Announcements, events, funding opportunities and more news for the Mass General Research Institute community. | |
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In this edition:
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Funding Opportunities:
- NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program 2023
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Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
- Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards
- Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
- Foundation Funding Opportunities
Announcements:
- Annual ECOR Elections
- CCM/IACUC Guidance #9 for Animal-related Research
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Competition to Select HHMI Investigators
- Transportation of Biological Samples
- Moore Inventor Fellows
- Machine Learning Foundational Curriculum
- Research Tech Talk
- All of Us Research Program
- NIH Loan Repayment Programs
Events:
- November Research Council Recording
- CBRC Virtual Seminar Series Speaker
- Meditation Sessions available every week
- Faculty Transition Webinar Series
- Grant Writing Course
- Fun Fridays
- CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards
- CPR and Stop the Bleed Training
- AVADE Training
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NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program 2023
Internal applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program!
What are they?
The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.
MGH is eligible to submit "a maximum of three proposals, with no more than two submissions in Track 1 and no more than one submission in Track 2."
Who should apply?
MGH faculty who have a full-time MGH appointment at the time of application and during the entire award period.
How much is each award?
Track 1: MRI proposals that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $100,000 and less than $1,000,000.
Track 2: MRI proposals that request funds from NSF greater than or equal to $1,000,000 up to and including $4,000,000.
Cost sharing of precisely 30% of the total project cost is required.
When is the deadline?
MGH internal application deadline: Monday, November 14, 2022 at 5:00pm
Sponsor deadline: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 5:00pm
How do I learn more about the opportunity?
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program– Click here
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Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
A program of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Letters of intent are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
What are they?
The Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award supports independent young physician-scientists conducting disease-oriented research that demonstrates a high level of innovation and creativity. The goal is to support the best young physician-scientists doing work aimed at improving the practice of cancer medicine. The Clinical Investigator Award program is specifically intended to provide outstanding young physicians with the resources and training structure essential to becoming successful clinical investigators. The goal is to increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient’s bedside in search of breakthrough treatments.
MGH is eligible to nominate a maximum of five (5) candidates.
Who should apply?
Independent assistant professors who hold an MD or MD/PhD. Applicants must be within the first five years of their initial full faculty appointment (cut-off date: July 1, 2018). Candidates holding or awarded R01s (or R01-equivalent grants such as the DP2 and DP5) at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
How much is each award?
$600,000 for a period of three years. Funding in the amount of $200,000 will be allocated to the awardee’s institution each year for the support of the Clinical Investigator.
This funding opportunity is not exempt from the 20% indirect cost (IDC) floor minimum. However, ECOR policy states that for MGH investigators selected through a competitive process as the institutional nominee in which the grant will bring in less than 20% indirect cost (IDC), ECOR will cover the IDC gap up to a maximum of $50,000 per year.
The applicant must commit to spending 80% of their time conducting research.
When is the deadline?
MGH letter of intent deadline: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 5:00pm
Sponsor deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 4:00pm
How do I learn more about the opportunity?
To see the ECOR letter of intent instructions – Click here
Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award– Click here
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Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards
What are they?
The intent of these awards is to accelerate the development of therapeutics throughout HMS and its affiliated hospitals, with the goal of achieving licensable intellectual property and potentially creating new companies within a two-year time frame.
Who should apply?
All faculty at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in the Harvard Faculty of Medicine (i.e., faculty at HMS, HMS-affiliated institutions, and HSDM) are eligible to apply for funding as lead PI.
How much is each award?
The Blavatnik Family Foundation will provide the funds for the awards, which will be administered by Harvard via a grant to the PI’s institution and funded at a level of up to $1 million (total costs) over a period of two years.
When is the deadline?
December 7, 2022 at 5 p.m. ET
How do I learn more about the opportunity?
More details on the RFP and submission process can be found on the program website: https://btca.hms.harvard.edu. For questions about the submission, review, and selection process for pre-proposals, contact Ifat Rubin-Bejerano, HMS senior director, translational research.
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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.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:
See full details for all awards on our website.
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.
Learn more
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is proud to fund lifesaving research throughout the world, awarding grants that focus on all major types of childhood cancers. St. Baldrick’s donors and volunteers have enabled the foundation to fund over $200 million in grants, allowing the foundation to fund more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government.
Learn more
Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invites grant applications for Education and Research Centers (ERCs) that are focused on occupational safety and health training.
Learn more
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators.
Learn more
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators.
Learn more
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 – Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators.
Learn more
Pediatric Critical Care and Trauma Scientist Development Program (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) – NEW!
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to support a national program of mentored career development and training in research for junior faculty in pediatric critical care medicine and pediatric trauma surgery.
Learn more
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Foundation 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 opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:
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NEW! AACR Career Development Awards in Lung Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). $250,000. Application Deadline: 1/5/23
C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care, American College of Surgeons (ACS). $80,000. Application Deadline: 12/15/22
Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons (ACS). $80,000. Application Deadline: 12/15/22
Boston’s Young Vulnerable Populations Grants, Clipper Ship Foundation. $300,000. Concept Paper Deadline: 12/5/22
Path to a Cure — Academic Programs (multiple opps), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). $300,000. Application Deadline: 12/8/22
Pilot and Feasibility Awards, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). $100,000. Application Deadline: 12/8/22
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). $151,000. Application Deadline: 12/8/22
Postdoc-to-Faculty Transition Awards, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). Varied Amount. Application Deadline: 12/8/22
Research Grants, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). $300,000. Application Deadline: 12/8/22
Career Development Award, Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). $375,000. Application Deadline: 2/1/23
Bridge Funding Award, Foundation for Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). $75,000. Application Deadline: 1/1/23
Cancer Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund). $177,000. Application Deadline: 2/1/23
Research Grants, National Pancreas Foundation (NPF). $50,000. Application Deadline: 1/31/23
Michael Geisman Fellowships, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Foundation. $100,000. Application Deadline: 11/30/22
Extramural Award for Pilot Studies in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation, Inc)/Duke University. $250,000. Application Deadline: 2/1/23
Research Grants, Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA). $50,000. Application Deadline: 2/1/23
NEW! Cross-Species Studies of ASD, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). $400,000. Application Deadline: 6/15/23
Research Grants (multiple opps), Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF). $75,000. Application Deadline: 2/1/23
E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards for Pediatric Research, Thrasher Research Fund. $550,000. Concept Paper Deadline: 1/17/23
Developmental Disabilities Programmatic Grants, Working for Inclusive and Transformative Healthcare (WITH) Foundation. $50,000. LOI Deadline: 12/9/22
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Do you want to learn more about identifying external funding opportunities? Please click here to request a research consultation with Amy Robb or see ECOR’s website for information on the Pivot database. | |
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Annual ECOR Elections
Annual ECOR Elections for Representatives from the MGH Research Community
Elected representatives serve a 3-year term and will represent faculty concerns and issues. ECOR representatives should be able to speak to your interests and concerns in discussions and planning for research at MGH.
Please cast your vote for one candidate from each category.
Please note: In order to vote you must be a Principal Investigator at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Competition to Select HHMI Investigators
The HHMI Investigator competition is open to basic researchers and physician scientists from more than 300 eligible institutions who catalyze research in basic and biomedical sciences, plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology.
Candidates apply directly to HHMI. Applications must be received by March 21, 2023. Information about this program and competition, including benefits of becoming an HHMI Investigator and eligibility requirements for this competition may be found at hhmi.org/investigators.
We seek a broad applicant pool and welcome applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We anticipate appointing approximately 25 scientists who will push the bounds of biomedical research and train and mentor the next generation of scientists.
If you have a question about the 2024 competition, please email sciencecomp@hhmi.org.
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Transportation of Biological Samples (BioLift)
To transfer biological samples we encourage faculty to use BioLift.
BioLift is an online application and solution for transporting biological samples between the Charlestown Navy Yard, MGH Main Campus and the Ragon Institute.
If you have any questions, please login and click on the help button.
You can also reach out to Kelé Piper, Research Compliance Director, at kkpiper@mgh.harvard.edu.
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Moore Inventor Fellows
Nomination form due by November 14
Accelerating progress in scientific research, environmental conservation and patient care
Gordon Moore is one of the most celebrated scientists and inventors of our time. To honor our visionary founder, we created the Moore Inventor Fellows to nurture the next generation of scientists and inventors. With the creation of the fellowship, we hope to encourage breakthroughs that accelerate progress for the next 50 years.
The Moore Inventor Fellowship supports scientist-inventors who create new tools and technologies with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s areas of interest: scientific discovery, environmental conservation and patient care.
Each fellow receives a total of $825,000 over three years to drive their invention forward, which includes $50,000 per year from their home institution as a commitment to these outstanding individuals.
Learn more here
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Machine Learning Foundational Curriculum
Mass General Brigham's Data Science Office is pleased to announce the Machine Learning Foundational Curriculum course is now available to take online for MGB employees!
Presented by Dr. Kathy Andriole, this training program will introduce you to the fundamentals of Machine Learning (ML) in healthcare, with an emphasis on practical concepts and knowledge. The curriculum consists of recorded lectures, self-directed exercises, and hands-on interactive demonstrations that expose learners to the tools and techniques involved in developing, validating, and translating AI/ML into clinical practice.
Click here: https://datascience.massgeneralbrigham.org/machine-learning-foundational-curriculum to request access (MGB username and password required).
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Research Tech Talk
Next Research Tech Talk is Thursday December 8th, 12:10pm-2:00pm, there is no November Tech Talk. December 8th presentations to be announced. Check back.
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Join the All of Us Research Program During National Family Health History Month
The All of Us Research Program team is reaching with a special message to our colleagues as we gear up for the return of DNA results to program participants and hope you will consider joining this landmark research program, too.
This November, celebrate National Family Health History Month by joining the All of Us Research Program. All of Us is committed to giving information back to participants. When you join this research program, you will be able to see your own health information. This may include DNA results and health records. Knowing this information can help you make important decisions about your own health, like taking medications or getting treatments to help prevent disease in the future. This information may also help to improve health research for future generations. You can learn more about getting your DNA results and other benefits of participating in All of Us by visiting https://www.joinallofus.org/what-participants-receive
To join today, please visit JoinAllofUs.org/mgb, or to learn more, please visit the All of Us Research Program on the Pulse https://pulse.massgeneralbrigham.org/hub/initiatives/all_of_us
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NIH Loan Repayment Programs
The Fiscal year 2023 NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle is now opened through November 17, 2022. Funds awarded under LRP allow recipients to repay qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research at a domestic, nonprofit, or government entity.
Click here for additional information about the LRP User Guide and required MGH Chief Letter.
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November Research Council
Monday, November 7, 2022
View the Recording Below
Annual ECOR Elections
Each candidate for ECOR representative will gave a brief statement on their background and aspirations for the MGH research community.
The Longfellow Project at Mass General Research Institute
A New Model of Collaboration Across Academia and Industry
The Longfellow Project — a novel program from the Mass General Research Institute (MGRI) and how it can support the connection between academia and industry.
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CBRC Virtual Seminar Series Speaker
Speaker: Ido Amit, PhD
Professor of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science,
Rehovot, Israel
The Title of his talk is: “Single-cell immunology: past, present and future”.
Date of Seminar: Monday, November 14, 2022
Time: 9 am – 10 am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://partners.zoom.us/j/8725680705
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Two Meditation Sessions available every week
SESSION 1: Meditation Mondays with Dr. Darshan Mehta
Every Monday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom à next session, Monday, August 29!
Co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being and the MGPO Frigoletto Committee
Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director, Office for Well-Being for a guided meditation session on Monday morning.
Register and add to calendar
SESSION 2: Midweek Meditation with Guest Leader
Every Wednesday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom à next session, Wednesday, August 31!
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being
Join guest leader, Jonathan Greenberg, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, for next Wednesday’s guided meditation session on August 31th!
Register and add to calendar
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Faculty Transition Webinar Series-
“Successful Transition to Retirement While Balancing Continued Engagement at MGH”
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development
The Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Senior Faculty Transitions invites you to join a panel of MGH faculty members who transitioned to retirement while finding opportunities to stay engaged in academic activities, such as teaching and mentoring.
Panelists:
Diane R. Fingold, MD, Internal Medicine Physician
Isaac Schiff, MD, Chief Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nancy J. Tarbell, MD, former Chief of Pediatric Radiation Oncology and HMS Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs
James H. Thrall, MD, Chairman Emeritus, Department of Radiology
Anne B. Young, MD, PhD, former Chief of Neurology, currently researcher and clinician
Click to register
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Grant Writing Course
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 12-1pm, Zoom
Sponsored by the Office for Research Careers
Created by the MGH Science Writing Group led by Becca Ward, PhD, this series returns for the second year. It is open to all MGH trainees and faculty. There is no requirement to attend every session, but you are highly encouraged to do so. More specific information on various sessions will follow.
Session 5 - (Nov 17): Supporting Document: Environment, Biological/Chemical Components, Vertebrate Animals
facilitated by Stephanie Weldon, Ph.D., Program Manager, Batista Lab at the Ragon Institute
Session 6 - (Dec 1): Human Subjects
facilitated by Kamryn Eddy, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry
Session 7 - (Dec 8): Budget & Personnel Documents
facilitated by Kelsey Laning, Senior Administrative Manager, Research Grants, and Strategic Alliances & Stephanie Weldon, Ph.D., Program Manager, Batista Lab at the Ragon Institute
Session 8 - (Dec 15): Documents for Unique Situations: Introduction & Multi-PI Plans
facilitated by Trisha Berger, Ph.D., Director of Scientific and Medical Communication for the Cellular Immunotherapy Program & Becca Ward, Ph.D., Medical Writer and Program Manager
Click to register
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Fun Fridays- An Ear-Training Session with Professor Joo Park
Friday, November 18, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.
Are you interested in checking your ear skills in rhythm and pitch? Can you pick the notation of the melody you hear? Joo will give a fun activity filled with many rhythmic and melodic exercises. After Joo’s short demo, the participants will listen to the exercises and choose the correct notation from multiple choices. A great chance to develop your ear skills!
Facilitator: Joo Park, PhD, is a composer and pianist. She seeks to write music that explores the dual nature of existence: simple and complex, obsessive and impulsive, serious and humorous, and tonal and atonal. She wants to create music that combines fascinating musical traditions, such as tonality and counterpoint, with her approach to timbre, chords, fast-changing meters, and texture. She intends to create music that is positive and easy to listen to, and yet intellectual.
Joo is the author of the book Musical Creativity in Composition and Improvisation, published by Springer. Her CD, Passionate Message, published by Silkheart, contains six of her compositions and piano performances. She received a Ph.D in Composition at the University of Minnesota. She is assistant professor of Composition at Berklee College of Music.
Click to register
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! CFD EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING AWARDS
Nominations due: Wednesday, November 23
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development
Do you have or know an outstanding mentor?
In acknowledgment of the excellent mentoring culture at MGH, the Center for Faculty Development is sending out a call for nominations for the CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards.
The CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards recognize faculty and postdoctoral fellows whose mentoring has contributed to the success of other faculty and/or trainees during their careers. If you have or know an outstanding mentor who meets the criteria for one of the six awards listed below, we encourage you to nominate that person now! Nominations are due Wednesday, November 23, and the winners will be announced at the MGH Celebration of Mentoring on January 25, 2023.
Click here for details
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CPR and Stop the Bleed Training
Simches
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November 14th 8am-11:30am
- Room 3120
To sign up, please email Harold Roy @ hjroy@partners.org
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