Development Awards. These awards are designed to promote the career development of specific groups of individuals based on their past training and career stage.
The objective of these programs is to bring candidates to the point where they are able to conduct their research independently and are competitive for major grant support. This structured workshop series is designed to assist junior faculty and fellows who are preparing competitive career development grant applications for February or June 2024 NIH submission. The program is broken up into four grant writing workshops that will prepare applicants to submit a K award: - April 21, 9 to 11 a.m. – Workshop 3: Career Development Plan; Identifying yourself as a strong candidate & the NIH Loan Repayment Program
- April 28, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Workshop 4: Panel Discussion; Prior applicants discuss the K Award submission process and answer questions
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| Upcoming ICTS Scholar Presentations at The Community Health Research Exchange | The Community Health Research Exchange (CHRE) brings together community leaders and academic researchers to explore the myriad facets of community-engaged research, network and share ideas and resources. Please join us for this exciting discussion!
Speakers: - Atena Zahedi, PhD, Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, UCI, "Driving Towards Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury by Boosting Cellular Engines"
- Michael Hicks, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics, School of Medicine, UCI, "Stem Cells for Muscle Repair"
- Jessica Shiu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology, School of Medicine, UCI, "Identifying Characteristics in Stable Vitiligo Skin"
Friday, April 21, at 10 to 11:30 a.m., Virtual Event
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| CRI Special Cancer Seminar Series | Join the UCI Cancer Research Institute’s CRI Cancer Seminar Series as they welcome UCI alumnus Michael Kharas, PhD, for a presentation on Regulators that orchestrate RNA and cellular fates. Dr. Kharas is a professor at the Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, a partnership with the Sloan Kettering Institute. For questions about this event, email cri@uci.edu.
Friday, April 21, at 11 a.m. to noon
105 Sprague Hall |
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| Cardiac Physiome Workshop with Edwards Lifesciences | Cardiac Physiome Workshop
- Accounting for sex differences in cardiovascular physiology
- Addressing health disparities in cardiovascular data integration
- Multi-scale, mechanistic modeling of cardiac and vascular function
- Building inclusive digital twins for cardiovascular health
Monday–Wednesday, April 24-26, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., One Edward Way, Irvine, CA 92614 |
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| Engaging with ARPA-H: Program Managers in the ARPA Model | In anticipation of the continued growth of ARPA-H and the important role of program managers in their model, join UCLA and UCI for a panel discussion about the role of program managers at ARPA-model agencies. Former/current program managers from other ARPA-model agencies will provide insights on the function of program managers, important information for those considering a program manager role at ARPA-H and researchers who may engage with ARPA-H program managers in the future.
Agenda: - Introduction by UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research & Creative Activities, Roger Wakimoto
- ARPA-H Updates from UCLA Government Relations
- Panel moderated by UCI Vice Chancellor for Research, Pramod Khargonekar with panelists:
- Laurent Pilon, UCLA, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Andrei Shkel, UCI, Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, with joint appointments in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering
Monday, April 24, 2023, 9 to 10 a.m.
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| Statistics Workshops, presented by Insight Research Services Associated | Insight Research Services Associated (an Australia-based company) is proud to be presenting six workshops online in May-July 2023 at a time suitable for participants in North America. - April 24-25: A Gentle Introduction to Statistics in SPSS and R
- May 2-5: Introduction to Survey Design A
- May 30, June 2: Introduction to Survey Design B
- June 5-8: Introduction to Linear and Logistic Regression
- June 12-15: Introduction to Longitudinal Data Analysis
- July 17-20: Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling
Please note that these workshops will be held between 1pm and 4pm each day. There is a registration fee. These workshops are aimed at non-statisticians as well as statisticians new to these fields. For questions please contact Mark at m.griffin@insightrsa.com. Keep up to date with the training programs we deliver by joining our email list.
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| ICTS Focused Flexible Accelerated Studies (FFASt) Program: Research Recruitment & Retention | The ICTS FFASt program aims to provide various training opportunities to graduate students, post- doctoral students, and junior faculty to ensure that they possess the core competencies to work effectively both in the broad discipline of translational science and in their specific area of research. To meet this goal the ICTS will provide a variety of trainings throughout the year through the FFASt Workshops.
Clinical trials are plagued by inaccurate estimates of sample size and ineffective accrual and retention of study participants. Researchers must be made aware that a realistic assessment of study feasibility must be done early in the clinical trial lifecycle. Dr. Josh Grill, PhD, is an expert in this area and leads the ICTS Accrual and Retention Consulting Service. He is also a well-known Alzheimer’s disease investigator and serves as the director of UCI MIND. Dr. Grill will discuss common problems in trial recruitment and retention such as: Inadequate estimates of eligible participants; Strategies to improve enrollment; How to increase diversity in clinical trials; Strategies to improve retention; Lack of trust between study staff and potential participants; Effective use of EHR to notify care providers of ongoing clinical trials
Monday, April 24, 2023, 9 to 11 a.m.
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| DNA Methylation Data Analysis | Join the Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub) for this upcoming workshop covering the pipeline andcomputational strategies for analysis of DNA methylation data derived from both bead arrays and short and long read sequencing. The topics will include quality control, preprocessing and methylation calling. There will be a hands-on session with an illustrative data set provided.
Tuesday, April 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Light continental breakfast (8:30 a.m.) and lunch provided.
Registration costs: $60. |
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| Special Lecture and Reception with Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD |  | | Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD | Lessons from Cochlear Implants: What Leadership Do We Need in Basic and Translational Research? by Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD, Member of the National Academy of Engineering; Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology, UCI School of Medicine; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UCI Samueli School of Engineering. Professor of Cognitive Sciences, UCI School of Social Sciences; Director, UCI Center for Hearing Research (CHR).
The events will celebrate Dr. Zeng's election to the National Academy of Engineering. We will also celebrate collaborative achievements of the Schools of Medicine, Biological Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, Information and Computer Science, Pharmacy and other academic units.
Co-hosted by: The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping, the Center for Hearing Research and the Departments of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, and Anatomy and Neurobiology.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Lecture: 3 p.m.– ISEB, Room 1010, 419 Physical Sciences Quad, Irvine, CA 92697
Reception: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Please RSVP by April 24, 2023 |
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| Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar 2022-23 |
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Isam Adam
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Devon A Lawson, Ph.D., Lab
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
UCI School of Medicine | 
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Phil Felgner, Ph.D., Lab
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
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Join the Department of Physiology & Biophysics for this Research in Progress seminar, featuring seminars by Isam Adam on Regulatory T cells in Breast Cancer brain metastasis and Emily Silzel on Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery of mRNA to the Murine Lymph Node.
Wednesday, May 3, at 4 p.m.
Join via Zoom Meeting.
ID: 917 4607 8598
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| Register now! Networking Opportunity: Clinical Research for Health Sciences (HS) Faculty | Hosted by the School of Medicine Mentoring Committee, this event is a great opportunity for junior faculty who are interested in getting involved in clinical research. Join us for an informal gathering to hear from and network with peers who are conducting clinical research at UCI. Representatives from institutional committees will be available to answer your questions about research protocols and resources.
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
UCI Samueli College of Health Sciences, 2nd floor terrace.
Refreshments will be provided. |
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| UCI Campus-wide Symposium on Basic Cancer Research | Save the date for the UCI Cancer Research Institute’s annual Campus-wide Symposium on Basic Cancer Research on Friday, May 5. We have a wonderful line-up of UCI speakers and a distinguished keynote lecturer, Hua Eleanor Yu, PhD, from the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. All trainees are welcome to present posters for the lunch poster session; three prizes will be awarded. To ensure we have enough seating and food, please RSVP.
Friday, May 5, 2023, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
105 Sprague Hall (Building 839) |
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| Structural and Social Drivers of Health and Cancer Health Disparities Research, presented by the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center | We are increasingly aware of the impact of structural and social determinants as fundamental drivers of health inequities, but how do we design and implement population-level studies to investigate the role of these factors? This presentation will present a framework and example of "cells to society" studies utilizing this framework.
Speaker: Scarlett Lin Gomez, MD, PhD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Co-Leader of the Cancer Control Program of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, at the University of California, San Francisco. She is Director of the Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, a participant in the NCI SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results) program and the California Cancer Registry. Her research focuses primarily on cancer health disparities and aims to understand the multilevel drivers, particularly the structural and social determinants of health, of those disparities.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 10 to 11 a.m.
Thorp Conference Center, Gross Hall, 4th Floor |
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| UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's Ninth Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium | You’re invited to attend a free one-day symposium focusing on exciting advances in translational vision research. We welcome all those who are interested in applying innovative methodologies to ocular and vision disorders, including everyone from undergraduate students to full-time professors, and experts in private industry. If you are interested in eye research, we encourage you to attend.
Poster Presentation:
Posters will be presented throughout the day to encourage interactions between post-doctoral fellows, scientists, and industry experts. The top three outstanding post-doctoral posters, selected by a panel of judges, will be awarded:
• $500 First Prize
• $300 Second Prize
• $200 Third Prize
*Registration required to participate in poster presentations.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Registration fees have been waived.
Topics:
• Keeping Up with Artificial Intelligence
• Nanotechnology and Novel Therapies
• Common Features of Eye and Brain Diseases
• Advances in Imaging
Speaker information coming soon.
Thanks to the generous support of the Discovery Center for Eye Research, Research to Prevent Blindness, and UCI Center for Translational Vision Research the registration fees have been waived. For more information, email Dana Collinson at dana.collinson@hs.uci.edu.
Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Way
Irvine, CA 92617 |
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| Career Development Opportunity: Planning and Writing Successful NIH Proposals | The School of Medicine Office of Research invites School of Medicine faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and career researchers to attend a full-day workshop, “Planning and Writing Successful NIH Proposals,” presented by the AtKisson Training Group (ATG). Registration is required.
Wednesday, May 17, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sue Gross Auditorium, 854 Health Sciences Quad, Rm 1800, UCI main campus
Lunch will be provided.
The deadline to register: Monday, May 1. See here for more details and to register. |
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| CHOC Research Education: Cerner Real-World Data for Multicenter Research and Related Infrastructures with Louis Ehwerhemuepha, PhD | Cerner Real-World Data™ (CRWD) is designed to help users answer deep and complex research questions using data from multiple health systems and heterogenous patient groups. It reduces bias in research that may be inherent in single center studies, and it provides larger sample sizes for rare diseases/conditions. It also ensures that most conditions can be modeled using machine learning on structured EHR data. With this longitudinal database, researchers can analyze detailed sets of de-identified clinical data at the patient and encounter levels, and develop statistical and machine learning models that may be implementable in various healthcare settings.
Wednesday, May 17, Noon to 1:15 p.m. |
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| Submitting for a UCOP funding opportunity? | | UCOP is not an internal sponsor because the funding originates from off-campus, so all UCOP projects need to be routed via the standard KR process. For questions, please direct to your Contract & Grants Analyst. |
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| Spring Into Action: How to Find Help at NIH | | Have questions about funding opportunities, developing an application, or managing a grant award? Unsure of who to contact for help? Don’t be scared to reach out to NIH staff! Learn more about how to find help at NIH. |
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| Are you considering applying for a Limited Funding Opportunities? | | In most cases, interested applicants submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Research where a committee reviews all submissions and makes a recommendation to the Vice Chancellor for Research about which proposal should go forward from UCI. Limited opportunities are advertised on fundopp.uci.edu with a link to apply. However, if you do not see a limited opportunity listed, please contact the Research Development Unit (somrd@hs.uci.edu). We can relay your application plans to the UCI Office of Research so they are aware of the number of interested PIs/units on campus and, if necessary, coordinate PIs or create a review process. |
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| NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Resources | NIH has released a new Data Management and Sharing Policy, effective Jan. 25, 2023, which requires the submission of a Data Management and Sharing Plan as part of all proposals for research that will generate scientific data. The NIH expects that the data generated will be shared broadly at the conclusion of the research. Researchers should plan now for the rollout of these requirements and develop Data Management and Sharing Plans that meet NIH expectations.
The following resources are available now for developing your plan: - The UCI School of Medicine Office of Research held an informational webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 8. View the recording and slides.
- The UCI Office of Research recently held an informational webinar on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. View the recording here. The OR also released human subjects research consent language for the DMS policy.
- The NIH held a two-part webinar series. View the recordings and slide decks here
- Learn more about this new NIH policy here and in their recent posts here, here, and here. NIH also recently released sample DMS plans and information on how to budget for this new requirement.
- NIH released a number of blog posts-
- Post about how to comply with the Policy through eRA System Validation.
- Post about how to budget for personnel effort whose duties are part of the DMS plan.
- Post with information and resources on how to protect participant privacy.
- UCI Libraries has a wealth of resources on their page including the DMPTool and is available for 1:1 consultations.
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| Updated Grants Preparation Material Request Form | | This Grants Preparation Material Request Form (previously the Boilerplate Request Form) has been updated to include numerous NIH templates and checklists (e.g., diversity supplements, RCR, K applications, and the PEDP). Save yourself time by taking advantage of these documents. Please view the form here, spread the word amongst your colleagues about this resource, and contact the Research Development Unit (somrd@hs.uci.edu) if you have any questions or suggestions. |
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| What is Research Development? | Research Development encompasses strategic, proactive, and capacity-building activities designed to support individual faculty and teams of faculty in obtaining extramural research funding and also increase institutional competitiveness. The UCI School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) meets individual faculty to provide information regarding research resources and assistance with grant proposals.
Do you want funding opportunities matching your research program automatically emailed to you? The RDU can also help you set up a Pivot account in minutes via Zoom and answer any questions you may have. Read more about Pivot and other funding search tools here. Reserve a slot here! |
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| COVID-19 Reminders | With California’s COVID-19 state of emergency having ended on February 28, 2023, employees and students are reminded to continue to report their COVID-19 cases to Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services, which continues to investigate and contact trace cases. Free face coverings and antigen tests continue to be available on campus.
Please note that the end of the emergency does not mean the end of COVID-19, so individuals should continue to gauge their risk and take steps to protect themselves and their communities by staying up to date with vaccinations and boosters, staying home if sick, testing, washing hands and wearing masks when appropriate.
For the latest COVID-19 information, please visit the UCI Forward Website.
For UCI Health updates, please visit UCI HEALTH COVID-19 Updates. |
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