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 August 6, 2025
 
 
Events
 
 
 
AUGUST 12, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Member, Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD - Decoding Melanoma’s Morse Code: Mutation, Signaling, and State Shifts in Tumorigenesis
Zoom ID: 968 2620 4626 | Passcode 109533​​​​​
 
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AUGUST 12, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Member, Sabee Molloi, PhD - Bridging Imaging and Physiology: Non-Invasive CT-Based Quantification of Cardiovascular Disease
Zoom ID: 968 2620 4626 | Passcode 109533​​​​​
 
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, 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.
 
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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
 
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SEPTEMBER 29–30, 2025, 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Enhancing Childhood Cancer Data Sharing and Utility
NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD (Day 1) | NCI Shady Grove Campus, Rockville, MD (Day 2)
 
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OCTOBER 3 & 24, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop – Attendance for both days required
Hosted by the UC Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science
 
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OCTOBER 6-7, 2025, 9 AM–6 PM; 9 AM–2 PM
Childhood Cancer – Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium – Advance research and clinical care
Hosted by NCI, Bethesda, MD or Virtual
 
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OCTOBER 10-11, 2025
ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Chicago IL & Online
Early registration deadline: September 3, 2025. Marriott Marquis Chicago.
 
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Funding Opportunities
 
 
 
CRCC Bridge Grant for Cancer-Related Research
1 year | $180,000 – Award period starts November 1, 2025!
The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking to nominate three candidates for the UC CCRC grant that supports cancer research projects impacted by the cancelation of federal awards. 
Deadline: August 11
 
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Integrative & Functional Medicine Fellowship
Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Upon completion, eligible physicians will be prepared to sit for the ABOIM board certification.
Deadline: August 15
 
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Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) – 2026 Calls for Applications
TRDRP transforms tobacco excise taxes into cutting edge research to reduce commercial tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases and to inform public policy that benefits all Californians.
Deadline: August 21, 2025 

Core Call for Applications (investigator-initiated awards)
https://trdrp.org/what-we-fund/2026-call/2026-core-call-for-applications-final.pdf
Program Award: 4 years | $1,150,000 total
Research Award: Up to 3 years | $300,000/year
Pilot Award: Up to 2 years | $250,000/year
New Investigator Award: Up to 3 years | $200,000/year
Postdoctoral Award: Up to 3 years | $200,000/year
Predoctoral Award: Up to 3 years | $200,000/year 

Community-Partnered Participatory Research Call for Applications
https://trdrp.org/what-we-fund/2026-call/2026-cppra-rfa_final_25.7.2.pdf
Pilot CPPRA Award: Up to 2 years | $500,000/year
Full CPPRA Award: Up to 3 years | $600,000/year

Maternal Smoking Cessation Initiative Call for Applications
https://trdrp.org/what-we-fund/2026-call/msci-2026-rfp-final.pdf
Partnered-MSCI Award: up to 2 years | $500,000 per year total
Single Investigator‑MSCI Award: up to 2 years | $250,000 per year 

Smoke- and Vape-free Scholars Call for Applications
https://trdrp.org/what-we-fund/2026-call/svfsi-cycle-36-070225-final.pdf
Program Award: up to 4 years | $1,150,000 total
 
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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
 
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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 
 
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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
 
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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
 
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Announcements
 
 
 
NIH Funding Announcements to Align with NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-based Research
NIH announced it is prioritizing human-focused research and reducing animal use in research. 
 
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Short-Term Supplement Model for Human Subjects Research Supported by Foreign Subawards
To address participant safety risks, NIH has established a short-term supplement model to support clinical research and clinical trials.
 
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Flexibilities for Prospective Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH)
NIH is indefinitely extending the period of delayed enforcement for registration and results reporting for BESH responsive to designated BESH funding opportunities.
 
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NIH Fellowship Funding Opportunities Are Here
Updated funding opportunities for NIH fellowships are available and are open to early career scientists, including at the predoctoral and postdoctoral level.
 
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NIH Announced It Will No Longer Develop New Funding Opportunities Focused Exclusively on Animal Models of Human Disease
Opportunities will be designed more broadly with language that encourages various approaches to be considered.
 
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UC Irvine Office of Research: Limited Protocol Submissions August 4–September 14
Starting August 4, 2025, the UCI IRB will limit submissions to allow time for HRP to clear its review queue, train on the new system, and support the data migration process.
 
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UC Irvine Office of Research - Federal Communications
Due to changes in federal funding, forward related grant and contract communications to Jeff Warner, Senior Director of Sponsored Projects Administration.
 
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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.
 
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News
 
 
 
Richard Van Etten, MD, PhD - UCI Health Video
October 1, 2024 (reposted) – Mission and other information about the Cancer Center’s four floors and the most advanced cancer screening, diagnostics and treatment capabilities in the region.
 
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Member, Suellen Hopfer, MS, PhD, Wins Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year Teaching Award
August 1, 2025 – Congratulations! The 33rd Annual Celebration of Teaching Awards Ceremony is on September 18, 4:30–6:00 PM.​​​​​
 
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Member, Quinton Smith, PhD, Wins Dean's Honorees Teaching Award
August 1, 2025 – Congratulations! The 33rd Annual Celebration of Teaching Awards Ceremony is on September 18, 4:30–6:00 PM.
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Member, Warren Chow, MD, Joined a Panel of Experts to Discuss Melanoma Treatment
July 28, 2025 – Assoc. Director, Clinical Science, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Prof. of Clinical Medicine (Hem/Onc)
 
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Member, Katrine Whiteson, PhD, Shared Insights on Microbiome-Based Therapeutic Strategies in Clinical Settings
July 28, 2025 – "Feed it with fiber. Create an environment where beneficial microbes can thrive.”​​​​​
 
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Environmental Exposure and Cancer Risk: UC Irvine’s PFAS Response
July 25, 2025 – “The good news is the exposure, locally, is lower than what’s been seen in other communities involved in the study.”
 
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Nicole Ferrer, Director of Oncology Services, ‘Under 40 Crowd List’
July 24, 2025 – She expanded the infusion center, implemented a rideshare program, established a port clinic, and helped secure prestigious accreditations.
 
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Member Yunxia Lu, MSc, PhD - Surviving Cancer Doesn't Change Eating Habits For Most
July 24, 2025 – “...to better understand how survivors were approaching their lifestyle...if their cancer journey did anything to improve this area...”
 
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Member Matt Landry, PhD, RDN, shares expertise in, “12 Surprising Signs You Have an Iron Deficiency, According to Nutritionists”
July 22, 2025 – In severe cases, being low on iron may cause iron-deficiency anemia.
 
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