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| Register for an NIH Grant Writing Workshop! | The School of Medicine Office of Research is hosting a full-day, in-person workshop, “Planning and Writing Successful NIH Proposals” hosted by Dr. Jon-Michael Knapp of Luminint Consulting Group. The workshop will offer valuable insights into the grant application process, covering topics from developing a project plan to reviewing proposal feedback.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: UCI School of Medicine, Irvine campus
Registration is limited. To participate, faculty, research staff and postdoctoral scholars must register by Wednesday, May 1, by completing this form and submitting a draft of their specific aims page.
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| Changes Coming to NIH Applications and Peer Review in January 2025 | NIH is implementing multiple changes that will impact the preparation and peer review of most grant applications submitted to NIH for due dates on or after Jan. 25, 2025. Although each of these initiatives have specific goals, they are all meant to simplify, clarify or ensure greater fairness. Read more.
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| Preparing for NIH Funding Opportunities Using the Simplified Review Framework | NIH released a Guide Notice to provide an update on their implementation plans for the simplified review framework. The notice provides guidance to applicants on navigating new and updated funding opportunities expected to be published between now and January 2025. Read more.
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| Experimental Tissue Shared Resource (ETR) offers Custom Tissue Microarray and Brightfield Whole Slides Scanning | | The Experimental Tissue Resource (ETR) is excited to discuss your project’s study design and tissue needs. We can now create custom tissue microarrays (TMA) with tissue you provide or human tissue remnants and scan whole histology slides at 40X. Selection of optimal representative tissue regions can be performed by our pathologist. We can provide histology support for special transcriptomics platforms supported by the Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub). Questions? Contact Delia Tifrea, ETR Core Manager: 714-872-1093, dtifrea@hs.uci.edu. |
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| Request for Information (RFI) Opportunity from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) | This RFI solicitation seeks to gather insights, ideas and recommendations from UC and CSU staff, faculty and researchers on how to strengthen the collaboration between California State government agencies, and the UC and CSU systems.
The main objectives of this RFI include: - Understand current incentives, opportunities and barriers for active collaboration between the California State government and the UC/CSU system (research and non-research projects).
- Identify specific methods, tools and strategies to activate and promote collaboration.
- Determine which entities within the UC/CSU systems, including the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), can facilitate the partnerships and how.
Read the RFI.
RFI Receipt Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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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.
Donovan Argueta, PhD (Medicine), received an NIH-NCCIH, Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) K99/R00 award titled, “Nutrition-based interventions to ameliorate pain in sickle cell disease.” This is a mentored CDA under the guidance of Dr. Kalpna Gupta, PhD, UCI Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology. Jin Bai, PhD (Obstetrics & Gynecology), received an American Heart Association Scientist Development Award titled, “Sulfhydration and Vascular Smooth BKCa Channel Activation.” This award funds mechanistic studies to determine how hydrogen sulfide activates vascular smooth muscle large conductance calcium and voltage-activated potassium channels (BKCa) through cysteine sulfhydration leading to vasodilation. The NIH K99 equivalent award provides Dr. Bai with training opportunities for research independence, with mentors Dongbao Chen at UCI and Sathish Kumar at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Have you or someone on your research team received research funding or an award? The School of Medicine Office of Research would like to know! Please fill out this short New Research Funding or Award Survey form. |
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| Find funding opportunities for trainees, postdocs and early career faculty, and all faculty.
To learn more about opportunities and resources for your funding search, visit the Office of Research’s Funding Opportunities page.
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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| Postdocs & Early Career Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Emerging Leader Award | The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Emerging Leader Awards support innovative cancer research from the next generation of leaders. These grants are awarded to outstanding early-career investigators to support high-impact, high-risk projects that are distinct from their current research portfolio. The awards are $750,000 total over a three-year term.
Eligibility: Applicants must be three to eight years from the start of an independent faculty research appointment (start date must fall within 2016–21). Applicants must demonstrate multiyear independent funding that sustains the central activities of the laboratory (e.g., at least one or two grants such as NIH/R01, NSF/CAREER, or equivalently substantial multi-year awards). Read for more details.
Letter of intent deadline: Monday, April 29, 2024 by 2 p.m.
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| Call for Cancer Research Proposals | This is a one-year American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant to fund several proposals up to $60,000 per award, providing 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. U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or visa status that permits completion of the proposal is required. Read for more details.
Deadline: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) RFP | UC Research Initiatives in the UC Office of the President has issued the UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives Request for Proposals, which includes opportunities for both Planning/Pilot Awards and Program Awards. The MRPI opportunity is open to UC faculty and researchers in any field of research and scholarship. Proposals require collaboration among at least three UC campuses to pursue pioneering research in thematic, multidisciplinary, or inter-disciplinary areas that enhance the UC research enterprise, strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university, and benefit California and its people. Find additional program information on the UCOP website.
We encourage applicants to attend a webinar on Wednesday, April 10, 10 to 11 a.m. PT. Register here.
Letter of Intent deadline: Thursday, May 16, 2024, noon
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| Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Supporting the Exploration of Cloud in NIH-supported Research (NOT-OD-24-078) | This notice announces the availability of funds from the Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) to NIH-managed or NIH-majority-funded projects that may benefit from using the cloud. The purpose of this announcement is to explore and test potential opportunities for leveraging cloud solutions to enhance existing NIH activities. Projects already using cloud may apply to explore and test cloud capabilities not yet leveraged. This initiative is aligned with the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science, which describes actions aimed at building a better data infrastructure and a modernized data ecosystem. Review the NOSI.
First available deadline: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Expiration date: June 19, 2026
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| Recently released FY24 funding announcements for the Department of Defense (DOD) - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series | Unexpected Metabolic Reprogramming in CAR-T Cells, by Junyoung Park, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Wednesday, April 10, 11 a.m. to noon Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series | Barcodes, bottlenecks and influenza A virus population dynamics, by Anice Lowen, PhD, professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 10, 4 p.m. PTLocation: Hybrid event at Plumwood House, Room 166, and via ZoomContact Shanti Iyer to join via Zoom. |
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Thursday Seminar Series | Pathogens & You: Syphilis, by Catherine Diamond, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infection Diseases, and Alan Barbour, MD, distinguished professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UCI School of Medicine
Thursday, April 11, 9 a.m. PTLocation: Hybrid event at Tamkin Hall, Room F114, and via ZoomContact Shanti Iyer to join via Zoom. |
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| Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar Series 2024 | Constructing Emotional Representations in the Brain, by Joshua Johansen , PhD, team leader, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, University of Tokyo. Hosted by the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology.
Thursday, April 11, 11 a.m. PT
Location: Plumwood Room 166
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| The Future of Transportation Safety Colloquium | A Joint Initiative of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Irvine) and the UCI Department of Emergency Medicine. View the flyer and program details.
Friday, April 12, 1 to 4 p.m.
Location: Hybrid event at Anteater Instruction & Research Building, AIRB 4040, 653 E. Peltason Dr., Irvine, Calif.
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| NIH Simplified Review Framework for RPGs: Implementation and Impact on Funding Opportunities Webinar | You may have heard that NIH is simplifying the framework for the peer review of most Research Project Grant (RPG) applications, effective for due dates on or after Jan. 25, 2025. Hear the latest updates, timelines and how these changes will impact existing and new funding opportunities.
Wednesday, April 17, 10 to 11 a.m.
Online Webinar
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| K Award — What's Next? | Join alumni scholars from across the Western CTS Education Consortium (WCEC) as they share their experiences on how they successfully transitioned from the K, a career development award, to an R, an independent investigator award.
Thursday, April 18, noon to 1 p.m.
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 927 5745 2010 | Passcode: 086223
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| Institute for Precision Health's Distinguished Lecture Series | Data as a Public Good for the Public Good to Solve Immediate Real-World Challenges, by keynote speakers Jay Schnitzer, MD, PhD, senior vice president, corporate chief engineer and chief medical officer, The MITRE Corporation, and Jonathan Watanabe, PhD, associate dean of pharmacy assessment and quality, professor of clinical pharmacy, director of the Center for Data-Driven Drugs Research and Policy, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Friday, April 19, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: The Beach at UCI Beall Applied Innovation, 5270 California Ave #100, Irvine, Calif.
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| UCI Spatial Omics Symposium | The Genomics Research & Technology Hub and Precision Health Omics are excited to bring you the UCI Spatial Omics Symposium, an afternoon of recent progress in spatial omics research. Please join us for lively discussions of progress, challenges and future applications of these technologies. Please register by April 15 as space is limited.
Tuesday, April 23, 1 to 6 p.m.
Location: Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center – Thorp Conference Center (4001)
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series | Breaking the Clock: Post-translational Regulation of Chlamydial Development, by Scot Ouelette, PhD, professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Wednesday, April 24, 4 p.m. PTLocation: Hybrid event at Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall, and via ZoomContact Shanti Iyer to join via Zoom. |
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| UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS) Research Seminar Series | Using mouse genetics to understand Down syndrome, by Elizabeth Fisher, PhD, professor of neurogenetics, Institute of Neurology in Queens Square, University College London. Hosted by the UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS).
Friday, April 26, 11 a.m. PT
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| Spatial Transcriptomic Data Analysis and Software Workshop | This workshop sponsored by the Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub) will introduce data analysis workflow with both sequencing and imaging based spatial transcriptomics platforms, using 10x Visium and Xenium as examples. Please click “Register” below for more details. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own project data for analysis and discussion.
Tuesday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Room 105
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| Clinical Research Networking Event | All faculty are invited to attend this clinical research networking event to meet peers who are conducting clinical research at UCI. Representatives from institutional committees, including ICTS, Research Development Unit, and the Human Research Protections office, will be available to answer questions about research protocols and resources. Light bites and refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, May 8, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: UCI Samueli College of Health Sciences, 2nd Floor Terrace
856 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, Calif. |
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| Postdoctoral Scholar - Immuno - Virology and Vaccine Development | The Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology of the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute has two postdoctoral scholar openings. Applications are being sought from recent PhD, or MD/PhD graduates in the Biological/Immunological Sciences. Interdisciplinary skills and approaches in Genomics, Bioinformatics, RNA Sequencing, CyToF, FACS, Advanced Imaging, Biochemistry, Immunology and Cell Biology are strongly desired.
PI: Lbachir Benmohamed, PhD
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing date: May 15, 2024
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| Postdoctoral Scholar-Della Martin Fellowship / Psychiatry and Human Behavior | An exciting and unique opportunity to study neuropsychiatric disorders at the molecular level and develop translational research programs in clinical populations using state-of-the art technologies including single cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and cellular models derived from patients and controls. Successful candidate will be familiar with molecular and cellular laboratory methods and bioinformatics.
PI: William E. Bunney
View the posting in AP Recruit.
Closing date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
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| Postdoctoral Scholar in the Marazzi Lab / Biological Chemistry | The Marazzi Lab is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to fill the position of Postdoctoral Researcher. A successful candidate will join a dynamic and innovative research team dedicated to advancing our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms and their role in human health and disease.
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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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| Why Do I Sometimes Get Different RePORTER Results when Using Advanced Search vs. Quick Search? | | RePORTER’s Quick Search is helpful for performing simple queries. Advanced Search allows you to use precisely defined data fields when searching for NIH funded research. Thus, there may be differences in the results that are obtained when using both distinct search options. Read more. |
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| NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program | | The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich and diversify CSR’s pool of trained reviewers. Read more about the requirements for the Early Career Reviewer Program and enroll. |
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| Did you know about these UCI-offered resources? | These three books are available to download and can be accessed via the UCI Libraries (must be on campus or using VPN): - Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More, by Matt Carter, 2020
- The Physician Scientist’s Career Guide, by Mark J. Eisenberg, 2011
- The Essential MD-PhD Guide, by Eisenberg and Cox, 2021
UCI Apporto Virtual Computer Lab VCL (free)
- Apps available now: Stata, SPSS, Cran R, R Studio and Matlab
- Apps available soon: ArcGIS and Eviews
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| What kind of grant support does the Research Development Unit (RDU) provide? | |
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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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| 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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| Respiratory infection reminders | - Employees are encouraged to stay home when ill to help reduce the spread of infections.
- Employees, including student employees, are strongly encouraged to report cases of COVID-19 to Contact Tracing and Vaccine Navigation Services at contacttracing@uci.edu or 949-824-2300.
- Free COVID-19 antigen tests continue to be available to employees at various locations on campus.
All employee-related information can be found at Human Resources Working Well webpage. For UCI Health updates, please visit UCI Health's COVID-19 page on SharePoint.
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