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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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1. MGH/Timilty Science Fair Mentoring Program needs you |
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Mentors make a difference! Encourage and empower a motivated student!
The MGH Youth Programs team is seeking volunteers to mentor Boston Middle School students through their science fair projects. Mentors meet with students at MGH or the Charlestown Navy Yard on two Friday mornings each month, October through January. No particular expertise in mentoring or science fair projects needed! The MGH Youth Programs team provides ongoing mentor training and support. For more information, please contact Tracy Stanley at 617-724-6424 or tstanley2@partners.org.
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2. Core of the Week: Cell, Tissue and Organ Resource Core |
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Cell, Tissue and Organ Resource Core
Director: Korkut Uygun, Ph.D.
Location: 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
The mission of the Cell Resource Core (CRC) is to provide high quality primary cells and tissues to researchers reliably and affordably. Leveraging a new MGH technology that significantly increases the viable yield of high quality hepatocytes from human and animal donor livers, we are initially offering hepatocytes to the research community.
To learn more about the Cell, Tissue and Organ Resource Core, please click here.
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3. Innovation Service Survey |
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Please take the Partners HealthCare Innovation 2nd Annual Service Survey. This annual survey will help us provide the highest quality service to our constituents. Action plans and priorities will be set based on survey results. The survey is open until Friday, October 3, 2015.
To begin, please click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5VLB9K5. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this survey, please contact innovations@partners.org.
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EVENTS |
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1. MGH Research Council |
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Monday, October 5, 2015, Simches Auditorium (3.110), Broadcast to Isselbacher Auditorium (CNY-149, 7th Floor)
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Annual Conversation with Peter Slavin, MD, President of MGH
All MGH Researchers welcome!
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2. Clinical Research Day Panel Discussion: How to think about innovation and translation at MGH |
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Thursday, October 8, 2015, 11:00am - 12:00pm, O’Keeffe Auditorium
This panel discussion is part of MGH Clinical Research Day 2015 and is sponsored by the MGH Division of Clinical Research.
Maurizio Fava, MD, will moderate Clinical Research Day’s panel discussion. The featured panelists include Merit Cudkowicz, MD, Chief, Neurology Service, MGH; Mason Freeman, MD, Director, Translational Research Center; Henri Termeer, retired CEO and President, Genzyme Corporation; Keith Flaherty, MD, Director of Termeer Center for Targeted Therapy; and Rox Anderson, MD, Director of Wellman Center for Photomedicine.
Please register here. Contact Jillian Tonelli with any questions.
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3. MGH/Harvard Cutaneous Biology Research Center Seminar Series |
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Monday, September 21, 2015, 4:00-5:00 pm, CNY 149, Isselbacher Auditorium 7th Floor
“Defining, Improving, and Altering the Specificities of CRISPR – Cas9 Nucleases”
J. Keith Joung, MD, PhD.
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Pathologist, Associate Chief for Research
The Jim and Ann Orr MGH Research Scholar
Massachusett General Hospital
Registration at Lobby Security Desk Required
Shuttle bus leaves MGH Main Campus (Blossom St.) every 15 minutes
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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1. The MGH Research Scholars Program |
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1. The MGH Research Scholars Program
Applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the MGH Research Scholars Program
What is it?
The Massachusetts General Hospital Research Scholars Program was established with the aim of supporting MGH research faculty who are pursuing either fundamental (basic) or clinical research at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The intent of these awards is to support the careers of outstanding MGH investigators doing cutting-edge research that is highly innovative and expected to result in fundamental scientific discoveries and/or clinical applications.
How much is each award?
These awards are for $500,000 over 5 years; and will be funded at $100,000 per year, including 15% indirect costs.
When is the deadline?
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 – 5:00 PM
How do I learn more and apply?
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2. Fall 2015 nomination process for the HMS Foundation Fund |
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The HMS Foundation Funds Program administers the nomination process for HMS/HSDM faculty and postdocs for funding opportunities from private foundations that require candidates to be nominated by either Harvard Medical School or Harvard University. Each year, several foundations invite HMS/HSDM junior faculty members and postdocs to apply for their fellowships and grants, which serve as critical funding at the early stages of a research career. Interested investigators must first apply internally through the HMS Foundation Funds, and a committee will select the final candidates who will then submit applications to the foundations.
Additionally, a number of funding opportunities are available solely to our faculty. These are different from the typical Foundation Funds awards because applicants do not go on to compete against applicants from other universities at the national level, and therefore no institutional nomination is required. More information on these awards can be found in the award listings.
Information on funding opportunities offered through the HMS Foundation Funds office is available online at: www.hms.harvard.edu/foundationfunds
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Brain Research Fund Fay/Frank Seed Grant Program
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Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grant**
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Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program
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Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
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Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program
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Mary Kay Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Award
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Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering
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Rita Allen Faculty Scholars Program
Faculty and postdocs interested in applying for any of the awards listed above can apply for the HMS nomination by submitting an application online no later than October 15, 2015 at 5:00PM.
**Note: If you are an MGH investigator, you should not apply directly to HMS for several of the funding opportunities offered through the HMS Foundation Funds office throughout the year. Please click herefor more information on how to determine where to apply and for information on the process.
Please direct all inquiries to the Office of the HMS Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs, 617-432-7463, hmsaca@hms.harvard.edu. For any questions regarding the process for receiving the MGH institutional nomination to apply for any limited submission funding opportunity, please contact Erin McGivney at emcgivney@partners.org or 617-643-6471.
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3. Pfizer Centers for Therapeutic Innovation 2015 |
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Partners HealthCare Innovation and Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) are pleased to announce a Partners-wide call for proposals of projects leading to the development of novel large molecule for translation to the clinic. The CTI program will support collaborative research in focus areas of oncology, inflammation and Immune disorders, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neuroscience and rare monogenic genetic diseases. The proposed large molecule therapeutics could include either antibodies, proteins, peptides, ADCs or Fusion proteins.
The 2-3 page non-confidential pre-proposal submission deadline is Friday, October 16, 2015. Additional information, including a flyer, guidance document, and pre-proposal template, are available here: http://innovation.partners.org/resource_center/partners-pfizer-cti. If you have additional questions and to submit the pre-proposal, please contact Rekha Paleyanda.
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4. Boston Children’s Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards |
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Boston Children’s Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards features all stages in the innovation cycle. The second annual Innovation Tank highlights market-ready products impacting pediatric health care. This year Boston Children’s is delighted to announce a companion opportunity—the Ignite Talks competition.
Ignite Talks provide a platform for collaborating on formative or grassroots research, ideas, innovations and solutions. It offers presenters the opportunity to share ideas with a large group of pediatric innovation leaders who can help bring them to fruition.
Each presenter has five minutes and 20 slides—set to auto-advance every 15 seconds—to pitch an innovation focused on advancing pediatric health care. The audience votes on a winner through an in-event mobile voting app. The winner will be recognized with a physical award and will be able to participate in an hour-long one-on-one mentoring session with an influential venture capitalist.
Click here for additional information.
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5. Private Funding Opportunities |
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Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at devcfr@mgh.harvard.edu if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these funding opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF)
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Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA), Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF)
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Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE): Addressing Newborn and Infant Gut Health Through Bacteriophage-Mediated Microbiome Engineering, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Program Grants, FRAXA Research Foundation
Please click here for further details on these funding opportunities.
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6. Limited Submission Funding Opportunities |
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We ask that all MGH Investigators interested in applying for any limited submission award submit a Letter of Intent (see detailed instructions below) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) by the deadline indicated for each award to be considered to receive an institutional nomination.
Process
Submit a one- to two-page Letter of Intent (LOI) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) via email to ecor@partners.org. In addition to your LOI, please include an NIH Biosketch.
The letter of intent should include:
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Name of the Principal Investigator with appropriate contact information
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A descriptive title of the potential application
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Brief description of the project
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Brief description of why you specifically should be selected to receive institutional nomination for this award
In the event that there is more than one MGH investigators interested in applying for each limited submission award, the LOIs will be used to assess candidates and a review and selection process will take place.
Current Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
Please click here for more information and for our internal deadlines.
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Nanomaterials Health Implications Research (NHIR): Comprehensive Evaluation of Interactions between Engineered Nanomaterials and Biological System (U01)
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NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research on Chronic Disease Prevention (U54)
If there is a limited submission funding opportunity you do not see listed above or you have any additional questions, please contact Erin McGivney at 617-643-6471.
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7. NIH Update for Week Ending September 18, 2015 |
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For the latest National Institutes of Health notices, requests for applications, and program announcements, follow this link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm
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In Case You Missed It |
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Reminders of recently posted funding opportunities, deadlines and events |
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Howard M. Goodman Fellowship 2016
Application Deadline: October 1
Tosteson & Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Application Deadline: October 2
Charles H. Hood Foundation Child Health Research Awards Program
Application Deadline: October 2
Outstanding Researchers in Neurosciences – NINDS Research Program Award
Application Deadline: October 6
MGH ECOR Formulaic Bridge Support
Application Deadline: October 7, 7th day of each month
MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards
Application Deadline: October 13
Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (CSIBD) Pilot/Feasibility Study Grants
Application Deadline: October 13
Innovation Travel Award
Application Deadline: October 15
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Gliklich Innovation Scholars Program
Application Deadline: February 1, 2016
Boston Biomedical Innovation Center (B-BIC) Accepting PILOT & DRIVE Grant Pre-Proposals
Please take the Partners HealthCare Innovation 2nd Annual Service Survey! (Closes 10/3/15)
Connected Health Symposium - October 29-30, Boston Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center
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