You have probably heard of Translational Research before.  You may even know it to be one of the promising recent trends in research.  But, do you really know any details?

Do you know why it is important, or why knowing more about it might open-up new opportunities for you and your research team?

This session of the Research Affairs Noontime Seminar Program will answer these timely questions, and much more!  Please come hear one of our Institution’s most dynamic and enthusiastic researchers, Dr. Kimberly, Director of Translational Research for Basic Sciences and the Cancer Center of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, who is uniquely qualified to present this topic.

See flier for details.

The program will be held in the Research Affairs main conference room from 12-1pm. Physicians attending this session will earn CME. 

You must register to receive credit and so we can have lunch ready for you. Seating is limited.

Please click link Register    

Also, attendees who submit an evaluation form after the program will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card. 

Thank you for your attention. We look forward to seeing you there.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm

You are also required to fill in the Assignment Request Form (Awarding component, study section, individuals who should not review and expertise needed) in the S2S tab of your LLeRA record. NIH receipt and referral staff will no longer look for assignment requests in the Cover Letter (do not include it in the Cover Letter), they are only looking in the PHS Assignment Request Form.

The NIH states, the “Cover Letter should still be used for any narrative information you want to relay to the receipt and referral staff, such as:

• Reason for late application
• Explanation of why a Subaward isn’t active in all periods of the proposed project
• Statements regarding agency approval documents (e.g., requests over $500,000)
• Intent to submit a video as part of the application (NOT-OD-12-141)
• Indication that the proposed study will generate large-scale human or non-human genomic data (NOT-OD-14-111 and NOT-OD-15-027)”

In addition, Authentication of Key Biologics and Chemical Resources, has its own upload tab in your Research Plan section—NIH suggest one page limit.  If your research involves biologics or chemical resources the NIH instructs to: “Briefly describe methods to ensure the identity and validity of key biological and/or chemical resources used in the proposed studies.

• Key biological and/or chemical resources may or may not be generated with NIH funds and: 1) may differ from laboratory to laboratory or over time; 2) may have qualities and/or qualifications that could influence the research data; and 3) are integral to the proposed research. These include, but are not limited to, cell lines, specialty chemicals, antibodies, and other biologics
• Standard laboratory reagents that are not expected to vary do not need to be included in the plan. Examples are buffers and other common biologicals or chemicals.”

If you are working on a multiple Principal Investigator proposal don’t forget the Leadership Plan and if you are submitting a Clinical Trial proposal you must compose a Data Safety Monitor Plan/Board. 

For additional information or clarification contact Cindy Dickson, x44571 or cdickson@llu.edu

The full text is found at http://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6280/1405.1

AMOUNT: up to $225,000/3yrs.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2016 (Letters of Intent)

The Whitehall Foundation assists scholarly research in the life sciences through its research grants and grants-in-aid programs. It is the foundation's policy to support those dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by federal agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. The foundation emphasizes the support of young scientists at the beginning of their careers and productive senior scientists who wish to move into new fields of interest.

1) Research: Research grants of up to $225,000 over three years will be awarded to established scientists of all ages working at accredited institutions in the United States. Grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive, substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose.

2) Grants-in-Aid: One-year grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists.

To be eligible, applicants must hold the position of assistant professor or higher; must hold Principal Investigator status; and be considered an "independent investigator" with his/her own dedicated lab space or with lab space independent of another investigator.

Letters of Intent must be received no later than October 1, 2016. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit complete applications, which must be returned by February 15, 2017.

Link to Complete RFP

Lung Cancer Research Foundation Invites Applications for Research Projects

AMOUNT: up to $75,000/2 yrs.
DEADLINE: July 1, 2016

The Lung Cancer Research Foundation’s mission is to improve and save lives by funding groundbreaking research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and the cure of lung cancer.

To that end, the foundation encourages applications for projects investigating a wide variety of lung cancer research topics from institutions of all sizes — both nationally and internationally. Grants of up to $75,000 over two years will be awarded for projects focused on basic science, translational research, clinical research, supportive care, and/or quality of care/outcomes.

To be eligible, applicants must be junior investigators (e.g. graduate students, medical students, post-doctoral fellows), senior faculty (e.g. assistant/associate/full professors), physicians, and/or nurse researchers.

Link to Complete RFP

American Academy of Neurology Institute Invites Applications for 2016 Medical Education Research Training Fellowship

AMOUNT: $65,000
DEADLINE: October 1, 2016

Through the annual fellowship program, AANI will award one-year grants of $65,000 in support of education and research activities at the applicant’s institution or elsewhere. Supplementation of the stipend with other grants or by the fellowship institution is permissible, but fellows may not accept other fellowships, similar awards, or have another source of support for more than 50 percent of their research salary. Only direct costs will be funded by this fellowship.

To be eligible, all applicants must be an AAN member (Active or Junior) embarking on a career in medical education research who has completed a neurology, child neurology, or neuro-developmental disabilities residency or neurology fellowship within the past five years.

Link to Complete RFP

APF Seeks Applications to Support Mental Health Projects for the Underserved

AMOUNT: $12,000
DEADLINE: December 31, 2016

The American Psychological Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Psychological Association, is accepting applications from mental health clinicians for projects designed to address and improve areas of critical need in society and to encourage early-career psychologists to devote their careers to underserved populations.

Through the Pearson Early Career program, the foundation will award a single grant of $12,000 to a clinician in support of an innovative, scientifically based clinical project in the area of serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, incarcerated or homeless individuals, children with serious emotional disturbance, and adults with serious mental illness.

To be eligible, psychologists must hold an Ed.D., Psy.D., or Ph.D. from an accredited university and be no more than seven years postdoctoral.

Link to Complete RFP

Interested in applying or require additional information contact Cindy Dickson, Research Affairs x46173, cdickson@llu.edu  or Shauna Gifford, Office of Philanthropy x44245, sgifford@llu.edu

CIRM - California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Projects

Applications for the Partnering Opportunity to Create a CIRM Translating Center RFA (INFR2) are due July 15, 2016.

Discovery

Partnering Opportunity for Discovery Stage Research Projects

Applications for the current round of Inception Awards (DISC1) due January 20, 2017.

Applications for the current round of Quest Awards (DISC2) due September 15, 2016.

Applications for the current round of Challenge Awards (DISC3) due September, 2016.

Translational

Partnering Opportunity for Translational Research Projects 

Applications for the current round are due July 15, 2016. It is anticipated that applications under this program announcement will be accepted approximately 3 times per year (every 4 months instead of every 6 months). Critical changes have been made to the Program Announcement. Please use the current version (05.20.16).

Clinical

Clinical Trial Stage Projects 

Applications due on the last business day of each month

Read about our Partnering Opportunity for Clinical Trial Stage Projects in this Brochure

Education

Conference Grants funding opportunities

Applications for conference grants (EDUC1) are due 90 days prior to the first day of the proposed conference.

For additional information visit: https://www.cirm.ca.gov/cirm2awards

Interested in applying or require additional information contact Cindy Dickson, Research Affairs, x46173, cdickson@llu.edu

NIH-National Institutes of Health

Standard Due Dates: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/due-dates-and-submission-policies/standard-due-dates.htm

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages basic research into the role of RNA chemical modifications and their corresponding writers, readers and erasers in the initiation and progression of cancer. Chemical modifications of RNA bases have been reported to regulate the fate and function of both coding and noncoding RNAs and are emerging as a critical element of post-transcriptional gene regulation. This FOA will utilize the Exploratory/Developmental (R21) mechanism which supports investigation of novel scientific ideas or new model systems, tools or technologies that have the potential for significant impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research.

For additional information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-177.html

Application Due Dates: October 7, 2016

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for intervention research designed to support caregivers of adult cancer patients. Interventions supported by this FOA are intended to provide caregivers with care training, promote coping skills, and ultimately help them manage care. Outcomes of such interventions are expected to (1) optimize patient health care utilization, (2) improve caregiver well-being, and (3) improve patient physical health and psychosocial outcomes.

For additional information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-317.html

American Heart Association

Funding Opportunities Announced for Summer Deadlines

The AHA is accepting applications for research awards that will begin on January 1, 2017. Programs being offered for the summer 2016 deadlines are posted on the AHA page. Deadlines vary for affiliate and national programs, and for certain awards.

New! AHA’s Undergraduate Student and Medical/Graduate Student programs have been updated. Both are now institutional awards, and applications are submitted by program directors. The application deadline for these student programs is August 17, 2016.

For additional information visit:

http://professional.heart.org/professional/ResearchPrograms/ApplicationInformation/UCM_316909_Application-Information.jsp

Interested in applying or require additional information contact Cindy Dickson, Research Affairs, x46173, cdickson@llu.edu

• Protocols should be clearly written, direct, and internally consistent. The scientific rationale should be included in the protocol, references should be cited for reviewers who have additional questions, but critical findings from these references should be included in the protocol. Risks should be clearly and directly addressed.  For IRB templates on protocols, go to the Sample Protocol Outline.

• Informed consent documents should avoid medical jargon, clearly inform potential subjects of common and serious potential risks of the study, and explain how treatments in the study differ from standard care. A person who does not have a medical background should be able to understand the study after reading the consent.  You can find IRB’s consent templates here.

• Presents an overview of the basic principles and practice of successful grantsmanship both from a research and programmatic perspective;
• Provides a comprehensive understanding of the different processes, structures, factors and essential skills required when developing competitive proposals that are funded;
• Describes the various key elements involved in proposal preparation such as identifying potential funding resources (government and private/foundations),formulating objectives, determining appropriate project/research design and evaluation methods, building budgets and sustainability plans, and understanding the grant review process.