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Did You Know . . . PIs no longer have to verify the Final Invention Statement in the Commons Closeout before the signing official verifies and submits it to NIH. Read more in the October 14, 2010, Guide notice. This Issue: Congratulations to the Student Poster Winners Important Notice to All IRB Users Research Services Welcomes New Veterinarian GrantWatch Announcements UT Alliance / Sigma Aldrich OLIGOS Biomedical Imaging Network NIH Grants Policy Statement Revised Need to Expire and Reissue Fellowship Applications New Format Change...NIH Guide Funding Opportunities NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Mary Kay Foundation MSTAR Program Welch Foundation Deadlines DDCF Clinical Research Fellowship RWJF Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars Program RWJF Clinical Scholars Cooley's Anemia Foundation Grants Calendar of Events Past issues Submit a Calendar Event Submit an Announcement The Yellow Sheet is published monthly by the Office of Research Education Managing Editor: Christy Taylor Contributing Editor: L. Crumpler Production Editor: Heidi Lutz Contact Us Back to top		Happy Thanksgiving Congratulations to the Student Poster Winners The 14th Annual Forum on Aging, hosted by the Sealy Center on Aging and Research Services, was held in the dining room of Levin Hall November 10 to highlight aging research at UTMB and inform the UTMB campus of the resources available from the Sealy Center on Aging. More than 150 attended to see the 54 poster presentations, including 15 student posters. The seven winners of this year’s poster forum are pictured here. From left to right: Dr. James Goodwin, David Gunderman (Pepper Center Research), Chris Fry (Pepper Center Research), Zane Martin (Neuroscience), Rebecca Galloway (ACE Unit Research), Shanon Casperson (Pepper Center Research), Deandria Lavine (Pepper Center Research), Dr. Ken Ottenbacher. Not pictured: Gabriela Montes-Rivera (Medical Student Training in Aging Research).   IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL IRB USERS IRB transitions to electronic submissions exclusively For the past several months, the Office of Research Subject Protections has been able to accept electronic submissions via the InfoEd system. This electronic research administration tool offers researchers an online portal for preparing, submitting and tracking their protocols. It streamlines processing and affords more readily accessible records of IRB protocols. Until now, those submitting protocols for IRB review have had the choice to continue with the traditional paper submission, or try the new electronic submissions. But effective January 1, 2011, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) will require all submissions in electronic format, via InfoEd. Paper forms will no longer be accepted.  If you are new to InfoEd and do not have access to the Human Subjects Module, please complete our online InfoEd Support Form at http://research.utmb.edu/IRB/IRBsupport.asp. Concise instructions on Submitting and Delegating may be found on the IRB website. Classroom training for the InfoEd system also is available. For open classes through December, please RSVP at https://my.utmb.edu/PStraining/.  Departmental training sessions also can be arranged. For information about the new process, training or InfoEd, contact Phillip Stanford at phstanfo@utmb.edu , T Mathew at tmathew@utmb.edu or April Vanderslice ahvander@utmb.edu . Thank you, The Office of Research Subject Protections Institutional Review board   Research Services Welcomes New Veterinarian to ARC Christopher E. Suchow joined the UTMB Animal Resource Center this month as Senior Clinical Veterinarian, specializing in large animal services.  Dr. Suckow earned his DVM degree from the University of Wisconsin in 2001.   He completed a residency in Lab Animal Medicine and was a clinical veterinarian at the University of California-Los Angeles. He also served as a Veterinary Medical Officer and IACUC member at the Department of Veterans Affairs at Iowa City, IA.  Dr. Suckow is a diplomat of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.  Please join us in welcoming Chris to UTMB and to the Animal Resource Center.

GRANTWATCH UTMB Research Services announces notification of funding for the following: (For a complete list of awards published in the Yellow Sheet see: http://research.utmb.edu/news/grantwatch.shtm.) Alter, Miriam J. Internal Med-Infectious Diseases. Contract No. : 200-2009-28537 - Task Order 0032; Hepatitis Surveillance Evaluation. Carter Consulting Inc/CDC Subcontract. $232,372.00/1yr. Anderson, Karl E. PMCH-Human Nutrition. Porphyria Rare Disease Clinical Research Consortium (RDCRC). Mount Sinai School of Medicine/NIDDK U54 Subcontract. $196,020.00/1yr. Azhar, Syed S. Family Medicine. Expanding Family Medicine Rural Training Tracks in Texas. Health Resources and Services Admin D58. $457,133.03/5yrs. Bao, Xiaoyong. Pediatric CEIID. Cellular Responses to Human Metapneumovirus Infection. National Inst of Allergy & Infectious Diseases K22. $162,000.00/2yrs. Beckworth, Cherry. SON Projects And Grants. Increasing Clinical Education Capacity through Advanced Simulation Technology. Texas Higher Education Coord Board. $293,036.00/2yrs. Berenson, Abbey B. Ob-Gyn Adolescent Gynecology. Contemporary Intrauterine Contraception Use Among Adolescents: Examination of a National Health Claims Database. Society of Family Planning. $120,000.00/1yr. Braun, Werner. Biochemistry & Molecular Bio. Prediction of Allergenicity by Epitopes. Environmental Protection Agency-Administration. $425,000.00/3yrs. Buford, William L. Orthopaedic Surgery. The Feasibility of Trabecular Bone Density/Structure Analysis from a High Density (Micro) MRI Application for Detecting Differences in Bone Quality. MacDonald General Research Fund. $30,000.00/1yr. Cong, Yingzi. Microbiology And Immunology. Th17 Cell Regulation of Intestinal IgA Production. National Inst of Allergy & Infectious Diseases R21 . $176,927.00/1yr. Cong, Yingzi. Microbiology And Immunology. Th17 Cell Regulation of Intestinal IgA Production. National Inst of Allergy & Infectious Diseases R21 ARRA Supplement. $100,874.00/1yr. Cunningham, Kathryn A. Center for Addiction Research. Serum and Brain Gene Profiling in Stimulant Self-Administration. University of Texas at Austin/NIDA R21 Subcontract. $75,479.00/yr. Cunningham, Kathryn A. Center for Addiction Research. Inhibitors of 5-HT2CR Protein:Protein Interactions for Stimulant Pharmacotherapy. National Inst on Drug Abuse R01. $392,025.04/5yrs. Farr, Ralph E. IS-Enterprise. Enabling Researchers at UTMB and their Peer Institutions Access to our Extensive Collection of Clinical Data Via I2b2 (Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside) for De-Identified Patient Population. University of Texas System. $500,000.00/1yr. Fiandt, Kathryn. SON Projects and Grants. Affordable Care Act: Nurse Managed Health Clinics. Health Resources and Services Admin T56. $1,500,000.00/3yrs. Finnerty, Celeste C. Surgery-Burn. Molecular Mechanisms of beta-adrenergic Receptor Blockade in Hypertrophic Scarring. The Wound Healing Foundation. $15,000.00/1yr. Freiberg, Alexander Niclas. Pathology. BPS - Vaccine Trials - Live Virus Challenge with Bunyaviruses, Arenaviruses and Flaviviruses. BioProtection Systems Corporation. Geisbert, Thomas W. Microbiology And Immunology. RNA Interference for the Treatment of Ebola and Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever. National Inst of Allergy & Infectious Diseases R01. $2,390,752.00/4yrs. Goodwin, James S. Sealy Center On Aging. RSVP of Galveston County. Corporation for National & Community Services. $18,155.00/1yr. Goodwin, James S. Internal Medicine-Geriatrics. Medical Student Teaching in Aging Research Program - University of Texas (UT-MSTAR). University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr-San Antonio/NIA T35 Subcontract. $34,266.00/1yr. Hallberg, Lance M. PMCH-Administration. Assessment of the Genotoxicity of Diesel Exhaust/Diesel Exhaust Particulates from Improved Diesel Engines. Health Effects Institute/EPA Subcontract. $47,262.00/1yr. Hankins, Gary D. Ob/Gyn Drug Abuse & Fetal Phar. Bupropion for Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy. National Inst on Drug Abuse R01. $4,363,024.00/5yrs. Hermer, Laura. Institute for Med Humanities. Evaluation and Research of the Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Initiative. Texas Department of State Health Service. $114,000.00/1yr. Houston, Clifford W. Science Education. Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math T-STEM Centers. Texas Education Agency. $500,000.00/1yr. Keiser, Philip. Internal Med-Infectious Disease. Mental Health Services. Resource Group/HRSA Subcontract. $19,744.00/1yr. Khan, M Firoze. Pathology. Splenic Toxicity of Aniline. National Inst of Environmental Health Sciences R01 Supplement. $337,651.00/1yr. Niebuhr, Virginia N. Pedi Adolescent /Behavioral He. Portable Computer Lab: Equipment for Faculty Development. Health Resources and Services Admin D6. $25,000.00/1yr. Patel, Janak A. Pediatric Infectious Disease. Grant No. :  11UTP00RWD; Ryan White Part D WICY Grant Funds For Medical Case Management. Resource Group/HRSA Subcontract. $14,537.00/1yr. Pierson, Duane. PMCH - Academinc Clinical Prev. Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) 2010.  NASA-Johnson Space Center. $30,000.00/1yr. Powell, Don W. Internal Med-Gastroenterology. COX Gene Regulation in Intestinal Myofibroblasts. National Inst of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases R56 ARRA Funding. $344,250.00/1yr. Prough, Donald. Anesthesiology. Non-Invasive Monitoring of Cerebral Venous Saturation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity Cooperative Agreement. $2,160,487.00/3yrs. Pyles, Richard B. Pediatric Vaccinology. Molecular Analyses of MG Pathogenesis in Human Cell Culture and Mouse Models. National Inst of Allergy & Infectious Diseases R56. $382,500.00/1yr. Reyes, Victor E. Pediatric CEIID. Immune Evasion by H.  Pylori. National Inst of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases R56. $395,246.00/1yr. Sharma, Gulshan. Internal Med-Pulmonary/Critica. Integrated Computer Based Clinical Decision Support System to improve Care Transition of Patients Hospitalized for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). University of Texas System. $500,000.00/1yr. Smith, Kirk L. Internal Med-Endocrinology. Contract No. :  2011-035171:  Community Diabetes Project. Texas Department of State Health Service. $2,800,000.00/1yr. Tesh, Robert B. Pathology. A Diagnostic Microarray for Hemorrhagic Fever Encephalitis Viruses. Washington University in St. Louis/NIAID U01 Subcontract. $275,345.00/1yr. Traber, Daniel L. Anesthesiology. Effects of Voluven (6% HES 130/0. 4) in Ewes with Sepsis Secondary to Smoke Inhalation Injury and MRSA-Induced Pneumonia. Fresenius USA, Inc. Vanderploeg, James Morrell. PMCH - Academinc Clinical Prev. FAA Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration Cooperative Agreement. $300,000.04/5yrs. Wikel, Stephen K.  Pathology. Molecular and Immunological Interactions of Vector-Host-Pathogen in the Complex of Boophilus Tick-Ungulate-Babesia Spp. U S Department of Agriculture-ARS. $2,998.80/1yr. Yu, Xuejie. Pathology. Genetic Analysis of Rickettsia prowazekii. University of South Alabama/NIAID R56 Subcontract. $57,895.00/1yr. Sealy Grants: Ansari, Ghulam A. Biochemistry & Molecular Bio. MicroRNA-34a and Alcoholic Liver Disease. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Ansari, Naseem H. Biochemistry & Molecular Bio. Prevention of Chemo Resistance in Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Regulating4-Hydroxynonenal Levels. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Bente, Dennis A. Microbiology And Immunology. Vector Competence of North American Hard Ticks in Transmitting Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Cheng, Xiaodong. Pharmacology. Crosstalk Between Oncogenic KRAS and Hedgehog Signaling Pathways in Panceratic Cancer. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Choi, Kyung. Biochemistry & Molecular Bio. Mechanism of RNA Synthesis and 5-capping by Dengue Virus NS5 Polymerase. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Cong, Yingzi. Microbiology And Immunology. Generation of A Conditional MiR-10a Knockout Mice Line for Investigation MiR-10 Regulation of Host Innate Response to Pathogens. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Dineley, Kelly T. Neurology. PPAR gamma as a Therapeutic Target in Drug Abuse. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Endsley, Janice J. Microbiology And Immunology. Regulation of Decidual Natural Killer Cell Activity by Adrenomedullin. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Li, Qingjie. Internal Med-Gastroenterology. Dysregulation of MRLC by B-Catenin in Cononic Inflammation and Tumorigenesis. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Oberhauser, Andres F. Neuroscience & Cell Biology. Mechano-chemistry of Nematode Titin Protein Kinases. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Sarna, Sushil K. Internal Med-Gastroenterology. Stem Cell Mediated Smooth Muscle Regeneration in the GI Tract During Inflammation. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Zhou, Jia. Center for Addiction Research. Optimization of Small Molecules as Allosteric 5-HT 2cR Modulators. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Research Pilot Grant. $40,000.00/1yr. Goldblum, Randall M. Pediatric CEIID. Prevention of Allergic Rhinitis with Topical Immunomodulating Antibodies. Sealy, J.  Memorial Endowment Fund Bridging Grant. $50,000.00/1yr. Back to top

NEW UT Alliance / Sigma Aldrich OLIGOS Contract

UTMB welcomes Sigma Aldrich Inc. as the preferred supplier for DNA and RNA Oligo, qPCR Probes, siRNA and miRNA Services, offering UTMB greater discounts on Oligos Modification and Purification.  Through participation in the UT Supply Chain Alliance's DNA and RNA Oligo, qPCR Probes, siRNA and miRNA Services Agreement (UTSSCA2110), UTMB will now enjoy new discounted pricing from Sigma Aldrich Inc.

Advantages include no change in your current UTMB ordering process for these particular Sigma products and you will receive the guaranteed, consistent low pricing across the UT Components; preferred discounted pricing on DNA and RNA Oligo, qPCR Probes, siRNA and miRNA; and no freight or handling charges.

This new contract will not change the ordering process when utilizing the Tissue Culture Core Facility (TCCF).

For additional questions/comments, please contact one of the following individuals:

Peter Martin, Sr. Acquisition Specialist at Ext. 6-1088, or
Chris Marino, Biotechnology Specialist, Sigma Aldrich 281-678-5421

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Biomedical Imaging Network

The Center for Biomedical Engineering, in collaboration with several departments, research centers, institutes and UTMB CTSA is pleased to announce the establishment of a Biomedical Imaging Network at UTMB.  The goal of the Biomedical Imaging Network is to operate a single institutionally-based cost recovery center that will provide the expertise and resources to effectively integrate and utilize imaging sciences and technology with basic and translational research within UTMB and Texas.

Initially, the Biomedical Imaging Network will provide resources and services for two major areas: optical microscopy and cellular imaging, and small animal imaging.  The optical Microscopy core is equipped with a wide range of instruments that can be used for advanced cellular imaging, live cell imaging and intravital optical microscopy.  The Animal Imaging core is equipped with Inveon Micro-PET-CT-SPECT imaging system, Visualsonics whole-body high resolution ultrasound imaging for small animals, high resolution optical endoscopy using in vivo fluorescence confocal imaging and optical coherence tomography for small and large animal studies, and IVIS 200 bioluminescent and fluorescence whole-body imaging workstation. 

The Biomedical Imaging Network is directed by Dr. Massoud Motamedi.  Dr. Gracie Vargas and Dr. Rinat Esenaliev are available to provide technical expertise for advanced optical microscopy and ultrasound imaging, respectively.

Investigators are encouraged to contact the following technical staff to seek their assistance in designing experimental protocols and conducting imaging studies and analysis:

Dr. Adriana Paulucci
Dr. Leoncio Vergara
Dr. Jingna Wei

For general information, contact Dr. Massoud Motamedi, PH (409) 772-8363, Email: mmotamed@utmb.edu.

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NIH Grants Policy Statement Revised

Your go-to source for all the terms and conditions of your NIH award, the NIH Grants Policy Statement (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2010/index.htm), was recently revised. This single document contains all the policy information that applies to NIH grants and cooperative agreements in one place. Since the last update in 2003, policy changes have been announced through regular communications via the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, and in the Nexus. The revised version is effective for all awards issued with budget period start dates on/after October 1, 2010. The 2003 version remains in effect for all prior awards.

The 2010 revised version:

• Incorporates all the policy changes that NIH has implemented through NIH Guide Notices since the 12/2003 version was published;
• Includes policy clarifications, public policy requirement changes, and terminology changes;
• Includes new chapters on multiple PD/PI and career development awards; and,
• Includes a robust chapter and section/subsection numbering system throughout and reflects reorganization of some sections to improve usability.

For more details on what has changed, see this description of the significant changes: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2010/Significant_Changes_NIH_GPS_10_1_2010.doc .

From:  NIH Extramural Nexus November 2010 http://nexus.od.nih.gov/nexus/nexus.aspx?Month=11&Year=2010

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NIH Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue Fellowship Applications (Fs) to Comply with Language in New Application Forms

Fellowship (F) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) with due dates after the January 7, 2011 AIDs date, will be expired by the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) as of January 8, 2011, because the standard language in the FOA does not match the new Adobe B1 application form requirements.

Existing "F" FOAs will be reissued by NIH and AHRQ to include the new language. The five NIH "F "Parent Announcements will also be reissued in time for the April 8, 2011 due date. 

FOAs affected include:

Please direct all inquiries to:

NIH Training Office
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
E-mail: NIHTrain@mail.nih.gov

See NIH Guide notice: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-018.html

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New Format Change Announced for Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) in the NIH Guide

Newly published NIH, AHRQ, CDC, and FDA Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) are transitioning to a new format that is designed to be shorter, easier-to-read, and more scientifically focused. The new FOA format eliminates redundancy, limits the amount of administrative detail contained in the FOA and directs applicants to the most up to date source information.

The new format is designed to simplify the application writing process for applicants, increase FOA clarity and transparency and ensure that FOAs are current as changes are made to source documents.  FOAs published in the previous format are still valid until their expiration date.

See: NIH Guide November 9, 2010, NOT-OD-11-019 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-019.html

Reminder:  Beginning with due dates on or after January 25, 2011, NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH will eliminate the error correction window from the application submission process.  The elimination of the error correction window does not affect the two-business-day application viewing window (i.e. the time an applicant has to view the electronic application image in eRA Commons upon NIH’s receipt of an error-free application). Applicants still will be able to view their application and reject and submit a corrected application prior to the submission deadline. Please see NOT-OD-10-123 for complete details (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-123.html).

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Reminder:  All research applications should go through the Office of Sponsored Programs prior to submission unless instructions state otherwise.  Please contact your pre-award analyst (http://research.utmb.edu/aboutus/prepostspecialists.shtm) if you plan to apply for any of these opportunities.

SMARTS FUNDING ALERTS AVAILABLE Smarts/Genius is an automatic funding opportunity e-mail alert service, a subscription provided to the UTMB campus by the Office of the Associate Dean for Research Services Administration.. Contact the Research Services, ext.69474, for assistance. SIGN UP HERE: http://rdhs.utmb.edu (restricted to UTMB) Back to top

INVITED OPPORTUNITIES Funding opportunities listed in this section are restricted and require special coordination of applications. To see a table of invited opportunities and other opportunities that limit the number of applications accepted by a sponsor, go to: http://research.utmb.edu/FindFunding/LimitedCompetitionsTable.xls. REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS:  NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Internal Deadline:  November 29, 2010 The NIH Common Fund announces the highly selective NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Program to provide a mechanism for exceptional, early career scientists to omit traditional post-doctoral training and move into independent academic positions at U.S. institutions directly upon completion of their graduate degrees (PhD, MD, or equivalent). The NIH expects to issue 10 awards through this program in fall 2011.

Early Independence Awards are targeted to exceptional junior investigators with the intellect, scientific creativity, drive, and maturity to flourish independently without the need for traditional post-doctoral training. 

Projects will receive up to $250,000 in direct costs each year for up to 5 years. Junior scientists may identify a host institution and contact them directly to negotiate a position.  Alternatively, institutions may actively recruit exceptional junior scientists to apply for these positions.  In either case, the institution must be willing to nurture the investigator as an independent researcher including the provision of independent lab space.  An institution may elect to host an applicant for this program with the commitment to a position being contingent upon receipt of the award.

Eligibility:  Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
At the time of application, the individual either 1) within the preceding twelve months must have received a terminal doctoral degree or completed medical residency or 2) within the following twelve months must complete all the requirements for a doctoral degree or complete a medical residency.

At the time of appointment to the grantee Institution, the Early Independence PI must have received a PhD, MD, DO, DC, DDS, DVM, OD, DPM, ScD, EngD, Dr PH, DNSc, ND (Doctor of Naturopathy), PharmD, DSW, PsyD, or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution (it is the responsibility of the sponsoring institution to determine if a foreign doctoral degree is equivalent). Certification by an authorized official of the degree-granting institution that all degree requirements have been met is also acceptable.

A PD/PI is permitted only a single application for an Early Independence Award.  

These awards will be very selective, and each institution may only submit two applications.  The deadline for submitting Early Independence Award applications is January 21, 2011.  Letters of Intent are due December 21, 2010.  See the instructions in the  RFA  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-10-019.html). 

Additional information, including Frequently Asked Questions about the Early Independence Investigators Award Program is available at:  http://commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindependence.  Send questions to earlyindependence@mail.nih.gov.  

The UTMB Presidential Scholars Committee will review the applicants and make a recommendation.  If you are interested in applying for this award, please submit the following information to the Presidential Scholars Committee, c/o Laurie Sower, via email (in PDF format) at: lsower@utmb.edu, by Monday, November 29 (The external deadline for Letters of Intent is December 21, with full applications due January 21.): 

• A letter of nomination from your department chair or director
• Your curriculum vitae
• A summary of the proposed research.  

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Mary Kay Foundation: Innovative / Translational Cancer Research

The Mary Kay Foundation, a funding source for cancer research, is currently accepting applications for innovative grants for translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast, or cervical cancer.

The program will offer between ten to fifteen grants.  The awards will be up to $100,000 each (combined direct and indirect costs).  The grant period is for two years.  Applications must be submitted by one Principal Investigator, selected by the Institution.  Only one grant application will be accepted from each accredited medical school and schools of public health in the United States.  Application guidelines and instructions are available on the sponsor’s website: http://www.mkacf.org/Pages/CancerGrantProgram.aspx.

Grants are awarded each year to researchers at medical schools recommended by the The Mary Kay Foundation Research Review Committee, which is composed of prominent doctors who volunteer their time to help the Foundation select the best recipients across the United States. After reviewing these recommendations, the Board of Directors at the Foundation selects the grant recipients.

Announcement of the grant awards will be made on or about May 1, 2011.

Please address questions to Michael Lunceford, President, The Mary Kay Foundation, P.O. Box 799044, Dallas, Texas 75379-9044.  The foundation telephone number is (877) 652-2737 or e-mail MKCares@marykayfoundation.org

If you are interested in applying for this award, please submit the following information to Bill New, Research Office,  c/o Linda Crumpler, via email (in PDF format) at: research.office@utmb.edu, by Wednesday, December 8 (The external deadline for applications is February 4, 2011.):  a letter of nomination from your Department Chair or Director, your curriculum vitae, and a summary of the proposed research.  

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LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
Additional local, or intramural opportunities at UTMB are posted at: http://research.utmb.edu/FindFunding/intrafunding.shtm.

FY 2011 Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program

Deadline:  January 31, 2011
UTMB Sealy Center on Aging in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio will offer an 8-12 week intensive aging research experience for current first year Medical Students during their summer break.  This experience includes an individualized research experience under a sponsoring mentor, a structured didactic experience that is directly linked to student research projects.

During the summer experience, trainees are expected to spend the majority of their time at UTMB on their research project, to attend weekly meetings where didactic applications and career issues are discussed, and to attend local geriatrics seminars.  They also attend kick-off and capstone group sessions.

The long term goal of the program is to increase the number of established physician investigators who pursue research in high priority areas related to aging.       

Medical Student Stipends – students will receive $1748 per month for 2 months

Information and application registration available at http://www.afar.org/medstu.html

Contact:  Tony DiNuzzo at adinuzzo@utmb.edu

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FY2011 Welch Foundation Grant Deadlines

The Robert A. Welch Foundation supports fundamental chemical research at educational institutions within the state of Texas. Each research grant provides up to $100,000 in funding over a two-year period to support research in chemistry by a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member who serves as principal investigator. The annual deadline for applications is February 1.
The sponsor prefers that all proposals be submitted in bulk by a central office at each institution. In order to comply, Research Services Office of Sponsored Programs has provided the following timetable for review and submission of your application at UTMB:

• Friday, January 21 – Applications must be received in the Office of Sponsored Programs by 5 p.m.; (dropped off at Rm 4.400 Rebecca Sealy Hospital) for review and signature.
• Tuesday, January 25 – Full, final proposals are due back to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 5 p.m. Proposals will be sent by OSP to the Welch Foundation, along with a cover letter.

Please contact your sponsored programs analyst if you have any questions.
Application forms and instructions are available on the Foundation’s website at http://www.welch1.org/GrantsPrograms/index.asp. Use the guidelines for research grants dated June 1, 2010.  An application checklist and templates for UTMB is available at http://research.utmb.edu/findfunding/files/welch11.doc  

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Clinical Research Fellowship Program

Deadline:  January 12, 2011
Applications are now being accepted from medical students for the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship program.

The Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship provides support for one year of full-time clinical research training. The main goal of the program is to encourage medical students to pursue careers in clinical research.

Students matriculated at any U.S. medical school who are in good academic standing and have completed two or more years of medical school prior to the start of the fellowship are eligible to apply.

Interested medical students must be willing to take a year out from school and conduct fellowship research and training at one of 12 hosting medical schools. A stipend plus other benefits are offered as part of this program.

Full details and application instructions are available
at:   www.ddcf.org/mrp-crf

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research

Deadline: January 19, 2011
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program supports highly qualified individuals who propose to undertake broad studies of America’s most challenging policy issues in health and health care. Grants of up to $335,000 each are awarded to educational and other nonprofit institutions to support investigators from a variety of disciplines for innovative research projects that have national policy relevance.

More details and how to apply: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21242&cid=XEM_206611

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RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholars Program Releases Call for Applications

Deadline: February 8, 2011
The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty. The program aims to strengthen the academic productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by providing mentorship, leadership training and salary and research support to young faculty.

Number of Awards: Up to 12 awards of up to $350,000 each over three years in this round of funding.

Candidates must:

• Be a registered nurse with a research doctorate in nursing or a related discipline.
• Be a junior faculty member in an accredited school of nursing in an academic position that could lead to tenure.
• Identify at least one senior leader in the school of nursing to serve as a primary (nursing) mentor for academic career planning and to provide access to organizations, programs and colleagues that may be helpful to the candidate’s work as a scholar.
• Identify at least one senior researcher in the university with similar or complementary research interests to serve as a research mentor.

An informational web conference for applicants will be held December 8, 2010 (12:30 p.m. Central) and December 14, 2010 (10:30 a.m. Central). Registration is required.

Application Deadline: February 8, 2011 (2 p.m. Central)

Details and how to apply:  http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21261&cid=XEM_206611  

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars

Deadline: February 28, 2011
PURPOSE: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs collaborate to foster the development of physicians who will lead the transformation of Americans’ health and health care through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program. These future leaders will conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners and policy-makers to address issues essential to the health and well-being of all Americans.
FUNDING: First year scholar stipend is $62,000 with an increase the second year. In some cases VA stipends may be higher. Additional financial support is provided for research projects and professional travel. RWJF will select up to 20 scholars.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, physicians must:

• Be committed to a career in academic medicine, public health, health policy or another career congruent with the program’s purposes and priorities of developing physician leaders and skilled researchers;
• Be highly regarded by those responsible for their clinical training; intend to complete the clinical requirements of their residency training by the date of entry into the program (except for surgeons); and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories.
• Both MDs and DOs are eligible to apply.

CONTACT: Kristin Siebenaler, (919) 843-1351, email: rwjcsp_admin@med.unc.edu. For more information see http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21301&cid=XEM_2266668

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Thalassemia Research Grants and Fellowship Awards

Deadline: February 7, 2011
Three types of awards are available from Cooley’s Anemia Foundation:

Support for Ongoing Clinical Research in Thalassemia

• The stipend will be $40,000 annually, with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
• Junior and senior faculty are eligible; fellows and trainees are not eligible. Investigators must interact directly with patients or patient-related data.
• The Cooley's Anemia Foundation invites national and international applications for 2011-12 grants to support ongoing clinical research projects in thalassemia. The goal of the initiative is to support investigators from all disciplines and backgrounds (MD, RN, PhD, MPH, MSW, or other disciplines) with clinical projects that address one or more of the following areas impacting patients with thalassemia, including but not limited to fertility, pregnancy, and family planning; quality of life/psychosocial; burden of disease; cardiac issues; and iron overload.

Gene Research in Thalassemia Translational Grant Award

• Total funding of up to $60,000 per year will be available (including indirect costs of eight percent). With satisfactory evidence of progress the grant may be renewed for a second year.
• Because the purpose of the support is to facilitate launch of clinical trials, eligible studies proposed for this RFA must be accompanied by a realistic timeline of progress to human trials. Applicants should state explicitly the status of their proposed trials ( e.g., whether the trial has been approved by the recombinant DNA Advisory Committee or Food and Drug Administration, or whether review meetings at regulatory agencies have been scheduled).
• The purpose of this initiative is to speed the application of recent translational advances in gene therapy to clinical trials. The foundation recognizes that there are many key areas worthy of support in the search for a cure for thalassemia with cell therapy and gene therapy. While several funding mechanisms are available for a range of studies on vector development, proof of concept studies in animal models, and transplantation, there remains a funding gap for launching human trials. Both phase I (safety) and phase II (efficacy) trials are eligible for support.

Research Fellowships

• Stipends will be $32,500 annually, with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
• Successful postdoctoral fellows are expected to use the funds for salary support, whereas junior faculty applicants may use funds for salary or non-salary research support.
• The foundation invites national and international applications for 2011-12 research fellowships. Postdoctoral and junior faculty members investigating clinical or basic research related to thalassemia are eligible. Applications studying iron overload, iron chelation, methods of non-invasive iron measurement, quality of life, hepatitis C, osteoporosis, fertility, bone marrow transplantation, and gene therapy are encouraged.

CONTACT: Cooley's Anemia Foundation, 330 Seventh Avenue #200, New York, NY 10001, (800) 522-7222, email: info@cooleysanemia.org. For more information see http://www.cooleysanemia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=354:caf-accepting-2011-2012-research-grant-applications&catid=1:latest-news

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22
5:15 PM-6:15 PM
Institute for Translational Science – Education Office Clinical Research: Tools & Techniques. LEGAL PERSPECTIVES: FOCUSED CASE STUDY. Speaker(s): Evelyn "Bernadette" McKinney, JD, PhD. Children's Hospital, 2.312. (Info: 409.772.1484) Faculty, fellows, residents and members of research teams welcome. More information: http://www.its.utmb.edu/news/news.html.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Research Services Workshop. OSP Roundtable: Float Your Subs - Understanding the Subcontracts Process. Speaker(s): Representatives of the Contracts Group in Research Services Pre-Award. Rebecca Sealy East 4.302/4.304.  (Info: 69441) RSVP at http://my.utmb.edu/PStraining.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29
5:15 PM-6:15 PM
Institute for Translational Science – Education Office Clinical Research: Tools & Techniques. PRINCIPLES OF THE BELMONT REPORT: INFORMED CONSENT. Speaker(s): Amy McGuire, JD, PhD. Children's Hospital, 2.312. (Info: 409.772.1484) Faculty, fellows, residents and members of research teams welcome. More information: http://www.its.utmb.edu/news/news.html.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Research Services and the Institute for Translational Sciences Grants for Lunch. “You Have a Dream - Developing Your Idea Into a Workable Project”. Speaker(s): Dr. David Walker, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology; Director, UTMB Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease; Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases; Autopsy Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology. Rebecca Sealy Hospital East, 4.302/4.304.  (Info: 69441) RSVP at http://my.utmb.edu/PStraining.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6
5:15 PM-6:15 PM
Institute for Translational Science – Education Office Clinical Research: Tools & Techniques. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN PHARMACEUTICALS RESEARCH. Speaker(s): Howard Brody, MD, PhD. Children's Hospital, 2.312. (Info: 409.772.1484) Faculty, fellows, residents and members of research teams welcome. More information: http://www.its.utmb.edu/news/news.html.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13
5:15 PM-6:15 PM
Institute for Translational Science – Education Office Clinical Research: Tools & Techniques. HOT TOPICS IN HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH: ETHICS OF RESEARCH ON PRISONERS. Speaker(s): Jason E. Glenn, PhD. Children's Hospital, 2.312. (Info: 409.772.1484) Faculty, fellows, residents and members of research teams welcome. More information: http://www.its.utmb.edu/news/news.html.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Practicing Behind Bars: Challenges and Opportunities Within Correctional Psychiatry . Speaker(s): JOSEPH V. PENN, M.D., CCHP, Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Mental Health Services, UTMB Correctional Managed Care, University of Texas Medical Branch, Huntsville, TX . Shriners Hospital, 7th Floor Auditorium. (Info: 747-8302) 

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