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| Second Call for New Proposals: Basic and Translational Research Programs Requiring Wet Lab Space | There is a second call for new proposals for basic and translational research programs requiring wet lab space. This is a follow-up call to the original RFP in 2021. This call is for new proposals.
Please join the information session to get your questions answered regarding this second call for applications. This is an open Q&A and information session about the call for new proposals for basic and translational research programs requiring wet lab space. Geoff Abbott, PhD, vice dean, Basic Research, will be leading the session to answer questions from faculty and attendees.
Information Session: Second Call for New Proposals
Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 1 to 2 p.m.Meeting ID: 988 9522 9865; Passcode: 119577
Please submit your proposals for research programs to Shauna Stark, starks@hs.uci.edu by Sept. 1, 2023. The School of Medicine’s Office of the Dean will reach out to you with recommendations for revision so they can be forwarded to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs by Oct. 15, 2023.
Deadline: Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 |
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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 two open UCI positions to start on or before July 1, 2023. Read the full announcement, which includes application requirements.
Deadline: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
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| Update on Improving Fellowship Review: A Request for Information | NIH is recommending changes to the peer review of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowship applications by restructuring the review criteria. Read the full update on improving fellowship review.
Through the RFI, NIH continues to seek public comment on the proposed changes before moving forward with implementation. The RFI will be open for a 60-day period, until June 23, 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 New Funding/Grant Survey form. |
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| Funding Opportunities Recently Added to Calendar |
| 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.
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 copy cri@uci.edu. Read more and apply here.
Deadline: Friday, May 26, 2023 by 5 p.m. |
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| Call for Proposals: Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Awards Program for Coronary Heart Disease Research | The Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust Awards Program for Coronary Heart Disease Research supports research in the area of coronary heart disease or circulatory failure prevention and improving care for these patients. The program focuses on basic and translational scientific research. Clinical studies are currently ineligible. Applications examining the intersection of coronary heart disease and/or congestive heart failure and COVID-19 or similar viral illnesses are highly encouraged to apply.
UCI is one of only 14 institutions invited to participate in this program; three grants of $275,000/2 years ($150,000 in Year 1, and $125,000 in Year 2), will be awarded. All full-time faculty with combined federal and non-federal funding totaling $500,000 or less are eligible, and junior faculty are encouraged to apply. UCI may nominate only one candidate. Interested applicants may submit a preliminary application via the UCI Review system.
Deadline: Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
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| Seed Funding Opportunity | The UCI Conte Center is soliciting applications for up to four grants. Each grant will be funded up to $30,000 for innovative basic and translational research projects focusing on brain plasticity, including how experiences may influence the brain and thus contribute to vulnerability to cognitive and mental illness.
We are seeking studies employing innovative concepts and/or cutting-edge methods. Proposals may involve human subjects or animal models or both. Projects employing molecular (including epigenetics and bioinformatics), cellular, circuit / systems or functional/behavioral in vivo approaches, in vivo imaging, or computational / modeling strategies and multidisciplinary approaches are welcome. Projects will be judged based on their significance, innovation and relevance to the goals of the UCI Conte Center. A few relevant key words: Unpredictable experiences, early-life adversity, the QUIC, anhedonia, brain circuit maturation, plasticity, learning and memory, emotional vulnerabilities. Read more about eligibility, application procedures and review process and criteria.
Applications will undergo review by a committee consisting of external referees and Center members. Awardees will be announced by July 1, 2023. Funds are for a one-year period. Requests may be for any amount up to and not exceeding $30,000. Awardees will provide a six-month interim report and a twelve-month final report. PI(s) will present their project and data to members of the Conte Center as well as participate in the Conte Center Annual Symposium. Questions should be directed to James Weinstock, jweinsto@uci.edu.
Deadline: Sunday, June 4, 2023, by 11:59 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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| 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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| Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional) | The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides support for a program of research in an early stage investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this NOFO, a program of research is a collection of projects in the investigator's lab that are relevant to the mission of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency and efficacy of NIGMS funding. View the NOFO here.
Earliest Deadline: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Expiration Date: February 4, 2026 |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| NIH Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) | The 2022–23 NIH-MRSP Scholars (50 medical students and one dental student) from 35 different health professional schools) will be presenting their research virtually at the Medical Research Scholars Program’s (MRSP) capstone event: the NIH MRSP Research Symposium. This three-day event will consist of oral presentations grouped by scientific focus area. View the PDF of the agenda. Listed times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Monday to Wednesday, May 8–10, 6 a.m. to noon PTMeeting ID: 160 606 6783; Passcode: MRSP23
To dial by your location: 1 551 285 1373 US; Meeting ID: 160 606 6783’ Passcode: 332451 |
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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, 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: Thorp Conference Center, Gross Hall, 4th Floor
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| Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series | Lecture: Spatiotemporal regulation of the NF-KB pathway in response to DNA damage, by Elodie Angeline Bournique, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Rémi Buisson Lab, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCI School of Medicine.
Wednesday, May 10, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House (Showa Denko Lecture Hall) at UCI
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| MSTP Distinguished Lecture Series | Lecture: From lab to clinic to lab and creating novel small molecule approaches for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, by Frank M. Longo, MD, PhD, George E. and Lucy Becker Professor, Chair, Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Stanford University.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event in Irvine Hall, Bldg. 835, Nelson Auditorium (G2) at UCI (Accessible from the north side across the MRI 3T Trailer, Bldg. 841) and via Zoom (register for details)
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| Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Thursday Spring Seminar Series 2023–24 | Lecture: Understanding HSV-1 infection at the single cell level, by Nir Drayman, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, UCI
Thursday, May 11, 9 a.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event in Tamkin Hall (F114) at UCI and via Zoom
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| UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's 9th Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium | The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s 9th Annual Bench to Bedside Symposium is a free one-day symposium focusing on exciting advances in translational vision research. All 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 — are welcome.
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, $300 and $200 prizes.
Topics:
• Keeping Up with Artificial Intelligence
• Nanotechnology and Novel Therapies
• Common Features of Eye and Brain Diseases
• Advances in Imaging
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Registration fees have been waived.
Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617
Virtual Option: Link to Zoom Webinar will be sent to those who register to attend online.
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| Undergraduate Research Symposium: Register to Attend! | The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) invites all UCI students, faculty and staff to join us for our 30th anniversary of recognizing UCI undergraduate students’ research achievements. To honor this year’s theme, “Celebrating 30 Years: Tradition and Vision,” we’ve made some big changes from previous years. Come celebrate with us!
Register to attend by Sunday, May 14, at 11:59 p.m. at 2023 UROP Symposium General Registration. Visit the Undergraduate Research Opportunties Program for more information.
Tuesday to Thursday, May 16–18, at 5:30 to 7 p.m. – Presentation Showcases
Friday, May 19, at 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Symposium Day |
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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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| Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Wednesday Seminar Series 2023–24 | Lecture: RNA enzymology in translation regulation, by Fange (Kathy) Liu, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. This MMG Wednesday Seminar Series 2023–24 is hosted by Yongsheng Shi, PhD, professor and chancellor’s fellow in the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics.
Wednesday, May 17, 4 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House at UCI and via Zoom
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| UCI Conte Center Seminar Series | The “When” Matters: Developmental Timing of Trauma Exposure, by Tanja Jovanovic, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University.
Tuesday, May 23, noon to 1 p.m.
Hybrid event: Gross Hall, 4th floor, Thorpe Conference Room or via Zoom
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| UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS) Seminar Series with Dr. Beau Ances | Please join us for the UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS) Seminar Series on May 26 at 11 a.m. PT. We are thankful to have Beau Ances, MSc, MD, PhD, professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, as our visiting speaker at UCI.
Over the past 15 years, the Ances Bioimaging Laboratory (ABL) has focused on developing novel biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases including HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), autoimmune encephalitis, and Down syndrome. Dr. Ances will give a talk titled Alzheimer Disease in Down Syndrome: One extra chromosome, two extra hugs.
Friday, May 26, 11 a.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Herklotz Conference Room at UCI and via Zoom
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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 workshops online in May through July 2023 at a time suitable for participants in North America. - 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 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. 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. Register and learn more about our workshops. |
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| MSTP Distinguished Lecture Series | Lecture: Deciphering and Targeting Clonal Evolution to Leukemia, by Ross L. Levine, MD, Laurence Joseph Dineen Chair in Leukemia Research; Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Translational Research, Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Wednesday, May 31, 4 to 5 p.m.
Telecast via Zoom (register for details)
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| Research!America's Science and Technology Career Summit | This summit for early career researchers will feature a series of events designed to engage and equip them with tools for success. The sessions will provide early career researchers with the opportunity to explore an array of career paths, network with fellow researchers, participate in professional development workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions around issues critical to the success of the R&D ecosystem. - Session 1: Career Tour – 2 Panel Discussions with Early Career Professionals
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 9:30 a.m. to noon - Session 2: Mastering the Elevator Pitch
Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. - Session 3: Communicating Science to Inspire and Foster Public Engagement
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. - Session 4: Building a Strong Resume: A Hiring Manager’s Perspective
Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 9:30 to 11 a.m. - Session 5: Science and Startups: Taking your Research to the Next Level
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
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| CHOC Research Education: NIH Grant Writing: Funding Success Part 1 | Speakers: Sheila Cherry, PhD, and Jessica Lerch, PhD
Topics: - The Scientific Story
- Collaborative Research Teams
Wednesday, June 7, noon to 1:15 p.m.
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| NCI Drug Development Workshop II: Specialized Topics in Preclinical Development of Small Molecule Cancer Drugs | This workshop will encompass a series of six webinar-based lectures. They will address specialized topics that are important for the preclinical development of small molecule cancer drugs. The intention is to help investigators mitigate the translational risk of selected candidates during their later stages of product development and increase the chances of entering clinical evaluation. The intended audience is translational scientists who are interested in preclinical development of cancer drugs. Junior faculty, staff and trainees are encouraged to attend this workshop. Sessions start at 10 a.m. PT, and includes 60–90 minutes of lectures and 15 minutes of facilitated discussion. View the agenda for more information about this workshop.
June 22 to July 28, 2023, on selected Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m. PT |
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| CHOC Research Education: NIH Grant Writing: Funding Success Part 2 | Speakers: Sheila Cherry, PhD, and Jessica Lerch, PhD
Topics: - How to tailor your proposals to grant reviewers
- How to position your research and yourself to make reviewers your research advocates
Wednesday, July 19, noon to 1:15 p.m.
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| Tool Tip: Identify NIH Funded Researchers at Your Institution and Beyond with RePORTER | | It can be very helpful to tap NIH-funded researchers at your own institution to provide feedback on your application or to serve as mentors. NIH RePORTER is a super easy way to identify NIH-funded investigators at your institution (or elsewhere) who may be willing to help. Learn more here. |
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| Animal Welfare Webinar: Foundations for Evaluating Study Design and Statistical Approaches for the IACUC | | Do you want more tools to understand good experimental design when reviewing animal use protocols? Watch this informative webinar hosted by the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare on approaches for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to effectively evaluate study design, animal numbers, and statistical descriptions in animal protocols. Watch the webinar here. |
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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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| 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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