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| 2023 Inaugural Symposium for the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics |  “Exploring the Future of Neurotherapeutics” Join the new UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics for its first symposium, hosted by Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, Director, and Robert Spitale, PhD, Associate Director. Learn more about the 2023 Inaugural Symposium for the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics. Friday, Oct. 6, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.Location: The Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, Calif. |
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| Share Your Research Funding News! | | 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 and share about it in the Research Insider. Please fill out this short New Funding/Grant Survey form. |
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| UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship & Informational Webinar | The Office of Inclusive Excellence invites doctoral and professional students planning academic careers and those who support them to learn more about the prestigious University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). The program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minoritized PhD recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California and provides research opportunities and career development for scholars whose work will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the UC. Since 2003, over 100 former fellows have received faculty appointments at University of California campuses. Deadline for the 2024–26 fellowships: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.
The informational webinar will be led by Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Sharon Block. The webinar will explain the purpose of the fellowship, the application process, the award terms and the UC hiring incentive that accompanies it. There will be tips and strategies for application submission and time for questions.
Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, 2 to 3 p.m.
Registrants will receive a copy of the webinar slide deck. Register today for the Zoom link. |
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| Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course | The School of Medicine Office of Research is excited to announce the Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course! This course will prepare physician scientists by enabling them to combine their clinical knowledge with skills in scientific investigation.This course will commence in October 2023 and run for six weeks, two hours/week. It is a hybrid course, which includes three in-person sessions and three online sessions.Target applicant: Residents, fellows and junior faculty physicians interested in pursuing a career path that includes basic, translational, clinical and/or epidemiology research. This course is designed to not only provide a basic level of knowledge but for attendees to develop an individual development plan for further research training.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 |
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| Interested in submitting for an NIH multi-component grant? | If you are interested in submitting for an NIH multi-component grant, such as the P or U mechanism, please remember to reach out to Dr. Al La Spada, Associate Dean for Research Development (alaspada@uci.edu). He can guide you through the process and connect you with potential collaborators.
Also, remember that the Research Development Unit (RDU) provides project management support for these mechanisms. To request RDU services, submit this Grant Support Request intake form. There is also an incentive program for these submissions, with more details in this Incentive Program intake form. |
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| Call for Mentors — Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) | Join the Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) as a research mentor for UCI medical students. The MSRP is offered by the UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS), provides UCI medical students the opportunity to participate in formalized mentored research while providing resources to support research like: IRB submission help, grant writing assistance, funding opportunities, statistical support and more!
Benefits of becoming a mentor for an MSRP student: - Bolster training portfolio by mentoring bright medical students interested in gaining research experience
- Advance your career by diversifying the pool of student mentees
- Participate in supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by mentoring students from PRIME-LC and PRIME LEAD-ABC programs (students who are underrepresented in medicine)
- Get involved with ICTS and access available resources and a wide network of researchers to advance your research
Check out the current list of MSRP mentors. For more information about these programs, please contact the program manager, Brooke Piercy.
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| We have been collecting information about new awards sent in by the School of Medicine research community and have created this space to share the news. - Oswald Steward, PhD (Anatomy and Neurobiology), was awarded a 2023 ICTS Pilot Studies award for “Quantitative assessment of arm movement function for nerve repair prognosis.” This furthers his team’s work on promoting nerve regeneration after injury.
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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| Call for Proposals: Moore Inventors Fellows Program | The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Moore Inventor Fellows Program seeks to identify outstanding inventors and innovators who harness science and technology to enhance the conduct of scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care.
The scope of this call is intentionally wide: proposed projects do not need to fall within Moore’s current funding priorities but should be broadly within the program areas of foundation interest (science, environmental conservation and patient care). The exception is for nominees proposing ideas and inventions that target patient care, where Moore seeks overlap with their current emphasis on improving the experience and outcomes of patients, including solutions in the areas of diagnostic excellence, medication safety in the community and community-based serious illness care.
Moore aims to support inventions at an early stage that could lead to proof-of-concept work on an invention or advance an existing prototype that tackles an important problem. The foundation seeks innovations with the promise of making a long-lasting impact by addressing underlying problems in their field, but a clear path toward commercialization is not a requirement. Moore is not interested in supporting projects that are already at a stage where significant venture capital is available.
Each fellow will receive funding for three years at a level of $200,000 per year from the Moore Foundation. In addition to funds for the fellow, the foundation will provide the host institution with $25,000 each year to cover costs associated with administering the grant award, resulting in a total three-year award amount of $675,000. Host institutions will be required to make a contribution of $50,000 in annual direct support of the inventor’s work (i.e., mandatory cost share) which has been arranged with the Office of Research and Beall Applied Innovation.
Candidates must be within 10 years of receiving the advanced terminal degree in their field (MS, PhD or MD received on or after 2014). They can be tenure-line faculty, teaching faculty, research scientists, post-docs or other full-time affiliates of the university.
UCI may submit only two nominations for this award opportunity. Therefore, interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application to the Office of Research (via UCI Review) by Sept. 25, 2023.
Preliminary Review Deadline: Monday, Sept. 25, 2023
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| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-OD-23-170) | The goal of this NOSI is to provide information to the extramural community regarding an administrative supplement to provide full or part-time mentored research training experiences for individuals with high potential to re-enter, re-integrate into, or re-train in an active research career after an interruption for family responsibilities or other qualifying circumstances as described in the NOSI. The supplement grants are intended to provide these scientists with an opportunity to update or extend their research skills and knowledge and prepare them to re-establish or revitalize their careers in basic biomedical, behavioral, clinical, translational, or social science research. It is anticipated that by the completion of the supplement support period, the awardee will be prepared to apply for a fellowship (F), career development (K) award, a research award (R), SBIR/STTR, or other types of independent research support. View the NOSI.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 9, 2023
Expiration Date: Oct. 9, 2026
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| Postdoctoral Funding Opportunity! A.P. Giannini Foundation Fellowship | The A.P. Giannini Foundation invites physician-scientists and junior researchers with 3 to 36 months of postdoctoral research experience (as of Dec. 31, 2023) to apply to the 2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Leadership Award. The Fellowship and Leadership Award supports innovative research in the basic sciences and applied fields and trains fellows to become established investigators and to pursue scientific leadership positions in academia, industry, public and non-traditional career pathways. Research projects should advance the translation of biomedical science into preventions, treatments and cures for human diseases. Applicants with tenure-track research positions or faculty appointments are ineligible.
Fellows receive a competitive stipend for their research training. Candidates may be eligible to obtain additional salary support from their sponsoring institution. Fellows cannot concurrently hold a full fellowship from another source or a federally funded career development award. Fellows receive leadership training and support to maximize their postdoctoral experience. Fellows participate in workshops and receive one-on-one coaching to foster their communication and leadership skills. The Foundation requires that fellows participate in the Leadership Program.
For questions about the application process, reach out to Dr. Leslie Thompson ( lmthomps@hs.uci.edu). Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, 3 p.m.
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| NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) Application is Open | NIH is now accepting applications to the Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP)! Awardees can receive up to $100,000 of qualified educational debt repayment with a two-year award. Be sure to visit the LRP website and check out this video about the NIH LRP Program Overview! Learn more about how the UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS) can assist you with your application to the NIH Loan Repayment Program.
Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
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| For More Funding Opportunities | For more funding opportunities and resources for your funding search, visit the Funding Opportunities page on the new and updated website for the UCI School of Medicine.
For a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities by NIH in their weekly NIH guide listserv, check out the School of Medicine Funding Search Tool. |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Making a Difference in Human Subjects Research: Empowering Participants, Engaging Communities, and Protecting Data | Interested in spending two informative days with the HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and your fellow colleagues in the human research protection world? If so, make plans to attend this in-person event, highlighting the ethical challenges and opportunities presented by AI technologies and innovations in academic-community partnerships.
Be sure to check out the line-up of speakers which includes experts from the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP). Don’t miss this valuable and engaging opportunity to share challenges and learn best practices on how to manage, share and protect research data from HHS experts and your institutional colleagues.
Sept. 26–27
Location: The Michigan League, 911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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| CHOC Research Education: Qualitative Data Analysis with Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD - Part 2 | Speaker: Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD, assistant professor of clinical population and public health sciences, USC's Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Dr. Ceasar is a qualitative research consultant with the Biostatistics Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) team at The USC SC CTSI. In this role, Dr. Ceasar supports faculty and junior investigators with studies and grants involving qualitative research, including focus groups, one-on-one interviews, quality-of-life work and mixed methods. Dr. Ceasar also has experience with IRB applications, conducting interviews and coding.
Wednesday, Sept. 27, noon to 1:15 p.m. PT
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| Spatial Transcriptomic Data Analysis with an Emphasis on 10x Genomics Visium | The Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub) will be hosting a workshop on the pipeline and computational strategies for Spatial Transcriptomic data derived from 10x Visium. The topics will include an overview of wet lab workflow, data quality control, preprocessing and visualization. Advanced topics such as integration with single cell data and cell-cell communication network identification will be covered as time permits. There will be a hands-on session with an illustrative data set provided. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own project data for analysis and discussion.
Thursday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Room 105
Light continental breakfast and lunch provided.
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| NIH Loan Repayment Programs Info Session with Dr. Connie Rhee | The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress that are designed to assist health professionals who have doctoral-level degrees and are conducting biomedical or behavioral research with repaying their educational debt.
The Institute of Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has coordinated an information session led by Dr. Connie Rhee, intended for post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty preparing to submit applications for the NIH Loan Repayment Program. This program is developed for health professionals who have doctoral-level degrees and are conducting biomedical or behavioral research funded by domestic nonprofit or government organizations. Applicants may be eligible for up to $50,000 of NIH loan repayment per year to repay educational debt.
Friday, Sept. 29, 8 to 9 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| Physician Scientist Collective: Distinguished Speaker Series | Creating the Next Generation Physician Scientists: Lessons from the UCLA Star Program, by Linda L. Demer, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series features speakers from diverse medical fields across national academic institutions who share their experiences and insights on physician scientist careers.
Friday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome Seminar Series (CFAR-DS) | Cerebrovascular Aspects of Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome, by André Strydom, MRCPsych, MSc, PhD, Professor in Intellectual Disabilities at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Dr. Strydom’s research is focused on mental disorders in adults with neurodevelopmental conditions, including Down syndrome. Professor Strydom is particularly interested in aging-related conditions such as dementia in adults with Intellectual Disability and Down syndrome. He was the chief investigator of the LonDownS consortium, a collaboration on various aspects of Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome. One of the important aims of ongoing work is to deliver the knowledge, tools and expertise that is necessary to enable clinical trials of treatment to prevent or delay the onset of dementia in individuals with Down syndrome. Friday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| Genetics, Biomedical Computing and Genomics Monthly Meeting | Scalable computing and Storage at UCI? What's available. What's new.Philip Papadopoulos, PhD, director of the Research Cyberinfrastructure Center (RCIC), UCI, will provide an overview of HPC3 (UCI's shared, batch-oriented, cluster computing environment), large-scale and high-performance storage available to researchers for HPC3, and the Campus Research Storage Pool (CRSP). RCIC has a mission to serve the research community at UCI by providing high-quality, reliable and scalable cluster computing and storage infrastructure. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 10 to 11 a.m.
Meeting ID: 914 4461 2971
Passcode: 811302
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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 junior faculty and postdoctoral scholars preparing to submit applications for NIH Mentored Career Development awards. These awards are designed to promote the career development of postdoctoral and junior scholars looking to transition to research independence. The objective of this program is to help better understand the NIH K award mechanism to create the strongest possible funding proposal and guide candidates through the K application components. This structured workshop series is intended for scholars preparing competitive grant applications for the February or June 2024 NIH submissions, but all interested applicants are welcome to register. Scholars looking for informational insight to determine if the K award mechanism is right for them are also encouraged to attend.The workshop series is broken up into four informational sessions: - Introduction: Overview of the RFA and submission materials | Oct. 9, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
- Specific Aims & Mentor Qualifications: Writing clear aims and assembling a qualified mentoring team | Oct. 16, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
- Career Development Plan: Identifying yourself as a strong candidate & the NIH Loan Repayment Program | Oct. 23, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
- Panel Discussion: Prior applicants discuss the K Award submission process and answer questions | Oct. 30, 9 to 10:30 a.m.
To attend the K-Club Grant Writing Workshop, please submit an application to Yzabella Nardo (nardoy@hs.uci.edu) by Friday, Oct. 6, with the following:
Mondays, Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Location: UCI, 1022-1082 Health Sciences Rd, Hewitt Hall, Large Conference Room, Room 1042 |
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| NIH Webinar: Join NIH Policy Experts for a Guided Tour of Subaward Agreements — Sections, Requirements, & Key Policies | Whether you are a principal investigator considering a subaward arrangement with either a domestic or foreign institution, or a research administrator eager to deepen your understanding of the prerequisites and regulations governing compliant subaward agreements, join NIH for invaluable insights during an engaging event.
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 10 to 11 a.m. PT |
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| The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series Returns for 2023-24! |  The School of Medicine Office of the Dean is delighted to announce that 2021 Nobel Laureate in Medicine Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, will present the first lecture of the year: “How Do You Feel? Molecules That Sense Touch.”
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m.
Location: The Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, Calif.
Refreshments will be provided. |
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| Ion Channel Modulation Symposium Featuring Keynote Address by 2021 Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian | The School of Medicine Office of Research, in conjunction with Sophion Bioscience, invites you to attend the 2023 Ion Channel Modulation Symposium. The Ion Channel Modulation Symposium (ICMS) brings together researchers, scientists and industry professionals from around the world to exchange ideas, share the latest advancements and explore new frontiers in the field. The event will feature talks, poster presentations and excellent networking opportunities. Keynote speaker Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, and a slate of over 20 speakers from labs around the world including UCI faculty Geoff Abbott, PhD, Michael Cahalan, PhD, Steve Goldstein, MD, PhD and Medha Pathak, PhD will be among the presenters. The ICMS will coincide with the UCI School of Medicine’s Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series (DDLS), which will feature Dr. Patapoutian as the main speaker. The DDLS community lecture will be Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and the scientific lecture is Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. All events will be at The Beckman Center in Irvine. Registration for the ICMS is free of charge though there is a cap at 130 participants. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Dawidoff. Oct. 18–19, 2023Location: The Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine, Calif. |
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| Physician Scientist Collective: Distinguished Speaker Series | Conducting Inpatient Clinical Research Overcoming Challenges Step-by-Step by Yama Akbari, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Neurocritical Care, Departments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine. The Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series features speakers from diverse medical fields across national academic institutions who share their experiences and insights on physician scientist careers.
Thursday, Oct. 19, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: UC Irvine Medical Center, Building 53, Room 53-001, Orange, Calif.
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| Inaugural Paolo Sassone-Corsi Lectureship | Nuclear Receptors — Innovations in Diabetes and Cancer, by Ronald M. Evans, PhD, professor and director of the Gene Expression Laboratory, March of Dimes Chair in Developmental and Molecular Biology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Thursday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m.
Location: Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering
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| Conspiracy Thinking in American Politics | 
Join us for this pathbreaking symposium, where we will systematically confront the issue of conspiracy thinking in contemporary politics. The increasing prominence of conspiracy thinking in the American political landscape has generated reactions ranging from puzzlement to alarm. This symposium will take an in-depth look at the phenomenon from the perspectives of political science, neuroscience, law, psychology, and philosophy. Please register for this unique opportunity to obtain novel insights on a critical issue facing the country. The keynote speaker will be George Marcus, PhD, professor emeritus of political science at Williams College.
Virtual Event
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| ICTS Workshop: Responsible Conduct of Research | Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is increasingly viewed as an essential component of training, regardless of a researcher's source of funding. NIH requires RCR training that involves at least 8 contact hours between participants and faculty. Instruction must be undertaken at least once during each career stage, and at a frequency of no less than once every four years. To meet the NIH requirement, the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science in partnership with the Office of Research will be hosting a full in-person workshop in October: - Friday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oct. 20–21, 2023
Location: College of Health Sciences (COHS), Classroom 3130 |
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| CHOC Research Day 2023 — Save the Date! | Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: Pediatric Mental Health Services ResearchJoin CHOC’s annual Research Day! This 2023 event will shine a spotlight on the latest breakthroughs and research prospects aimed at advancing child and adolescent mental healthcare. We’re bringing together a diverse community of mental health services researchers, dedicated clinicians, passionate mental health advocates and valuable community partners. Together, we will delve into the pressing pediatric mental health issues of today and explore the promising horizons of tomorrow.
If you’d like to submit an abstract to be presented at the Research Day Poster Session, you can do so at this form by Friday, Oct. 13. Event program to follow soon.
Part 1: Virtual keynote address & plenary sessions: 8 a.m. to noon
Part 2: Live Poster Session, Podium Presentations, Science Activities, Research Fair & Award Ceremony: 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: In-person events in 2nd Floor lobby, Bill Holmes Tower
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| Open Research Positions in UCI School of Medicine |
| Postdoctoral Scholar in Neuroscience / Conte Center | Wish to manipulate new stress-sensitive projections? Discover how early-life stress/adversity impacts brain maturation? Postdoc in amazing South California? Join the team!
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| Do you have an open laboratory position currently posted on UCI Recruit that you would like announced in Research Insider? Please fill out this form to have your position listed in our new section, which we will be dedicating to open research opportunities in the School of Medicine. |
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| NIH All About Grants Podcast: What Early Career Researchers Should Know (Part 1) – the Hidden Curriculum | | NIH podcasters Dr. Oliver Bogler, host of National Cancer Institute Inside Cancer Careers, and Dr. Lauren Ullrich, co-host of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Building Up the Nerve, will relay experiences and lessons learned on finding the right mentor, the importance of open communication, networking, career progression and opportunities, and much more. Read more. |
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| Further Clarifying NIH’s Foreign Subaward Agreement Policy: Addressing Community Feedback | | NIH released the final Guide Notice clarifying NIH’s long-standing policy on foreign subaward and consortium written agreements. NIH talks about the origins of this notice, consideration of and changes made in response to public comment, the final oversight and compliance requirements, and how these efforts will ensure NIH remains a proper steward of taxpayer support. Read more. |
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| Are you considering applying for 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. 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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