Research News - April 22, 2016

The Mass General Research Institute is conducting a scientific review of the core services at MGH. We are interested in hearing from you to find out what you know about the core services on campus, how you use them and what services we might be missing. The ultimate goal of the review and this survey is to better support MGH core services, our investigators and the research community. Please take a few minutes to fill out this brief survey so your voice can be heard!

Is there an innovation that is making work and life in your lab more productive or efficient? Or one that has allowed for an entirely new line of inquiry? The Scientist wants to hear about it. Your insight could help us recognize the hottest new products and earn them a spot in The Scientist’s annual Top 10 Innovations list. Just make sure the product you’re submitting was released after October 1, 2015, complete a brief questionnaire, and your submission will be entered in the competition. Learn More

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

Tuesday, April 26, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, CNY 149, Room 2.204                                              

Building and remodeling the cardiovascular connectome
Calum MacRae, MD, PhD
Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Thursday, May 5 & 19, 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Simches 3.110

This course is sponsored by the MGH Division of Clinical Research

Speakers: Lee Cohen, MD, Roman DeSanctis, MD, Carol W. Taylor

Did you know that donations from patients, families and organizations are used to support clinical research at MGH? Do you need funding to support your research?

If you are planning a study or in the midst of conducting one but need more funding, consider joining us for this session on philanthropy. Dr. Lee Cohen and Dr. Roman DeSanctis will discuss strategies for fundraising such as:

• Who to ask for donations?
• When to ask for donations?
• How to ask for donations?
• How much to ask for?
• Importance of stewardship when fundraising

Carol W. Taylor from the Development Office will also share her experience with organizing successful fundraising campaigns for MGH.

Register for Thursday, May 5th here.

Register for Thursday, May 19th here.

Contact Jillian Tonelli with any questions.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 9:00 am -1:00 pm, Location provided upon registration

The Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Research Careers (ORCD) presents its annual poster celebration for MGH research fellows.

The ORCD's Research Fellow Poster Celebration will take place on May 25, 2016. The Poster Celebration highlights the excellent research being done by MGH postdoctoral fellows. The morning program includes lectures on the 'Trends in Biomedical Science' and 'Research Career Development.' Posters are on display all day.

Please click here to register by Mon, May 16.

Thursday, May 5, 12:00 - 2:00p.m., WebEx or Prudential Center

This month, Victor Castro, Corporate Team Lead II - PHS, Biobank Portal Team, RISC, will demonstrate the new Biobank Portal, https://biobank.partners.org. Researchers and clinicians are studying how genes, lifestyle, and other factors affect people’s health and contribute to disease. Dimitar Dimitrov, Senior Software Engineer, PHS ERIS, will present on a new ERIS offering, GitLab. GitLab, the software, is a web-based Git repository manager with wiki and issue tracking features. RSVP Online by 5/3 and note if you plan to attend remotely so that details are sent. Contact rcc@partners.org with questions about Tech Lunch.

Applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the Tosteson and Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards for Fundamental (Basic) and Clinical Research!

What is it?
The Tosteson & FMD Awards are intended to support junior investigators (MD and PhD fellows/postdocs) at Massachusetts General Hospital pursuing either fundamental (basic) or clinical research.  
The ECOR Subcommittee on Review of Research Proposals (SRRP) reviews the applications and selects the awardees. The top three applicants will receive Tosteson Awards - named for the longtime Dean of the Harvard Faculty of Medicine - and the remaining awardees receive FMD awards.

How much is each award?
The awards are $40,000 for one year, plus applicable fringe benefits and 15% indirect costs.

When is the deadline?
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 5:00 PM

How do I learn more and apply?

• Click here to read more and apply online.
• Visit the ECOR website http://ecor.mgh.harvard.edu/ and specifically the Tosteson and Fund for Medical Discovery page under the ECOR Post Doctoral Awards section of the Awards and Grants tab of the site.

Preliminary applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Awards

What are they?
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Awards
The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the Assistant Professor level.

MGH is eligible to nominate one candidate.

When is the deadline?  
MGH internal preliminary applications: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 – 5:00 PM

How do I learn more and apply?
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Awards - Click here

Letters of Intent are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Award 2016.

The mission of the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation is to support early stage investigators who are engaged in basic biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of disease. 

The funds are designed to provide faculty members who hold an MD and/or a PhD, and who are in the first to fourth year of a tenure-track position (This includes Instructors, however the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Award is highly competitive.  Instructors will need to demonstrate full independence and have their own established research laboratory) with support to move the project forward to the point where R01 or other independent funding can be obtained. Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply. 

MGH is eligible to nominate two candidates.

When is the deadline?  
MGH Internal Preliminary Application Deadline:  Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 3:00 p.m.

How do I learn more and apply?
Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation Award 2016 - Click here

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2016 Partners Connected Health Innovation Challenge. This challenge seeks to identify novel ideas addressing a current concern in preventive care or chronic disease management. We welcome proposals featuring technology-enabled solutions that facilitate and/or enhance the delivery of care beyond the clinical settings. The proposed idea may include a device, mobile-based application, or any other technology-enabled approach.

Please visit the CHIC website for additional information and access to the application. Submissions are due 5:00PM May 6, 2016.

The iAwards Program:  Following the successful inaugural year (2015) with 8 proposals funded at MGH and BWH under the Sanofi Innovation Awards (iAwards) Program, we are pleased to announce the second call for pre-proposals.

The Sanofi iAwards Program brings together 7 top academic research institutions across the country and aims to support research ideas early in the translational path, at the transition between basic research and first proof of concept.

Successful projects have the potential to grow into sponsored research agreements with significantly increased funding levels and timelines. Additional information and timelines

Research Areas of Interest to Sanofi (including but not limited to)

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Diabetes
• Immune Diseases
• Inflammation
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Oncology
• Rare Genetic Diseases.

Funding & Term: $125,000 (this is total amount including full IDC) for one year.

Pre-proposals: Please use this editable electronic document (link below) for pre-proposal and limit the total length to a maximum of 2 pages (excluding publications). All information in the pre-proposal should be non-confidential. Pre-proposal document template

Deadline for submission: May 13th, 2016 - Please send pre-proposals by email

Questions:  Please contact Rajesh Velagapudi, PhD, at Partners Innovation (857) 307-2413 and/or Zongxi Li, PhD, at the Mass General Research Institute

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.

• Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (42) – NEW!

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.

• International Research Scholars Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
• Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Awards, Institut Pasteur
• Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Research, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

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: May 7; 7th day of each month

Heart Rhythm Society Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Quality Improvement Innovation Grants
Application Deadline: April 18

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

B-BIC Pitch Day - May 5

Responsible Conduct of ‘Omics’ Research - May 24

Center for Skeletal Research Symposium - June 8

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