Print This Issue   Events | Funding Opportunities | Announcements | News | Resources      August 20, 2025

Events

AUGUST 26, 9–11:00 AM Celebrate the Unveiling of the First Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit of Its Kind Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care Bldg., 19208 Jamboree Road   Learn more   AUGUST 29, 10 –11 AM K12 Scholar Program Informational Meeting ICTS NIH funded faculty career development. For questions or more information, please contact sgroesbe@hs.uci.edu.   Learn more

SEPTEMBER 9, 9:25 AM–2:55 PM NCCN Oncology Policy Summit The National Press Club, Washington D.C. Discuss policy and practice strategies focused on the rapidly changing AI landscape.   Learn more   SEPTEMBER 9, 10–11:00 AM Exploring ecDNA's Impact on Childhood Cancers Virtual - NCI Webinar Series: Childhood Cancer Data Initiative   Learn more

SEPTEMBER 19, 7:30 AM–5:30 PM Breaking Barriers: Trailblazing Innovations in Medical Research Noble Prize Laureate, Gregg Semenza, PhD Development of inhibitors to treat cancer   Learn more   SEPTEMBER 19, 10–11:30 AM NIH Loan Repayment Programs Information This informational session is designed to provide an overview of the application process for the November 2025 NIH submission.   Learn more

Funding Opportunities

The Mike Slive Foundation 1 year | $50,000  The 2025–2026 pilot grant cycle for innovative prostate cancer research is now open for applications. Deadline: September 1   Learn more   Melanoma Research Alliance Seeks Proposals for 2025–2026 Funding Cycle Young Investigator Award  3 years | Up to $85,000/year (up to $225,000 total)  Biosketch due September 30 | Full proposal due November 6 ​​​​​ Team Science Award  3 years | Up to $300,000/year (up to $900,000 total)  LOI due September 25  Team Science Academic–Industry Partnership Award  3 years | Up to $300,000/year (up to $900,000 total)  LOI due September 25  ​​ Pilot Award  2 years | Up to $50,000/year (up to $100,000 total)  Full proposal due November 25   Learn more   NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) – Application Cycle Opens September 1 2 years | Up to $50,000/year in loan repayment  Offers substantial debt relief and tax support in exchange for a commitment to cancer-focused research.  Deadline: November 20    Learn more   A1 Bridge Funding UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center 1 year | $20,000 Supports cancer research with strong potential to improve treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and patient outcomes. Designed to strengthen and resubmit NIH grant applications. Rolling Deadline   Learn more   Research Support Opportunity UC Irvine Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute 1 year | $2,500 Funds research using NIH All of Us data to advance precision medicine. Rolling Deadline   Learn more

Announcements

Welcome to Christopher Hinton, Clinical Research Coordinator! Christopher joined the Cancer Center from the Cancer Blood Specialty Clinic in Los Alamitos, where he managed sponsored clinical trials spanning multiple oncology disciplines, including endometrial and cervical carcinoma, lung and breast carcinoma, lymphoma, and leukemia. chinton1@hs.uci.edu   Advance Your Research Career – Apply for the Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course For residents, fellows, and junior faculty physicians at UC Irvine pursuing careers in basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological research. Includes three in-person meetings and three online modules. Deadline to apply: September 1    Learn more   Mentorship, Education & Training (MET) Program - Catalyze your Career in Cancer Research Partner with senior mentors from the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) to navigate career and scientific challenges, strengthen your research, and advance your long-term trajectory in cancer research. Early-stage and mid-career faculty are invited to apply for the MET program — a year-long professional development and mentorship opportunity. Deadline to apply: September 22    Learn more   NIH Grants & Funding NIH Shifts Focus to Human-Based Research, Signaling Fewer Animal Studies in Future Funding Opportunities — See How This Change Could Shape Your Next Grant  New NIH Supplement Model Speeds Approvals for Global Human Subjects Research  NIH Extends Flexibility for Reporting Basic Experimental Studies With Human Participants — Explore New Compliance Options Beyond September 2025  New NIH Fellowship Opportunities Now Open — Advance Your Research Career  NIH Clarifies Impact of Human-Based Research Initiative on Laboratory Animal Proposals    Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Strengthen your research impact, enhance clinical trial success, gain trusted community insights, increase study relevance, and accelerate accruals.   Learn more

News

First-of-Its-Kind Mobile Unit Brings Prostate Cancer Screening to Orange County   Read more   Member, Susan O’Brien, MD - Opinion Video, Identifying BTKi Treatment-Related Adverse Events   Read more   Member, Nicole Sparks, MS, PhD - Turns Out Glass Bottles Have Microplastics Too—Is Anything Actually Safe to Drink From?   Read more   Member, Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD - New Liquid Embolic Agent for Hypervascular Tumors Gains FDA’s Premarket Approval   Read more   Member, Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz, PhD, Shares Expertise About Plastic Containers and Food Safety   Read more   Member Matt Landry, PhD, RDN - 11 Subtle Signs You’re Not Getting Enough Magnesium, According to Experts   Read more   Members, Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, and Munjal Acharya, PhD, Honored with COHS Team Research Award   Read more

Resources   Research Programs Leadership Advisory Boards Resources & Funding Centers & Institutes Cancer In Focus prior to June 2025 Contact Information   UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, 200 S. Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868, US cfccccommunications@hs.uci.edu Phone 714-456-8000 PAST ISSUES   August 6, 2025 July 23, 2025 July 9, 2025 June 25, 2025 All Past Issues

View in Browser | Forward to a Colleague | Subscribe | Unsubscribe © 2025 UC Irvine. All rights reserved. Click here to contact us.