• Large group events and workshops (e.g., proposal writing seminar, mock review, budget tips) designed to provide mentees with the tools and knowledge needed
  to write a successful R01 proposal
• Self-directed interdisciplinary peer group activities
  to share, develop, and review proposals
• Faculty coaches with established track records
  of external funding who provide mentorship to early career investigators 
• Individual counsel on mentee research plans
  from Internal Subject Matter Experts
• Final proposal review from an External Subject
  Matter Expert

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is currently seeking applications
for two major funding awards.

The foundation offers awards to support postdoctoral fellows conducting basic research, early career clinical investigators conducting translational research, and young innovators with high-risk/high-reward ideas.

Applications are currently being sought for the following awards:

Submission Deadline:	Tuesday, December 1 by 4:00 PM ET* *Please note: Completed applications must be in the Damon Runyon office by the designated time and date listed above, NOT simply postmarked.
Award Amount:	$460,000 over four years
Eligibility:	Click here for a detailed description of eligibility requirements
More Information:	Program Overview

Submission Deadline:	Tuesday, March 15 by 4:00 PM ET* *Please note: Completed applications must be in the Damon Runyon office by the designated time and date listed above, NOT simply postmarked.
Award Amount:	$248,000 over four years
Eligibility:	Click here for a detailed description of eligibility requirements
More Information:	Program Overview

Please visit the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation's website for more information about these awards, including application forms and guidelines for submission.

Questions about this award opportunity should be directed to:

• Joe Piffaretti,
  UMHS Corporate and Foundation Relations
  Email: piffaret@med.umich.edu
  Phone: (404) 421-2012

• Greg Witbeck,
  UMHS Corporate and Foundation Relations
  Email: germaine@med.umich.edu
  Phone: (734) 763-0867

Paresh Patel, M.D., Ph.D.

Click here to learn more about Dr. Patel's background and research interests. 

Join the Medical School Office of Research for the sixth annual celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week as we celebrate the hard work and dedication of the 700+ postdoctoral fellows supported by
the U-M Medical School.

This year's celebration begins on Monday, September 21 and runs through Friday, September 25, and includes a series of FREE events hosted by the Medical School Office of Research and the Medical School Office of Postdoctoral Studies throughout the week. Registration for these events is required.

Contact Kierstin Fiscus in the Medical School Office of Postdoctoral Studies at kfiscus@umich.edu or (734) 647-7005.

Mahlon DeLong, M.D.

To assure privacy and security when sharing patient-level data or specimens with a collaborator external to the University of Michigan, a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) may be required.

The DSA process has been greatly simplified: Log in to the eResearch Proposal Management System (see above screenshot) and create an Unfunded Agreement (UFA).

When a UFA is submitted, the Office of Research & Sponsored Projects will evaluate and determine whether a review is required by the Honest Broker Office. If a DSA is required for your project, you will be provided the appropriate documentation and next steps to finalize your agreement. All reviews and activities will take place within the UFA system.

Visit the Honest Broker Office website for more information.

How often have you heard this remark from someone frustrated about some lab chore or service? Immediately followed by "...well, change is difficult around here!" or "...better the devil you know than the devil you don't!"

There is a group in the Medical School working to rethink how some lab services are provided, how value could be improved, and how time and money could be saved. That group needs some input into these ideas and that's why you might find yourself being asked some questions during the next few weeks.

Click here to learn more.

Research facility includes a full metabolic kitchen

1. Consultation to investigators. If you are considering the inclusion of dietary, physical activity/exercise, body composition, metabolic measurements or interventions into a new or existing project, the HPC has the expertise to help you optimize the design of your study. 
2. Standardized and sophisticated assessment and physiological testing of human subjects. Purchasing equipment and hiring staff to implement nutritional, exercise, and metabolic assessments for a new study can be very costly, and logistically challenging. The HPC has the equipment and the expertise to implement a wide array of nutritional assessments and physiological/metabolic tests for your research studies. 
3. Services to assist researchers with conducting their nutritional and/or exercise interventions in human subjects. If you are developing projects involving dietary or physical activity/exercise interventions, HPC staff can help you design and implement your interventions.