BME Seminar--Chris Taitt, PhD
2018-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Chris Taitt, PhD; Research Scientist, US Naval Research Laboratory – Talk title TBD

BME Seminar--TBA
2018-04-27 12:00 - 13:00
Seminar speaker to be announced

BME Seminar--Undergraduate Research
2018-05-04 12:00 - 13:00
Presentations by undergraduates on research projects

Pharmacology Seminar - Ann Marie Pendergast, PhD
2018-05-08 16:00 - 17:00
Ann Marie Pendergast, PhD; Professor of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Duke University – “Kinase Networks Promote Breast and Lung Cancer Metastasis”
For more information on Dr. Pendergast click here

John Burris - BWF President
2018-06-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Pagano Room, LCCC
John Burris, President of the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, will present a seminar on the BWF strategic programs and funding.

Application Deadline: “Forward Together” Basic and Clinical Joint Faculty Hires
2019-06-07 23:30

Deadline: Applications for "Forward Together" Initiative to Support Clinical Scientists
2019-07-12 23:30
For more information about this funding mechanism administered by the OoR, please visit the website linked below.

Deadline for Applications: Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Award
2019-09-24 17:00

Deadline to RSVP for 2019 Berryhill Lecture
2019-09-27 17:00
For more information about this lecture and registration link, visit UNC Vital Signs announcement linked below.

Registration Deadline: Networking Symposium on Hot Topics: Opioids, the Microbiome, and Data Science
2019-09-27 23:30

Deadline for Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships Applications
2019-09-30 17:00
The Jefferson-PIlot Fellowships in Acaedmic Medicine is given to promising junior faculty at the UNC School of Medicine. For more information, please visit the link provided below.

Deadline for James W. Woods Junior Faculty Awards
2019-09-30 17:00
The James W. Woods Junior Faculty Awards are given to specifically promising young members of the medical school clinical faculty. For more information, the link provided below (this award starts on the second page of the document).

Fall 2019 Bridge Funding Deadline
2019-10-02 17:00
For more information, please visit the URL link. below.

Fall 2019 Boost Funding Deadline
2019-10-02 17:00
For more information, please visit the URL below.

Networking Symposium on Hot Topics: Opioids, the Microbiome, and Data Science
2019-10-04 09:00 - 17:00

Faculty Collaborative Research Chat Awards Application Deadline
2019-10-12 17:00

2019 Berryhill Lecture - Delivered by Dr. William L. Roper
2019-10-16 17:30 | Carolina Club, Alumni Hall, 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
For more information, please visit the Vital Signs announcement linked below.

Submission Deadline: School of Medicine "Art in Science" Competition
2019-10-25 17:00
Scientists in the UNC School of Medicine truly embody the UNC Healthcare tagline- “Scientists of Discovery, Artists of Innovation”. In celebration of University Research Week (November 4-8), the SOM is soliciting nominations for innovative scientific images that showcase the outstanding biomedical research in the School and the beauty that is reflected in the science.
Each lab in the SOM is eligible to submit one scientific image that was taken/published in the last 18 months and represents the biology that is the focus of the lab.
A submission should include:

One original research image (please provide the highest resolution image you have; must be > 300dpi at an 8inX8in size or better)
A title and brief description of what the image represents and the underlying biomedical relevance.
The name of the Principal Investigator for the lab and the person(s) who captured the image. The PI must have a primary or joint appointment in the SOM.

All submissions must be emailed to Oor_submissions@med.unc.edu by October 25, 2019. Please include a link to a one drive or dropbox location if the file size is too large for email.
Images will be chosen for their aesthetic excellence, their scientific or technical interest, and for their universal appeal for both scientists and non-scientists. Up to three images will be selected to display during University Research Week and each winning lab will be awarded $300.

Hettleman Talks
2019-11-04 16:00 | Carolina Club, Alumni Hall, 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
The Hettleman Talks during University Research Week will feature this year’s 4 Hettlemen Prize recipients including Dr. Li Qian and Dr. Greg Wang. Don’t miss it!
Visit the website below for more information

Wellness Week and Scholarship Expo
2019-11-18 08:00 - 2019-11-22 17:00
The 2019 School of Medicine Wellness Week sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the School of Medicine Well-Being Committee.
There will be a variety of events throughout the week of November 18th—22nd, including:

Massages, pet therapy, writing for resilience classes, and more
1st Annual Wellness Scholarship Expo, and Visiting Professor talk and book signing with Dr. Danielle Ofri of NYU School of Medicine on November 19 from 3-6PM in the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building
Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds on November 20 from 7-8AM in Old Clinic Auditorium and Bondurant G100
Faculty Pub Night on November 21 from 5-7PM in the Beach Cafe

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, is a physician at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and a faculty member of NYU School of Medicine. She writes about medicine and the doctor-patient connection for the New York Times, Slate Magazine, and other publications.
Dr. Ofri is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Bellevue Literary Review, the first literary journal to arise from a medical setting. She is the author of a collection of books about the world of medicine, including “What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear”, “What Doctors Feel”, and “Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients”.
Read more about Dr. Ofri.
More information on the events for the week can be found here.
Contact facultyaffairs@med.unc.edu with questions.

"Surviving Medicine in the 21st Century" Presentation with Dr. Danielle Ofri
2019-11-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Kirkland Auditorium
Inspiration in Medicine: Disillusionment in medicine feels like it is reaching epidemic proportions. Doctors say that they woudl never choose the field if they had to do it all over again. Medical error and burnout seem to be everywhere. But it might be too soon to close the book on the medical profession. This presentation examines the impact of disillusionment, highlighting strategies for re-engaging doctors, combating burnout, and thriving in the new era of medicine.
Visit the link below for more information and contact facultyaffairs@med.unc.edu with any questions

Deadline for Proposals: Emerging Challenges in Biomedical Research
2019-12-01 17:00
Please visit the website below for information about the Emerging Challenges in Biomedical Research (ECBR) awards. The Fall 2019 is to support proposals for interdisciplinary, technology focus basic science research.

Internal Application Deadline: NIEHS ONES Limited Submission
2019-12-02 17:00
The NIEHS has re-issued an RFA [RFA-ES-18-001] for the Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES). The award uses the R01 mechanism and is intended to identify the most talented Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) who intend to make a long-term commitment to research in the Environmental Health Sciences and assist them in launching an innovative research program focused on the understanding of environmental exposure effects on people’s health.
The budget for direct costs are limited to $250,000/year and an additional $250,000 career enhancement budget that will be distributed over the 5-year project period (see RFA for details). 5-6 awards are anticipated.
This is a limited award application, and only one candidate from the School of Medicine can apply (Each School or College at UNC is allowed one applicant).
The Dean’s Office will conduct a review of all SOM nominated candidates to select who will be the SOM applicant. Applicants should electronically submit a short (up to a page) description of their proposed research and an NIH biosketch (with grant support and full publication list) to Trisha Dant (oor_submissions@med.unc.edu) by Monday, December 2, 2019. This will give the review committee time to select the candidate before full proposal is due on February 28, 2020.

Deadline for TTSA Concept Papers
2020-01-03 17:00
Please visit the website below for more information about submitting a TTSA concept paper.

Deadline for Bridge Funding
2020-01-08 17:00
The School of Medicine is opening the second round of applications for Bridge Funding for this fiscal year. Bridge Funding provides continued support for successful research projects that suffer a lapse in funding. Investigators eligible for funding in this round should have had a competing renewal application for an R01 or equivalent grant reviewed in the most recent review cycle (Oct/Nov 2019).
Bridge funding is a critical resource for SOM faculty, and a high proportion of bridge funding recipients have been successful in renewing their NIH support. Thus, a competitive bridge funding application must demonstrate a high likelihood of receiving NIH funding upon resubmission.
The deadline for the current round of application submissions is 5 P.M. Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
For the current RFA, eligible criteria, and a list of the required application components, please visit our website here.

RETRACTED: Limited Submission HRSA Rural Health Care Coordination Program
2020-01-24 23:59
THE FOLLOWING CALL FROM THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED DUE TO CHANGES IN INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY. UNC IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AS THE LEAD INSTITUTION.
Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals
Health Resources & Services Administration
Rural Health Care Coordination Program
HRSA-20-030
UNC Internal deadline: 11:59PM, Friday, January 24, 2020
Contact the Limited Submissions Team with questions at Limited_Submissions@unc.edu.

UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Friday, January 24, 2020
Application Deadline: Thursday, March 12, 2020
No more than one application per organization will be funded.
To Apply

Submit the following (in ONE .pdf) to the Office of Research Development limited submissions inbox Limited_Submissions@unc.edu by 11:59PM, Friday, January 24, 2020.

PI/Proposed team member’s CV/Biosketch (five-page maximum)
Project Summary (two-page maximum)
List of potential collaborators (internal and external to UNC)
Names of three internal (to UNC) experts who could speak knowledgeably about the candidate’s research and who could potentially serve on an internal review panel.

Please do not include the names of faculty named on the project, chairs, deans, directors, direct reports, or others who have a conflict of interest.
Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the pre-proposal packet to ORD.

Program Overview

The purpose of this program is to support rural health consortiums/networks aiming to achieving the overall goals of improving access, delivery, and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies in rural communities. In order to achieve the goal of the Care Coordination Program, applicants are required to coordinate the health care delivery services in rural communities through the following four focus areas.

Literature and previous award recipients have cited these key elements for a successful rural care coordination program:

Collaboration: Utilizing a collaborative approach to coordinate and deliver health care services through a consortium, in which member organizations actively engage in integrated, coordinated, patient-centered delivery of health care services.
Leadership and Workforce: Developing and strengthening a highly skilled care coordination workforce to respond to vulnerable populations’ unmet needs within the rural communities.
Improved Outcomes: Expanding access and improving care quality and delivery, and health outcomes through evidence-based model and/or promising practices tailored to meet the local populations’ needs.
Sustainability: Developing and strengthening care coordination program’s financial sustainability by establishing effective revenue sources such as expanded service reimbursement, resource sharing, and/or contributions from partners at the community, county, regional, and state levels.

Successful award recipients of the Care Coordination Program will be able to demonstrate:

Enhanced integrated systems to collaborate and share data among member organizations
Effective care coordination workforce to meet needs within the rural communities
Improved access, delivery, and quality of services and overall patients’ health outcomes
Increased program financial sustainability.

Eligibility

Applicants must be:

Located in a rural county or eligible rural census tract
Rural public and nonprofit private entities including faith-based and community organizations
In a consortium with at least two additional organizations. These two other organizations can be rural, urban, nonprofit or for-profit. The consortium must include at least three or more health care providers.
Have not previously received an award for the same or similar project unless the applicant is proposing to expand the scope of the project or the area that will be served through the project.

HRSA Review Criteria

These criteria are the basis upon which the reviewers will evaluate and score the merit of the application. The entire proposal will be considered during objective review. Please visit the full solicitation for further information regarding the following criteria.

Need (25 points)
Response (25 points)
Evaluative Measures (5 points)
Impact (10 points)
Resources/Capabilities (25 points)
Support Requested (10 points)

Award Information

Anticipated Total Annual Available FY 2020 Funding: $2,500,000
Estimated Number and Type of Awards: Up to 10 grants
Estimated Award Amount: Up to $250,000 per year
Cost Sharing/Match Required: No
Period of Performance: September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2023 (3 years)
Additional Information

To view the full solicitation please click on the link below.
Notice of Funding Opportunity

Contact the Limited Submissions Team with questions at Limited_Submissions@unc.edu.

Overview of Early Career Foundation Awards in the Sciences
2020-02-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Toy Lounge in Dey Hall
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Overview of Early Career Foundation Awards in the Sciences

When: February 10, 2020, from 10am to 12pm

Where: Toy Lounge, on the fourth floor of Dey Hall

*Please share with your faculty*

The UNC Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations invites early career faculty, mentors, nominators, and other members of the campus community to an information session on prestigious early career awards offered by national foundations. These extramural awards are aimed at building the research programs of tenure-track faculty across the natural and physical sciences and engineering; each award has individual areas of emphasis and eligibility requirements. Foundation-sponsored science awards invest in the careers of UNC’s talented faculty and advance discovery in emerging areas of research.

The session will be presented by Diane Royle, Director of Strategy, Proposal and Award Services at UNC Corporate & Foundation Relations, in collaboration with Nathan Blouin, Director of the UNC Office of Research Development. It will provide an overview of how foundation awards differ from their federal counterparts, summary information on the award programs listed below, and detail on support from the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations and the Office of Research Development. Recent UNC recipients will share their experience and perspective with the audience, and there will be question and answer time to interact with the speakers.

The Sciences overview will focus on the following awards:

Beckman Young Investigators, sponsored by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, sponsored by the Blavatnik Family Foundation
Cottrell Scholars, sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Moore Inventor Fellows, sponsored by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering, sponsored by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Sloan Research Fellowships, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

A separate session on foundation awards in the biomedical sciences will be scheduled this spring. Both events may be of interest to faculty whose research programs extend across the natural and physical sciences and the biomedical sciences.

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Diane Royle
Director of Strategy, Proposal and Award Services
Corporate and Foundation Relations
University Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

(919) 962-3428 diane_royle@unc.edu

Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Seminar
2020-02-14 14:30 - 16:15 | 1131 Bioinformatics
Please join the School of Medicine in celebrating the 2019-2020 Class of Yang Scholars at a Seminar and Reception on February 14, 2020 at 2:30pm in 1131 Bioinformatics Building.
Learn more about our scholars Dr. Chat Pecot, Dr. LI Qian, Dr. Gregory Scherrer and Dr. Greg Wang and the Yang Scholars program here.

Deadline for Limited Submission Internal Applications: The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
2020-03-01 23:30
Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals
The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
UNC Internal deadline: 11:59PM, Sunday, March 1, 2020

*Please distribute to relevant faculty*
Key Dates
UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Sunday, March 1, 2020
Nomination Deadline: March 16, 2020
Application Deadline: April 20, 2020
Important Information

Number of Applications per Institution: Two early-career professors may be nominated by each institution.
What is Not Funded: Recognizing that certain areas of contemporary science and engineering already have access to relatively generous funding (for example, clinical research, research associated with the design and construction of large national facilities such as accelerators and space stations, and applied research of direct relevance to national security), the Packard Fellowships are directed to other, less generously supported fields.

To Apply
Submit the following (in ONE .pdf) to the Office of Research Development limited submissions inbox Limited_Submissions@unc.edu by 11:59PM, Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Candidate’s full CV, including research support and publications
Letter of nomination from your department chair or other senior administrator
Candidate Research Statement, describing why the research is important and outlining general goals for the next five years (one-page maximum, excluding figures and references)
List of three potential individuals to provide external letters of recommendation, including their titles, institutional affiliations, and a two-three sentence overview of their area of expertise. At least one individual must be a person who has had no supervisory or collaborative contact with the candidate.
Names of three internal (to UNC) experts who could speak knowledgeably about the candidate’s research and who could potentially serve on an internal review panel to evaluate nominees for this program.

Please do not include department chairs, deans, directors, direct reports, or others who have a conflict of interest.
Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the pre-proposal packet to ORD.

Program Overview
In 1988, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation established the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering to allow the nation’s most promising early career professors to pursue their science and engineering research with few funding restrictions and limited paperwork requirements. It is among the nation’s largest nongovernmental fellowships, designed to allow maximum flexibility on how the funding is used. Packard Fellows have gone on to receive many additional awards and honors, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; the Nobel Prize in Physics; the Fields Medal; the MacArthur Fellowships; and elections to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

Every year, the Foundation invites the presidents of 50 universities to nominate two early-career professors each from their institutions. Nominations are carefully reviewed by the Fellowship Advisory Panel, comprised of distinguished scientists and engineers. 20 recipients will receive individual grants of $875,000 distributed over five years. Of the $175,000 paid each year, $17,500 is available to the university as compensation for administrative costs.
Eligibility
Candidates must be faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators engaged in research in the natural and physical sciences or engineering and must be within the first three years of their faculty careers, that is, whose initial faculty appointment began no earlier than May 31, 2017 and no later than May 31, 2020. Disciplines that will be considered include physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering. Candidates engaged in research in the social sciences will not be considered. The Fellowship Program provides support for highly creative researchers early in their careers; faculty members who are well established and well-funded are less likely to receive the award. Packard Fellows are inquisitive, passionate scientists and engineers who take a creative approach to their research, dare to think big, and follow new ideas wherever they lead. The Foundation emphasizes support for innovative individual research that involves the Fellows, their students, and junior colleagues, rather than extensions or components of large-scale, ongoing research programs.
Award Information
Award Amount: Each recipient will receive an individual grant of $875,000 distributed over five years. Of the $175,000 paid each year, $17,500 is available to the university as compensation for administrative costs.
Additional Information
Full Solicitation: https://www.packard.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2020-Packard-Fellows-Guidelines.pdf

For additional information, please contact the Limited Submissions Team with questions at Limited_Submissions@unc.edu.

Limited Submissions Team
Office of Research Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
308 Bynum Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-7503

Paul A Godley Health Equity Symposium
2020-03-05 09:30 - 17:00 | G100 Bondurant Hall
Paul A. Godley Health Equity Symposium

The UNC School of Medicine Dean’s Office, the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the UNC Center for Health Equity Research are pleased to invite you to the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Symposium. We will take this time to honor the life and legacy of Paul A. Godley, MD, PhD, MPP, Rush S. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Hematology/Oncology and the inaugural Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at UNC SOM. We have scheduled a full day of presentations and panels on a variety of topics including our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, community partnerships, and updates from ACCLAIM graduates and Dr. Godley’s collaborators. Additionally, Otis Brawley, MD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University will join us for a keynote address.

When
Mar 05, 2020
from 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM

Where
G100 Bondurant Hall

Contact Name
Tiffani Cain

Contact Phone
919-843-7251

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The UNC School of Medicine Dean’s Office, the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the UNC Center for Health Equity Research are pleased to invite you to the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Symposium. We will take this time to honor the life and legacy of Paul A. Godley, MD, PhD, MPP, Rush S. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Hematology/Oncology and the inaugural Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at UNC SOM. We have scheduled a full day of presentations and panels on a variety of topics including our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, community partnerships, and updates from ACCLAIM graduates and Dr. Godley’s collaborators. Additionally, Otis Brawley, MD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University will join us for a keynote address. The event begins at 9:30 in Bondurant G100 and concludes with the keynote at 4 pm in the Kirkland Auditorium at the Adams School of Dentistry. A reception will follow that session.
Please visit the symposium website for the complete schedule and to register.

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