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Wednesday,
September 12
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
BSRB Khan Auditorium & Seminar Rooms
Thursday, September 13
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
THSL, 3560-3
Friday, September 14
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1010 Weiser Hall, Central Campus
Thursday, September 20
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
NCRC Building 10,
Room ACR2
Saturday, October 6
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
NCRC
Abstracts due by September 15
Tuesday, October 9
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
University Hospital,
Room
2C224
Tuesday, October 9
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
University Hospital,
Room 2C224
October 9 - October 13
NCRC
Friday, October 12
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hatcher Graduate Library,
ScholarSpace
Tuesday, October 23
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
University Hospital,
Room 2C224
Thursday, October 25
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
THSL, Room
4360
Thursday, October 25
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hatcher Graduate Library,
ScholarSpace
SAVE THE DATE!
November 28 - 29
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RESEARCH NEWS
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QUICKLINKS
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Training & Professional Development
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Select Research Funding &
Award Opportunities
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Award
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September 17
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Friday,
September 28
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October 1
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October 8
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October 29
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Monday,
December 31
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Bridging Support
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Monday,
October 15
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Other Opportunities
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Tuesday,
September 11
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September 11
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Sunday,
September 16
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Friday,
September 21
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October 12
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Monday,
October 15
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October 15
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October 15
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October 15
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October 15
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October 15
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Featured Foundation Grants
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$200K
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Tuesday,
September 25
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$400K
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Monday,
October 1
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$300K
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October 1
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Wednesday,
October 3
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$675K+
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Monday,
October 15
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$100K
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Friday,
November 2
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Visit the Michigan Medicine Corporate and Foundation Relations funding portal for more foundation funding opportunities.
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Promoting Progress in Statistics Award
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Are you looking to develop novel statistical methodology? Does your work have high potential for advancing clinical and translational research? If so, you are encouraged to apply for the Promoting Progress in Statistics (ProPS) award.
The goals of this award are to enhance the validity, accuracy, or efficiency of clinical and translational research; to foster faculty and trainees in developing new statistical methods; and to provide a resource for generating preliminary data as a foundation for external grant applications and publication success.
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Application Deadline: Monday, September 17 at 5:00 PM
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More information about ProPS, including application guidelines and eligibility requirements, is available online.
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Next Round for Mi-TRAC for Life Sciences Proposals Due on September 24
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Have a hot concept in the realm of biomedical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, or digital health/IT that would be a great candidate for commercialization?
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Application Deadline: Monday, September 24
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Innovators from all schools at the University of Michigan, other institutions of higher education, non-profit research centers, and hospital systems across Michigan are eligible to submit projects for funding consideration.
Questions? Contact Michelle Larkin, MSE, Biomedical Innovation Specialist or call 734-615-7886.
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MICHR $100,000 Accelerating Synergy Award
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Are you interested in positioning your interdisciplinary research team to be competitive for an external large-scale grant (i.e., NIH U- and P-series)? Do you need funds to pursue final data collection/analysis, to publish with your collaborators, or to support resources for grant development? If so, you are encouraged to apply for the Accelerating Synergy Award through the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR).
- Basic Research
- Translational Research
- Health Services Research
Awardees will receive up to $100,000 to tackle significant and complex research questions. This funding, coupled with tailored MICHR support, will provide the foundation for future large-scale grant submissions. Details are available
online.
Applications for this award are open to faculty from all schools and colleges at the University of Michigan, with mechanism-specific requirements noted in the guidelines.
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Pre-Application Deadline: Monday, October 15 at 5:00 PM
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Information about other MICHR funding opportunities is available on their
website.
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U-M Depression Center Offering Two Funding Opportunities
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Applications are due on Wednesday, October 31
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This opportunity for funding is available to early career faculty members including clinical and research faculty members, lecturers, or any rank up to Assistant Professor who are members of the Depression Center. Those not currently members can review criteria for membership
online
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The purpose of this program is to support U-M early career faculty who are members of the Depression Center and interested in engaging in mood disorder research.
Innovative and original ideas for projects from the applicants are welcomed.
Successful projects will be considered to have a high probability of progression along an independent research trajectory. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will use the resources of this award to support their own innovative research that will lead to original publications and grant applications.
The Rachel Upjohn Clinical Scholars awards support the research in the etiology and treatments that will impact future care of depression, bipolar, and related disorders. This includes a wide range of themes that includes biological, sociological, and psychological aspects of these illnesses.
There will be a total award of $50,000. Funding will be contingent on IRB approval. The award period is two years. At the end of two years from the distribution of funds, all unspent funds will be returned to the Depression Center; there will be no extensions beyond the two years.
STAR Awards of $10,000 are available to Depression Center members who are students, residents, fellows, or post-doctoral candidates.
Those not currently members can review criteria for membership online
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This funding is designed for exploring or testing innovative research ideas. Preference will be given to proposals containing innovative, original research ideas brought forth by the trainee. It is anticipated that the research will build on existing research in the lab or research team. For example, a proposal to add a new experiment to an existing project.
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Reminder: Cold Room Cleanliness
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Preventing mold growth in cold rooms is a real challenge. Water leaks, moisture, and storing cardboard make the cold room a mold-friendly environment. Cardboard provides an all-access, unlimited buffet! Removing it, bagging it, or placing smaller boxes into plastic containers are great ways to starve the beast. Mold also thrives in humid environments. A work order should be submitted right away if water leaks are observed:
- In Medical School buildings and the Kellogg Eye Center, submit a general fund work order online.
- In the Cancer Center and Brehm Tower, call Hospital maintenance at extension 6-5054, or submit a work order online.
U-M Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) has a Standard Operating Procedure that includes details and guidance on disinfection methods and personal protective equipment. The SOP is available online. Under the Standard Operating Procedures button, click on "Environmental Rooms."
More information can be found in "Cold Room Cleanliness" on the UMMS Office of Regulatory Affairs Laboratory Safety webpage. Log in with your Level 1 password.
Staff should be trained prior to cleaning mold in cold rooms. Training needs to include:
- Causes of moisture intrusion and mold growth
- Health concerns related to mold exposure
- The use of appropriate personal protective equipment
- Mold remediation work practices, procedures, and methods
Please contact U-M EHS with questions or concerns about training at 734-647-1143.
Special Note: Non-employees (unpaid students, volunteers, etc.) should not be asked to clean mold.
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New Individual Level De-Identified Data Sharing Plan Expectations
Beginning on January 1, 2019
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The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has announced that clinical trials that begin enrolling participants in 2019 or later must include a data sharing plan (regarding sharing de-identified individual participant level data (IPD)) in the trial's registration (in ClinicalTrials.gov or similar registries). Subsequent changes to that plan should be updated in the registry record. There is no single data sharing plan that the ICMJE requires, but the following questions will need to be answered:
- What data will be shared? (i.e. all of the data collected, after de-identification, or only data related to certain outcomes?)
- What other documents will be available? (e.g. protocol, statistical analysis plan, analytic code)
- When will data be available?
- With whom? (Will it be publicly available to anyone, or only to researchers with a plan approved by a committee?)
- For what types of analyses?
- By what mechanism/where will data be made available?
For some trials, researchers may already have IPD sharing plans required by their grant, or even places where their IPD is expected to be returned (e.g. dbGaP). For them, the answers to these questions may be easy, but for investigators doing investigator-initiated research without such external requirements, this may be unfamiliar.
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Introducing Michigan Research Experts: Find Collaborators & Funding
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In an increasingly competitive environment, new tools for the funding tool box can be the edge that help researchers successfully win that next grant or reach an agreement with that new industry partner. This week the Medical School Office of Research launched a new tool for researchers' funding tool box - Michigan Research Experts.
Michigan Research Experts
is a searchable, web-based database of research expertise designed for the University of Michigan and developed to foster collaboration. It goes beyond journal publications, monitoring hundreds of different channels providing the latest information from sources like books, conferences, grants, patents, and even clinical trials.
Profiles of faculty from across the U-M, including the College of Engineering, Nursing, and LSA, are included in Michigan Research Experts, along with linked activities of researchers across the globe. (View
a list of U-M schools whose faculty are currently listed in Michigan Research Experts). And finding possible collaborators is just the tip of the iceberg. Search results also show funding organizations and award amounts, offering a view into possible funding sources for new projects.
"I can view grant awards data on a particular area of interest from over 300 funding organizations,"
notes John Cristiano, U-M Dearborn Director of Research Development and Sponsored Program Administration.
"For instance, I can search 'diabetes' and see who is publishing and their sponsors, opening new avenues for possible collaboration or sources of funding."
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"The UMMS Office of Research has invested in the development of Michigan Research Experts on behalf of our entire research community," notes Steve Kunkel, Ph.D. and Medical School Senior Association Dean for Research.
"OoR team members and stakeholders from across campus have been working in partnership with our vendor, and we're confident it will prove a valuable resource for all our research faculty and staff."
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The UMMS Office of Research team is available to answer any questions about Michigan Research Experts, or schedule an in-depth demonstration of the database for lab staff or departments. Simply connect with them at [email protected] or 734-764-1255.
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Research Basics Course Transitions to Online Availability
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Research Basics was previously an in-person three-part series for study team members who work in health-related research. The new online portions of this training will soon be freely available, anytime, anywhere with internet access and will be replacing parts of the in-person training.
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"Keeping these learning opportunities interactive and skills-based was one of our top priorities, a
nd by offering the training 24/7, study team members no longer need to wait for a specified date and time, or travel to a fixed location. They can access the training when and where they need it and as many times as they need it, too."
- Nicole Exe, MICHR Training Specialist
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The training will remain an interactive learning experience for Study Team members to engage with fundamental concepts in research and practice basic skills, but now they can do so at their own pace.
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Improve Your Mentoring Skills at the MICHR Mentoring Academy
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The Mentoring Academy is designed for senior postdocs and faculty in clinical and translational research. Participants in this program will learn how to better coach and counsel other less-experienced mentors, as well as enhance their own interpersonal skills for mutually beneficial mentor-mentee interactions. Participants in the Mentoring Academy will address challenges facing faculty mentors via case studies, group discussions, and role-plays.
The Mentoring Academy will consist of 6-8 required 1-hour sessions based on the widely used Mentor Training for Clinical and Translational Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research.
The application deadline is Sunday, September 16, and the MICHR Mentoring Academy starts in October 2018. Apply here.
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Attend the Learning Health System Collaboratory Fall Seminar Series
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The Learning Health System (LHS) Collaboratory is designed to build a community focused around Learning Health Systems and to forge partnerships in support of ongoing projects across campus. It is a place to connect with peers, thought leaders, and LHS subject matter experts as together, we pursue advancement of the interdisciplinary research and development of Learning Health Systems at the University of Michigan. Monthly LHS Collaboratory events are hosted by the Department of Learning Health Sciences.
You're invited to attend the LHS Collaboratory Seminar Series! The series begins on September 18 with an interactive poster session and presentation showcasing much of the great LHS work already happening on campus and within the Collaboratory. Listen to amazing researchers, faculty, and staff discuss their experiences with implementing Learning Health Systems. September's session is "Bring a Co-worker to the Collaboratory". All are welcome to become part of the LHS Community and attend this extraordinary event to initiate the 2018-2019 LHS Collaboratory season!
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South
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Check out the upcoming speakers for the rest of the 2018-2019 seminar series season, download the flyer with the 2018 Fall schedule, and register for each event by visiting the LHS Collaboratory webpage.
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Sign Up Today for FFMI fastPACE
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Do you have an innovative idea? Are you looking for funding, collaboration, and mentorship?
course kicks off on September 21, 2018. The four-week course is designed to equip biomedical faculty and researchers with the knowledge and tools to navigate the initial process of commercialization.
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Join a Team Achieving Major Impact:
Become an R01 Boot Camp Coach or Mentee
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Are you eager to make an impact with your research? Do you want to learn what it takes to become a successfully funded faculty researcher?
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Applications for both mentees and coaches are due on Monday, October 15.
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There's a new team this year! You can apply to be a
mentee or
coach for the Center for Human Growth and Development using their specific application on
UMMS Competition Space.
Since "graduation," the first four Boot Camp cohorts have brought in more than $110 million in new research funding, including more than 40 R01s. On average, 35% of mentees who submit R01s will be awarded those grants within 12 months of program completion.
R01 Boot Camp is an intensive mentorship program designed to help early career faculty receive their first NIH Research Project Grants (R01, or equivalent). While developing proposals over the 10-month course, mentees attend a variety of workshops on topics such as grant writing, budgeting, and time management.
Throughout the program, mentees are guided by faculty coaches with established track records of external funding. They also receive 1:1 counsel from an Internal Subject Matter Expert who helps review research plans and proposal drafts.
If you are interested in participating as either a mentee (faculty who have not yet been PIs on R01 grants) or coach (senior faculty who have a history of NIH funding and an interest in mentoring), please complete the brief application on UMMS Competition Space.
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Save the Date! Tuesday, October 16
Research Project Lifecycle Seminar Series at NCRC
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This special all-day event is being hosted by the Medical School Office of Research in collaboration with the annual NCRC Expo, and attendees will receive FREE breakfast and lunch. The five sessions comprising the series are still in the planning stages, and will be "a la carte" - you can choose to go to one, or all five! Topics will include proposal development, compliance updates, and "design thinking" for innovation.
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Tuesday, October 16
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
NCRC Building 10, South Atrium
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Learn How to Access 400,000+ Available Biospecimens for Your Research
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See how the Central Biorepository helps facilitate discovery by providing high-quality, highly annotated biospecimens that have been donated for basic, clinical, and translational research in this brief video.
Director Vici Blanc provides a quick glimpse into how to access the 400,000+ biospecimens that are available, so you can focus on doing top-notch research and helping improve overall healthcare outcomes.
For more information about access, visit their website.
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2018 Massey TBI Regional Conference
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Supported by the Massey Foundation, the Massey TBI Regional Conference aims to improve the outcomes of those who suffer severe traumatic brain injuries by supporting technology development, and translational and clinical research that impacts the "golden hours" of care. Through lectures, a poster session, and scientific presentations from funded Massey TBI Grand Challenge teams, you can explore the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of this critical injury.
Keynote speaker, Geoffrey T. Manley M.D., Ph.D., is the Chief of Neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of California San Francisco. He is a trauma neurosurgeon with clinical interests in brain injury, spinal cord injury, and neurocritical critical care.
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8:30 AM - 4:30 AM
Junge Family Champions Center
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December Orientation for Clinical Investigators
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- An orientation to information, resources, and tools necessary to navigate the University's research enterprise
- A basic understanding of what is needed to comply with regulations related to clinical research
Participants will learn about IRBMED, regulatory affairs, conflict of interest, audits and monitoring, ClinicalTrials.gov, clinical research finances, and U-M resources for clinical trials research, including the Clinical Trials Support Units.
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8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
THSL, Room 2930
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Keep Calm & Use Research A-Z
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The Animal Care & Use Program and the Medical School Office of Research recently launched Research A-Z. This new tool is t
he home location for the many varieties of documentation required for biomedical research here at the U-M, including definitions, templates, policies, standard operating procedures, forms, and guidance. Users can easily search for a specific document, and at-a-glance browse documentation that is new or frequently searched.
The new website can be accessed in a variety of ways:
Research A-Z offers a variety of features:
- A quick search of all Animal Care & Use and UMMS Office of Research documents that can be sorted by topic, species, unit, and document type (e.g., policy, guidance, SOP, form, etc.)
- The ability to save and bookmark a custom search
- Pre-sorted lists of most recently updated documents and most viewed documents
- An enhanced user-interface with color-coded documents, document definitions, standardized formatting, and better integration of charts and images
- Permanent document hyperlinks that should no longer change or break with system updates or document title changes
- Seamless integration with the existing Animal Care & Use Program and UMMS Office of Research websites
- Printer-friendly versions of all documents available at the click of a button
- The ability to bookmark favorite or frequently used documents for quicker access
Please note that some documents may require Level-1 login to view. You can login here.
If you have questions, comments, or feedback about the
new website, please share them with us!
Please email
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New! Medical School Office of Research Website
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The Medical School Office of Research (OoR) is proud to announce the successful launch of our new website, as well as the new web tool called Research A-Z. Both sites have been designed with the needs and habits of our research customers in mind, with navigation and content that is focused on the "lifecycle" of a research project. Additionally, the OoR site has a similar look and feel to the websites of the Animal Care & Use Program and the Office of Research & Sponsored Projects, so you can experience a similar environment and navigate through the content more easily.
Many team members among the OoR units have been working diligently for the last several months to build the sites and load content - you will notice highlights like...
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 Research Project Lifecycle - This dynamic and interactive feature allows our customers to easily navigate all stages of a research project. This feature will connect them with the most current resources and offices, not only in the Office of Research, but across the Medical School. Topics include Funding and Proposal Development; Regulatory Review and Compliance; Research Project Management; Cores and Research Resources; and Education and Training.
- Research A-Z - The home location for the many varieties of documentation required for biomedical research here at the U-M, including definitions, templates, policies, standard operating procedures, and guidance. You can easily search for a specific document, and at-a-glance browse documentation that is new or frequently searched. The Research A-Z platform, originally conceptualized and tested the by Animal Care & Use Program, has the potential for growth and sustainability for years to come. Read more about Research A-Z above.
- Mobile Friendly and Accessible - The OoR is committed to being an inclusive environment for anyone, at any time. Towards that goal, all content on the new website is mobile friendly and ADA compliant by the latest industry standards.
Enhancing the content of the two sites will be an ongoing and dynamic effort, so please don't hesitate to forward suggestions to the marketing team at
[email protected]
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Announcing the Camille Mrozowski Award Recipient, Ari Bhaumik
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We are proud to announce that the recipient of the 2018 Camille Mrozowski Award is Arijit K. Bhaumik, Research Administrator, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology.
This award recognizes Ari's passion, professionalism, tireless commitment, and extraordinary care for both researchers and their patients. As the Research Administrator of the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, Ari supports countless research activities, from managing research projects to training study coordinators to balancing complex research budgets. Ari is an excellent communicator, emphasizing creative and dynamic strategies for multicultural, cross-generational, and multipurpose understanding of research within the MADC. He has managed neurodegenerative clinical trials and longitudinal studies at the MADC for more than 12 years.
We will celebrate Arijit Bhaumik and remember Camille Mrozowski at an award reception in September. We hope you will join us!
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
NCRC Building 520, Room 1122
Please RSVP before September 14.
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Ninth Annual Researchpalooza --
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We beat the weather odds yet again on August 8 with another successful
Researchpalooza
hosted by the Medical School Office of Research in conjunction with Michigan Medicine's Ice Cream Social.
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ver 4,000 colleagues and friends visited the 91 different displays, offices, and labs who serve biomedical research across campus. View
fun photos
from the event, and we even have a time-lapse video!
Winners of this year's OoR prize drawings are listed below, along with the winners of prizes from other organizations.
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Sponsoring Office
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Shannon Carty
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$250 Core Service
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DNA Sequencing Core
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Seema Chugh
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$250 Core Service
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Epigenomics Core
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Megan Cole
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$250 Core Service
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Flow Cytometry Core |
Dana D'Haem
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
June Escara-Wilke
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$250 Core Service
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Proteomics Core
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Judi Grossi
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Curious George Gift Basket
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Child Health Evaluation & Research (CHEAR) Center
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Joseph Halbran
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
Nadine Halligan
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Gone Fishin' Gift Basket
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Central Biorepository
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Clair Harris
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iPad
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Medical School Office of Research
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Cathy Howell
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$2,000 toward professional travel
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Medical School Office of Research |
Myesha Johnson
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
Louis Joslyn
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$25 Starbucks card
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Coulter Translational Research Partnership
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Surinder Kumar
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$250 Core Service
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Metabolomics Core
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Vivek Kumar
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
Nandini Manickam
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$250 Core Service
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Bioinformatics Core
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Annie Mei
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$50 amazon gift card
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Medical School Office of Research
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Matthew Pianko
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$250 Core Service
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Transgenic Animal Model Core
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Carole Quesada
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It's HOTTTT Sauce Gift Basket
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Michigan Research Experts
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Dallas Rohraff
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$100 "Price is Right" Gift Card
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Biomedical Research Store
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Lola Rosewig
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$25 Starbucks card
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Coulter Translational Research Partnership
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Anna Seekatz
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$50 amazon gift card
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Medical School Office of Research
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Jay Semerad
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Gone Fishin' Gift Basket
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Data Office for Clinical & Translational Research |
Rochelle Smith
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Secret Agent Gift Basket
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Clinical Trials Support Office
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Dao Tran
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Superhero Gift Basket
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Animal Care & Use Program
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Eliza Tsou
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$250 Core Service
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Vector Core
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Peggy Ursuy
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1+1=3 Mug
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Mixed Methods Program
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Michael Vasher
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
Arunkumar Venketesan
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One hour free use of instrument
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Microscopy Core
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Suzanne Walsh
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1+1=3 Mug
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Mixed Methods Program
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Amy Wells
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
Chao Zhang
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Amazon Echo
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MICHR |
Wei Zou
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$100 "Price is Right" Gift Card
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Biomedical Research Store
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 In addition to prize drawings for attendees, participating organizations were also competing for Spirit and Customer Service awards. Faculty and staff "secret shoppers" wandered the event, evaluating the tables and their staff. The Center for RNA Biomedicine won the Customer Service trophy for their enthusiasm and excitement while interacting with visitors.
We love research and all of the talented people who make it possible. If you're a researcher and have questions about any of the labs or services at the U-M Medical School, don't hesitate to contact us, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
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Windows 10 Coming Soon!
For Windows-Based Core Image PCs
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Health Information Technology & Services (HITS) is working closely with the various research divisions within Michigan Medicine to get all Windows-based devices upgraded to Windows 10 by the end of calendar year 2019. This will ensure that our computing environment will remain current and supported, with all the updates and security patches necessary.
The most current versions of popular software used are being made available as part of the migration process. Please reach out to the HITS Service Desk regarding any unique software that you may be using to ensure its compatibility with Windows 10:
Research areas and labs are slated for migration starting in Fall 2018. Windows 10 teams will be reaching out to key personnel in each department to make sure they are aware of support documentation and what software applications might need to be upgraded. We will review the migration process and coordinate migration schedules with departments in order to avoid disruption.
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o help users prepare for the enhancements of Windows 10, HITS has added an info icon to the Start menu of all CoreImage Windows 7 and Windows 10 devices. Simply select "Access Windows 10 Training" right from Start button to take you directly to the
Windows 10 Project Page
where you will find a series of training and support documents.
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Windows 10
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Several areas in the North Campus Research Center (NCRC) have already been migrated. Tess Bonham, clinical research project manager in NCRC states,
"The start menu tiles are a very appealing new feature in Windows 10 - they function just like the app icons on a smartphone, and I like how easy it is to customize and rearrange the icons for the apps I used most frequently."
Please note: Migration to Windows 10 will have no impact to Mac/Apple laptops or desktop workstations - only Windows-based CoreImage PCs.
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Research at Michigan Medicine
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New Insights on Sperm Production Lay Groundwork for Solving Male Infertility
 Using advanced techniques, Michigan Medicine researchers have created the most complete catalog of cells in the male gonads. The aim: to create sperm in a dish.
Nearly 1 in 8 couples in the U.S. face infertility, and about half of those cases can be attributed to semen abnormalities in the male partner.
As the root causes often remain a mystery, new research into the basic biology behind sperm development could one day lead to renewed hope for people wanting to grow their families.
"Germ cell development is a very complicated process. A lot is still unknown about how mammalian sperm develop and what is driving the differentiation program,"
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Future Featured Foundation Grants
for Biomedical Research
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In addition to the quickly-approaching deadlines listed above, the following
opportunities are also available.
The Michigan Medicine Corporate and Foundation Relations team can assist in the funding process, including providing direct communication with the funding entity to obtain guidance on project appeal/applicability to the funder, providing examples of previously funded U-M proposals, and answering general faculty questions. For a wide range of Foundation and Corporate funding opportunities, please visit our website.
Please note: A faculty member's research administrator will serve as the liaison on all aspects of the internal application process. If you are unsure of whom to talk to, your department contact can be found here. If you pursue any grant opportunity featured in this edition of Research News, please contact your research administrator first to formulate a submission plan and timeline.
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$500K
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Saturday,
December 15
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$500K
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Monday,
January 7, 2019
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Questions about these award opportunities should be directed to Joe Piffaretti in Michigan Medicine Corporate and Foundation Relations via email or phone at 734-763-1318.
If you are interested in receiving weekly funding announcements that include opportunities such as those listed above, please contact Joe Piffaretti to be added to the faculty/staff email circulation list.
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Peer
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Sharpening the Focus: Tips on Grant Proposal Preparation
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By Jill Jividen, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Research Development, U-M Medical School Office of Research
(One in a
series
of tips published in UMMS Research News about writing proposals.)
The positive effects of peer mentoring are well documented, indicating mutually beneficial outcomes for both mentors and mentees. Established faculty get fulfillment from sharing expertise, promoting scholarly values, and nurturing a new generation of researchers. Early career faculty gain professional guidance, expanded knowledge, emotional support, and, oftentimes, earlier successes.
Toward the goal of increasing NIH R01 success rates for new investigators, the U-M Medical School has leveraged the benefits of peer mentoring via R01 Boot Camp, now entering its sixth year. Participants (mentees) are grouped into teams led by senior faculty coaches, as well as matched 1:1 with subject matter experts (SMEs). While developing R01 proposals over the 10-month program, mentees get much direction and several rounds of feedback-via Chalk Talk presentations within departments; from team peers and coaches; from SMEs, and from external reviewers.
Since "graduation," the first four Boot Camp cohorts have brought in more than $110 million in new research funding, including more than 40 R01s. On average, 35% of mentees who submit R01s will be awarded those grants within 12 months of program completion.
R01 Boot Camp is currently accepting applications for mentees and coaches for the 2019 program,
due October 15, 2018. The program will begin January 9, 2019, and run through October.
Additional mentorship options at U-M include:
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