CFCCC Bulletin - Events, Announcements, Funding Opportunities, and More

Upcoming Events

April

5

"What Matters to Me and Why" featuring Dr. Frank Meyskens, Jr., Physician Scientist

Hosted by the UCI Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture & Inclusion

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Announcements

Book Office Hours with Farshid Dayyani, MD, PhD

Beginning on April 12, Dr. Dayyani will be available every Wednesday morning from 11 AM - 12 PM. Please sign up to discuss all things clinical trials by clicking on the button below.

Book time with Dr. Dayyani

We are pleased to announce that the Publication Rebate Program has been extended through 2023!

CFCCC is offering a $250 rebate towards publication costs for manuscripts that: (1) are cancer-related, (2) are accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal between April 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023, (3) appropriately acknowledge a CFCCC-supported Shared Resource, and (4) cite the P30CA062203 Cancer Center Support Grant. Please submit your publication for this rebate program through this link.

Federal Funding Opportunities

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

FY23 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) – earliest deadline March 28, 2023

FY23 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) – earliest deadline April 17, 2023

FY23 Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) – earliest deadline May 2, 2023

FY23 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) – earliest deadline June 8, 2023

Other Non-Federal Funding Opportunities

These opportunities do not require nomination or selection by the Cancer Center.

Tina's Wish Team Science Grants

$400K/2 years

Focus: Early detection/interception of ovarian cancer

LOI Due: March 24, 2023 (9:00 AM PST)

Learn More >>

Submit LOI >>

The ROS1+ Cancer Innovation Award

$75K/1 year

Focus: High risk, high reward projects on ROS1+ cancers

LOI Due: March 31, 2023

Click here for RFA

Learn More and Apply >>

Kidney Cancer Research Grants

$75K/1 year

Focus: Kidney cancer

Translocation RCC Focus Award

Chromophobe RCC Focus Award

Brandon Butera Focus Award

Trailblazer Award

Applications Due: April 17, 2023

Learn More and Apply >>

The Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Award

$750K/3 years

Focus: Early-career; high-impact, high-risk innovative cancer research

LOI Due: May 1, 2023 (2 PM PST)

Learn More and Apply >>

Robert A. Winn Career Development Award (Winn CDA)

$240K/2 years

Focus: Diversity in clinical trials, Early career clinical investigators

Applications Due: May 12, 2023 (8:59 PM PST)

Learn More and Apply >>

Information Webinar Session: March 28, 2023 (12 PM PST). Click here to register >>

Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award

$100K/2 years, with opportunity to qualify for up to $1.1 M

Focus: Physician-scientists; late translational/early clinical pilots

LOI Due: June 5, 2023

Learn More and Apply >>

Newsroom

Kickass Women at UC Irvine - Dr. Sora Park Tanjasiri

After teaching at Cal State Fullerton for 15 years, Tanjasiri was recruited by the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of only 51 cancer centers nationwide funded by the National Cancer Institute. She’s spent her career focused on cancer research and prevention, particularly in communities of color who are at the greatest risk.