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QUICK TAKES...if you only have a minute or two
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Resilient Scientist Workshop Series this Fall!
Webinars - Thursdays Sept 23-Nov 18
Grad Student Discussion Sessions - Mondays Sept 27-Nov 22
Undergrad Student Discussion Sessions - Tuesdays Sept 28-Nov 23
Alaska INBRE has partnered with EPSCoR and BLaST to bring the NIH Resilient Scientist Workshop Series to our network. The goal of the series is to help you develop the resilience you need to navigatet challenging situations in school, work and life. The series is only open to INBRE, EPSCoR and BLaST students, both undergraduate and graduate. Space is limited so register soon!
If you are interested in participating, you will need to watch the webinars and attend the discussion groups (either graduate or undergraduate). The webinars will be recorded and can be watched anytime prior to the discussion sessions the following week. The complete schedule is provided on the registration form.
Click here for more information.
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We invite you to let us know how you have been "Impacted by INBRE" so we can celebrate with you! It's easy! Just complete our form
https://forms.gle/WffVsZhGwjdJ2pHAA
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NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration
Nov 1-4, 2021
This free virtual seminar is designed specifically for administrators, researchers, early-stage investigators, graduate students, or anyone new to working with the NIH grants process. Learn about NIH grant processes, policies, and programs. Interact with NIH program, grants management, review and policy staff. Gather resources to use and share with colleagues. Engage and network with your peers.
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New Funding Opportunity
BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT
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The Biomedical Learning and Student Trainingn (BLaST) program invites proposals for the purchase of equipment to support student biomedical research training. A full description and supporting documents can be found here.
Deadline is October 3, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact Adam Chisom at ajchisom@alaska.edu.
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The following opportunities for research project support through the Mountain West CTR-IN will be reviewed at a webinar on October 6, 2021, Noon Alaska Time.
Community-Engaged Research Pilot Grants
Pilot Grants
Multi-Site Pilot Project
Programmatic Priorities:
- Childhood obesity and metabolic conditions including diabetes and other related factors of food security, food sovereignty, and healthy food access
- Opioid and other substance abuse, mental health/suicide prevention and psycho-social trauma
- COVID-19, including impacts to healthcare access, associated influences on mental health, and disproportionate impacts to vulnerable populations.
Please contact Julie Benson, Alaska INBRE Program Administrator, if you have any questions - jcbenson@alaska.edu.
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SEPTEMBER RESEARCH BROWNBAG - ANTHC via Zoom
Sept 15 @ 12-12:30pm - Pamela Sinicrope, PhD, MAYO Institute and Zoe Merritt, MPH, ANTHC will present "Facebook Intervention for Connecting Alaska Native People Who Smoke to Quit (CAN Quit): Phase 2 & 3 Results"
UAA BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Fridays @ 3:30 pm via Zoom
Sept 17 - Dr. Coowe Walker, Alaska Center for Conservation Science
IAB LIFE SCIENCES SEMINAR SERIES (UAF) - Fridays @ 3pm Hybrid format of Zoom and in-person (when possible) in Murie auditorium.
Sept 17 - Dan Mann, PhD, Research Professor, IAB, will present "Recent Advances in the Biogeography of the Bering Land Bridge"
TRiM FRIDAY JOURNAL CLUB - Fridays @ 12-1 PM via Zoom Please join Transformative Research in Metabolism (TRiM) to discuss peer-reviewed literature in metabolomics and hibernation research.
MRI SAFETY TRAINING - Mon, Sept 20 @ 5:15-6:15 pm via Zoom
Presented by Phil Shenk, MRI Safety Officer. Learn the basics of MRI, proper safety precautions, what to do in an emergency. Required for anyone that wishes to have access to the MRI suite - facilities, custodial, emergency first responders, researchers. Contact Carl Murphy cjmurphy4@alaska.edu for more information.
BLaST MENTORING DISCUSSION VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Sept 20, 12-1pm "Writing a Mentoring Philosophy." Open to any mentors - faculty, grad students and staff. Contact Lori Gildehaus at lagildehaus@alaska.edu for more information.
BEYOND THE SYMPTOM: THE BIOLOGY OF FATIGUE - Sept 27-28 @ 10am Eastern (6am Alaska)
This virtual workshop is a joint efforf of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Program and the Sleep Research Society. More information.
CORE SERVICE SEMINAR - Oct 13, 2021 2-3:30 pm Eastern
The Rhode Island COBREs on Stem Cells and Aging, CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology, and Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapeutic Discovery have joined forces for this informational seminar to showcase the resources available to you. Get access to instruments, technologies, and services as well as expert consultation. More information.
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ALASKA INBRE AWARD OPPORTUNITIES:
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Career
Development
Opportunities
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS (SCGSR) US Department of Energy. Applications are due November 10, 2021
More Information Frequently Asked Questions
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM University of Hawaii at Manoa and MW CTR-IN - This program is a better fit for our faculty by offering the curriculum online to better accommodate the needs and time constraints of the busy professional learner. More information.
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A team of UA biomedical researchers have joined a federally funded effort to improve tracking of COVID-19 variants throughout the state. The NIH grant supports efforts to sequence and analyze genomes of variants circulating in Alaska. Participants include UAF researchers Jack Chen and Devin Drown, and UAA researchers Jason Burkhead, Cindy Knall and Eric Bortz, with collaborators Southcentral Foundation and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Check here for the latest report
Covid Information from our partners:
UAA
UAF
UAS
ANTHC
Southcentral Foundation
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Do you have great news you'd like to share?
We invite you to let us know how you have been "Impacted by INBRE" so we can celebrate with you!
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Please Share!
Publications, News Articles, Announcements, and Photos!
Pilot Faculty, Undergraduate, and Graduate Research Assistants: Please send your news, publications, post-doc announcements, and photos, we would like to share. Thank you in advance for your help!
Please send to:
ua-akinbre@alaska.edu
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