2016 Research Affairs Symposium

Preliminary Program

Thursday, October 20

7:30     Registration/Breakfast Buffet

8:30 – 12:00 pm Morning sessions:

• A dialog between President Richard Hart and associate deans for research from each school on the opportunities and challenges of research collaboration at LLUH.
• LLUH researcher reports on evidence for successful inter-professional research teams.
• Community-based research: Building research collaboration with LLUH’s neighbors.

Noon - 1:30 Lunch

Dr. John Husing, Inland Empire economist: The impact of LLUH healthcare, research, and education on the IE.

1:40 – 5:00 pm Afternoon sessions:

• Campus resources to support collaborative research
• International research: steps to successful research in a foreign setting
• Team building – the perinatal biology experience
• Exciting Announcement! Details about new LLUH grant for collaborative researchers.

Friday, October 21

7:30     Registration/Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am–12:00 pm Morning sessions:

• Adventist Health Study opportunities for collaboration
• Oncology research as a team effort
• From the bench to the consumer – Tech Transfer support for LLUH  investigators
• Clinical resources to support research teams.

Noon - 1:30 Box Lunch

PIs with practical insight on sharing the load in clinical research

CME & CEU Available

• The Loma Linda University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Loma Linda University School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Loma Linda University Medical Center Office of Staff Development is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. LLUMC Office of Staff Development maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This event meets the qualifications for 11 hours of continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the American Psychological Association.
• Loma Linda University Medical Center, Staff Development is a Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 00239, and this program is approved for 11 contact hours.
• Loma Linda University Medical Center, Staff Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education
• For registration and more information please click here

Grant Management Best Practices and Single Audit Red Flags

Once again, the Research Affairs Noontime Seminar provides the BEST opportunity for you to learn important information about your research in a casual setting, directly from the experts.  For this session, staff from Research Affairs Financial Management will give you the straight story and important tips how you can effectively keep track of the MONEY side of your project.  Science is the goal … but without getting the money part right, the whole effort is jeopardized.  Come refine your knowledge and skills in the critical area of financial monitoring. As an added bonus, a guest speaker from Internal Audit will provide a perspective you may not yet have encountered.

The seminar 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  

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

http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/reftable.shtml

FY16 Parkinson's Research Program (PRP)

Focused Idea Award

Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): November 9, 2016
Application: November 30, 2016

Impact Award

Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 7, 2016
Application: November 30, 2016

FY16 Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Research Program (PRARP)

Pre-Application (Preproposal): August 17, 2016
Invitation to Submit an Application: October 5, 2016
Application: November 9, 2016

FY16 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 14, 2016
Invited Application: December 8, 2016

FY16 Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) - Idea Development Award

Pre-Application (Preproposal): August 17, 2016
Invitation to Submit an Application: October 5, 2016
Application: November 9, 2016

FY16 Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP)

Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 7, 2016
Application: December 7, 2016

FY16 Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (PH/TBIRP)

Pre-Application (Preproposal): August 17, 2016
Application: November 30, 2016 
A pre-application submission is required. 
Full application submission is by invitation only.

Visit the funding opportunities website for additional information

http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/reftable.shtml

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

https://www.cirm.ca.gov/researchers/funding-opportunities

Partnering Opportunity for Discovery Stage Research & Translational Research Projects

The objective of the Discovery Program is to support exploratory research leading to the discovery of novel stem cell technologies to improve patient care.
 

DISC 1: The Inception Awards

Applications due January 20, 2017

The Inception Awards Program provides seed funding to support the exploration of transformational ideas that hold the potential to greatly impact the field of human stem cell research, but that require the generation of additional data to be competitive for larger funding opportunities through CIRM or other sources. Please see the Program Announcement for full details.

DISC 1 Program Announcement: Partnering Opportunity For Discovery Stage Research Projects: The Inception Awards 

It is anticipated that applications under this program announcement will be accepted at approximately 12 month intervals.

DISC 2: The Quest Awards

Applications due September 15, 2016

The Quest Awards Program promotes the discovery of promising new stem cell-based technologies that could be translated to enable broad use and ultimately, improve patient care. Projects funded through the Quest Awards should propose technology that is uniquely enabled by human stem/progenitor cells or directly reprogrammed cells, or uniquely enabling for the advancement of stem cell-based therapies. Please see the Program Announcement for full details.

DISC 2 Program Announcement: Partnering Opportunity for Discovery Stage Research Projects: The Quest Awards 

DISC 3: The Challenge Award

Applications for the next Challenge Award are To Be Determined

The Challenge Award program provides funding to address or overcome key challenges in the stem cell field that are preventing or slowing the discovery of promising new stem cell technologies that could be rapidly translated towards improving patient care. 

For previous Challenge awards, please refer to our Previous Funding Opportunties.

Partnering Opportunity for Translational Research Projects

Applications for the current round are due December 5, 2016

The objective of Translational Research Projects is to create a highly competitive opportunity for promising stem cell-based projects that accelerate completion of translational stage activities necessary for advancement to clinical study or broad end use for any one of the following product types.

TRAN 1: Stem cell-based therapeutic candidate

TRAN 2: Diagnostic based on stem cells, or critical for stem cell based therapy development or use

TRAN 3: Medical device (non-diagnostic) for a stem cell-based therapy or critical for stem cell based therapy development or use

TRAN 4: Novel tool that addresses a critical bottleneck to the discovery or development of stem cell-based therapy

Please see the Program Announcement for full details: Partnering Opportunity for Translational Research Projects

Visit the funding opportunities website for additional information

https://www.cirm.ca.gov/researchers/funding-opportunities

Entering its fourth year, the Blavatnik National Awards celebrate America’s most innovative and promising faculty-rank scientists and engineers. Your institution is invited to nominate one outstanding candidate in each of the three disciplinary categories: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry. One nominee in each category will be awarded $250,000 and be named a 2017 Blavatnik National Laureate.

The nomination period will begin on September 21^st, 2016 and end on November 16^th, 2016.  Letters of support must be submitted by November 30^th, 2016.

Please refer to the updated 2017 national nomination guidelines for details on candidate eligibility, nomination requirements, and selection criteria. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. You may send inquiries to blavatnikawards@nyas.org  or directly contact the Blavatnik Awards staff at (212) 298-8624 (M-F, 9 am – 5 pm ET). Additional information is also available at: http://blavatnikawards.org/national-awards/.

We look forward to hearing about the most exciting and promising young faculty researchers from your institution. 

Please contact Cindy Dickson (cdickson@llu.edu) if you wish to apply.

The Office of the Associate Dean of Basic Science and Translational Research is pleased to announce the fifth annual administration of Grants to Promote Collaborative and Translational Research (GCAT). These grants are designed for teams of basic and clinical scientists, who will work together to develop insights and approaches to clinically-relevant issues that have the potential to make a difference in the lives of patients. In addition, these awards will promote collaborations between clinical and basic scientists within the School of Medicine, and allow the awardees to obtain preliminary data that will help them compete successfully for external funding. Funds from the School of Medicine are to be matched 1:1 by the clinical department, for a total award of up to $75,000 to be spent over a two-year funding period.

GCAT Letters of Intent due by August 15, 2016, 5:00 PM  
GCAT Proposal Submissions due by September 12, 2016, 5:00 PM

The Dean of Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLUSD) and the Associate Dean for Research (CDR) are pleased to announce the 2016-17 LLUSD Faculty Interdisciplinary Translational Research Grant.

Purpose and Objectives

This grant is to foster collaborative translational dental research that has the potential to:

1. Augment prevention strategies in dentistry
2. Improve delivery of patient care
3. Treat or cure major oral diseases

It is hoped that the successful proposal will be a springboard for application for extramural grant funding opportunities.

A key goal of the institutional strategic plan for research, endorsed by the LLU Board of Trustees, is to expand the population of faculty involved in extramurally funded research.  One mechanism for meeting that objective is to encourage faculty from different backgrounds and capabilities to collaborate in the design of innovative, interdisciplinary research proposals.

Research Affairs is pleased to announce the Request for Application for the 2016 Grants for Research and School Partnerships (GRASP) program. These awards will provide support for new investigators from different schools to cooperate in pioneering research projects. The intent of the GRASP awards is to create a training ground for collaborative partnerships that will have the capability to apply for new extramural grant applications. More information can be found on the GRASP page.

GRASP Letters of Intent due by Monday, September 19, 2016 5:00 PM
GRASP Proposal Submissions due by Monday, October 17, 2016, 5:00 PM