CFCCC Bulletin - Events, Announcements, Funding Opportunities, and More

Upcoming Events

Sept.

13

Cancer Control Meeting: Research Innovations in Survivorship Models of Care featuring Dr. Raymond Chan (Flinders University)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Palmer Family Research & Conference Room, Room 2608, Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences or Zoom

Sept.

13

Early Age-Onset Colorectal Cancer - Insights and Innovations in Diagnostics and Treatments

Host: UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Virtual Webinar

Learn More or Join via Zoom

Sept.

16

UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge Rally

8:00 - 11:00 AM

UCI Research Park | 5141 California Avenue, Irvine, CA 92617

Sept.

22

Cancer Center Scientific Retreat

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach

Review Agenda

Sept.

29

Creating the Next Generation Physician Scientists: Lessons from the UCLA Star Program

Host: UCI School of Medicine Office of Research

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sprague Hall, Room 105

Sept.

29

CHOC SC-PACS Education Day | The Cancer Survivorship Journey: Navigating through Financial Hardships

4:30 - 7:30 PM

The Assembly - 1715 Flight Way, Tustin, CA 92782 or Zoom

Oct.

7

UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge

UCI Aldrich Park

Oct.

20

Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop

Host: UCI ICTS & UCI Office of Research

Oct. 20: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Oct. 21: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

COHS Classroom 3130

Nov.

8

The Science of Mind-Body Interactions in Cancer Survivorship with Julienne Bower, PhD

Host: UCI Public Health & UCI CFCCC

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Sue Gross Auditorium

Announcements

Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course

The School of Medicine Office of Research is excited to announce the Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course! This course will prepare physician scientists by enabling them to combine their clinical knowledge with skills in scientific investigation. Residents, fellows and junior faculty physicians interested in pursuing a career path that includes basic, translational, clinical and/or epidemiology research. This course will commence in October 2023 and run for 6 weeks, 2 hours/week.

Learn More & Submit Application by Oct. 9

The Biobehavioral Shared Resource (BBSR) Consultation & Comprehensive Project Request is Now Live

The BBSR is excited to discuss your project’s study design and needs, as well as see how our new menu of services can best support your project goals.

Our services range from:

- Implementing Patient Reported Outcomes and Measures (PROs)

- Biosample Collection, Processing, and Storage (i.e., blood, saliva, OMT),

- Behavioral Intervention Consultation and Testing

- And more; for our extensive service list, please visit our BBSR iLab website or visit https://cancer.uci.edu/bbsr

During our “Consultation Meeting” we’ll learn more about your project and how the BBSR can support your team.

Questions? Contact Jose Lechuga, BBSR Core Manager.

Ready to Schedule? Complete "Consultation Request" on iLab

Join the Biobehavioral Shared Resource (BBSR) Psycho-Oncology Journal Club

The BBSR is organizing a monthly Psycho-Oncology journal club beginning in fall quarter. Meetings will be held in person in the new COHS Building, dates and times TBD. Contact Michael Hoyt if you are interested.

Biostatistics Shared Resource - In-person Walk-in or Zoom Consultations Available

Informal statistical in-person walk-in or via Zoom consultations are available to discuss your study design and statistical needs. After you have booked the meeting, the Zoom information will be sent to you if you would like to meet via Zoom.

- Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 2:00 - 4:00 PM

- Location: 200 S Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868, Suite 400, Room 433

Questions? Contact Wen-pin Chen, Senior Statistician and BSR Manager.

Book Your Consultation

Funding Opportunities

For a curated list of federal and foundation funding opportunities, please refer to CFCCC's Funding Opportunities webpage. Highlighted funding opportunities are listed below.

FOUNDATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

These opportunities do not require nomination or selection by the Cancer Center. For foundation funding opportunities, visit the Foundation Funding Opportunities page.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Equity in Access Research Program

(1) Building Evidence for Effective Strategies to Increase Therapeutic Cancer Clinical Trial Accrual: Promoting Access for Patients from Underrepresented Groups ($2.5 million/5 years)

(2) Understanding How Health Insurance Affects Equity in Access to Care for Patients with and Survivors of Blood Cancer ($750K/3 years)

Letter of Intent: September 15, 2023

Learn More and Apply >>

Career Development Program

Focus: Early career blood cancer researchers

Basic Translational: Fellow, Special Fellow, Scholar

Clinical: Scholar in Clinical Research

$210K - $625K

Eligibility Phase Deadline: October 27, 2023

Learn More and Apply >>

Melanoma Research Alliance

Team Science Award – LOI: September 20, 2023

Academic-Industry Partnership Award (for Team Science) – LOI: September 20, 2023

Young Investigator Award – Eligibility Checklist: October 20, 2023

Dermatology Career Development Award – Eligibility Checklist: October 20, 2023

Pilot Award – Proposals: November 3, 2023

Learn More and Apply >>

Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research

Focus: cutting-edge prostate cancer research (proof-of-concept)

$50K

Application: October 2, 2023

Learn More and Apply >>

FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

For more federal funding opportunities, visit the Federal Funding Opportunities page.

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Funding mechanisms may cover awards for early-stage investigators, postdocs, exploratory/innovation research, translational research, clinical research/trials, and team projects.

FY23 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - next deadline September 12, 2023

FY23 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) - next deadline September 15, 2023

FY23 Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) - next deadline September 14, 2023

Questions? Contact us at cfcccadmin@hs.uci.edu