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| How to Draft and Publish Scientific Papers | The School of Medicine Office of Research is pleased to announce a two-day, in-person workshop, “How to Draft and Publish Scientific Papers,” conducted by Dr. Randy Levinson. Dr. Levinson brings extensive experience as a former scientific manuscript editor for Nature Research.
The workshop is organized in three separate but interrelated modules: (1) general concepts underlying effective scientific communication, (2) Method and Logic, or how to optimize the content and structure of a scientific paper, and (3) an explanation of the peer review and publication process. The workshop includes instruction, practical exercises, peer-to-peer interactions, and feedback on participants’ drafts.
Applicants must be members of the School of Medicine community (junior faculty, postdocs, research staff, clinical fellows and senior graduate and medical students). Attendance is limited to 24 individuals. Learn more and apply here.
January 30 & 31, 2024
Location: College of Health Sciences Building & Irvine Hall on Main Campus
Application Deadline: Friday, Dec. 15, 2023
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| School of Medicine Informational Webinar: Services Provided by the UCI Center for Clinical Research (CCR) | The School of Medicine Office of Research is pleased to present an informational webinar on the UCI Center for Clinical Research (CCR). Dr. Beverly Alger, Director of Clinical Trials, Administration and Finance, CCR, will provide an overview of the valuable services and resources the CCR offers. This webinar is open to anyone with an interest in clinical research.
Monday, Nov. 27, noon to 1 p.m.
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| NIH Training Grant Incentive Program | Training Grants (e.g., NIH T32) play a key role in supporting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and increases our ability to recruit the best among them. The School of Medicine Office of Research appreciates the time commitment required to prepare and direct training grants and has the Training Grant Incentive Program for first-time submissions of new or competing renewal applications. Read the guidelines on the intake form.
Also, the School of Medicine Research Development Unit supports the preparation of training grant proposals; email somrd@uci.edu to get started. View current UCI Training Grants. View active NIH T32 funding calls. |
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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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| Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Opportunities and Challenges for the Collection, Use, and Sharing of Real-World Data (RWD) including Electronic Health Records, for NIH Supported Biomedical and Behavioral Research (NOT-OD-23-180) | View the RFI for details.
Deadline for responses: Dec. 14, 2023, at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
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| Opportunity for Study Teams to Utilize the Pilot of UC Health Data Warehouse | The Center for Data-driven Insights and Innovation (CDI2) and University of California Biomedical Research Acceleration, Integration & Development (UC BRAID) are offering an opportunity for study teams to pilot the use of the UC Health Data Warehouse to identify and recruit potentially eligible patients across the UC Health system as a way to efficiently meet enrollment goals and recruit a diverse study population. Learn more.
Application Deadline: Monday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m.
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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.
Theo Van Erp, PhD, (Psychiatry & Human Behavior) was awarded an NIMH R01, “Neuroimaging Dimensions at the Extremes of the Schizophrenia Spectrum.” The study will deliver replicated findings of functional and structural connectivity abnormalities in schizotypy and schizophrenia based on large-scale, global, collaborative meta-analyses. The study will also generate label-noise-reduced, machine-learning based models that generate schizotypy protective and schizophrenia liability scores. These may serve as biomarkers for functioning and may be predictive of functional outcome in schizophrenia and possibly individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis.
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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| 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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| UC-HSI Doctoral Diversity Initiative (UC-HSI DDI) | This initiative aims to enhance faculty diversity and pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented students from California Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Learn more.
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, noon
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| Pilot Funding Opportunity: Chronic Disease Health Disparities among Latinos | The Southern California Center for Latino Health is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) for one-year pilot research projects. These projects will receive 12 months of funding, from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for up to $70,000 in direct costs. We are seeking to fund pilot projects that aim to understand and address chronic disease health disparities among Latinos. View this PDF for more information. For further information, please contact Marymar Vacio.
Letter of Intent (LOI) Due: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, 5 p.m.
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| Limited Opportunity: NIH/NIGMS Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams | The NIH/NIGMS Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six PDs/PIs to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are important for the mission of NIGMS and are beyond the scope of one or two investigators.
UCI may submit only one application in response to this call per review round; therefore, interested applicants wishing to apply for the Jan. 26, 2024, deadline are asked to submit a preliminary application via the UCI Review Application portal by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2023.
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 |
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| Cancer Health Disparity Research and Interventional Studies | We are excited to announce a funding opportunity by the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) aimed at addressing cancer health disparities within our community. Awards are intended to support: research projects and the development and launch of institutional, investigator-initiated interventional clinical trials that address cancer health disparities in Orange County. Up to 3 awards will be issued for budgets up to $200,000 per year for two years. The estimated funding period is Feb. 1, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2026. PIs must be UCI faculty, CHOC Hyundai Cancer Institute-affiliated physicians, or collaborators at the Long Beach VA Medical Center. Collaborations with other NCI cancer centers are allowed. PIs must be CFCCC members at time of award and PIs may only be included on one application. View for more details. For questions, email cfcccpilots@hs.uci.edu.
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 |
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| 2023–24 UCI Center-scale Multi-Investigator Research Seed Funding Program | | The 2023-24 UCI Center-Scale Multi-Investigator Research Seed Funding Program is aimed at investing in promising convergent research directions where internal seed level investment can lead to externally funded “center-scale” research programs. The UCI strategic plan identifies convergence research as one of the keys to achieving the vision of research growth that makes a difference. Here convergence refers to deep integration of knowledge bases, tools, techniques and ways of thinking from physical sciences, life sciences, engineering, computing and social sciences, humanities, arts, business and law to address major societal challenges. View the proposal guidelines.
Deadline: Monday, Jan. 15, 2024
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| NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-282) | The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research. To accomplish the stated overarching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on: Courses for Skills Development, Research Experiences, and Mentoring Activities. View the NOFO.
Earliest Available Deadline: Jan. 25, 2024
Expiration Date: Sept. 8, 2026
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| Opportunity for Outstanding DEIA Mentors to Apply for Supplemental Funding | In this guest blog, Dr. Marie Bernard, Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, NIH, describes the diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) mentorship funding opportunity and shares valuable resources.Please review the NOSI and read the DEIA mentorship supplements FAQ for eligibility and application information.
Deadline: Feb. 16, 2024
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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 |
| Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series | Illuminating substrate processing by the 26S proteasome and the Cdc48/p97 protein unfoldase, by Andreas Martin, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley Wednesday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| CHOC Research Day 2023 | 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.
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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| UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Research Webinar | Microbes: Their Metabolites and the Impact on Health with Katrine L. Whiteson, PhD, Chancellor’s Fellow and Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UCI School of Biological Sciences
Wednesday, Nov. 15, noon
Via Zoom |
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| NSF Biosketches required to use SciEncv (for all proposals due after 10/23/23) | The National Science Foundation (NSF) will require biographical sketches and current and pending support to be generated using the online platform, SciENcv, for all NSF proposals due on or after Oct. 23, 2023. In preparation for complying with this requirement, UCI libraries has provided information on their websites and office hours on Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. to assist with SciENcv questions, NIH and NSF documentation for Biosketches and current & Pending/In-Kind reporting.
Every Wednesday through Dec. 20, 2 to 3 p.m.
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminars | Aging-associated DNMT3A mutations in the immune cells, by Yuri Lee, PhD, postdoctoral scholar in lab under Minji Byun, PhD
Thursday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m. PTLocation: In person at Plumwood House, Room 166, and via ZoomEmail Shanti Iyer to receive the Zoom link. |
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| NSF CAREER Institute: Participant & Mentor Applications now being accepted! | Research development professionals at UCI will be running an NSF CAREER Institute for assistant professors to hone their skills in the art of competitive grant writing and proposal development. The NSF CAREER Institute will convene from January until the proposal submission deadline on July 24, 2024. Apply to be a participant or apply to be a mentor.Deadline: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
Institute in Session: January to June 2024 |
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| Department of Radiological Sciences: Research Seminar Series | Wearable Ultrasound Technology For Monitoring Deep Tissues, by Sheng Xu, PhD, associate professor, Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego Wednesday, Nov. 22, noon PT
Location: Hybrid event at Sprague Hall 105 Conference Room and via Zoom |
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| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | R Programming | The Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub) is working with Eduard Mas Marín, PhD, in the Fleischman laboratory, to bring you an introductory course in R. It will take you from start-up to packages including graphical displays and beyond to package development. (This is a repeat of the course that was offered and very popular this fall.) This is a two-week, four-session course. Tuesdays & Thursdays, Nov. 28 & 30, Dec. 5 & 7, 3 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Room B002 |
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| Diabetes and Metabolism Symposium | The UCI Diabetes Center presents Diabetes and Metabolism 2023 Symposium, featuring keynote speaker Dale Abel, MD, PhD (UCLA), and lectures by Charles Brenner, PhD (City of Hope), Xia Yang, PhD (UCLA), Gen-Sheng Feng, PhD (UC San Diego).
Thursday, Nov. 30, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: UA Event Space, 5141 California Ave., Suite 250, Irvine, Calif. 92617 |
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| UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome Seminar | Understanding AD Pathophysiology through Down Syndrome: A Genetic Pathway to Preventive Treatment, by Juan Fortea, MD, PhD, Director of the Memory Unit, Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Hosted by the UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS).
Friday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m.
Via Zoom |
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| FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course (CITC) 2023 | This course, hosted by CDER Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA), is designed to promote professionalism in the clinical trial industry for individuals involved with submissions to FDA (Investigational New Drug (IND) application, New Drug Application (NDA), Biologics License Application (BLA)), and to familiarize stakeholders with the regulatory and scientific issues involved in the development and approval of medical drugs and biological products.
Dec. 6–7, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Via Webcast |
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| CHOC Research Education | Using Mobile Health (mHealth) Research to Study Substance Use Behavior with Johannes Thrul, PhD, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Wednesday, Dec. 6, Noon to 1:15 p.m. PT
Via Zoom |
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| Physician Scientist Collective: Distinguished Speaker Series | Practical Application of Genomics Research Technologies for the Physician Scientist, by the Genomics Research & Technology Hub (GRT Hub): Suzanne Sandmeyer, PhD, director of GRT Hub, professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, Department of Medicine, Melanie Oakes, PhD, manager of GRT Hub, Jenny Wu, PhD, director of the Chao Family Cancer Center Bioinformatics Shared Resources
Thursday, Dec. 7, 4 to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| 2023 SoCal Genome Stability Symposium | The SoCal Genome Stability Symposium offers postdoctoral associates and graduate students the opportunity to connect with their peers from other laboratories and present their current research related to DNA damage signaling, DNA repair, telomere maintenance, DNA mutagenesis, chromosomal instability, and their implications in cancers and therapies. Learn more.
Location: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, 3715 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, Calif. 90089
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| 7th Annual UCI Skin Symposium | Dive into the forefront of skin research at our 7th Annual UCI Skin Symposium! Engage with leading experts from around the world as they share groundbreaking research insights, skin health breakthroughs and innovative treatments. This is event is free to attend and has limited seating. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be served with RSVP. Poster Session during the lunch break. If you would like to present, please submit your information here. Check out this flyer for more speaker information. Feb. 9, 2024, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Gross Hall, 4th Floor Conference Center
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| 3rd Annual CHOC and UCI Rare Disease Symposium | |
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| 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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| What Early Career Researchers Should Know (Part 2) – Discovering Strengths to Advance Your Research Career | In this All About Grants podcast episode, NIH explores ways early career researchers can align and apply their strengths to advance their professional development. Dr. Marguerite Matthews, a program director and co-host of Building Up the Nerve with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Dr. Ericka Boone, Director of the Division of Biomedical Research Workforce at the NIH Office of Extramural Research, discuss. Read more.
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| New FAQs on Dealing with Potentially Proprietary Data Under NIH Sharing Policies | NIH has updated their FAQ to address questions regarding concerns when sharing scientific data that could be the subject of a patent application, or that was generated under SBIR/STTR awards. 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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