World on Fire; Batter Up?
World and national events are truly overwhelming, but the sun rises every morning and sets in the evening. I am fully back into the swing of things at work post-CCSG site visit. We’ll get our score shortly after December 1.
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BellRinger 2023 Celebrates Community Dedicated to Ending Cancer
The second annual BellRinger Ride brought together nearly 1,000 riders, more than 400 volunteers and countless supporters, all committed to giving researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center the funding they need to prevent, treat and cure cancer. Read more about this year's BellRinger.
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Patient Navigator Recognized for Community Health Contributions
Nathaly Garces Lenis, a bilingual patient navigator with the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention at Georgetown Lombardi, received the Somos DC Health and Wellness Award from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office on Latino Affairs for her contributions to health and well-being, particularly cancer prevention education. The award was presented at the Noche Cultural 47th Anniversary Award Ceremony on October 12. (Pictured above from r) Tomás Talamante, deputy chief of staff to Mayor Muriel Bowser; Eduardo Perdomo, director, Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs; Nathaly Garces Lenis, patient navigator, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention; Jackie Reyes-Yanes, director, Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs
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Online Briefing on NIH's Simplified Peer Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) Applications: for Applicants and Reviewers
The simplified review framework for the review of most research project grant (RPG) applications will go into effect beginning with submissions with due dates of January 25, 2025. On Friday, November 3, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET, the NIH presents a webinar that will provide a high-level overview of the changes included in the new framework. Learn more and register for the webinar.
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Luminary Awards in GI Cancers
Join the Ruesch Center for this year’s Luminary Awards in GI Cancers on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Westin, Washington, DC, from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, Luis A. Diaz, MD, Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., Edith Peterson Mitchell, MD, and Martha Raymond, MA, will be honored for their GI cancer research and advocacy achievements. View event honorees and more information. For questions, email rueschcenter@georgetown.edu.
| 14th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium: Innovations in GI Cancer | |
Register for the 14th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium: Innovations in GI Cancer, held in person this Nov. 17 and 18. Topics include the microbiome and biological basis of early onset GI cancers, young adult cancer survivors' unique needs, and developing prevention strategies for early onset GI cancers.
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Presented as part of the symposium: Thomas R. Schafer Memorial Lecture, Friday, Nov. 17, 1:50 - 2:40 p.m., featuring Luis A. Diaz, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, presenting “Immunotherapy and Mismatch Repair Deficiency.”
Registration is free for Georgetown staff and trainees with the promo code HCP23. Learn more at bit.ly/Ruesch2023.
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Cancer Research Data Meeting
Thursday, November 2
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Alec McIntosh, PhD student in the Tumor Biology Program, presents “Investigating the Mechanism of YAP/TAZ as a Treatment Target in ccRCC.” Mentor: Chunling Yi, PhD. Join the meeting in W302 NRB or via Zoom.
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IO Interest Working Group Meeting
Thursday, November 2
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Andrew Ip, MD, John Theurer Cancer at Hackensack University Medical Center, presents “Real-world Evidence on the Use of CAR-T in Lymphoma – a Multi-center Experience.” Join this meeting via Zoom.
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Ensembl Genome Browser Workshop
Friday, November 3
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This full-day workshop provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the wide range of data available through Ensembl, an interface and an infrastructure for accessing genomic information, and gain hands-on experience in navigating the Ensembl website to retrieve and interpret data. Presented by the HIDS and Bioinformatics graduate programs and co-sponsored by ICBI/AIM-AHEAD training core and CTSA consortium. Join this workshop in the Warwick-Evans Conference Room, Building D. RSVP.
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Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series: “Addressing the Obesity Epidemic – Time for a Paradigm Shift”
Friday, November 3
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Presented by Susan Schembre, PhD, RD, associate professor, oncology, Georgetown University, member, Georgetown Lombardi. Join this lecture in the New Research Building Auditorium with Zoom option.
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Funding and Award Opportunities | |
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Request for Applications — American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Pilot Project Grants
Up to three American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG) Pilot Project Grants will be funded to help launch promising new projects by early career faculty members. These are one-year, non-renewable $30,000 research grants that are funded through Georgetown Lombardi’s IRG, which is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Open to early career faculty (e.g. assistant professor or equivalent), who are eligible to apply for independent national competitive research grants (e.g. NIH R-level grants, ACS Research Scholar Grants, and similar), but who do not currently hold and have not previously held such a grant, with the exception of an R00, which is allowed. View full eligibility criteria, application, and submission instructions. Application deadline: Monday, November 13, at 11:59 p.m. For scientific or eligibility questions, contact Dr. Rebecca Riggins (PI of the ACS IRG), rbr7@georgetown.edu. For application download or upload questions, contact Denise Harley, flessatd@georgetown.edu, or Karen Howenstein, khowenst@georgetown.edu.
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Federal Grants Digest: Colleges & Universities Edition
A weekly curated digest of federal funding opportunities of interest to colleges and universities to support programming, research, infrastructure and other efforts, provided by Thorn Run Partners. View current issue (for Oct. 25, 2023).
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AACR Clinical Oncology Research (CORE) Training Fellowships Program
The AACR Clinical Oncology Research (CORE) Training Fellowships Program is designed for early career clinical scientists who hold a medical degree (MD, DO, or MD/PhD) and are interested in acquiring the knowledge and skills related to clinical trial design and execution from the perspective of the pharmaceutical industry. Each fellowship provides $100,000 over one year for the fellow to work on site at the facility of one of the AACR’s pharmaceutical industry partners. Application deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30. View more information, including eligibility requirements, program guidelines and application instructions.
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Cancer Research Institute Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program Grants
The Cancer Research Institute offers Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) grants to qualified scientists who are working to explore clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies. These grants support pre-clinical and translational research that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic. Applicants must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation. Funding: up to $150,000 per year for two years. LOI deadline: Friday, December 1. Full application deadline: March 1, 2024. View more information and application guidelines.
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Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award
The Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award supports computational scientists who are deeply connected to biology labs so that they can bring their computational skills to bear on important biological questions, particularly in cancer. The proposed mentored research training must reflect the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent cancer research scientist. (Note: Applicants must not have been in their mentors’ labs for more than 24 months prior to the application deadline date.) The award provides up to $240,000 over three years in stipend and expense allowances for the award recipient. Application deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1. View more details and application guidelines.
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Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award
In an effort to confront the growing dearth of physician-scientists, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has created this award program, which is designed to recruit outstanding U.S. Specialty Board-eligible physicians (MD/DOs only) into cancer research careers by providing them with the opportunity for a protected research training experience under the mentorship of a highly qualified and gifted mentor after they have completed all of their clinical training. The award will provide up to $460,000 over four years in financial support for the award recipient. In addition, the Foundation will retire up to $100,000 of medical school debt still owed. Application deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1. View more information and application guidelines.
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Meetings in italics should be attended by all fellows.
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8:00 AM | Division Weekly Update Meeting | Podium A / Microsoft Teams
8:30 AM | Monday Morning Oncology Report | Inpatient Oncology Fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams
9:00 AM | Breast Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 528 212 194)
11:00 AM | GU/Melanoma Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 796 253 566)
4:00 PM | GU Tumor Board (on 1st/3rd Mondays of the month) | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 869 742 463)
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9:00 AM | Hematology Path Conference - Inpatient Heme fellows + Outpatient Heme + BMT fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME code: 80737; phone: 202-796-7323)
4:00 PM | Liver Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams
5:00 PM | Breast Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 937 7707 3374; CME code: 80044)
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8:00 AM | Thoracic Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 993 7680 5192; Passcode: 4231; CME 86693)
12:00 PM | Melanoma Tumor Board | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME: 80988)
5:00 PM | GI Tumor Board | Podium A / Microsoft Teams
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9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting - “Investigating the Mechanism of YAP/TAZ as a Treatment Target in ccRCC” | Speaker: Alec McIntosh | W302 New Research Building or Zoom
9:30 AM | Head and Neck Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams
12:30 PM | GI Research Meeting | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)
5:00 PM | Lymphoma Tumor Board - every other week | Microsoft Teams
5:00 PM | Myeloma Tumor Board - every other week | Microsoft Teams
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7:00 AM | CNS Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 298 285 483 265, Passcode: rJWpmU)
12:00 PM | Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series | “Addressing the Obesity Epidemic – Time for a Paradigm Shift” | Susan Schembre, PhD, RD | New Research Building Auditorium / Zoom
12:00 PM | TBD | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)
1:00 PM | TBD | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)
1:00 PM | Pancreas Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 299 996 740 910, Passcode: z7j7Rc)
2:00 PM | TBD | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)
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