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June 2, 2020
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With an overarching guiding principle of safety, the Research Team of the University Emergency Operations Committee has developed a plan for a
phased return to
research at Rutgers that involves
increasing university research capacity/density in 25% increments, then assessing the results before engaging the next phase. During the phases leading up to full capacity (at 50% capacity and 75% capacity), return to campus research is voluntary.
The first step in bringing research back up to speed is to capture information on those research programs that must be run on-campus, along with off-campus programs that need to be restarted at other venues. The mechanism to achieve that end is the
Return to Research Survey. Input from the survey will
be used by research deans and chairs to prioritize the return to research for all phases of return.
The survey should only be completed by Principal Investigators who are currently conducting research on campus as well as those who wish to resume research on or off campus. Surveys should be completed by 12:00 p.m. on June 5.
No action is required from p
ostdoctoral researchers, graduate students or research staff
with respect to the survey.
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With the intent funding more projects, ensuring the sustainability of the program, and preparing Rutgers PIs for technology commercialization, TechAdvance is instituting the following changes:
- TechAdvance maximum award will be $50,000;
- TechXpress maximum award will be $5,000;
- Prospective TechAdvance applicants will be required to attend a 4-hour workshop covering topics related to technology commercialization. Attending the workshop is recommended for TechXpress applicants but will not be required. The schedule of the workshops will be available soon.
If you have any questions, email
Eusebio Pires, TechAdvance manager, or call
848.932.4475.
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RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS
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The core facility team at ORED has recently launched a grant program to provide
core facilities with support funding up to $100K. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until
December 31
and funding decisions will made on a rolling basis within 90 days of submission. All core facilities across all chancellor units at Rutgers are eligible. The
funding is expected to begin by July 1, 2020.
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The Lustgarten Foundation 2020 Therapeutics Focused Research Program provides funds to support pancreatic cancer research that is critical to advancing our understanding of pancreatic cancer initiation, progression and the development of new therapies in four areas of focus: Desmoplastic Stroma, Chronic Inflammation, Metabolic Dysregulation, and Early Metastasis. They will award grants of up to $400,000 per year for up to three years. Letters of intent are due June 30, 2020. The University is limited to nominating one faculty member. To be considered,
pre-proposals must be submitted through the
Rutgers
Limited Submission process
. Pre-proposals are due by June 9.
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The Busch Biomedical Grant program is designed to enhance biomedical research at the University and to strengthen the competitive position of faculty members who seek external research funds. The Busch Biomedical Grant Program is funded by the interest income from the Charles and Johanna Busch bequest to reflect the wishes of Charles Busch. The Busch Biomedical Grant program will support research projects up to a total of $40,000 for up to two years ($20,000 per year). Applicants must have a full-time faculty appointment.
The deadline has been extended, applications are due by
June 15
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The Small Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. Eligible investigators may also request additional supplemental funds for a course release. The goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. The foundation seeks to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse. Proposals are anticipated to span a wide range of topics and disciplines that innovatively investigate questions central to education, including, for example, education, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, soc
iology, law, economics, history, or neuroscience, among others. Applications are due by
July 1
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The Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) is a research and action competition in the Smart and Connected Communities domain designed to build a more cohesive research-to-innovation pipeline and foster a collaborative spirit. CIVIC will lay a foundation for a broader and more fluid exchange of research interests and civic priorities that will create new instances of collaboration and introduce new areas of technical and social scientific discovery. In the first stage (Stage 1), up to 12 awards per track will be made for Planning Grants - each with a budget of up to $50,000 for four months to undertake pre-development activities, including solidifying the team, maturing the project plans, and preparing to submit a well-developed full proposal for Stage 2. In the second stage, up to four teams per track will be selected from Stage 1 award recipients to receive a full award - each with a budget of up to $1,000,000 for up to 12 months to execute and evaluate their research-centered pilot projects. Responses are due by
July 1.
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Congratulations...
to the following researchers for their recently-awarded grants:
George M. Carman - School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Carolyn Suzuki - New Jersey Medical School
S
ergei Kotenko -
New Jersey Medical School
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