Research News - October 14, 2016

On Thursday, 10/20/16 from 3:00pm – 6:00pm, CCM will be performing routine maintenance to the Bioware Animal Ordering Web Site (http://ccm.partners.org). Please do not attempt to access the application during this maintenance window.  We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.  

Please click here to read the latest news from the NIH Office of Extramural Research.

Tuesday, October 18, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, CNY 149, Room 2.204                             

Cardiac conduction: development and disease
Glenn Fishman, MD
Professor of Medicine
NYU School of Medicine

Wednesday, October 26, 9:00 – 11:00am, Simches 3.110

As of October 1, 2016: Enterprise Research Infrastructure & Services, ERIS, has an enterprise license for LabArchives for all researchers to use at no cost. LabArchives is a web-based application designed for scientists to organize and share laboratory data with their study team, department, across Partners institutions and with external collaborators. Access rights are controlled by the notebook owner and can be modified to suit the individual needs of each researcher, educator, or contributor.
Learn about LabArchives for the first hour and then hear from Partners researchers who have participated in the Early Adopter program and are using this electronic notebook in their labs.
More information and how to access LabArchives is available on the Research IS Computing website.

Please register here. Contact Jillian Tonelli with questions.

Thursday, November 3, 2016, 9:30 - 11:30 am, Simches Research Center, Room 3.110
Streaming to CNY 149, Isselbacher Auditorium

Dr. Michael Lauer, Deputy Director of Extramural Research at the NIH will be visiting MGH on Thursday, November 3, 2016 to speak exclusively to the MGH research community!  Dr. Lauer’s talk will focus on
“Evidence-Based Funding: Supporting Biomedical Research with Austere Budgets”, followed by an “Open Mike” session. 

Please plan to arrive early, as seating is limited.

Thursday, November 10, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Garrod Mendel Conference Room

Are you interested in finding research or programmatic funding?  Pivot contains open calls for proposals and letters of intent for grants, awards, prizes, and fellowships, as well as support for travel, conferences, and equipment acquisition.  Federal, philanthropic, commercial, and international funding sponsors are included.  Pivot allows researchers to easily limit results by criteria including citizenship or residency, geographic location, or professional rank.

Come to this seminar to learn how you can:

• Access Pivot and save searches to receive automated alerts regarding relevant funding opportunities
• Diversify your funding portfolio by employing strategies to match your research with sponsors’ unique funding priorities

Please feel free to contact Joseph Connolly Jdconnolly@partners.org with any other questions regarding the course.

Historically, participation in the MGH flu vaccine program has been very high among the clinical staff but lower for those in the research community.  In the hope of increasing researcher participation, Occupational Health is offering the following times and locations where it will make the flu vaccine available.  Just bring your ID card!

Occupational Health
Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Wang Lobby
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM through November 11
Columbus Day, October 10, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Yawkey, 2nd Floor (above the cafe)
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM through November 11

Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 149, 1st Floor Lobby
Tuesday, October 18, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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. This year, we are asking applicants to choose one of three categories based on the research proposed in the application: Clinical research, Fundamental research, or Population and health research.

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, October 18, 2016 - 5:00 PM

How do I learn more and apply?

• Click here to read more and apply online.
• Click here to see a list of past recipients.
• Visit the ECOR website for other funding opportunities.

The National Cancer Institute is pleased to announce the Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) funding opportunity announcement: PAR-16-411. The OIA will support investigators with outstanding records of productivity in cancer research with up to $600,000 in direct costs per year for seven years to provide funding stability. NCI anticipates making about 50 awards annually.

The OIA will allow funded investigators the freedom to embark on long-term projects of unusual potential in cancer research; the opportunity to take greater risks and be more adventurous in their lines of inquiry; and sufficient time to develop new techniques.

The applicant PD/PI will be expected to commit at least 50 percent of her/his research activities to the OIA; the Institution will be expected to commit at least 20 percent salary support.

Although MGH may submit more than one application to this program, provided each is scientifically distinct, an institutional review and a letter of nomination is required for applicants to this funding opportunity. 

Anyone interested in being considered for nomination to this program must contact Katherine Book at ecor@mgh.harvard.edu by Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 12:00 pm (noon).

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:

• Name of the Principal Investigator with appropriate contact information
• A descriptive title of the potential application
• Brief description of the project
• 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.

• BD2K Research Education Curriculum Development:  Data Science Overview for Biomedical Scientists (R25)
• Centers for HIV/AIDS-Related Structural Biology (P50)
• Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) (U24)
• T Cell Reagent Research for the Study of Allergic Diseases (U19)
• Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (U19)

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.

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.

• Identifying Evidence-Based Solutions for Vulnerable Older Adults, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation
• Liver Scholar Award, American Liver Foundation (ALF)
• CURE Epilepsy Award, CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
• CURE Innovator Award, CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
• Shark Tank Competition, Epilepsy Foundation
• Career Development Awards in Support of Research Into Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases and Non-Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)
• Genetics Prize, Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation
• Neuroscience Prize, Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation
• Independent Grants for Learning & Change (IGL&C): Independent Grants for Learning & Change (IGLC):  Track 2 - Call for Grant Applications (CGA) - Dietary Intakes, Safety, and Public Health Value of Calcium, Pfizer, Inc.
• Independent Grants for Learning & Change (IGL&C): Independent Grants for Learning & Change (IGLC): Track 2 - Call for Grant Applications (CGA) - Role of Key Nutrients and Dietary Supplements for Healthy Skin Appearance, Pfizer, Inc.
• Distinguished Scientist Awards, Sontag Foundation

Please click here for further details on these funding opportunities.

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

MGH ECOR Formulaic Bridge Funding Support
Application Deadline: 7th day of each month

HMS Foundation Funds
Application Deadline: October 17, 2016

NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs)
Application Deadline: November 15, 2016

Boston Biomedical Innovation Center (B-BIC) Accepting PILOT & DRIVE Grant Pre-Proposals

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