OCTOBER 2022

NEWSLETTER

The Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI) newsletter lists upcoming events, resources, services and grant deadlines for UMB research faculty and fellows. To register for CARTI's upcoming events, click HERE.

Project Management

Thursday, October 13^th

9:00 – 10:00am

Zoom

This session will identify some of the techniques used for managing a research project and your role as a research program/team leader.

Subjects include:

·        Strategies for planning, initiating, executing and finishing a project

·        Resolving conflicts

·        Monitoring and controlling a project

·        Management and leadership styles

Speaker: Seth Ament, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Genome Sciences, UMSOM

Engaging Your Research Team During Grant Writing

Thursday, October 13^th

1:00 – 2:00pm

Zoom

Engaging your research team during grant writing is a necessary skill for those tasked with drafting a proposal. This session will provide practical strategies for organizing and managing group dynamics and tasks during the phases of the grant writing process. These strategies will increase the efficacy of your research team and the probability of a successfully funded proposal.

Speaker: Owen White, PhD, Director of Bioinformatics, UM School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UMSOM

How to Write a Standard Scientific Research Paper

Thursday, October 20^th

9:00 – 10:00am

Zoom

This session will provide tips for writing a peer-reviewed scientific research paper and will focus on the content of the sections (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, and Title & Abstract). In addition, this session will include advice about organizing and communicating your research.

Speaker: Joseph P. Stains, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Division Head of Musculoskeletal Science, UMSOM

Developing Tables, Figures and Graphs for Your Research Paper

Thursday, November 10^th

9:00 – 10:00am

Zoom

Tables, figures and graphs play a significant role in presenting and enhancing the writer’s message in a scientific paper. Deciding when and how to use these visual aids -- and developing the most appropriate -- can be challenging. This session will provide tips to consider when producing effective tables, figures and graphs.

Speaker: Jessica Brown, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, UMSOM

Scholarly Writing Accountability Group (SWAG) Program

Virtual Program to Help Faculty Increase Their Scholarly Writing Productivity

The Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI) provides a virtual peer accountability/support program designed to increase writing productivity among UMB early stage faculty called Scholarly Writing Accountability Group (SWAG). A description of our virtual SWAG program follows, including details on how to participate.

What is a VIRTUAL SWAG?

A virtual SWAG is an active peer-led writing group for UMB junior faculty that meets for 1-hour, once a week over a 10-week period using Microsoft Teams. Groups follow a structured agenda including 15 minutes of updates and goal-setting followed by 30 minutes of individual writing and then 15 minutes of reporting and wrap-up. Each group is limited to 4-8 members who must commit to attending at least 8 out of the 10 weekly sessions. In a SWAG, there is no peer review of writing; SWAGs focus on the process of writing, not the content. The purpose of SWAG is to help junior faculty get in the habit of 1) writing in short blocks of time daily or almost every day and 2) identifying and prioritizing feasible writing goals.

Writing accountability groups are being used at multiple major medical schools. The data which have been reported on the results of this program are very favorable, reflecting marked increases in the quantity and quality of writing by junior faculty participants.

What are the Benefits of Joining a SWAG?

Faculty who join SWAG will:

• Develop new writing habits to achieve writing goals
• Improved time management skills
• Gain a greater sense of control over the writing process
•  Build a small community of support/social network

Fall SWAG Opportunities

• Tuesdays 8-9am (Oct 4 - Dec 6)  2 spots left
• Wednesdays 2-3pm (Oct 12 - Dec 14) 2 spots left

Registration

New SWAGs at UMB are being formed on a rolling basis. If you’re interested in participating, please submit the following REQUEST FORM.

Questions? Email Stacie Mendoza

Professional Development Resources

Recommended by CARTI

Preparing for an upcoming grant application? Check out former CARTI seminars & workshops on grant writing:

• NIH Basics
• Developing your research question & hypothesis
• Writing a Compelling Specific Aims Page
• Writing an NIH Career Development (K) Award
• R01 Workshop Part 1
• R01 Workshop Part 2

CARTI'S Seminar Slides & Recordings

CARTI'S Individual Consultations

CARTI'S Mini LIbrary

University of Maryland School of Nursing

Research Seminar Series

HIPAA in Research

Thursday, October 20^th

12:00 – 1:00pm

Virtual

Speaker: Peter Murray, PhD, CAS, MS, Senior Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, UMB

University of Maryland Graduate School

Getting to the Heart of Science Communication:

A Guide to Effective Engagement

Wednesday, October 26^th

12:00 – 1:00pm

Zoom

The Science Communication (SciComm) certificate program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore's (UMB) Graduate School is excited to welcome Dr. Faith Kearns to their inaugural annual Science Communication Lecture. Dr. Kearns is a scientist and science communication practitioner who focuses primarily on water, wildfire, and climate change in the western United States. She is the author of Getting to the Heart of Science Communication, and her work has been published broadly, including in the New Republic, On Being, Newsweek, the BBC, and Bay Nature. 

Dr. Kearns will talk about her book, providing an overview of the evolution of science communication and the pressing issues in the field, with a particular focus on how to effectively and ethically engage diverse audiences in communicating scientific research and developments relevant to us all. For those interested in science communication, this talk is a must.

NIH COVID-19 Related Updates & Funding

Funding Opportunities

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CLAUDE D. PEPPER OLDER AMERICANS INDEPENDENCE CENTER (UM-OAIC)

UM-OAIC is providing the following 2 funding opportunities:

Pilot study funding opportunity (3 projects at $30,000 direct costs each):

The UM-OAIC is providing funding for two-year pilot projects. This funding is designed to provide start-up support for quality research proposals of high relevance to the Center’s mission which addresses the process by which function is lost, and the multiple factors that affect the onset and progression of disability in older adults.

Visit WEBSITE for more information.

Research Educations Core Scholar funding opportunity (1 scholar position up to $50,000 per year in salary and fringe)

The UM-OAIC provides an enriched, research training and educational environment to promote the career development of junior faculty toward independence as investigators in aging-related research. The REC Scholar position is funded for a period of up to three years contingent on adequate progress.

Visit WEBSITE for more information.

LOI DUE: October 31, 2022

Please contact Anne Sullens with any questions at asullens@som.umaryland.edu

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

Thursday, October 6th at 4pm

Anyone who is interested in applying for either funding mechanism or who might have questions is welcome to attend. See zoom link below to attend:

https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/99403376634

UMB, INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH (ICTR)

• UMB ICTR Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot (ATIP) Grant Program
• UMB ICTR Community Engagement Research (CEnR) Pilot Grant Program

The UMB ICTR ATIP Grant Program will provide starter funds for projects specifically focused on innovative, translational research that involve multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations among faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Law, Social Work, Graduate School, UMBC, and UMCP. Visit WEBSITE for more information.

The UMB ICTR CEnR Pilot Grant Program will provide starter funds for projects specifically focused on innovative Community-Engaged Research (CEnR). This round will test novel approaches to addressing health problems through community-engaged implementation that involve faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Law, Social Work, Graduate School, UMBC, UMCP, and UMB-community partnerships. Visit WEBSITE for more information.

FUNDING PERIOD & AMOUNT:  (May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024) with awards of up to $50,000 each.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: All proposals must be submitted electronically through the ICTR website by 5 PM EST November 11, 2022

For questions regarding application guidelines, contact ICTR-Navigator@umaryland.edu

ATIP INFORMATION & DEVELOPMENT SESSION

Tuesday, October 11^th at 11am (Zoom)

This session is sponsored by the University of Maryland College Park and UMB faculty are welcome to attend.

The Brain and Behavior Institute (BBI) will host an information and development session on Oct 11. Agenda will include unpacking the review criteria and discussion of how to enhance the competitiveness of your proposal.

Click HERE for more information and to register.

DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

2023 Clinical Scientist Development Award 

These awards are intended to foster independent and successful clinical research careers by providing support to early-career clinicians in order to enable protected time for research projects, in any area of human health. The awards provide $150,000/year in direct costs for 3 years. Applications are invited from physician scientists at the Assistant Professor rank.

These awards employ a 2-stage selection process, and all applications should be made directly to the Doris Duke Foundation. Approximately 50 applicants will be selected to submit a full proposal, based on pre-proposal applications.

PRE-PROPOSAL DEADLINE: November 17, 2022

Visit WEBSITE for more information.

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR 

Wednesday, October 5^th from 12-1pm ET

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation will host an informational webinar for the 2023 Clinical Scientist Development Award competition, which is currently accepting applications until Nov 17. Staff will provide broad overview of the program, eligibility criteria, and administrative requirements, followed by an audience Q&A session. A recording of the webinar will be made available after the event. Click HERE to register. 

Seeking Foundation Funding for your Research?

The SOM’s Office of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations, provides services and resources to assist UMSOM faculty with identifying private foundation funding for research, programs, educational initiative, and community outreach at the local, regional, and national level. Visit their website for more information and to schedule an appointment. 

Additional funding opportunities can be found at:

 UMSOM Internal Funding Opportunities & External Funding Databases

UMGCCC Funding Database

(Cancer related research)

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