1. YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU LOG IN IF YOUR PASSWORD IS NOT AT LEAST 8 CHARACTERS LONG.Any new passwords must also  be at least 8 characters long.
2. You will see a new look and functionality when you open individual protocols or proposals (e.g., screen layouts). Though the interface looks different, it is the same information. And don’t worry, any information previously enters is still in the record.
3. If you still get the maintenance page that the system is undergoing the upgrade, please clear your browser cache and try again.
4. If you have any questions, or discover any issues that were not previously reported please do not hesitate to contact Sherie Donahue, sdonahue@llu.edu.

A Symposium for the LLU Research Community

Thursday, October 30, 2014

8:30 am - 4:40 pm

Wong Kerlee Conference Center

REGISTER NOW, whether for a single session  or for the whole day: http://myllu.llu.edu/owl  Keyword: LLU Research

Envision the future of research at Loma Linda University Health: Where are we heading?   Will it impact your personal research interests?

The symposium offers something for everyone:

• basic scientists
• social and behavioral researchers
• community investigators
• public health researchers
• clinical scientists
• clinical trial coordinators
• research directors/administrators 

Program Schedule

8:30        Registration; Breakfast Buffet

                Visit Research Affairs Resource Tables

9:00        INTRODUCTION  & OPENING

                    Anthony J. Zuccarelli, PhD

9:15        Vision for Research at LLUH

                    Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH                      

10:00     “Research Strengths, Past to Present”

                    Penelope Duerksen-Hughes, PhD

                    Anthony J. Zuccarelli, PhD

11:00    “Research: Touching community and changing practice”

                    Heather Javaherian-Dysinger, OTD

                    Susanne Montgomery, PhD

                    Brian Oshiro, MD

12:00    LUNCH/KEYNOTE SPEAKER

“Opportunities for Health Research”

                    David Williams, PhD, Harvard

1:30        “Invention, Discovery & Reality”

Presenters:  David J. Baylink, MD; Wolff M. Kirsch, MD

Reinhard W. Schulte, M.D., PhD

                    Moderator:  Brian S. Bull, MD

2:30        “Research Trends in the U.S.”

                    Mark Whiteley, CannonDesign

3:30        “Engaging Patients in Research- A Team Approach from

                  Design to Outcome”

H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS; Kimberly Payne, PhD Christiane Schubert, PhD

REGISTER NOW, whether for a single session  or for the whole day: http://myllu.llu.edu/owl  Keyword: LLU Research

No charge to the LLU community. 

For questions or assistance, call: (909) 558-4831 or ext. 44831

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Staff Development is authorized by the California Board of Registered Nursing to offer this course for 3 contact hours,   Loma Linda University Medical Center is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation. For other discipline continuing education credit, please contact staff development coordinator at (909) 558-3500.

Hosted by: Loma Linda University Health Research Affairs

On the Research Affairs website, the farthest right tab of the burgandy toolbar is called 'Search This Site.' This search feature will search only the Research Administration and Clinical Trial Center sections of the Loma Linda website. So go ahead and try it and we would love to hear any feedback you may have. Please send any questions or comments to researchaffairs@llu.edu

http://www.llu.edu/pages/handbook/administrativehandbook/D-Financial%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/D-01A%20Expenditure%20of%20Funds%20Form.pdf

Please reference LLUAHSC Policy D-1, Authorization for the Expenditure of Funds, for additional information.

The following Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Department of Defense (DOD) funding opportunity being managed by the office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program

• Convergence Science Research Award
• Quality of Life Research Award
• Military Risk Factors Research Award

Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcement. The Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov), the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) (https://eBRAP.org).

2. Defense Health Program Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program

The Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Defense Appropriations Act provides $120 million (M) to the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) to support innovative, high-impact breast cancer research. The BCRP is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

FY14 BCRP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the Breakthrough Award are posted on Grants.gov.

Breakthrough Award – Key Features.

• Supports promising research that has the potential to lead to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer.
• Potential impact of the research may be near-term or long-term, but it must be significant and go beyond an incremental advancement.
• Partnering PI Option allows two PIs, termed Initiating and Partnering PIs, to collaborate on a single application.
• Four different funding levels, based on the scope of research, are available. It is the responsibility of the PI to select the funding level that is most appropriate for the research proposed.

• Funding Level 1: Maximum funding of $350,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 3 years.
• Funding Level 2: Maximum funding of $700,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 3 years.
• Funding Level 3: Maximum funding of $2.5M for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 5 years.
• Funding Level 4: Maximum funding of $10M for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 5 years.

Funding Levels 1 and 2 - Letter of intent is due December 3, 2014; Full applications are due December 17, 2014

• Eligibility: Investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent).
• Postdoctoral fellows are eligible to submit.
• Submission of a Letter of Intent is required prior to full application submission.
• Each PI may submit only one application as a single PI or Initiating PI.
• Clinical trials are not allowed.
• Applications are encouraged, but not required, to include breast cancer advocate involvement.

Funding Levels 3 and 4 - Preproposal is due October 22, 2014; Full applications are due January 29, 2015

• Eligibility: Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent).
• Submission of a preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• Each PI may submit only one application as a single PI or Initiating PI.
• Clinical trials are allowed.
• Applications are required to include two or more breast cancer advocates.

All applications must conform to the Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that are available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website. A listing of all USAMRMC funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.

For more information about the BCRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil).