Starting January 25, 2011, NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH will be eliminating the correction window from the application process.  This means that any application submitted after 5pm local time of the applicant organization will be subject to late policies.  View NOT-OD-10-123.

The CIRM Basic Biology Awards III will fund research grants to investigate basic mechanisms underlying stem cell biology, cellular plasticity, and cellular differentiation. The RFA (10-04) is now available on the CIRM website. Pre-applications are due Oct 7, full applications on Jan 19, 2011.

The Progeria Research Foundation awards grants for research to find the cause, treatment, or cure for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. Funding of up to $50,000 per year for up to two years may be requested. Principal investigators must hold postdoctoral positions or beyond. Proposals are due October 20th.  For application and guidelines, click here.

The A. P. Giannini Foundation invites promising young postdoctoral investigators in the early stages of their careers to apply to their Medical Research Fellowship Program. This prestigious and highly competitive program supports innovative medical research in the basic sciences and applied fields, with an emphasis on translation. The fellowship comes with a substantial stipend for up to three years to support work with mentors based at California medical schools.  Postdocs (MD or PhD) with no more than 3 years of postdoctoral experience are eligible to apply. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Please submit your complete application and CV to gpetrov@usc.edu  in the Office of Research Advancement by October 28, 2010.  All interested applicants will be forwarded to the Foundation through the Office of Research Advancement.  Click here for additional information.

The FY 2011 NSF STTR solicitation seeks to support university-small business partnerships in the area of "Digital Gaming in Education."  STTR awards fund university-small business partnerships, with the university receiving 30 to 60 percent of the funding.  The principal investigator must be employed by the small business.  NSF expects to make approximately 35 awards, each for $150,000 over one year.  Proposals are due Nov 17.  Click here for more information.

The LCRP Early Detection Clinical Consortium Award mechanism is being offered for the first time in FY10. The intent of the award is to fund clinical studies focused on characterizing, developing, and/or improving early detection modalities for lung cancer. All projects shall be limited to clinical research and clinical trials. Animal studies are excluded from consideration. Click here for more information.

The Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications to the Implementation Research Institute (IRI). This week-long training institute is specially designed for MD/PHD graduate researchers who want to understand and pursue clinical translational research. Funded by a five-year R25 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) through the Department of Veterans Affairs, this unique interdisciplinary training program will help launch a research career in implementation science. Click here for more information.

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) is inviting scientists from a wide range of disciplines to compete for a $35,000 prize for an unpublished paper that is represents a major step forward in the successful development of innovative bioinformatics strategies for integrating neurobiological data in the service of modeling psychiatric illness.

Papers may be submitted for consideration by email to acnp@acnp.org no later than October 15, 2010. Click here to visit the website.

The Second Annual Summit on the Grand Challenges of the National Academy of Engineering will be held at USC on October 6-8, 2010. October 6 is Student Day and Oct 7 & 8 will be the technical program . President Max Nikias will be a featured keynote speaker.  For further details on this event, please click here to visit the website and register.  USC faculty will be provided complimentary registration -  click “Register”; under “Registration Type” use the pull down menu and choose “USC/Caltech/Duke/Olin Faculty and Staff”;  enter the code “vsoe”. 

This year the Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California (CAMASC) will host "Changes and Challenges in Medicine", in Los Angeles on October 8-10. This conference aims to disseminate scientific knowledge about the health care needs and disparities of the Chinese in North America.

CAMASC has a limited number of scholarships available to cover the full-cost of registration for physicians-in-training and medical students. Information on registration, submitting abstracts, program details and fees are available on the CAMASC website. Abstract submissions are due August 16th. For questions, contact Mengning Li at (213) 572-0631 or camasc@foundationpamc.org.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the 2010 Massry Prize Laureates’ Lectures on October 21st at 12:30pm in Mayer Auditorium, Keith Administration Building.   Dr. Jim Rothman, Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Professor and Chairman of Cell Biology, Professor of Chemistry, Executive Director, Yale Center for High Throughput Cell Biology, will present “Mechanism and Regulation of Membrane Fusion”.  Dr. Randy Schekman, Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology, HHMI Investigator, UC Berkeley, will present “Membrane Transport Vesicles and Human Disease”.  A reception will be held in the Hoyt Gallery at noon.  Reserve your space at http://keckapps.usc.edu/esvp/ or watch the live webcast: http://keckapps.usc.edu/esvp/webcast.php.

The 3rd Annual USC Stem Cell and Developmental Biology (SCDB) Retreat will be held at Lake Arrowhead from Sunday October 24 through Monday October 25. The retreat provides an opportunity for faculty and lab members from many parts of USC to meet together in a casual and focused setting to interact and discuss their current work. There will be a mixture of talks from faculty, post-docs, and students, and a poster session and party on Sunday night. In addition, a prominent keynote speaker will be announced shortly.

The meeting is open to faculty, students, and postdocs from CSCRM, CCMB, and other stem cell and developmental biology labs at USC or associated campuses (such as CHLA and House Ear) as well as first-year PIBBS students (free of charge). Meeting costs will be heavily subsidized, and we estimate per person charges will be well under $100.

PIs will present their work in 20-minute talks during the sessions. Postdocs and students will also be selected to present 12-minute short talks. If you wish to give a talk, please submit a 200-word abstract to Gage Crump by September 25. In addition, all attendees are strongly encouraged to present posters. Click here to view the program announcement.

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Mon Oct 4
12:00-1:00 pm – KSOM Research Seminar – Dr. Robert Kloner, Professor of Medicine, KSOM, will present “Cell therapy for Myocardial Infarction”.  Hosted by Keck Research Advancement.  Aresty Auditorium, NRT-LG, HSC.  Pizza at 11:40 am.  Info:  (323) 442-1144 or ResAdv@keck.usc.edu

Tue Oct 5
12:00-1:00 pm –  Research Seminar– Dr. Maria G. Castro, CSMC and UCLA, will present “Cross Talk between Endogenous Brain Cancer Ligands and Circulating Haematopoietic Precursors: Implications for Therapeutics”.  Dr. Pedro R. Lowenstein, CSMC and UCLA, will present “Brain Tumors: how Interactions between Tumor, Endothelial, and Immune Cells Determine Responses to Antiangiogenic and Stem Cell Therapeutics”.  Aresty Auditorium, NRT-LG.  Pizza at 11:40 am.  Info:  (323) 442-1144 or ResAdv@keck.usc.edu

Wed Oct 6
10:00 am – USC School of Pharmacy Seminar Series– Dr. Aykut Uren, Associate Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dept. of Oncology, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, will present “Discovery and Development of Small-Molecules Targeting Ezrin Protein as Antimetastatic Agents”.  Host:  Nouri Neamati.  Refreshments will be served!  PSC Rm. -104, John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center. Info: (323) 442-1451 or josefina@usc.edu

Thur Oct 7
12:00-1:00 pm – Research Seminar Series – Dr. Wajahat Mehal, Associate Professor, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale Univ., will present “Inflammation, Injury and Fibrosis; The Triple Helix of Pathology”.  Hosted by:  USC Research Center for Liver Diseases. Hastings’ Auditorium-HMR Building.  Pizza will be served.  Info:  (323) 442-1283

Fri Oct 8
10:40 am – Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center – Dr. Ning Li, Associate Researcher, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Med-NanoMedicine, UCLA will present "Pulmonary health effects of air pollution: Inside the lungs".  Lunch will be provided.  Norris Topping Tower (NTT), Room 4444.  Info:  dessie@usc.edu

Mon Oct 11
12:00-1:00 pm – KSOM Research Seminar – Dr. Kirill Martemyanov, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, will present “Regulation of G protein Signaling in Neurons”.  Hosted by Keck Research Advancement.  Host: Alapakkam Sampath.  Aresty Auditorium, NRT-LG, HSC.  Pizza at 11:40 am.  Info:  (323) 442-1144 or ResAdv@keck.usc.edu

To keep up-to-date on available research funding opportunities, visit these institutions and organizations:

• The National Institutes of Health
• The National Science Foundation
• The Foundation Center
• California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• Office of Research, University of Southern California
• Keck Office of Research Advancement
• Los Angeles Basin Clinical & Translational Science Institute
• Programs in Biomedical & Biological Sciences (PIBBS)
• Links to Professional Societies Promoting Biomedical Research