April 2024
Research Advisory Board Seeks Co-Chair
The Research Advisory Board (RAB) seeks a new co-chair to steward its mission to identify research-related issues that are important to UCSF investigators and work with the office of the Vice Chancellor for Research on improving operations that affect research. Learn more about RAB and apply for the co-chair position.
Just in: NIH to Increase Pay Levels for More Than 17,000 Pre- and Postdoctoral Scholars at Grantee Institutions
Predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars at NIH-funded external institutions who are recipients of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) will receive increases in their pay level. These changes are the result of strong advocacy by members of the academic research community and recommendations from the NIH Director’s recent working group report on postdoctoral training. Read more.
Apply Now: CTSI Faculty Positions
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) seeks applicants for two positions:

  • The Faculty Director for the Research Action Group for Equity (RAGE) Program is responsible for leadership and direction for the RAGE program, which is tasked with creating the conditions needed for more diverse people to participate in research. Position is part-time at 15%. Deadline: May 5.

  • The Pilot Awards Faculty Director is responsible for oversight and direction of the CTSI Pilot Awards Program, which provides intramural funding to seed novel research in CTSI’s priority areas, including support for faculty and trainees underrepresented in medicine, early career investigators, and research focused on NIH priority areas. Deadline: May 19.

UCSF Requests Faculty, Staff Complete Out-of-Date Mandatory Trainings 
UCSF has launched an enterprise-wide effort to improve compliance rates for mandatory trainings, a priority monitored by the University of California Office of the President. These trainings address important issues across the entire UC enterprise, including bolstering knowledge of cybersecurity, preventing harassment, supporting a diverse and equitable community, and addressing ethical issues like financial disclosures. 

Being compliant with these trainings is everyone’s responsibility and directly tie into honoring the University’s PRIDE Values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence. Learn more and complete your overdue trainings. 
Clinical Trial Excellence Campaign (CTEC)
A reminder that CTEC aims to achieve an institutional median of 90 days for clinical trial activation, measured as time from the first submission of a trial protocol into a UCSF system (IRB or OCTA) to contract execution. To help streamline your activation process and achieve this goal, study teams should submit to the IRB and OCTA in parallel, or on the same day.
 
For resources to help you accelerate your industry clinical trial activation and achieve parallel submission, use our Study Team Guide for UCSF Industry Clinical Trial Activation. 
 
Stay up to date with CTEC training, resources, and key information available to our research community on our website!
VCR Video Series: Brief Discussions of the Research Landscape
In the first video of this new series, Vice Chancellor for Research Harold Collard shares a timely message about the current status of NIH funding, important context within the national science landscape, and recommendations to advocate for more federal support.
Funding and Fellowship Opportunities
These awards are designed to support the career development of early-stage investigator physicians from diverse backgrounds to become independent clinical trial investigators. Contact Liz Catalano about your intention to apply. Deadline: May 13.

The program provides up to 12 months of support for full-time faculty members with independent research programs who are experiencing a temporary loss of significant funding. Deadline: May 28.

This program seeks to fuel innovation in precision medicine by fostering creative, high-risk and high-impact team research. Deadline: May 29.

Apply for this all-expense-paid training opportunity for junior faculty in the biomedical sciences with a research focus on heart, lung, blood or sleep disorders.

Opportunities include new Mission Office-specific Innovative Solutions Openings (ISOs).
Research Highlights
Associate Professor,
School of Nursing
Journal of Medical Ethics
New Policies and Requirements
Read more about the NIH Guide Notice, which provides an update on implementation plans for the new simplified review framework for most research project grants (RPGs).

NOT-OD-24-084 provides an overview of application and peer review changes that will impact these applications.

NOT-DK-24-003 rescinds NIDDK Data Sharing Policy (July 2013) and NIDDK Repository Usage Policy (March 2015) and introduces the NIDDK Central Repository (NIDDK-CR) Resource Archival and Sharing Policy.

NOT-OD-24-080 announces discontinuation of the use of the NIH COVID-19 Expert Panel in prioritizing COVID-19 research requesting use of non-human primate (NHP) resources from ORIP-supported facilities.

NOT-OD-24-067 updates and provides important details on application requirements and how to submit videos as application materials effective immediately.
Events
April 24, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Virtual
The symposium will feature keynote speaker Arleen Brown, MD, PhD and the Emerging Health Equity Scholar awardees who will be presenting their research.

April 29, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Bay Conference Center
The San Francisco Bay Collaborative Research Network (SFBayCRN) and the UCSF Impacting Practice and Policy by Accelerating Translation (IMPACT) Program invite you to join this meeting, featuring California’s Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing Tomiquia Moss as the closing speaker.

Various Dates, Times and Locations
Celebrate, honor, learn, and get excited about green! This Earth Month is about community. Join them at events that pique your interest and maybe at one that doesn't.

Various Dates, Times and Locations
View this month's UCSF creative arts and social events.

May 1, 12:10–1 p.m., Virtual
Join us monthly to get answers to your questions on workflows, new releases, or other training-related items for OnCore and APeX research.

May 8, 3–6 p.m., Virtual
Celebrate nursing research excellence and National Nurses Week by joining us for this annual lecture with award recipient Linda Franck, PhD, RN, FAAN, who will deliver the talk "Family Matters: Advancing Health and Equity Through Nursing-Led Research Partnerships."

May 8, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Koret Quad
Back by popular demand! De-stress from work, exams, research, and life in general by cuddling with a llama. Must show email confirmation of waiver completion and UCSF ID when checking in.

May 13, 4 – 6 p.m., HSW300
Get inspired! Join the clinician-patient discussion to explore the real impact of science with special guest lecturer Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD, and her patient. Reception to follow the audience Q&A at 5 p.m.

May 16, 2–4 p.m., Virtual
UCSF researchers are invited for this opportunity to provide feedback and learn about the resources, services and programs CTSI offers to support your research.

May 22, 2–4 p.m., Virtual
Calling all CRCs and clinical research support staff! Please join this celebration of the many contributions of CRCs. Nominate a colleague for the CRC of the Year Award by May 3.
Information, Trainings, and Tools
Please review the updated guidance for reporting adverse events, protocol violations, and updated investigator's brochures to the UCSF IRB.

Removing spent chemicals from your inventory is just as important as adding new containers. Bring your RFID tags to any ChemCentral location and our staff will delete them from your inventory!

Exciting news from the Office of Clinical Trial Activation! We've revamped our Activation Teams to better suit our evolving goals and objectives.

The LHS E-STAR Center supports the career development of LHS scientists by providing mentorship, training and implementation support for LHS research projects that are fully embedded in health care systems. The one-year training program begins July 1. 

The is a two-year program for individuals who wish to master clinical research methods and pursue independent research careers at universities, public health departments, foundations and private industry. Deadline: May 15.

Gain expertise in biostatistics, data science and epidemiology with a one-year certificate program in Health Data Science. Contact healthdatasci@ucsf.edu with questions. Deadline: June 1.

NOT-OD-24-071 announces the consolidation of the NIH Public Access Policy website into the NIH Sharing website.
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