Them’s the Breaks
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful and healthy holiday season, and had time to spend with family and friends. We are now entering into the third year of COVID-19, and new variants suggest there is no end in sight for the pandemic, though those of us who have been vaccinated seem to be managing to achieve measures of normalcy, even if we are infected or reinfected. Please be mindful of the university’s COVID guidance as you go about your work.
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Apply Now to be a Contestant in the 2023 Hyundai Hands On Hope Competition to Win a Car
Georgetown Lombardi is teaming up once again with the Washington Area Hyundai Dealers at the Washington, D.C. Auto Show to help raise money for pediatric cancer research as part of the Hyundai Hands On Hope Contest. The contest requires hearty contestants to remain in constant contact with a Hyundai vehicle over two days (with a few breaks), all with the hope of driving away in a brand-new Hyundai IONIQ5.
Six contestants will compete for a new Hyundai IONIQ5 for themselves over the 50-hour contest period (pictured are contestants from 2020's Hands on Hope Contest). Additionally, $100,000 in pediatric cancer research grants will be awarded to Georgetown Lombardi and Children’s National. The winner’s home institution will receive a pediatric research grant for $60,000 from the Washington Area Hyundai dealers. The other medical center will receive a pediatric cancer research grant for $40,000.
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Washington Commanders Coach Ron Rivera to Receive NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award
Georgetown Lombardi and the NFL Players Association announced that Washington Commanders coach and cancer survivor Ron Rivera will be the recipient of the 2023 NFLPA Georgetown Lombardi Award. The annual award recognizes a sports figure who has faced cancer and who possesses the qualities that made the cancer center’s namesake, Coach Vince Lombardi, an inspiration —dependability, courage, discipline and honor. Rivera will be presented with this year’s honor at the Lombardi Gala on April 29. Read the full award announcement.
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Call for Abstracts: MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium
The abstract portal for the MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium opens today, January 9. The symposium will be held on Monday, May 8 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
Thank you to those who submitted abstracts this past summer before the symposium was postponed. If you indicated that you wanted your abstract(s) to be considered for the spring event, no further action is required. The abstract(s) will be reviewed and scored by the Scientific Review Committee. If you opted to rescind your abstract, you are free to submit a new abstract. See the symposium website for complete submissions guidelines.
The symposium brings together investigators, educators, executive leaders, associates, and collaborative partners from across our academic health system to share their research to advance health in our communities. Contact research@medstar.net with questions.
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Diversity in Cancer Research Summer 2023 Undergraduate Internship Program Now Accepting Applications
Program details:
- Ten-week full-time program available beginning June 5, 2023 ($5,000 stipend).
- In-person/virtual workshops, seminars, scientific meetings, mentoring and career development activities during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- Carefully matched mentors and peer mentors for each intern.
- Georgetown campus housing now offered for in-person interns
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Cancer Cell Biology Program Meeting
Monday, January 9
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, January 10
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Riggs Library, Healy Hall
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Wednesday, January 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Learn about data management best practices and data requirements for NIH and NSF grants, including data management plans, data documentation and metadata, data life cycle, data archiving and preservation, and data sharing and reuse. Includes an overview of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, which takes effect on January 25 (all NIH funded proposals producing scientific data are required to submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan). Register for this online webinar.
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Thursday, January 12
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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CDI Seminar: “Leveraging Meditation Mobile Applications in Survivorship Care Among Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer”
Thursday, January 12
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Presented by Gary Kwok, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Pediatric Population Science, Outcomes, and Disparities Research Section within the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey. Join this seminar via Zoom.
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Friday, January 13
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Meet the Speaker Session: 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.)
Via Zoom
Presented by Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and associate dean of research at the Yale School of Public Health, associate director (population sciences) in the Yale Cancer Center, and deputy director (public health) in the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation. Join this presentation via Zoom.
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Friday, January 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Floyd H. (Ski) Chilton, PhD, professor, School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness, director, Center for Precision Nutrition & Wellness, University of Arizona, associate director, BIO5 Institute. Co-sponsored by GHUCCTS and MedStar Health Research Institute. Join the Grand Rounds via Zoom.
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Tuesday, January 17
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
New Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Michael Lisanti, MD, PhD, professor and chair, translational medicine, University of Salford, United Kingdom, and co-founder, Lunella Biotech, Inc., Ottawa, Canada. Join this seminar via Zoom.
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Funding and Award Opportunities |
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GI Program Funds Award
A newly established Ruesch Center / GI Working Group grant mechanism is currently soliciting research proposals for consideration. Funding will be available to Georgetown Lombardi and MedStar Health scientists and clinicians with a GI cancer-relevant research focus — basic, clinical, population and translational. This set of pilot grants is intended to foster translational collaborations and generate new hypotheses and results to prove them, leading to jointly authored publications. Between two and five one-year collaborative project awards are available, ranging from $25,000 to 50,000 each, with at least two investigators each. View more information and application procedure details. Submit a letter of intent to marshalj@georgetown.edu. LOI deadline: Friday, January 13, 5 p.m.
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation Precision Prevention Initiative
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) is requesting applications to its Precision Prevention Initiative. Applications should address the challenges and gaps in primary breast cancer prevention with a focus in one or more of the following categories: risk assessment/stratification, biomarkers, and interventions. Applicants are encouraged to engage collaborators from diverse disciplines and utilize, where possible, areas of expertise and/or methodologies not normally associated with prevention or cancer research. Projects range from single investigator innovation awards to collaborative pre-clinical, translational, clinical and intervention studies. In all cases, projects that impact underserved, minority or high-risk populations are encouraged. Funding levels range from $250,000/year for two years up to $750,000/year for three years. Download the RFA to view program and application details. LOI deadline: January 16 via ProposalCentral. Invitation to submit full proposals issued by March 3.
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Cancer Screening Research Network Funding Opportunities
The National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention has released three funding opportunity announcements for applications to create the Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN). The CSRN will conduct rigorous, multi-center cancer screening trials and studies to evaluate emerging technologies and strategies for the purpose of cancer screening. The CSRN will have three different components for an integrated network.
View the following links for more information about each funding opportunity:
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RFA-CA-23-020: ACCrual, Enrollment, and Screening Sites (ACCESS) Hub (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)
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RFA-CA-23-021: Statistics and Data Management Center (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)
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RFA-CA-23-022: Coordinating and Communication Center (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)
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Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
The Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award supports the most promising early career physician-scientists willing to devote their efforts to the development and application of new diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies for cancer and cancer prevention through clinical investigation. Preference is given to those whose research adheres to the “Handshake Rule,” meaning that the physician will conduct research studies that directly involve patients (this rule does not apply to pathologist candidates). The award will provide $600,000 over three years in financial support for the investigator’s scientific needs. In addition, the foundation will retire up to $100,000 of medical school debt owed by the awardee. Five nominations will be accepted for review from Georgetown Lombardi, GUMC and Georgetown University School of Medicine. Finalists will be invited to be interviewed by the selection committee. Only one application will be accepted from a mentor (including co-mentorships) or investigator per review session. View detailed award information, eligibility criteria, application guidelines and forms. Application deadline: Wednesday, February 1.
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Meetings in italics should be attended by all fellows.
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9:00 AM | Breast Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 528212194)
11:00 AM | GU/Melanoma Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 796253566)
12:15 PM | Fellow’s Research Lecture – Dr. Atkins | Podium A / Zoom
4:00 PM | GU Tumor Board (on 1st/3rd Mondays of the month) | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 869742463)
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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 | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362; Meeting number (access code): 711 507 430, password: Mse4mGSA2N5)
5:00 PM | Breast Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 93777073374; CME code: 80044)
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8:00 AM | Thoracic Tumor Board – Thoracic Fellow | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 941 1630 5835)
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9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting | Speaker: Alec McIntosh | W302 New Research Building or Zoom
9:30 AM | Head and Neck Tumor Board - Thoracic Fellow attendance encouraged as clinic allows | Microsoft Teams
12:15 PM | Hematopoietic Growth Factors | Podium A / Zoom
12:30 PM | GI Research Meeting | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)
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7:00 AM | CNS Tumor Board | Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 378 807 316)
12:00 PM | Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series: No Lecture | New Research Building Auditorium / Zoom
12:00 PM | No Lecture | Zoom
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If you would like to share news or updates from your department, please get in touch with Sarah Riehl. |
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