Research News - June 13, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Core of the Week: RSMG Glass Washing and Autoclaving Core

RSMG Glass Washing and Autoclaving Core
Co-Managers: Jeanne Kotelly & Patricia Frederico
Location: 185 Cambridge Street, Simches Building, Boston & Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 149

The Research Space Management Group's (RSMG) Glasswashing and Autoclaving Core provides autoclaving and laboratory glassware washing services, including pick-up and delivery in both the Simches and Thier research buildings, as well as CNY 149. RSMG also manages the conference center scheduling and a computerized message board system. Other services include centralized carbon dioxide (CO2), distributed cable television, XOMAT machine care, supplies and copy services.

To learn more about the RSMG Glass Washing and Autoclaving Core, please click here.
 

2. Partners Research Management Message, June 12, 2014

Please click here to view the latest Partners Research Management message.

• One Stop: Research Navigator Updates. Browsing for information by process
• Ensure you’re up to date on RM Practices. Check out these new SOPs!
• IRB Fee Changes Effective for Proposals Accepted by PCRO on or After 6/16
• Attend an Upcoming RM Training Course
• Fund Monitoring Guide to aid in Monthly Review of Funds
• Use the A-133 Mailbox for PHS Audit Results

3. PCORI June Newsletter: Application Deadline and Upcoming Events

Please click here to read the latest news from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

EVENTS

1. Join the Research Technical Lunch

Thursday, June 26, 12-2PM, WebEx or Prudential Center

This month, Frank Murphy from Syncplicity and Mike Lee, Manager, ERIS Strategic Services & Projects will describe the Syncplicity product in general, and the specifics of its roll-out at Partners. Esmond Kane, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Partners will give a comprehensive security update and field questions and concerns. The monthly Tech Lunch is an important forum for research IT administrators and managers to engage with ERIS, Partners IS and each other regarding IT services, technologies, security and infrastructure. This is the last Tech Lunch until September; we will break for the summer. RSVP Online by 6/24 and note if you plan to attend remotely so that details are sent. Visit the website and contact rcc@partners.org with questions about Tech Lunch.
 

2. CRP Spotlight Series: Pitching/Consenting Research Opportunities in Acutely Ill Subject Populations

Wednesday, July 9, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Simches Room 3.110

Speaker: Zora DiPucchio, Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator, MGH Neurology

This course focuses on the “soft skills” needed when approaching potential research subjects, who are inpatients. Ms. DiPucchio will discuss the best practices for involving inpatients in research including how to approach the family of a potential subject, who is “comfort measures only (CMO),” and what information to look for in the progress notes before entering a patient’s room.

This program meets the requirements of the Board of Registration in Nursing, at 244 CMR 5.00, for 1 contact hour of nursing continuing education.

Registration is required. Contact Jillian Tonelli with further questions about this session.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1. Center for Skeletal Research Pilot and Feasibility Grants

The Center for Skeletal Research (CFSR), based in the Endocrine Unit at MGH, and funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (NIAMS) is announcing a request for Pilot and Feasibility Research proposals. Two grants ($30,000/year) will be awarded this year, one of which will be renewable for an additional year. Awardees will be expected to present progress to CFSR members biannually and provide a written annual report.

Submission deadline is Thursday June 26, 5pm EST. Funding is anticipated to start on or before September 1, 2014. For more information on eligibility and requirements, click here.
 

2. Partnership for Clean Competition

The Partnership for Clean Competition is a grant-making organization founded in 2008 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity by the United States Olympic Committee, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Every day, the PCC acts to protect the integrity of sport and public health by engaging and supporting the world's top scientists and innovators in high-quality anti-doping research and development.

The PCC is already accepting applications for grants and fellowships for the second funding round. Pre-applications are due on July 1, with full applications due a month later for those whose pre-applications are accepted. Funding decisions are made within 8 weeks and since 2008 have ranged from $10K to more than $400K, depending on the nature of the research and the funding needed. If you are interested in a future round of funding, pre-applications are reviewed three times per year: March 1, July 1, and November 1. Full applications are due the following months: April 1, August 1, and December 1.

To learn more about PCC's research, including how to apply for a grant, please visit www.CleanCompetition.org.

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or call Michael Pearlmutter, PCC Executive Director at mpearlmutter@cleancompetition.org or (719) 866-3307.
 

3. Limited Submission Funding Opportunities

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:
1. Name of the Principal Investigator with appropriate contact information
2. A descriptive title of the potential application
3. Brief description of the project
4. 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.

• American Heart Association Summer 2014 Strategically Focused Hypertension Research Network
• Biospecimen Banks to Support NCI-Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) (U24) - NEW!
• Clinical Trial on the Effects of Interventions Aiming to Reduce Chronic Inflammation in Older Adults: Pilot Phase (U01) - NEW!
• NEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30)
• Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30)
• Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30)

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.
 

4. Private Funding Opportunities

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.

• Target Identification in Lupus (TIL) Grants, Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR)
• Interfaces in Science: Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI), Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)
• Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants: Basic/Translational, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants: Clinical Research, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• Graduate Training in Disparities Research (GTDR), Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• Research Grants, Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC)
• Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowships, Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
• Macular Degeneration Research Standard Award, BrightFocus Foundation
• ADDF-AFTD Drug Discovery Grant - Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration, Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)
• Autism Speaks Suzanne and Bob Wright Trailblazer Award Program, Autism Speaks
• CURE Taking Flight Award, CURE: Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy

Please click here for further details on these funding opportunities.
 

5. NIH Update for Week Ending June 13, 2014

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

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Reminders of recently posted funding opportunities, deadlines and events

2015 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine
Nominations are being accepted through August 15, 2014

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

Submitting Results to ClinicalTrials.gov: Practical Helpful Hints - June 25

Executive Committee On Research (ECOR) Massachusetts General Hospital

50 Staniford Street, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02114

ecor@partners.org