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Weekly Update

Keeping you informed of upcoming opportunities and events
~ From the team at Alaska INBRE ~

October 28, 2019

Upcoming Presentations, Talks, and Lectures

ONE HEALTH SEMINARS - Mondays 4-5pm @ UAF Murie Auditorium
Oct 28 - Screening of Center for One Health Research documentary, followed by student poster session and light refreshments.
 
RESEARCH METHODS BROWNBAG - Anchorage ANTHC DCHS Library, or online
Oct 29 - 12-1pm - Curry Cunningham, PhD, Assistant Professor, UAF CFOS, will present "Ecology in the Era of Big Data: Bayesian hierarchial models for exploring demographic processes at coast-wide scales" Adobe connect link:  http://anthc.adobeconnect.com/biostatsbrown_bag; or call in 1-800-832-0736 room 1863744.

UAA BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINARS - Fridays 3:30pm @ CPISB, UAA
This series is free and open to the public. Click here or information on upcoming seminars as they are advertised  
 
IAB LIFE SCIENCE SEMINARS - Fridays 4-5pm @ UAF Murie Auditorium
Nov 1 - Brandon Briggs presents "Geomicrobiomes of extreme environments and their biotechnological applications"
Nov 8 - Falk Huettmann
 
 

Career Development 
I-Trep One-to-One Consulting Service:  Open Now - awards are first-come, first served! Continuing with their mission to promote success in biomedical entrepreneurship, the I-Trep program offers individual one-to-one consulting to assist in the preparation of proposals and the management of awarded SBIR/STTR grants. Assistance is available for: SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II submission or resubmission; accounting and compliance assistance for awarded grants.

Alaska Indigenous Research Programs: Promoting Resilience, Health and Wellness: Registration opens in November. Are you a researcher or public health professional interested in Alaska Native health research? Are you Alaska Native or American Indian and interested in health research? Are you at least 18 years old? The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and Alaska Pacific University (APU) invite you to attend up to three weeks of courses held at APU covering Indigenous and Western research methodologies, community-based participatory research, culturally responsive community engagement and communication, health research ethics, and health research and historical trauma. Courses are designed for varying levels of experience from beginners to experienced researchers and public health professionals. Choose the week(s) that best fits your needs:
May 4-8, 2020 - Advanced Research Course
May 11-15 - Research Ethics Course
May 18-22 - Introductory Research Course

For more information, contact Lauren Smayda at lcsmayda@anthc.org or (907) 729-4551, or visit the program web page at anthc.org/indigenous-research.

Fall 2019 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration:
Nov. 6-8, 2019, Phoenix, AZ 
The NIH Regional Seminar serves the NIH mission of providing education and training for the next generation of biomedical and behavioral scientists. The seminar is intended to demystify the application and review process, clarify federal regulations and polices, and highlight current areas of special interest or concern. General registration deadline ends Oct 11, 2019; late/onsite registration Oct 12-Nov 8.

NCGR Fall 2019 Bioinformatics Workshop on Differential Gene Expression 
Nov 11-15, 2019  National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe, NM, This program is geared towards training biologists (undergrads, grads, and researchers) with minimal or no bioinformatics experience. Space is limited.

 
ALASKA INBRE: also available at www.alaskainbre.org
Multi-Year Pilot Opportunity - deadline November 15, 2019
Student Travel Application Form
Student Mentor Letter of Support Form 
Faculty and Researcher Travel Application Form
Exceptional Request Application Form
Bioinformatics Service Request Application Form


NIH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (LRP):
Applications are currently being accepted for the FY 2020 (LRP) until Nov 15 - and, there are some important changes to the program. NIH raised the loan repayment award amount from a maximum of $35,000 to a maximum of $50,000 per year. All NIH Institutes and Centers will now fund LRP awards in FY 2020 in priority minority health and health disparities research areas. Emerging and Gap Areas of Research will be added as a new LRP category starting with next year's application cycle, with awards made in FY 2021. Learn more here.

NIH SBIR & STTR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Funding Opportunity Announcements for NIH SBIR & STTR Omnibus and topic-specific funding are available here.

AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (AI/AN CTRP):
Currently soliciting proposals from investigators to support and develop research programs relevant to AI-AN health disparities in Montana and Alaska. All investigators planning to submit Pilot or Development Awards must register in the electronic portal by February 6, 2020. All applications are due March 23, 2020. Award amounts will be up to $100,000, to be spent by July 31, 2021. Full Request for Proposal

NIH MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC INDEPENDENT CAREERS (MOSAIC) PROGRAM:
MOSAIC Institutionally-Focused Research Education Cooperative Agreement to Promote Diversity (UE5) application deadline Nov. 15, 2019.
MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00) application deadline Feb. 12, 2020

 

COLLABORATIVE SEQUENCING/ BIOINFORMATICS PILOT AWARDS
The NM-INBRE Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) invites you to apply for a pilot project award valued at approximately $5,000 to $10,000 to drive your research, publications and grants! Requires co-co9ntribution from non-NM-INBRE Investigators. Proposal deadline:  2nd Sunday of each month by 11:59 pm. Details and how to apply here.
Upcoming
Opportunities
Monthly Webinar on "How to Navigate the NRMNetwork"
Register for these monthly webinars and stay in the know with the latest updates on features and upcoming opportunities. Every 3rd Monday of the month. Click here to register.

The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM
Public Release: Oct 30, 2019 - 1-3pm EDT

The new National Academies report, The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM, systematically compiles and analyzes current research on the characteristics, competencies, and behaviors of effective mentors and mentees in STEMM. In addition to the comprehensive report, the committee will debut a practical resource guide for mentoring practitioners to create and support viable sustainable mentoring support systems.

University of Utah NRMN 101 Study
Application Deadline:  Nov 11, 2019

Are you finding it challenging to learn the intricacies of writing NIH-style research proposals? Have you considered applying for entry into the University of Utah Grant Writing Coaching Research Study funded by the NIH Common Fund (grant U01 GM132366, administered by the NIGMS)? This study will compare variations of an established grant writing group coaching process to identify features that influence its effectiveness. Click here for more information about this study.

 





15th of each month
Alaska INBRE travel award application deadline


 





Nov. 15
Alaska INBRE Multi-Year Developmental Research Pilot Project application deadline


NIH MOSAIC (UE5) application deadline

NIH LRP application deadline
New Post on NIH Extramural Nexus
 

Congratulations to UAF student Tyler Smith, a recent recipient of an Alaska INBRE Travel Award to attend and present at the Neuroscience 2019 conference.
 
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