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~ From the team at Alaska INBRE ~

Weekly Update
September 5, 2023
QUICK REVIEW IF YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES...
  • REGISTER TODAY - 2023 Alaska INBRE Research Retreat - Sept 29-Oct 1 @ Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge - Registration now open!
  • "How to Get Published!" Virtual Workshop - Sept 14, 9-10am via Zoom Register here
  • UAF Responsible Conduct of Research Training - Sept 30, 9am-12:30 pm OR Oct 3, 1-4:30 PM. Contact Carla McCain cmmccain3@alaska.edu to register or for more information.
LAST CHANCE!
2023 Alaska INBRE Research Retreat

September 29-Oct 1, 2023
Talkeetna, Alaska
Deadline to register is September 8th.
 
Alaska INBRE invites you to join us for a two-day, in-state celebration of INBRE-funded research.  The retreat includes a keynote speaker, poster sessions and an opportunity for collaboration and networking.  The 2023 retreat will take place at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, Talkeetna, AK September 29 - October 1, 2023.

Lodging, meals, and motorcoach (bus) transportation are provided for Alaska INBRE participants including piloted researchers, GRAs, URAs, curriculum development awardees and researchers/labs in the Alaska network. All other researchers and students are welcome to register with funding provided on a case-by-case basis.
REGISTER HERE
Check out this great professional development resource! Topics include Foundations, Science Culture, Career Guidance, Science Communication, Experimental Resources...and more.

ATTN:  STUDENTS!

Responsible Conduct of Research Training


Sept 30, 9am-12:30 pm OR Oct 3, 1-4:30 PM
Responsible Conduct of Research is a required training for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers supported by NSF and NIH awards. This workshop fulfills the requirements for formal RCR instruction. It is an NIH requirement that all BLaST Mentors, Scholars, UREs, and other funded projects participate in RCR training. 

This training is a two-part training:
  • Part I - Complete an online CITI Training module
  • Part 2 - Participate in RCR training.
  • You must complete both parts to receive your RCR certificate.
Contact Carla McCain cmmccain3@alaska.edu to register or for more information.

Upcoming Workshops on
Working With Indigenous Communities

Dr. Cana Itchuaqiyak will be leading several workshops on working with Indigenous communities on UAF campus this fall. The workshops are organized and sponsored by the Moving Forward Together program (Transforming Arctic Geosciences for Alaska Native Sovereignty and Science).
  • Graduate students: Cultural Humility Workshops 9/19 & 10/24, 2-3:30, Brooks Building Gathering Room
  • Faculty: Indigenous Partners in Arctic Research meeting, 9/18, 3:30-5, IARC 401
  • Faculty: Cultural Humility Workshop 9/20, 1:15-2:45, IARC 401
Registration for the 2023 Network of Minority Health Research investigators (NMRI) West Region  Workshop is now open. The meeting, sponsored by University of Nevada Las Vegas will be held Oct 24-25, 2023.

Open to underrepresented minority investigators, including post-graduate doctoral students, who are conducting biomedical research. The meeting will include mentorship, poster presentations, and scholarly exchange among field leaders. Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts. Visit the meeting page for more information. Abstract submission deadline is Sept 25, 2023.

Limited travel awards are available.

 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Upcoming Webinars/Conferences
MRI Safety Training @ UAF - Sept 6, 4-5pm, Murie 103. Contact Carl Murphy cjmurphy4@alaska.edu for more information.

MW CTR-IN ATRIP Ambassador Program Monthly Session - Sept 8, 12:30-1:30pm AKST. Presented by the Professional Development (PD) Core of Ambassador Translational Research in Progress (ATRIP). Special guest speakers are Francisco S. Sy, PI, MW CTR-IN Program, University of Nevada, "Overview of MW CTR-IN Initiatives," and Larissa Myaskovsky, Core Director PD Core, MW CTR-IN, and Director ATRIP Program at University of New Mexico, will present ATRIP Program Orientation and Professional Development (PD) Core Overview." Register here

Webinar:  IDeA Clinical & Translational Research Network Award Opportunities, Sept 8, 2-4pm ET (10am-12pm AK) The awards aim to support clinical and translational research, workforce development, and infrastructure enhancement at health research organizations that have limited clinical and translational research capacity or have ongoing clinical and translational research programs but are located in states where another organization holds a CTSA award. via Zoom  More information

Virtual Workshop - "How to get Published!" - Thurs, Sept 14, 9-10am via Zoom
Presented by Alaska EPSCoR with special guests Dr. Will White (Oregon State University), Dr. Stephanie Kamel (University of North Carolina Wilmington), co-editors-in-chief of the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology; and Dr. Peter Pertraitis (University of Pennsylvania), retired editor-in-chief. Topics covered will be steps in the publication process, differences in publication models, how to find the right journal, do's and don't for MS prep, how to respond to reviewers effectively, and DEI considerations in publishing. Register here

 

 
Alaska INBRE Award Opportunities:
  • Student Professional Development Awards are designed to provide an opportunity to present research, engage with mentors, and/or obtain technical training in science related to the specific aims of the Alaska INBRE Program.  Funding Opportunity Announcement
  • Researcher (non-student) Professional Development Awards are designed to provide an opportunity to present research, engage with mentors, and/or obtain technical training in science related to the specific aims of the Alaska INBRE Program.  Funding Opportunity Announcement
  • Bioinformatics Call for Service Requests - The goal of this award is to expand access to the range of bioinformatics resources, training and services available to biomedical health researchers within the state and beyond those currently available within the State of Alaska. Bioinformatics includes acquisition, organization, analysis, and interpretation of biomedical and health-related data combining the use of computer science, statistics, mathematics, and engineering to develop databases, retrieval mechanisms, and data analysis tools, and to analyze data and interpret results.  Funding Opportunity Announcement
  • Request for Publication Support - Alaska INBRE aims to expand One Health biomedical research in Alaska by supporting biomedical and health research expertise, infrastructure, and translational capacity. Occasionally, requests for funding outside of our current opportunities can be made, including help to pay for page charges of peer-reviewed articles or chapters in bonafide publlications. Funding Opportunity Announcement
URSA Award Opportunities:  The office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Activity (URSA) is UAF's resource for the development and promotion of experiential learning activities that engage undergraduate students to support UAF's goal to become a leading student-focused research university. Apply today for the following  2023 awards: 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.
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) Program for Early Stage Investigators - NIGMS has announced that the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) notice of funding opportunity for early stage investigators (ESIs) (PAR-23-145) has been reissued. MIRA funding provides support for an area of research in an ESI’s laboratory that falls within the NIGMS mission. The next application due date is October 3, 2023

AIM-AHEAD Call for Proposals
The NIH's Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program has established mutually beneficial, coordinated, and trusted partnerships to enhance the participation and representation of researchers and communities currently underrepresented in the development of AI/ML models and to improve the capabilities of this emerging technology, beginning with electronic health records (EHR) and extending to other diverse data to address health disparities and inequities. More information.

 
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