Research News - February 6, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Update regarding Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite in the Enterprise

The Partners Enterprise Apple Support (PEAS) team is pleased to inform you that a compatibility issue with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite in the Enterprise has been resolved. Symantec has released a new version of the Enterprise Vault¬¬ toolbar that is compatible with Yosemite… (read more) 

2. Core of the Week: Vector Development and Production Core

Vector Development and Production Core
Director: Bakhos Tannous, Ph.D.
Location: Building 149 13th Street, Room 6309, Charlestown

The Vector Development and Production Core provides viral vectors with custom-designed promoters and reporter genes and capacity for gene regulation.

To learn more about the Vector Development and Production Core, please click here.
 

3. NIH Update: Seeking Your Input on an Emeritus Award, Make the Match with RePORT, New Resources for Applicants

Please click here to read the NIH Extramural Nexus.

4. PCORI Update: New Funding Opportunities; Application Deadlines; Training Events

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

EVENTS

1. Orientation Program: Clinical Research Resources at MGH

Thursday, March 5, 11:15am - 4:00pm, Simches 3.120

Sponsored by the MGH Clinical Research Program

Are you new to clinical research or planning a research project at MGH?
Orientation Program: Clinical Research Resources at MGH will provide valuable information about the clinical research system at MGH. New investigators and research coordinators/assistants are invited to meet with representatives from Research Management, Partners Clinical Research Office, Partners Human Research Committee, Partners Quality Improvement Program, Clinical Research Program, Clinical Research Center, Research Compliance, Investigational Drug Service and Clinical Research Laboratory Core.

Schedule:
Lunch & Welcome (11:15 - 11:30am) Stacey Grabert
Investigational Drug Pharmacy (11:30 - 11:45am) Alan DiBiasio
Clinical Research Center (11:45 - 12:00pm) Kathy Hall
Clinical Research Program (12:00 - 12:10pm) Stacey Grabert
Research Compliance (12:10 - 12:35pm) Pamela Richtmyer
Break (12:35 - 12:50pm)
Partners Human Research Committee (12:50 - 1:50pm) Maria Sundquist
Partners Quality Improvement Program (1:50 - 2:50pm) Stephen Hayes & Charlene Malarick
Partners Research Management (2:50 - 3:10pm) Stania Augustin
Partners Clinical Research Office (3:10 - 3:30pm) Maureen Lawton
Harvard Catalyst Research Subject Advocacy Program (RSA) (3:30 - 3:55pm)
Certificates and Evaluations (3:55 - 4:00pm) Stacey Grabert

Lunch will be provided.

Registration is required. Please contact Kelsey Gay with any questions.
 

2. Welcome to the Genetic Code: An Overview of Basic Genetics

Tuesday, March 3, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Simches Research Building, Conference Room 3.110

This program is sponsored by the MGH Clinical Research Program and the MGH Center for Human Genetic Research

Schedule:
2:00pm- 3:00pm: Jordan W. Smoller, M.D., Sc.D., Professor,  Psychiatry, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH
3:00-3:15pm: Break
3:15- 4:00pm: Jeremiah Scharf, M.D., Ph.D, Principal Research Faculty, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH
4:00pm- 5:00pm: Questions & Answers

This introductory course will review fundamental language and concepts including DNA anatomy and genome organization; genotype-phenotype correlations; basic population genetics; and genotyping. Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to the faculty prior to the lectures.
This course is strongly recommended for both new and experienced clinicians, clinical investigators, nurses, and other clinical research staff who wish to further expand their knowledge of modern concepts in genetics and genomics.

Registration is required. Please contact Jillian Tonelli with any questions.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1. MGH-MIT Grand Challenge 3: Neuroscience - Deadline Extended!

We will now be accepting Letters of Intent for our next funding opportunity available through the MGH-MIT Strategic Partnership - Grand Challenge 3: Neuroscience until Friday, February 13!

Grand Challenge 3: Develop joint ventures which link basic and clinical research in order to accelerate progress towards more effective diagnostic approaches and therapies in clinical neuroscience.

Award Types and Amounts: 

• 2 (two) “large” grants at $150,000 (total costs) per team per year for up to 2 years
• 4 (four) "small" at $50,000 (total costs) per team per year for 1 year
• 3 (three) “continuation" projects at $50,000 (total costs) per team for 1 year, to follow a "small" project           

Note: Each award amount represents total award, inclusive of IDC/fund fees, 10% at MIT and 15% at MGH.

Letter of Intent (LOI): To be eligible to apply for this award, you must submit an e-mail notification with a letter of intent to apply as well as an award coversheet by February 13, 2015. Letters of intent should include the attached cover sheet, the names of the principal investigators and a brief description of the project. Please submit the LOI and coversheet to imes_rfp@mit@mit.edu AND to ecor@partners.org.

The email subject should read “MIT-MGH Challenge 3” and should include a single pdf file with the following name convention: the PI(s) last name separated by “_” and followed by “_LOI_GC3”.
Example:   “Smith_Clark_LOI_GC3”. 

Selected LOI will receive an email inviting a full proposal and detailed submission instructions.

Full Proposal Submission Date: March 15, 2015

Project Start Date:  June 1, 2015

Submission Information: Letters of intent and applications should be submitted electronically to: imes_rfp@mit@mit.edu AND ecor@partners.org

To view the complete RFA, please click here.
 

2. 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.

• Heiser Program for Research in Leprosy 2014, New York Community Trust (NYCT)
• Senior Research Awards, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)
• Established Investigator Award (EIA), Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF)
• Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
• Connections for Cardiovascular Health, AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation
• Congenital Heart Disease Research, Children’s Heart Foundation

Please click here for further details on these funding opportunities.
 

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:

• 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.

• NIAMS Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Centers (P30)
• NIAMS Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine Resource-based Centers (P30) - NEW!
• NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based 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. NIH Update for Week Ending February 6, 2015

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

Pfizer Centers for Therapeutic Innovation 2015
Application Deadline: February 13 

MLSC Cooperative Research Matching Grant Program
Application Deadline: February 13

2015 Joseph B. Martin Dean’s Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty
Nomination Deadline: February 16 

Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards for Junior Faculty Women Investigators in Basic & Clinical Research
Application Deadline:  March 3

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

2015 Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Clinical Fellowship Awards
Application Deadline: March 10

MGH Physician and/or Scientist Development Award 2015
Application Deadline: March 20

The Conquer Paralysis Now (CPN) Challenge
Application Deadline: April 1

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

Budgeting for Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials - February 12

HMS Faculty Seminar - How to Format the HMS CV - February 12

Save the Date! SAC 2015 - April 1 & 2, 2015

2015 World Medical Innovation Forum - Neurosciences - April 27-29

New Biographical Sketch Format Required for NIH and AHRQ Grant Applications Submitted - May 25

Executive Committee On Research (ECOR) Massachusetts General Hospital

50 Staniford Street, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02114

ecor@mgh.harvard.edu