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QUICK TAKES...if you only have a minute or two
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Alaska INBRE Investigators Receive Seven
Administrative Supplement Awards
We can’t say it enough, Alaskan researchers rock! The NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awards Administrative Supplement opportunities to develop collaborations between investigators, purchase equipment, address critical issues of women’s health, and surveillance studies of SARS-CoV-2 viral strains. Since 2019 the Alaska INBRE program has received seven Administrative Supplements totaling $2,028,441.
Awardees in 2019 and 2020 were Jennifer Shaw, Jaedon Avey, Matthew Wooller, Sara Buckingham, and Holly Martinson for a total of $568,607.
In the current award year, a total of $1,459,834 has been awarded to Patrick Tomco, Jack Chen, Devin Drown, Eric Bortz, Lauren Lessard, Katie Cueva, and Jennifer Schmidt.
Congratulations to all of our awardees!
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Webinar - Oct 27
"The Role of Research and Data in Advancing American Indian and Alaska Native Health Policy"
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Harvard University Native American Program and Global Health & Social Medicine invite you to join them for their Indigenous Health and Well-Being Colloquium Series. This month Yvette Roubideaux, MD, Director, Policy Research Center, National Congress of American Indians, will present "The Role of Research and Data in Advancing American Indian and Alaska Native Health Policy." This presentation will review examples where data and research can help develop and promote policies that have a better chance of addressing persistent health disparities and promoting health in tribal communities. Oct 27, 12PM ET (8AM AK) via Zoom.
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Biomedical Commercialization
Short Course
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ASCEND is offering a virtual, multi-site course, “Bridging the Gap: Commercialization for Biomedical Researchers” for the Western IDeA states. This four-week course provides an introduction to commercialization and tech transfer for biomedical researchers. Our past attendees have included staff, graduate students, post docs, and faculty working in NIH research. This program uses a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous instruction with a weekly meeting time on Wednesdays from 2-3PM MDT in October. This four-week course starts on October 6th and ends on October 27th. The sessions below are listed for Mountain Time. Register here.
- October 6: 2 - 3pm: The Commercialization Path
- October 13: 2 – 3pm: Intellectual Property and Protection
- October 20: 2 – 3pm: Commercialization Skills and Capital-Raising Skills
- October 27: 2 – 3pm: Pitch Deck Best Practices
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ONE HEALTH SEMINAR SPEAKER SERIES - sponsored by BLaST and COHR
Sept 27, 4-5pm via Zoom - Dr. Muhammad H. Zaman, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Boston University, will present "A One health approach to improve healthcare among vulnerable populations." Register here.
NIGMS CLOUD TRAINING - GOOGLE/AWS: Register here
- Sept 27 - AWS Technical Essentials
- Oct 4 - AWS Technical Essentials
- Oct 11 - AWS Technnical Essentials
- Oct 11 - GCP Fundamentals - Big Data and Machine Learning
- Oct 12 - Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine
- Oct 18 - AWS Security Essentials
IAB LIFE SCIENCES SEMINAR SERIES (UAF) - Fridays @ 3pm Hybrid format of Zoom and in-person (when possible) in Murie auditorium.
- Oct 1 - Mick Buckley,, Canadian photojournalist and filmkaker, will present "CRISIS at the THIRD POLE."
- Oct 8 - Eugenie Euskirchen, PhD, Associate Professor, IAB and B&W, UAF, TBA
- Oct 22 - James Morton, Jr, PhD, Research Assistant Professor and Counselor Educator, IAB/CANHR, TBA
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.
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.
UAA BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Fridays @ 3:30 pm via Zoom
Oct 15 - Dr. Julie Maresca, University of Delaware, will present "Groundwater subsidies to salmonid streams: A decade+ of collaborative science and outcomes in Alaska"
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ALASKA INBRE AWARD OPPORTUNITIES:
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Career
Development
Opportunities
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VIRTUAL FALL 2021 BIOINFORMATICS INTENSIVES - NEW MEXICO INBRE
Option 1 - Oct 4-15, 2021
Option 2 - Nov 8-19, 2021
MORE INFORMATION
SACNAS NATIONAL DIVERSITY IN STEM DIGITAL CONFERENCE - Oct 25-29, 2021
Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM). More Information and Registration
NIH VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON PROGRAM FUNDING & GRANTS ADMINISTRATION - Nov 1-4, 2021. Register here
ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS (ABRCMS)
Nov 10-13, Virtual - Visit the ABRCMS event site for schedule, keynote speakers and registration information.
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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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:
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