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| Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series & Resident/Fellow Research Showcase |
| Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS, Vice Dean and Executive Director, Clinical Research Institute; Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
- Community Lecture - Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m.: "Speeding up Science: How Everyone Matters!"
- Resident/Fellow Research Showcase – Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 a.m.
- Scientific Lecture - Wednesday, April 23, Noon: "Accelerating Evidence Generation: AI or HI or Both?"
Learn more about the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
April 22–23
Location: UCI Beall Applied Innovation, Irvine, Calif. (April 22); UCI Medical Center, Orange, Calif. (April 23) | |
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| Register Now! Learn About the UCI Biospecimen Repository |
| Presenter: Maheswari Senthil, MD, FACS, Chief and Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Maheswari Senthil will provide an overview of the newly launched Biospecimen Repository and answer any questions you may have. The UCI Biospecimen Repository is an IRB-approved study that will enable investigators to enroll patients treated at UC Irvine to a research-directed biological sample collection protocol. This repository allows for the collection of clinically annotated, high-quality biological samples utilizing stringent collection protocols. The overarching goal of this initiative is to facilitate the collection of precious biological samples to promote translational research and encourage multidisciplinary collaborations between clinical researchers and basic scientists.
Thursday, April 24, Noon to 1 p.m.
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| Pivot: Funding Search Tool |
| Pivot is a subscription-based funding search tool recommended by UC Irvine — available to all UC Irvine faculty, staff and students courtesy of the Office of Research — featuring opportunities worldwide and across all disciplines. The tool is powerful and thus far the best tool UC Irvine has found on the market for funding searches. Read more about Pivot on the Office of Research website.
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| NIH Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies Page |
| NIH has created an Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies page to gather the latest information on recent and upcoming changes impacting applications and grants administration. This page includes:
- NIH Grants and Funding Information Status. Keep updated on how NIH grants and funding information is evolving as they align with new agency priorities (e.g., status of communications, funding opportunities, application guidance and more).
- Upcoming Changes. Get the latest status on in-progress initiatives, such as the postponement of the Common Forms adoption of Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support.
- Recent Changes. Learn about key initiatives implemented in 2024 that culminated in numerous changes to grant application content and review for due dates on or after Jan. 25, 2025, and any adjustments made to those initiatives.
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| Physician Scientist Collective Network Hosts Dean’s K Scholars |
| The Physician Scientist Collective Network supports physician scientists by offering networking, mentorship and career development resources to advance their professional journeys.
Dean’s K Scholars Research Showcase: Our School of Medicine Dean’s K Scholars will showcase their research progress, describe their NIH K application strategies, and share insights into their journey as physician-scientists. As always, attendee questions are encouraged to strengthen the collaborative and supportive nature of the Physician Scientist Collective.
- Coffee & Refreshments – 3:30 to 4 p.m.
- Presentation – 4 to 5 p.m.
School of Medicine Research Development staff will be present to address any research-related questions.
Monday, May 5, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: UCI Medical Center, Building 55, Conference Room 212, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA | |
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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.
Friday, May 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: UC Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine campus
Registration is limited. To participate, faculty, research staff and postdoctoral scholars must register by Thursday, May 1, by completing this form and submitting a draft of their specific aims page. | |
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| From the Office of Research: Federal Communications |
| Due to shifts in the federal agency funding landscape, do not sign any certifications or acknowledgments, complete any surveys, or respond regarding grant compliance, change in abstract or scope of work, or project activities. Instead, forward such communications to Jeff Warner, Senior Director, Sponsored Projects Administration. Authorized Organizational Representatives (AORs) in the Office of Research will handle these matters. If you have trouble getting in touch with your Sponsored Programs offices/Contracts and Grants office, contact Nancy Lewis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration. Learn more about the impact of federal executive orders and directives on federal grants and contracts.
For other questions or concerns, contact Paul Lekutai, Director, Federal and Non-Federal Sponsored Projects, or Jeff Warner.
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| Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD (Ophthalmology), and Qing Nie, PhD (Mathematics) received a BrightFocus Foundation National Glaucoma Research award titled, “The cumulative role of repeated IOP elevations in epigenetic reprogramming and aging.” The proposal involves the use of mouse models to study the molecular mechanisms underlying age-related neuronal changes caused by mild stress, specifically the accumulation of transcriptional and epigenetic changes, to: i) characterize the transcriptional program of resilience to mild stress in young tissue; ii) measure the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the induced programs of susceptibility to stress; and iii) uncover the stepwise mechanisms of aging by measuring DNA methylation as the final step in the accelerated aging process. The proposed experiments should elucidate the sequential changes in transcriptional ability to respond to repetitive stress and suggest novel, transcriptionally or epigenetically defined therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring resilience to stress and maintaining health in aging neuronal tissue.
Do you or someone on your team have research-related good news to report (e.g., research funding/award, publication, other accolade)? We would like to know! Please fill out this short Good News submission form. | | Back to top | | | |
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| Find funding opportunities for trainees, postdocs and early career faculty, and all faculty. For more funding opportunities and resources to help in your funding search, visit the Funding Opportunities page.
For a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities announced by NIH in their weekly NIH guide listserv, check out the School of Medicine Funding Search Tool.
The Research Development Unit (RDU) has created lists of intramural funding opportunities and foundation funding opportunities. If you have additional opportunities that should be included, contact the RDU.
Considering applying for a Limited Funding Opportunity? Typically, you submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Research via UCI Review. If the opportunity is not listed, contact the RDU.
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Limited: Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research
Deadline: April 28, 2025
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| Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) |
| The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA)* for Early-Stage Investigator Physicians is now accepting applications for its fifth cohort of scholars. Please visit the website for more details on eligibility and the program.
*Formerly known as the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award.
Deadline: May 12, 2025 | |
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Limited: 2025 Susan G. Komen Rising Star Research Award
The award provides $2,500 and the recipient will give a TED- style talk and will be presented with their award at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Awards event that will take place the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas.
Deadline: April 28, 2025
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| Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship |
| The Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Professorship is awarded to one or more emeritus/a professors to support research, teaching, or service activities at UC Irvine. This is an annual award without renewals. The award conveys a modest stipend to be used for salary, travel or research support, subject to policies and requirements of the university and the UC Irvine campus. Awardees may receive up to $20,000 to be utilized over a two-year period. Submit applications to emeriti@uci.edu.
Deadline: April 30, 2025 | |
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| Research Funding Opportunity: Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute Pilot Studies Award |
| The UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute (SSIHI) Pilot Studies Program has a new call. A minimum of two one-year awards in the amount of $25,000 will be conferred in this round.
Purpose: To encourage early exploration of research ideas that address growing health challenges and add to the evidence base of integrative health practices.
Eligibility: Principal Investigators (PIs) must be full-time UCI faculty from any school or discipline. Junior and mid-career faculty, as well as established investigators, pursuing novel research lines are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: May 1, 2025 | |
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| Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Pre-announcements |
| While pre-announcements should not be construed as an obligation by the government, they are provided to allow investigators time to plan and develop ideas for submission to the anticipated FY25 funding opportunities.
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| Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements |
| | Additional funds may be awarded as supplements to parent awards for all activity codes listed on PA-20-272. These funds can be used to cover cost increases associated with achieving certain new research objectives, as long as the research objectives are within the original scope of the peer-reviewed and approved project or the cost increases are for unanticipated expenses within the original scope of the project. | | Back to top | | | |
| | | Upcoming Seminars & Events |
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| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series |
| Pathways of Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis, by Eric B. Taylor, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, University of Iowa
Wednesday, April 23, 11 a.m. to Noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| Building the Next Generation of CNS Therapies, by Beverly L. Davidson, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Director, Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Hosted by the UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders. Learn more about UCI MIND’s Spring 2025 Seminar Series.
Thursday, April 24, 11 a.m.
Location: Natural Sciences I, Room 1114
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| Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) Distinguished Speaker Series |
| Endosomal Pathway in Photoreceptors: Relevance to Retinal Diseases, by Ching-Hwa Sung, PhD, Betty Neuwirth Lee and Chilly Professor in Stem Cell Research, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine. Learn more on CTVR's event page.
Friday, April 25, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Location: Hybrid event at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, 3rd Floor Cavanaugh Conference Room, or via Zoom | |
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| UCI SKIN: A Skin Biology Resource Center Distinguished Speaker Series |
| Edgeless 3D Skin Constructs as a Tool to Uncover Geometric Influence on Skin Function, by Hasan Abaci, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Columbia University. Hosted by the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center.
Friday, April 25, 11 a.m. to Noon
Location: Thorp Conference Center, 4001 Gross Hall
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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, a full-day, in-person event to highlight recent developments in spatial omics research. Please join us for lively discussions of progress, challenges and future applications. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided. The event is free, but registration is required.
Tuesday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Thorp Conference Center | |
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| CHOC and UC Irvine Distinguished Lecture Series |
| Improving Antibiotic Use Through Measuring Antibiotic Harms, by Matthew P. Kronman, MD, MSCE, Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; Fellowship Program Director, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Wednesday, April 30, Noon to 1:15 p.m.
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series |
| Keeping Your Host Alive: Chlamydia Effector Proteins and the Regulation of Cell Death, by Raphael H. Valdivia, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Integrative Immunobiology; Nanaline Duke Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 30, 4 p.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House, Room 166, and via Zoom
Meeting ID: 974 3362 1700 | |
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| Catalyzing Future Medicines: Opportunities for Research and Collaboration in Neurotherapeutics |
| Presented by the UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences, this talk by Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, Founder and Director of the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics, Distinguished Professor and Jack W. Peltason Endowed Chair, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Neurology, Biological Chemistry, and Neurobiology & Behavior, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Thursday, May 1, 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: ISEB 1200
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| Navigating NIH's New Security Requirements |
| This month’s Genetics, Biomedical Computing & Genomics Monthly Seminar Series will discuss the current NIH new security requirements and UC Irvine’s implementation related to genomic data. Presented by Wanda Seang, Ancillary Agreements Officer, UCI Office of Research, and Jeff Warner, Senior Director of Sponsored Projects, UCI Office of Research. Learn more.
Friday, May 2, 10 to 11 a.m. PT
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| Stem Cell Seminar Lecture Series |
| Designer Biomaterials for Organoid Culture, by Sarah Heilshorn, PhD, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University. Hosted by the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center.
Friday, May 2, 11 a.m. to Noon
Location: Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center (4th Floor)
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| Presented by Chuck Huber, PhD, StataCorp. The UCI Center for Statistical Consulting and ICTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research and Design units are pleased to announce our series of FREE virtual courses on Stata! Stata is a popular statistical analysis software that many researchers find useful. All workshops are at noon via Zoom.
- Wednesday, May 7: Structural Equation Modeling (150 minutes) | Register
- Wednesday, June 4: Latent Class Analysis Using Stata (90 minutes) | Register
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| Department of Physiology & Biophysics Research in Progress Seminar |
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|  Peter Ellsworth
Graduate Student
Qin Yang, MD, PhD, Lab
|  Sherry Leung
Graduate Student
Rui Chen, PhD, Lab
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| - ZC3H13 Dysregulation via Alternative Polyadenylation Promotes Diabetes in Humans and Male Mice, by Peter Ellsworth
- Designing AAV8-Mediated Gene Therapy for SPATA7-Linked Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Retinitis Pigmentosa, by Sherry Leung
Wednesday, May 7, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: Plumwood House Lecture Hall | |
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| Integrative Play: A Healing Commons — A Two-Hour Embodiology® Workshop with Dr. S. Ama Wray |
| You are invited to apply to participate in a workshop on communication and healing. This two-hour workshop employs a train-the-trainer model to promote holistic healing practices through Embodiology®. We also encourage observational learning by attending as an audience member. Participants will receive their own Integrative Play T-shirt and takeaway wellness resources! There will be live musical accompaniment! Light food and refreshments will be provided. Register for this complimentary event by May 1.
Thursday, May 8, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: The Commons at UCI Research Park, 5301 California Ave., Irvine, CA | |
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| UCI Center for Neuropolitics Lecture Series |
| Political Incivility, Threat and Polarized Politics, by Bryan T. Gervais, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio. This event is part of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics Lecture Series. It is free, virtual and open to all. Friday, May 9, Noon to 1:15 p.m. PT
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| Monthly on Mondays | Faculty Development Series |
| Navigating the Academic Journey with Family Support, presented by Sheetal Desai, MD, Ilona Pak and Thuy Vu. Monthly on Mondays, presented by Nimisha Parekh, MD, and Brian Cummings, PhD, associate deans of faculty development, is a monthly seminar series covering a wide range of topics on faculty development.
Monday, May 12, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Via Zoom | |
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| Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar Series |
| Microbial Cancer Therapies — Mechanisms of invasion and activation of innate immunity in tumors, by Meggie Danielson, Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, UC Irvine School of Medicine
Thursday, May 22, 9 a.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House, Room 166, and via Zoom
Meeting ID: 962 5711 7238 | |
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| Faculty Mentoring Academy – UCI Academic Personnel |
| The Faculty Mentoring Academy will be delivered via a series of five workshops held during the course of each academic year. Faculty who attend three of the five workshops (over a two-year period) will be eligible to receive a certificate, reflecting the designation of having attended the “Faculty Mentoring Academy.” The fifth workshop will be on “Effective Communication.”
Thursday, May 22, 10 a.m. to Noon
Location: Donald Bren Hall 6011, 6th Floor Seminar Room
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| Register Now: 9th Annual UCI Postdoctoral Scholar Research Symposium |
| Don't miss the chance to share your research and connect with postdocs at UCI’s 9th Annual Postdoctoral Scholar Research Symposium. This year’s theme is TED Talk Your Research — a full day of oral and poster presentations, professional development and networking.
Register as a guest and join the fun. Deadline: Thursday, May 15
You’re welcome to join the event at any time at the UCI Student Center. Breakfast and lunch will be served to registered guests on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday, June 5, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: UCI Student Center, Emerald Bay DE
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| UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM) 2025 Conference — Register by May 19 |
| The Changing Brain. Co-sponsored by the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping (CNCM), Cajal Club and the Allen Institute for Brain Science. We aim to host a leading-edge conference in 2025, bringing together thought leaders in neuroscience who will offer unique perspectives on integrating the different facets of neural circuits — structure, function, development and disease. Learn more about the speaker lineup and conference details at 2025 CNCM Conference. Register by May 19.
Aug. 18–21
Location: Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, CA 92612 | |
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| Grand Rounds and CME Symposia |
| | For Continuing Medical Education (CME) opportunities, view the weekly Grand Rounds & CME Symposia email. | | Back to top | | | |
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| What kind of grant support does the School of Medicine Research Development Unit provide? |
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| What kind of grant support does the RDU provide to Physician Scientists? |
| Along with the general grant support the RDU provides (outlined above), there are multiple programs available outlined on the Physician Scientist Resources page. - Physician Scientist Collective: Monthly seminar series with visiting speakers
- Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course: Six-week, 12-hour hybrid course that introduce clinicians to research pathways
- Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP): Helps physician scientists apply for their first K award
- Dean’s K Scholar: Provides awardees the protected time and mentorship needed to obtain NIH K/ equivalent funding
- Clinical Trialist Training Program (CTTP): Supports junior faculty on externally funded clinical trials through a 2-year partnership program with senior investigators already running clinical trials
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