BellRinger Week is Here
It’s BellRinger week! The official rider count as of Sunday morning is 780. With just a little more effort we will blow past the 800-rider goal, a wonderful turnout for our initial ride. Not only is it new, but folks have signed up and trained despite the dislocations of the pandemic and the many obstacles to gathering together we have faced over the past few years. I want to thank everyone on our BellRinger organization’s team, with special kudos to Chris Timko and Jonathan Thomas, who have really gone above and beyond to bring this ride to life. So many others have stepped up. I am grateful to supporters and friends who have donated more than $123,000 to support my team, Lou’s BiKES.
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BellRinger Participants Share ‘Why I Ride’
This Saturday, October 22, hundreds of cyclists will depart from Georgetown for the inaugural BellRinger, raising funds for cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi. Several participants in this year’s event share what motivated them to ride and more. Read their stories.
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Get Ready to Roll Out for BellRinger
There’s still time to register to ride in BellRinger. If you're not riding, consider supporting the event as a volunteer.
Ride: You may register to ride until 7:00 a.m. on ride day (10/22). However, those registering after noon on Friday must do so in person at the Opening Ceremony. The code RIDE2022 will waive the $100 registration fee.
Volunteer: Volunteers are urgently needed for the following three roles. Volunteer registration closes Wednesday evening (10/19).
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Medical volunteers: This can be anyone with BLS certification or above (we’d welcome any RNs, PTs, MDs, etc.). Fill out this form to register.
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Support vehicle drivers: We need 10 drivers to provide support along the course. We provide the vehicle; it departs Georgetown in the morning. The driver will travel with members of our ops team and is dispatched along the route to provide assistance. Register here and contact Kate Colgan (Kate@BellRinger.org) to request this role.
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Rest stops: Help riders along the way and cheer them on as they roll into the stop. Register here and pick your rest stop spot. We still need coverage at the following rest stops:
- Adamstown, MD: Carroll Manor Elementary School
- Jefferson, MD: Valley Elementary School
- Middletown, MD: Middletown Municipal Center
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Faculty and Staff Flu Vaccination Opportunities
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Monday, October 31
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Join the meeting via Zoom or phone (dial 301-715-8592; Meeting ID: 934 8540 0252)
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Faculty and Staff Headshot Sessions
Tuesday, October 18
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Riggs Library in Healy Hall
Have a professional studio portrait/headshot taken by the university photographer; offered free on a first-come, first-served basis. Pictures should be online within a week of the shoot (see instructions for how to download images).
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Tuesday, October 18
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Featuring Masaru Kanekiyo, DVM, PhD, staff scientist, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID. Join this seminar in the Medical-Dental Building, SW107 and via Zoom.
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Thursday, October 20
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more. Register for this class.
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Friday, October 21
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Featuring Huadong Pei, PhD, associate professor of oncology and member of the Cancer Cell Biology Program at Georgetown Lombardi. Join this lecture via Zoom.
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Friday, October 21
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Presented by Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Sponsored by GHUCCTS. Register for this seminar.
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Register for the Ruesch Symposium
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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. View eligibility criteria, full application, and submission instructions. Note the following eligibility clarification: 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. Application deadline: 11:59 p.m., Monday, November 14.
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AACR Clinical Oncology Research (CORE) Training Fellowships Program
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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. The award provides $240,000 over three years in stipend and expense allowance for the award recipient. Application deadline: Thursday, 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 (MDs 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. The application deadline for the Physician-Scientist Training Award is Thursday, December 1. View more information and application guidelines.
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Cancer Immunotherapy Translational Research Program Grant
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. The grants support basic, preclinical, and translational research that provides information that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic. Proposals in all cancers are encouraged. Applicants must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation. Funding: $200,000 over two years. LOI deadline: Thursday, December 1. Full application deadline: March 1, 2023. View application guidelines.
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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 | Benign Heme Presentation – Lacey Williams | 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)
12:15 PM | Neuroendocrine Tumors – Dr. He | Podium A / Zoom
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)
12:15 PM | Early stage ER+Her2+ Breast Cancer – Dr. Isaacs | Podium A / Zoom
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9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting | Speaker: Chan Nguyen | 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 | Board Review | 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: Huadong Pei, PhD | “Regulation of Lipid De Novo Synthesis in Breast Cancer” | Zoom
12:00 PM | No Lecture | Zoom
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Connect with Georgetown Lombardi on Social Media |
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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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