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- NCURA Webinar - FREE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE FROM ALASKA INBRE! NIH Date Management & Sharing Policy - Budgeting and Application Tips and Tricks (or Treat?) - Oct 30, 2023 @ 2-3:30pm EST (10-11:30am AKST) - Please register here no later than Monday, October 23rd.
- MW CTR-IN FOA Webinar - Oct 18 @ 2pm PT (1pm AK) via Zoom
- IGNITE Save-the-Date - January 8-9, 2024 in Anchorage.
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Student Spotlight
Becca Olson
Amy Loeffler | Senior Science Communicator/IAB
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Becca Olson is trying to understand if cold-adapted bacteria in permafrost require less nutrients than their non-cold-adapted counterparts. Pursuing research through the lens of an astrobiologist, she’s hoping the microbes that she’s studying down here on Earth in the Boreal forest will be able to tell us something about life on other planets. Olson was recognized by the National Science Foundation last year with an Honorable Mention for her research in the competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
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When did you first know you wanted to be a science as a career?
I knew in high school that I wanted to pursue biology. I was a competitive gymnast pursuing college gymnastics teams when I took 10th grade biology. I had an inspirational teacher that allowed me to run gels and gain molecular lab experience while being flexible with an athletic schedule. I began to realize that it was possible for me to be a nearly full-time athlete while pursuing the demanding STEM degree that I wanted. This teacher helped me complete many college biology credits during high school. This allowed me to get a head start on courses and have a more flexible schedule in college.
Whose lab are you currently working in and what is your current research focus?
I am currently a master’s student in Mario Muscarella’s lab. My research is focused on anaerobic microbial cycles in boreal topsoil, specifically the methane and mercury cycles.
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How has INBRE helped you achieve your research goals?
INBRE has funded me for two consecutive summers. This summer INBRE generously provided mentorship funding for myself and an undergraduate assistant. This allowed us to almost entirely finish my thesis research outside of the stress of the school year. Last summer, INBRE funding allowed me to take ownership of a separate research project, studying the impacts of herbicides on soil microbiomes. This will allow me to graduate in the spring of 2024 with (hopefully) two published papers. The support of INBRE over the last two summers has allowed me to work full-time on research projects specific to my education and research interests. For this I am tremendously grateful.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
During the summer, I enjoy living off the land as much as possible: fishing, gardening, foraging, canning etc. Most of my past research has involved soil quality and sustainable agriculture, due to this passion of mine. During the winter, I love skiing, ice climbing and anything mountain sport related. It is a dream of mine that one day my field work will involve alpine and glacier travel.
This article was supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number 2P20GM103395. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the official views of the NIH.
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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Webinar
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Notice of Information
DEBUT 2024 Challenge
(Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams)
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has released a Notice of Information for the 2024 DEBUT Challenge. Started in 2012, NIBIB's annual DEBUT Challenge has solicited design projects that develop innovative solutions to unmet health and clinical problems. Areas of interest for the biomedical engineering projects include, but are not limited to: diagnostics, therapeutics, technologies for underserved populations or low-resource settings, point-of-care systems, precision medicine, preventive medicine, technologies to aid individuals with disabilities, and technologies for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of diseases and illnesses such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, or diabetes. Please see the official Notice of Information here
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LISTENING
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S C I E N C E
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IAB Life Sciences Seminars - Fridays @ 3pm in Murie Auditorium, UAF
- Oct 20 - Lief Fenno MD PhD, University of Texas Austin
- Oct 27 - Greg Breed, UAF Biology & Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology
UAA Biological Sciences Seminar Series - 2nd and 4th Fridays @ 2pm in CPISB 120 UAA. Check here for latest schedule.
- Oct 27 - Ms. Karen Carlson will presen her non-thesis Capstone presentation, "Arctic ground squirrels incorporate recycled urea-nitrogen into their tissues during hibernation."
- Nov 10 - Multiple short presentations by Biological Sciences graduate students
TRiM Metabolomics Journal Club - Fridays @ 12-1pm via Zoom or Murie 230, UAF
Oct. 20 - Dr. Lief Fenno, University of Texas at Austin will present "Development and Application of Molecular Techniques for Neuroscience."
SHARe Think-a-Thons - Join the NIH Science Collaborative for Health disparities and Artificial intelligence bias Reduction (SHARe) for monthly think-a-thons:
- Oct 20 - Data Science Projects 3 - Health Outcomes
- Nov 15 - ScHARe Data Repository 1 - Data Ecosystem, Tools and Resources
- Dec 20 - ScHARe Data Repository 2 - Data Upload, Common Data Elements, Mapping to Federated Data
- See the full schedule and register here
MRI Safety Training - Nov 6, 2023 @ 4-5pm, Murie 103, UAF
This training is required for anyone that wishes to have access to the MRI suite, and is highly recommended for anyone that ever needs to go into the suite, including facilities, custodial, and emergency first responders, as well as any researchers that may need to work in the suite. Everyone is welcome to attend. Learn the basics of MRI, proper safety precautions, what to do in an emergency
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Upcoming Webinars/Conferences
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FREE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE FROM ALASKA INBRE! NCURA Webinar: NIH Date Management & Sharing Policy - Budgeting and Application Tips and Tricks (or Treat?) - Oct 30, 2023 @ 2-3:30pm EST (10-11:30am AKST) - AK INBRE Is sponsoring a NCURA Webinar on NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy to be held on Monday, October 30th from 10am - 12:30pm. NIH requires data management and sharing plans on all proposals. For those seeking NIH funding, those preparing NIH proposals, and those managing NIH funded projects, this is the presentation for you! Please register here no later than Monday, October 23rd. Happy Learning!
Mountain West CTR-IN - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for annual meeting, Jan 30-31, 2024 in Las Vegas. The abstracts should be focused on clinical and translational research, with priority on health disparities research in the Mountain West region. Submission deadline is Oct 31, 2023 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION INFORMATION
SBIR/STTR Fall Innovation Conference - Nov 28-29, 2023, Washington, DC - The SBIR and STTR programs are dynamic catalysts, introducing vital financial support into a wide range of startups and small businesses. They ignite innovation across various technology domains and markets, aligning with federal R&D requirements fostering a culture of commercialization and powering our nation's technological advancement by making research a reality. Don't miss your opportunity to hear first hand how they can help you make that happen this Nov 28-29 in Washington, DC. Register here View the Day-At-A-Glance
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Alaska INBRE Award Opportunities:
MW CTR-IN 2024-2025 Funding Opportunity Announcements:
- Pilot Projects (PPG) for early career and/or other midlevel-to-senior investigators seeking support to obtain key preliminary data that will eventually support and inform a competitive "R-level" grant application to NIH or other extramural funding sources.
- Multi-Site Pilot Projects (MSPP) for multi-site clinical and translational (CTR) research with the expectation that the project will yield key preliminary data and capacity building to facilitate a large-scale multi-site extramural grant application or other extramural grant funding opportunities.
- Community Engagement Projects (CERP) for faculty who have already established relationships with community partners to engage in research with those communities and are seeking to generate key preliminary data and evidence of robust community-engaged research to support and inform a competitive "R-level" grant application to NIH or other extramural funding sources.
- For more information please visit https://ctrin.unlv.edu/
URSA Award Opportunities: The office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Activity (URSA) is accepting applications for the Spring Student Project Award, offering up to $3,000 for individual applicants or up to $6,000 for group applicants to use toward an undergraduate research or creative activity project in the Spring 2024 term. More information
2023 ITHS Pilot Program Awards: Apply Now Since 2008, ITHS has offered funding for new clinical and translational research projects or “pilots” to get off the ground. Investigators from across the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region are encouraged to apply.
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