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News & Events

UCLA Research Escalator - Upcoming Programs

Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. Partial list as follows.

Click here for previous event videos and presentation materials.

StartupUCLA - Upcoming Events

Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus by connecting UCLA students with LA's digital startup scene.

UCLA CTSI - Upcoming Events

View upcoming events hosted by the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute by following the link above.

CCPR - Upcoming Workshop "Leaping the Hurdles and Navigating the Maze: Getting NIH Funding" - 23 Oct

Susan Newcomer will talk about how the NIH functions, describe the process of an award from application to review to funding and provide some suggestions on grant writing including mechanisms, tips and things to avoid. There will be time for questions.

Research Development & Grant-Writing News

Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.

UCLA Office of Intellectual Property - Upcoming Events

OIP-ISR hosts and co-sponsor seminars, conferences, and networking events designed to help guide UCLA inventors forming startups, protecting intellectual property, and developing collaborations with industry:

UCLA Center for Education Innovation in Life Sciences - Active Learning Workshops

UCLA CEILS fosters the professional development and training of faculty who wish to incorporate evidence-based teaching approaches into their courses.

UC Berkeley LAUNCH Startup Competition

The UC Berkeley Startup Competition is an accelerator that propels early stage startups to fundable and awards more than $25,000 in prizes. It provides entrepreneurs with the best possible resources - including training, networking, mentorship and cash awards. It is open to all UC affiliated applicants. Applications due November 20.

Basic Research

Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

4D Nucleome Imaging Tools (U01)

4D Nucleome Network Data Coordination and Integration Center (U01)

4D Nucleome Network Organizational Hub (U01)

Administrative Supplement for the NIBIB Research Education Programs for Residents and Clinical Fellows

Approaches and Experimental Assessment (R01)

Biology of the Temporomandibular Joint in Health and Disease (R01) Also see: (R21)

Brain Somatic Mosaicism and its Role in Psychiatric Disorders (Collaborative U01)

Building Genetics and Genomic Knowledge about Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders (R01)

Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (P50)

Data Integration and Analysis Tools: Accessible Resources for Integration and Analysis of Carbohydrate and Glycoconjugate Structural, Analytical, and Interaction Data in the Context of Comparable Gene, Protein, and Lipid Data (R34)

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (R21) Also see: (R03) and (R01)

Epigenetic Analyses of Aging as a Risk Factor for Multiple Chronic Conditions (U34)

Eradication of HIV-1 from Central Nervous System Reservoirs (R01)

Facile Methods and Technologies for Synthesis of Biomedically Relevant Carbohydrates (U01)

Gut-Microbiome-Brain Interactions and Mental Health (R21/R33)

Hepatitis C Cooperative Research Centers: Immunity to HCV Infection (U19)

Increasing Access and Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling and Appropriate HIV-related Services for Adolescents in Low and Middle-income Countries (R01)

Innovative Research in HIV in Kidney, Urology and Hematology (R01)

Interpreting Variation in Human Non-Coding Genomic Regions Using Computational Approaches and Experimental Assessment (R01)

Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity (R36)

Model Organisms Screening Center for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (U54)

Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Co-Infection (R01)

NIAID Career Transition Award (K22)

NIMHD Academic Research Enhancement Award: Enhancing Health Disparities Research at Undergraduate Institutions (R15)

NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13)

Novel and Innovative Tools to Facilitate Identification, Tracking, Manipulation, and Analysis of Glycans and their Functions (U01) Also see: (R21)

Nuclear Organization and Function Interdisciplinary Consortium (NOFIC)(U54)

Nucleomics Tools (U01)

Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Self- Management (R01)

Regional Consortia for High Resolution Cryoelectron Microscopy (U24)

Request to Access Parkinson's Disease Related-Biospecimens (X01)

Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics (P41)

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity)

Study of Nuclear Bodies and Compartments (U01)

Vascular Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of Severe Malaria (R01)

Other Federal Opportunities:

Department of Defense - Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research

Department of Defense - Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction

NSF - Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems

US Department of Justice - Development for Publicly Funded Forensic Science Laboratories to Assess the Testing and Processing of Physical Evidence

Non-Federal Opportunities

American Heart Association - Beginning Grant-in-Aid

American Heart Association - Scientist Development Grant

American Lung Association - Allergic Respiratory Disease Award

American Lung Association - Biomedical Research Grant

American Lung Association - Senior Research Training Fellowship

Association of Migraine Disorders - Research Grant

BD Biosciences - Stem Cell Research Grants

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation - Physician-Scientist Training Award

Macula Society - Research Grant Program

Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research - Pilot Study Program

McGovern Institute - Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

Radiological Society of North America - Education Scholar Grant

Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research - Kimmel Scholar Award

University of California - Cancer Research Coordinating Committee Research Grant

Foundation Opportunities

If you have questions or need assistance in applying to these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.

American Association for Cancer Research - American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Translational Research Dream Team

American Association for Cancer Research - Kure It/AACR Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer Grant

Gerber Foundation - Pediatric Research Awards

American Liver Foundation - Liver Scholar and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award

Limited Submission Opportunities

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities are announced through our LSO newsletter. Please click here for archives of our most recent announcements.

The designation of a number (#xxx) below, provides detail about which newsletter features the applicable LSO announcement. For those LSOs without a number, it is likely that the internal process has not yet been announced.

To receive LSO announcements routinely, please subscribe to the Limited Submissions listserv. It is also advisable to promptly email limitedsubmissions@conet.ucla.edu to indicate interest in applying.

NINDS Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25) #179

Allen Distinguished Investigators (ADI) Program 2015 #179

NINDS Institutional Center Core Grants to Support Neuroscience Research (P30)

The Midlife in the United States Study (U19)

Clinical and Translational Research

Federal Opportunities

Upcoming NIH Funding Opportunities:

Administrative Supplement for the NIBIB Research Education Programs for Residents and Clinical Fellows

Analyses of Datasets on Older Populations with High Prevalence of Mobility Disability to Develop Clinically Meaningful Diagnostic Cut-Points for Low Muscle Mass and/or Low Muscle Strength (U01)

Biology of the Temporomandibular Joint in Health and Disease (R01) Also see: (R21)

Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (P50)

Clinical Studies of Mental Illness Not Involving Treatment Development, Efficacy, or Effectiveness Trials (Collaborative R01)

Consortium on Biomarker and Outcome Measures of Social Impairment for Use in Clinical Trials in Autism Spectrum Disorder (U19)

Definition of Resilience and Pre-Symptomatic Disease in Lung Health and Disease (R01)

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse (R21) Also see: (R03) (R01)

Epigenetic Analyses of Aging as a Risk Factor for Multiple Chronic Conditions (U34)

Eradication of HIV-1 from Central Nervous System Reservoirs (R01)

Gut-Microbiome-Brain Interactions and Mental Health (R21/R33)

Increasing Access and Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling and Appropriate HIV-related Services for Adolescents in Low and Middle-income Countries (R01)

Innovative Research in HIV in Kidney, Urology and Hematology (R01)

Limited Competition for the Continuation of the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Cohort Study (UC4)

Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity (R36)

Model Organisms Screening Center for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (U54)

NeuroNEXT Clinical Trials (U01)

NIAID Career Transition Award (K22)

NIAID Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U01)

NIDCR Behavioral or Social Intervention Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34)

NIDCR Clinical Trial or Biomarker Clinical Validation Study Planning Grant (R34)

NIMHD Academic Research Enhancement Award: Enhancing Health Disparities Research at Undergraduate Institutions (R15)

NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health (G13)

Obesity and Asthma: Awareness and Self- Management (R01)

Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse (R34)

Planning Grants for Clinical Trials of High Relevance to the NIGMS Mission (R34)

Pregnancy in Women with Disabilities (R01) Also see: (R21)

Pre-Symptomatic Profiles of Chronic Lung Disease(s) from Retrospective Cohorts (R21)

Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Bariatric Surgery (R01)

Request to Access Parkinson's Disease Related-Biospecimens (X01)

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity)

Self-Management for Health in Chronic Conditions (R21) Also see: (R01) and (R15)

Specialized Programs of Research Excellence in Human Cancers for Years 2015 and 2016 (P50)

Studies in Neonatal and Pediatric Resuscitation (R21) Also see: (R01) and (R03)

Studies of HIV in Digestive Diseases Limited to Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology and Liver Diseases (R01)

Other Federal Opportunities:

Department of Defense - Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research

NSF - Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program

NSF - Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Research Alliance

Non-Federal Opportunities

American Gastroenterological Association - AGA-Covidien Research & Development Pilot Award in Technology

American Heart Association - Beginning Grant-in-Aid

American Heart Association - Scientist Development Grant

American Lung Association - Senior Research Training Fellowship

American Lung Association - Biomedical Research Grant

Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project - Research Grant

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation - Physician-Scientist Training Award

Macula Society - Research Grant Program

McGovern Institute - Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

McKnight Foundation - 2015 McKnight Scholar Awards

McKnight Foundation - 2015 Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards

Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer - Pilot Study Program Awards

Melanoma Research Alliance - Request For Proposals

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center - The Schottenstein Prize

Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research - Kimmel Translational Science Award

Society of Interventional Radiology - Allied Scientist Training Grant

United Negro College Fund - UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship

University of California - Cancer Research Coordinating Committee Grant

Foundation Opportunities

If you have questions or need assistance in applying to any of these organizations, please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations.

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation - 2015 Epidemiology Grants
American Association for Cancer Research - American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Translational Research Dream Team

American Association for Cancer Research - Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Grant

American Association for Cancer Research - Kure It/AACR Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer Grant

Gerber Foundation - Pediatric Research Grants

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research - Improved Biomarkers and Clinical Outcome Measures

Limited Submission Opportunities

Please note: All Limited Submissions Opportunities are announced through our LSO newsletter. Please click here for archives of our most recent announcements.

The Midlife in the United States Study (U19)

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