Cancer and Baseball
My cancer center EAB travels concluded (for the time being) on Friday evening, when I returned from Houston. Like many Philadelphia sports fans, I had spent Thursday evening (in my case, from my hotel room after the dinner for EAB members) simultaneously watching the Phillies lose a heartbreaker to the Houston Astros on TV, while the still-undefeated Philadelphia Eagles took care of business against the Houston Texans on Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football. The Phillies would go on to lose Game 6 on Saturday evening to the new world champions. I found myself feeling more grateful than sad after such a great and unexpected postseason run.
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Save the Date: GUMC Community Meeting with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia
The next GUMC community meeting will be held on November 29, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. in the Research Building Auditorium. A Zoom link will be available closer to the meeting for virtual attendance.
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Last Chance: Take the Cultural Climate Survey by November 9
These are the last few days for faculty and staff/AAP members to share their perspectives and experiences through the first-ever cultural climate survey. The survey closes Wednesday, November 9. If you have not yet completed the survey, you’ll receive a reminder message with a link to the survey today. Your response is crucial for informing the university’s next few years of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Participation is completely voluntary — individual answers will not be reported and all data will be kept confidential. Read more about the survey.
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Register Now to Attend the Ruesch Center Symposium
Register for the 13th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium: Innovations in GI Cancer on Nov. 18 and 19. Day one attendance is in-person (2115 Wisconsin Ave, NW) or virtual; day two is virtual only. Topics include targeted therapies, expanding immuno-oncology therapies, and advances in peri-operative strategies. Registration is free for Georgetown and MedStar staff and trainees with the promo code Guest2022. Learn more and register.
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Monday, November 7
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Presented by Richard Kibbey, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine, associate director: Translational Biomedicine Program, Yale School of Medicine. Sponsored by the Center for Metabolomic Studies at Georgetown Lombardi. Join this presentation via Zoom.
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Monday, November 7
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Presented by Qi Long, PhD, professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Sponsored by the Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics. Join this seminar in the Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D, and via Zoom.
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Tuesday, November 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Presented by Jayc C. Sedlmayr, PhD, associate professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Presented by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology. Join this lecture in the Pre-Clinical Science Building, GA 2/4 and via Zoom.
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Tuesday, November 8
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Presented by Brandon DeKosky, PhD, professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, MIT. Join this seminar in Med-Dent, SW107 or via Zoom.
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An Introduction to Data Security from DML
Wednesday November 9
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Learn about data security best practices, including data storage and access, preventing data security breaches, minimizing data security threats, de-identifying data, preventing data loss and erasing data. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register for this online workshop.
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GUMC First-Gen Community Circle in Support of Students, Faculty & Staff
Wednesday, November 9
7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
First-Gen Community Circle sessions have been designed to bring students, faculty and staff together in support of first-gen students at GUMC. Attendees can connect via Zoom in a safe and authentic environment to speak about how they are adjusting as first-gen students, to share their challenges and joys, and offer support. Meets every second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Co-sponsored by Gen 1, the Racial Justice Committee for Change and the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. RSVP for this Community Circle session.
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Thursday, November 10
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Presented by Ebru Erbay, MD, PhD, principal investigator, Altos Labs, Bay Area Institute. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Research. Join this lecture in the New Research Building Auditorium or via Zoom.
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Friday, November 11
Lecture: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Meet the Speaker Session: 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Presented by David R. Freyer, DO, MS, director, Survivorship and Supportive Care Program; attending physician, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation; professor of clinical pediatrics and medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Join this seminar via Zoom.
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Friday, November 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Presented by William A. Weiss, MD, PhD, Evelyn and Mattie Anderson Endowed Chair in Cancer Research; professor, departments of neurology, pediatrics, and neurological surgery, UCSF; co-leader, Pediatric Malignancies Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Join this lecture in the New Research Building Auditorium or via Zoom.
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Friday, November 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Presented by Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, PhD, MPH, professor of oncology and medicine and founding director of the Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging (GLICA) Research. Co-sponsored by GHUCCTS and MedStar Health Research Institute. Join this presentation via Zoom.
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Strategies for Mitigating Linguistic and Cultural Barriers in Health Research
Thursday, November 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The DC Metropolitan area is one of the most racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse in the U.S. Despite this rich diversity, clinical trials are not reflective of the U.S. population. The forum seeks to promote a culture of inclusivity in health research and enhance investigator capacity by featuring tested culturally and linguistically appropriate approaches for inclusion of people with limited English proficiency (LEP). Sponsored by the Georgetown University School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical Translational Science (GHUCCTS) and Nueva Vida, Inc. RSVP to receive Zoom link.
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Funding and Award Opportunities |
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One LOI/application can be submitted per award per institution, with an exception for the following areas: brain tumors – all types, including rare forms; Burkitt lymphoma (sporadic, endemic, and immunodeficiency related); complementary and alternative therapies; hepatoblastoma; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; and rhabdoid tumors. Send all proposed letters of intent to Sharon Levy via email (sgl5@georgetown.edu) by Monday, Nov. 21.
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DEADLINE APPROACHING: 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, Nov. 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, Dec. 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, Dec. 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, Dec. 1. Full application deadline: March 1, 2023. View application guidelines.
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The St. Baldrick’s Foundation-American Cancer Society Childhood Cancer Research
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation-American Cancer Society Childhood Cancer Research award provides funding to advance innovative translational pediatric cancer research conducted within the context of a clinical trial. Studies may include analysis of clinical data and biospecimens collected from children enrolled in a clinical trial. Proposals should focus on research leading to improvements in the care of children with cancer. All research proposals must be coupled with ongoing or recently completed, approved pediatric clinical therapeutic trial, such as large/definitive trials conducted in a cooperative group setting. LOI due: Monday, Dec. 5, at 10:59 p.m. EST via proposalCENTRAL. View LOI instructions. Invitations to apply will be issued Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
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NCI Funding Opportunity: Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE)
The Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) program supports mentored research experiences for qualified students and scientists from diverse backgrounds in the multidisciplinary research environment of the NCI campuses in Bethesda, Rockville, and Frederick, Maryland. Individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and population sciences are encouraged to apply. The program offers two-year awards for post-baccalaureate (including post-master's) individuals and graduate students and three-year awards for postdoctoral fellows. Application deadline: Dec. 15 for fall 2023 research experiences; target start date will be September 1, 2023. View eligibility information and application instructions.
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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 | Journal Club - Drs. Reuss and Sackstein | 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: Megan Barefoot | 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 | Benign Heme Fellow’s Presentation - Dr. Diltz | 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 | No Lecture | Zoom
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