Seminar in Multidisciplinary Clinical and Translational Research

All sessions are from 12pm-1pm in the WRB room 6136

The seminars will address the processes and challenges of multidisciplinary clinical/translational science, through which discoveries in the laboratory or in early clinical studies are transformed into interventions, treatments and ultimately, best practices and polices on national and international levels. The seminars will use a case-based approach.

Questions? Please contact Angela Bowling at axb710@case.edu. 

4th Annual Dan and Linda Rocker Silverberg Heal the Healer Health Symposium - Optimal You: Body, Mind Spirit

Friday, October 16, 2015

We are pleased to announce that the 4th Annual Dan and Linda Rocker Silverberg Heal the Healer Health Symposium has been scheduled for Friday, October 16, 2015. This daylong event will be held at the 700 Beta Conference Center in Mayfield Village, OH. National and local speakers will cover a variety of topics on integrative health. Attendees will also have the option to experience Reiki, chair massage, reflexology and acupuncture.

Continuing education credits provided for physicians, nurses, psychologists and social workers. Early bird discount ends September 1.

Click here to view the course brochure.

Click here to register online or register by phone at 216-983-1239.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

Key Deadlines: October 5, 2015, 5:00pm (CWRU internal letter of intent), January 13, 2016, 5:00pm EST (proposal due to sponsor).

The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, and not-for-profit museums, science centers and scientific/engineering research organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by supporting proposals for shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Each MRI proposal may request support for the acquisition (Track 1) or development (Track 2) of a single research instrument for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use; development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at MRI submission-eligible organizations are encouraged.

To accomplish the program's goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of a shared research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. The instrument is expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, a proposal must be for either acquisition (Track 1) or development (Track 2) of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (in contrast to requests for multiple instruments that enable research in a common or focused research domain, which MRI does not support). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research laboratories/facilities or that will be used to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.

Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million may be accepted from any MRI-eligible organization. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 may also be accepted from any MRI-eligible organization for the disciplines of mathematics or social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.

Cost-sharing of precisely 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from cost-sharing and cannot include it. National Science Board policy is that voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited.

For more information on this limited submission opportunity, visit the Office of Research Administration website.

CDC: Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI) to Build HIV Prevention, Treatment and Research Capacity

Application Deadline: October 14, 2015

The overall objective of this teaching/mentored award program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the HIV/AIDS-related research needs of the nation, especially in highly-affected minority communities. 

The objective of the Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI) Award program is to provide support for a sustained period of time for intensive research training and career development under the guidance of an experienced mentor in HIV prevention research and lead to promising HIV prevention activities and researchers who could independently conduct studies in highly-affected communities.

For more information visit the Grants.Gov webpage.

amFAR

Letter of Intent Deadline: October 14, 2015

amFAR is soliciting proposals relevant to exploring the mechanisms for HIV persistence and the potential for HIV eradication. Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly impacted the health of individuals infected with HIV-1. However, if therapy is interrupted, there is a rapid resumption of viral replication. Understanding the mechanisms by which the virus is able to persist in the face of therapy is necessary in order to identify strategies that may interrupt viral persistence and ultimately lead to viral eradication. amfAR wishes to support basic, pre-clinical, clinical, and especially translational research exploring the mechanisms whereby HIV infection persists; the chronic nature of viral reservoirs and latency; and barriers to the eradication of HIV, with the potential goal of ultimately curing HIV infection.

Specific areas of interest fall within the following four categories: 

For more information visit the amFAR webpage.

FDA: Evaluating Quality Metrics for Risk-Based Surveillance of Drug Manufacturing Operations and Facilities (U01)

Application Deadline: October 16, 2015

The goal of this project is to evaluate a set of potential quality metrics for their utility in monitoring quality across the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. This project aids to support FDA's efforts in transforming quality oversight from a qualitative to a quantitative and expertise-based assessment in order to assure that quality drugs are available to the American public. The outcomes of the project could also be used to assist in the development of a risk-based inspection approach for domestic and foreign drug establishments.

For more information visit the Grants.Gov webpage.

Association of American Medical Colleges

Proposal Deadline: October 16, 2015

The AAMC is teaming up with The Patrick Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation to issue a request for proposals for Advancing Implementation Science in Community/Academic Partnered Research. The partnership offers an opportunity for academic medical centers to collaborate on research that has the potential for near-term impact to improve population health outcomes. The research should facilitate collaborations among researchers, community organizations, and health system leaders.  

For more information visit the AAMC webpage.

Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Offers Support for Early Career Scholars

Application Deadline: November 4, 2015

A program of the Henry Luce Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies, the Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies seeks to maintain the vitality of China studies in the United States through fellowships and grants, primarily for scholars early in their careers.

The program offers three competitions:

1. Pre-dissertation Summer Travel Grants for Research in China are designed to enable doctoral candidates to spend three to four months in 2015 gaining familiarity with work under way in archives and field sites in China and to establish formal and informal relations with Chinese institutions and colleagues in preparation for subsequent full-time research in China. A working knowledge of Chinese is required. Applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a university in the U.S. Grants provide $5,000 for costs associated with travel to China (air and ground transportation, visas, and living expenses).
2. Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for scholars in preparing their Ph.D. dissertation research for publication or in embarking on new research projects. Funding supports work based on the applicant's research in China, with the aim of producing a scholarly text in English. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. from an institution in the U.S. or be a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. from any institution. The Ph.D. degree must be completed by November 4, 2015, and conferred by May 31, 2016. An applicant who is not a U.S. citizen must have an affiliation with a university or college in the U.S. The applicant's Ph.D. degree must have been conferred no more than eight years before the application deadline. A working knowledge of Chinese is required. Fellowships provide up to $50,000 for a maximum of one academic year and a minimum of one semester. Stipends may be used for travel, living expenses, and research costs.
3. Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants of up to $15,000 provide opportunities for scholars of different disciplines to share in-depth investigation of texts that are essential points of entry to Chinese periods, traditions, communities, or events in contemporary or historical times. Applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences are welcome. Awards may be used to support the travel and lodging costs of participants, acquisition of materials, communications, and local arrangements. Workshops must bring together scholars who would not otherwise have the opportunity to work together. Each member of the organizing team must hold a Ph.D. from an institution in the U.S. or be a U.S. citizen with a Ph.D. from any institution. Workshops must be held at a location in the U.S.

Application Deadline: November 4, 2015.

For more information visit the ACLS webpage.

Corporation for National And Community Service - AmeriCorps State and National Grants FY 2016

Application Deadline: December 9, 2015

AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps member in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that members can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: December 9, 2015 

For more information visit the CNCS webpage.

Centers of Research Translation (P50)

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Centers of Research Translation (CORT). Overall, a CORT research program could be carried out by a synergistic team of scientists who will address a highly significant translational research challenge in a disease or condition within the mission of the NIAMS. 

The focus of research could be either: 

1. A disease-targeted translational theme addressed by synergistic Research Projects with optional Research Cores or
2. A disease-related critical translational research question addressed through a single collaborative Research Project enabled by a number of highly interactive Research Cores whose work is integrated over time during the development and implementation of the Project. 

A CORT must have a minimum of three highly meritorious research components consisting of one or more translational Research Projects and one or more Research Cores. An Administrative Core is required in all applications. To facilitate a team science approach, the lead investigators of the research components must be drawn from relevant and, as appropriate, different research disciplines, and may be based in different departments, divisions, and/or institutions. Combined, the projects and cores will generate new knowledge that will improve our understanding of human pathophysiology, and lead to identification of new targets, other tangible products or deliverables and development of more effective treatment, diagnostic or prevention strategies for human disease.

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015

For more information visit the Grants.gov webpage.