Research News - August 25, 2017

If you are applying for a Claflin Award, and have questions about your application, the Center for Faculty Development's Office for Women's Careers (OWC) encourages you to take advantage of the pre-award Claflin Consultation Initiative (CCI) for applicants.

The CCI is designed to help eligible faculty prepare their best application for the 2018 Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards. Many prior Claflin winners have volunteered their time to answer questions and offer guidance and encouragement to potential applicants. Coaches may give advice on all aspects of the application, including the research plan, budget, description of child-rearing responsibilities, and advice for repeat applicants.  

Please click here to request a consultation by Fri, Sep 8.

Note: If you have questions about your eligibility, please click here or email ecor@mgh.harvard.edu before registering for the CCI.

Do you want to learn skills and gain experience to take your career in a new direction? The Career Pathways for Postdocs (CPP) initiative offers short-term, part-time internships to help you make informed choices about careers away from the laboratory bench.  Internship opportunities for fall 2017 include: academia-industry collaborations, non-profit administration/communications, program development and management, regulatory compliance, research core administration, research innovation and commercialization, and science communication in different settings (academic research, internet presence, museum exhibits).

Please click here for more information.

Deadline for applications is 4:00pm on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

For questions, please email orcd@partners.org.

Click here to read the latest update from the Office of Extramural Research.

Thursday, August 31, 12:00 PM, CNY 149, 7th Floor, Isselbacher Auditorium
Will be broadcasted MGH Bulfinch 165

Title: "Development and function of dendritic cell subsets"
Speaker: Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD, Washington University

Contact Person – Fiona Chen (617/726-1527)
http://www.massgeneral.org/ciid/ourseminars/seminarseries.aspx

Tuesday, September 5, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Simches Auditorium 3.110 & Video-conferencing to CNY

AGENDA

• ECOR Grants and Awards:  Tips & Guidelines for Applicants                          
• Insight 4.0 Update - Research

Following each Research Council meeting, there will be a Researcher Resource Room in Simches 3.120, adjacent to the auditorium. Over 15 representatives will be on hand to distribute materials and answer your questions.

**Please note that the September Research Council will be held on a TUESDAY!**

All MGH Researchers welcome!

Tuesday, September 5, 10:30 AM, Simches 3.130

HMS Faculty and Postdocs are invited to attend and learn about HMS Foundation Funds opportunities.

Please join us for an informational meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 10:30 AM, MGH Simches Building 3rd Floor, Room 3.130.

Please direct all inquiries to:
Clare Lamont, Program Coordinator
HMS Foundation Funds, Office of Academic and Clinical Affairs
617-432-7463, Clare_Lamont@hms.harvard.edu

Thursday, September 14, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, CNY Campus

The Post Doctoral Division and Graduate Student Division invite research fellows and graduate students to this presentation.

This one hour seminar will provide an overview of the various professional associations, groups, and other organizations that are active in the Boston area life sciences ecosystem and will highlight some of the various networking events, conferences, and meetings happening in the Boston area. "Welcome to Boston" will also cover news sources and websites useful to gain information about specific research areas and/or industry trends related to different areas of the life sciences sector.

Lastly, this seminar will discuss how to utilize these sources to identify organizations and people of interest and how to follow up with them to build a career network.
Please note that this program is open to Research Fellows, graduate students and Instructors. Lunch will be served; advanced registration is requested.

Facilitator: Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers

Please click here to register. Email pdd@partners.org with questions.

Monday, September 18, 2017, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, MGH Main Campus, details provided upon registration

The Office for Research Career Development presents a seminar for research faculty and fellows.

This panel discussion is designed for early career faculty who are new to the process of hiring and
leading laboratory staff. Topics covered will help you in building the best lab team for your new research
program, including:

• Getting started: who to hire, postdoc or technician
• Getting your team off to a good start: setting expectations
• How to avoid pitfalls and what to do if things go wrong

Speakers: Dennis Brown, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Office for Research Career Development
Timothy P. Padera, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, HMS
Tal Kenet, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, HMS

Please click here to register by Wed, Sep 13.

Tuesday, September 19, 1:30-2:30 pm, MGH Main Campus

The Post Doctoral Division invites all post doctoral research fellows to join us for ice cream, networking and raffle prizes.

In honor of Post Doc Appreciation Week, and all of your hard work all year long, please join us for an ice cream social! Create your own ice cream sundae, mingle with lab mates, and catch up with staff from the Office for Research Career Development.

Please click here to register. Email pdd@partners.org with questions.

Applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the MGH Howard M. Goodman Fellowship
What is it?
This is an endowed fellowship established by the MGH Department of Molecular Biology in honor of the founding Chief of the Department, Dr. Howard M. Goodman. The award is intended to further the careers of outstanding independent young scientists, who would normally hold the position of Assistant Professor, and have demonstrated the potential to rise to a leadership position in their chosen field. Applicants who hold a full-time appointment in any MGH Department and are primarily engaged in research, are eligible to apply.

How much is the award?
The award is for two years at $150,000, plus 15% indirect costs, per year and is effective April 1, 2018.  

When is the deadline?
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 – 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.

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 healthcare 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?
Thursday, October 12, 2017 – 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.

Applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the
Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards!

What are the Claflin Awards?
Although women scientists are recruited to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) programs, their advancement to senior faculty positions is still far less frequent than that of their male counterparts.  In 1993, The Women in Academic Medicine Committee, originally chaired by Mrs. R. Morton Claflin, Honorary Trustee, was established to facilitate the academic careers of women in science at MGH.  Recognizing that a significant obstacle to career advancement is the difficulty of maintaining research productivity during the child-rearing years, this Committee, with the sponsorship of the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR), established the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards.  It is intended that this funding will increase opportunities for women to advance to senior positions in academic medicine.

How much is each award?
These are two year awards for $50,000 per year in direct costs, plus 15% for indirect costs.

When is the deadline?
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 5:00 PM

How do I learn more and apply?
Click here to read more and apply online!

Applying for the Claflin Awards? Enroll in the OWC Claflin Consultation Initiative

If you are applying for a Claflin Award, and have questions about your application, the Center for Faculty Development's Office for Women's Careers (OWC) encourages you to take advantage of the pre-award Claflin Consultation Initiative (CCI) for applicants.

The CCI is designed to help eligible faculty prepare their best application for the 2018 Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards. Many prior Claflin winners have volunteered their time to answer questions and offer guidance and encouragement to potential applicants. Coaches may give advice on all aspects of the application, including the research plan, budget, description of child-rearing responsibilities, and advice for repeat applicants.  Please click here to request a consultation by Fri, Sep 8.

Note: If you have questions about your eligibility, please click here or email ecor@mgh.harvard.edu before registering for the CCI.

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

If there is more than one MGH investigator 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.

• Limited Competition: A Data Resource for Analyzing Blood and Marrow Transplants – NEW!
• Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Central Biochemistry Laboratory (U24) – NEW!
• George M. O'Brien Kidney Research Core Centers (P30)
• Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2018 (P2C)

If there is a limited submission funding opportunity you do not see listed below or you have any additional questions, please let us know at ecor@mgh.harvard.edu.

Please note that any grant that brings in less than 15% in indirect costs (IDC) will need to be supplemented up to the 15% equivalent by existing investigator or departmental sundry funds. Resolution of this issue must occur prior to submission of the award.

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.

Week of 8/25/17

• AGA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Research Scholar Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)/AGA Research Foundation
• Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Program, American Kidney Fund (AKF)
• MRA Young Investigator Awards, Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
• MRA Established Investigators Academic-Industry Partnership Awards, Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
• MRA Team Science Awards, Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
• Mitochondrial Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)

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: September 7, 2017; 7th day of each month

Partners Innovation Discovery Grant Program - Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cognitive Computation, and Machine Learning
Application Deadline: September 25, 2017

MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards
Application Deadline: October 11, 2017

MGH Research Scholars Program
Application Deadline: October 12, 2017

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

Responsible Conduct of ‘Omics’ Research - September 11
IRB Roundtable: New Submissions - September 14
Qualitative Coding – September 20
An Introduction to the RPDR Query Tool – September 21
Introduction to the Partners Biobank Portal – September 21
MGH Clinical Research Day - October 5

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