Research News - May 20, 2016

We are currently seeking an Associate Director for the MGH Center for Human Genetic Research.  The position requires a PhD and will provide scientific and administrative leadership for the Center which includes supervision of the administrative staff and lab managers.  Referrals welcome and appreciated!  Please share the job posting link/job number 3017384.  Any questions should be directed to Megan Bradley, MGH Human Resources at mmbradley@partners.org.

Please click here to read the latest update from the Partners Government Affairs office.

Tuesday, May 24, 4:00 – 5:00 pm CNY 149, Room 2.204

Extracellular vesicles in cardiovascular calcification

Elena Aikawa, MD, PhD
Director, Heart Valve Translational Research Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital

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.

2016 Research Fellow Poster Celebration - Please click here to register by Mon, May 23.

Thursday, May 26, 12:00 - 2:00p.m., WebEx or Prudential Center

Ruth Lawler, Corporate Team Leader II, PHS Technical Services & Operations (TSO) will present on the TSO Infrastructure Modernization Program, its progress and challenges. Rob Woltag, Team Lead for PHS Technical Services & Operations Service Management and Projects and his team will present on their investigation of Container Technology. He will discuss his team's proof of concept using RedHat OpenShift and Docker for the MGH Lab of Computer Science. RSVP Online by 5/24 and note if you plan to attend remotely so that details are sent. Contact rcc@partners.org with questions about Tech Lunch.

Wednesday, June 1, 8:00 – 9:00 AM, O'Keefe Auditorium

Chris McCarthy, Director of the Innovation Consultancy at Kaiser Permanente and Founding Director of the Innovation Learning Network presents “The Power of Innovation Infrastructure”.

Chris wants to answer YOUR questions during the event. Reply to this email to submit a question for a chance to win a copy of his book: Innovation with Information Technologies in Healthcare (Health Informatics)

Please click here to RSVP to this event.

Chris McCarthy is the director of the Innovation Learning Network and of Kaiser Permanente's Innovation Consultancy. In this dual role, he leads innovation teams and connects innovators across the world to accelerate the spread of design and great ideas.  Some of his group’s work includes safer medication administration for patients, exploring the social space of elders, and the care experience of transgender people.

Thursday, June 9, 3:00 -4:00 pm, MGH Main Campus, details provided with registration

The Center for Faculty Development's Office for Research Career Development (ORCD) presents a seminar for MGH research faculty:

Responsible Conduct of Research Series: Data Management and Data Integrity
Facilitator: Javier Irazoqui, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This RCR seminar will discuss the data integrity responsibilities of researchers, and provide strategies for managing laboratory data, including:

• Maintaining integrity of data for peer review and sharing
• Managing different data formats (lab notebooks, electronic media, etc.)
• Ensuring data integrity for intellectual property

Please click here to register by Friday, June 3. This is the final RCR session offered by the ORCD this Academic Year 2015-2016.

NOTE: This seminar counts as one of the four required lectures in part III of Partners RCR training. All are welcome, but space is limited and registration preference will be given to those with RCR training requirements.

June 13-17

Does your Lab have old equipment that needs to be discarded? Chemicals that need pick-up? Items to recycle? (Batteries, Computers, etc.) Now is your chance to get this done and more for free!

Coming to your Building next month!

Education Fair: June 14, 12:00 – 3:00 pm, Bulfinch Tent
The fair provides one-stop-shopping to explore certificate, undergraduate and graduate clinical and non-clinical programs, including nursing, research administration, health care policy and administration.  Featured schools include Boston University, Bunker Hill Community College, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Emmanuel College and UMass Boston.

Financing Your Education Workshop: June 30, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Thier Conference Room
Representatives from the Harvard University Employees Credit Union, the MGH Institute of Health Professions, and the MGH Training & Workforce Development office will discuss various options to assist in financing your education.

Presented by the MGH Training & Workforce Development Office

Friday, June 24, 2016, 1:00 – 3:00 PM, CNY 149, Conference A and Atrium Area

All members of the MGH and Partners Research Community are invited to learn more about the research core services available at MGH.  

When: Friday, June 24, 2016, 1:00-3:00 PM
Where: CNY 149, Conference A and Atrium Area
Light refreshments will be provided, along with a raffle!  
We hope to see you all on Friday, June 24, 2016

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.

The Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, presented by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals - part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, honors the physician-scientist who has moved science forward with notable achievements in innovation, creativity and potential for clinical application.

This annual prize provides the awardee with:

• An unrestricted $20,000 honorarium
• The Harrington Prize Lecture, delivered at the ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting
• A review, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation

 
This prize requires Institutional Nomination; MGH is not limited in the number of nominees we can submit. If you are interested, please contact MGH ECOR at ecor@partners.org by July 15, 2016 to be considered.

Click here for more information.

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)
• Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30)
• Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Medical Research Awards

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.

• Psychosocial:  Family Impact Grants, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
• Biomedical Sciences:  Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS), Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)
• Infectious Diseases:  Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH), Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)
• Congenital Heart Disease Research Grants, Children's Heart Foundation
• NF Clinical Research Award, Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF)
• AATS Research Scholarship - Third John Alexander Research Scholarship 2017–2019, Graham Education and Research Foundation
• SWOG Early Exploration and Development (SEED) Fund, The Hope Foundation
• Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
• Career Development Awards, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
• Postdoctoral Fellowships, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
• Early Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Awards, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
• KDA Research Grants, Kennedy's Disease Association (KDA)
• Research Grants, Migraine Research Foundation (MRF)
• Young Investigator (YI-SCA) Award for SCA Research, National Ataxia Foundation (NAF)
• Research Support Grants, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (OMSF)
• Clinical Surgery Fellowship, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (OMSF)
• Infrastructure Grants, St. Baldrick's Foundation
• Manpei Suzuki International Prize for Diabetes Research, Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Helen Hay Whitney 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: June 7; 7th day of each month

JDRF Training Awards 
Application Deadline: June 27

Stepping Strong Innovator Awards
Application Deadline: July 18

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

Tips and Tools for Creating Advertisements for Research Studies - June 8

Center for Skeletal Research Symposium - June 8

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