The Partnership Post

Volume LIV | February 2023

THE PARTNERSHIP POST

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the BWH Dept. of Medicine: Strategies, Outcomes, and Continuing Challenges

Dr. Valerie Stone, Vice Chair of DEI at Brigham and Women's Hospital and member of the UMB-DF/HCC Partnership Internal Advisory Committee, is the keynote speaker for tomorrow's Medical Grand Rounds.

Attendees will learn how to recognize the importance of advancing DEI in academic medicine, understand and describe methods for tracking the outcomes of DEI strategies, and more.

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Announcements

Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research 2023 - Registration Open

The 11th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research will be held virtually on April 4-6, 2023. The theme this year is "Closing the Research-to-Implementation Gap." Scientific sessions and abstracts are being accepted now.

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Weill Cornell Medicine Meyer Cancer Center - open tenure-track positions

The Department of Population Health Sciences is seeking full-time tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full-Professor.

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Apply to Become a Mentor for DF/HCC CURE Summer Students

Positive mentoring relationships are critical for retaining students in the STEM pathway. Your mentorship can make an impactful difference in the lives of young and underrepresented scholars.

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NIH Request for Information - Postdoctoral Training

NIH is looking for feedback to understand the perspective and experience of recent and current postdoctoral trainees, postdoctoral office leaders, and graduate students considering becoming postdoctoral trainees.

They are interested in hearing about promising solutions to address current challenges affecting the postdoctoral trainee community. Feedback will help to shape how NIH may modify future postdoctoral training programs.

Click here for more details and feedback submission.

Research Opportunities - Applications Open!

The Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness Summer Internship is a summer-long research program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the linkages between mental well-being and physical health outcomes. Click here for the Summer Internship application details.

The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) is a summer-long research program for high school and undergraduate students to encourage pursuing careers in biosciences. Click here for CURE application details.

The Summer Program to Advance Research Careers (SPARC) is a 12-week intensive research experience focused on emerging technologies in cancer and cancer disparities. Click here for SPARC application details.

The UMB-DF/HCC Partnership Post-Bacc Program is a 1- to 2-year fellowship that engages individuals who have completed their bachelor's degree within the past two years. Click here for Post-Bacc application details.

The Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) is a year-round, research-intensive, skill-building, mentoring program for undergraduate students interested in the biomedical sciences. Click here for IMSD application details.

The Postdoctoral Fellowship to Promote Racial Diversity is a three-year program sponsored by the Cancer Research Institute to support young scientists who wish to receive training in fundamental immunology or cancer immunology. Click here for the CRI Postdoctoral Fellowship application details.

The HSPH Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) - Non-Degree is a 15-credit certificate program providing clinical investigators with fundamental training in clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, and other skills needed for clinical research. Click here for PCE application details.

Events

Connect:Science - "Of Mice and Men: Learning about Human Prostate Cancer by Studying Mouse Models" - Feb. 28th

The next DF/HCC Connect:Science session will be on February 28th and feature a presentation from Corinne Abate-Shen, PhD.

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Accessing and Using Cancer Registry Data: Statewide and National Data Sources Seminar - Mar. 1st

The Research Design and Analysis Core's next seminar features Dr. Susan Gershman, the Director of the Massachusetts Cancer Registry.

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GMaP Region 3 Technical Training Summit - Mar. 8-10, 2023

Join the DF/HCC Melanoma Program for a retreat featuring speakers offering "lightning talks" on the current state of melanoma science.

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DF/HCC Aging and Cancer Symposium - Mar. 13, 2023

Save the date for the DF/HCC Aging and Cancer Symposium located at the Harvard Medical School "New Research Building (NRB)."

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Funding Opportunities

DF/HCC Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Brain Cancer

Letter of Intent Deadline: February 20, 2023

NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research for 2023

Letter of Intent Deadline: February 22, 2023

DF/HCC SPORE in Multiple Myeloma - CEP & DRPs RFAs

Letter of Intent Deadline: March 10, 2023

DF/HCC Breast SPORE - CEP & DRPs RFAs

Letter of Intent Deadline: March 13, 2023

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellowship Award

Letter of Intent Deadline: March 15, 2023

American Cancer Society Discovery Boost Grants

Letter of Intent Deadline: April 1, 2023

NSF Accelerating Research Translation

Letter of Intent Deadline: May 9, 2023

NCI Cancer Moonshot Scholars Diversity Program

Letter of Intent Deadline: June 6, 2023

Visit the Non-Partnership Funding Opportunities page for a list of other possible funding sources.

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