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SEPTEMBER 2018
NEWSLETTER
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2019 Annual Investigator Meeting
Save the date for the 2019 HIRN Annual Investigator meeting. It will be held on April 28-May 1, 2019 at the Capital Hilton, Washington DC.
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IIDP Islet Award Initiative
The
Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP)
is now accepting applications for the Islet Award Initiative (IAI). The award will provide up to 100,000 IEQs to a maximum of 10 eligible investigators per year, without the need for a subscription fee. The next round of applications are due by
October 1st
. The IAI is generously supported by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
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HIRN NIH Requests for Applications (RFAs)
RFA-DK-18-011
: Human Islet Research Network: Consortium on Human Islet Biomimetics (CHIB)
- NIDDK intends to commit $3 million in FY 2019 to fund 2-3 awards.
- Letter of Intent due: November 11, 2018
- Application due: December 11, 2018
NIH Requests for Applications (RFAs)
RFA-PAR-18-886
:
New
Par
adigms in Tissue Communication-from mediators to metabolic function (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional)
- Letter of Intent due: Six weeks prior to application due date
- Application due dates: Nov 1, 2019; May 30, 2019, October 31, 2019; June 2, 2020
RFA-DK-18-005
:
Mechanisms Underlying the Contribution of Type 1 Diabetes Disease-associated Variants (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIDDK intends to commit $3.25 million in FY 2019 to fund 4-5 awards
- Letter of Intent due: November 6, 2018
- Application due: December 6, 2018
RFA-DK-17-031
:
The
Characterization and Discovery of Novel Autoantigens and Epitopes in Type 1 Diabetes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
- NIDDK intends to commit up to $1.25 million to fund 2-3 awards in FY 2018 and up to $1.25 million to fund 2-3 awards in FY 2019.
- Letter of Intent due: March 26, 2018 and November 6, 2018
- Application due: April 26, 2018 and December 6, 2018
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NIH Regenerative Medicine Innovation Projects
RFA-HL-18-031
: Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 – Clinical Trial Required)
RFA-HL-18-033
:
Small Business Technology Transfer Cooperative Agreement
(
UT2 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Letter of Intent due: September 19, 2018
- Application due: October 19,2018
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JDRF Requests for Applications (RFAs)
- Letter of Intent due: September 12, 2018
- Application due: November 14, 2018
- Letter of Intent due: October 8, 2018
- Application due: January 7, 2019
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Additional details on these postings are available on the
HIRN Website
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Senior Research Associate
Postdoctoral Position
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Postdoctoral Position
The
Lab of Dr. Abdelfattah El Ouaamari
at
Rutgers University/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
is recruiting self-driven, creative and organized candidates with a PhD in neuroscience, biochemistry or molecular and cellular biology. The candidate must possess skills in manipulating and assessing neuronal activity. Candidates should have a strong record of productivity and publication in the fields of neuroscience/neurobiology or islet biology. Interested candidate should send CV, cover letter and 3 references directly to
Dr. El Ouaamari
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Postdoctoral Position
The Lab of
Dr. Julia Laskin
at
Purdue University Department of Chemistry
is recruiting for highly motivated individuals with PhD in chemistry, biology, or engineering and a background in microfluidics and mass spectrometry. The successful candidate will be involved in the development of advanced analytical techniques for imaging of biological samples with high spatial resolution. Please contact
Dr. Julia Laskin
directly for additional information or to apply.
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European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2018 Annual Meeting
The 2018 EASD Meeting will be October 1-5, 2018 at the Messe Berlin Convention Center in Berlin, Germany.
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2018 Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting
The 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Meeting will be
October 17-20, 2018
at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta GA.
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Gordon Research Conference
The 2019 Gordon Conference on Pancreatic Diseases will be June 16-21, 2019 at the Jordan Hotel at Sunday River in Newry, ME.
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