Research News & Funding Opportunities for Tulane Cancer Researchers - April 9, 2024 | |
Time-Sensitive Announcements | |
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Wednesday, April 17, 3 - 6 PM
Diboll Gallery, 1st Floor Tidewater Building, 1440 Canal St.
Join researchers of Tulane Cancer Center and Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine for collaboration-driving conversations. Connect with your research colleagues around the following themes: Health Disparities, Environmental Exposure, Lifestyle and Health Policy & Management. Light food and beverages will be served.
REGISTER HERE
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Plan for Success:
June R01 Deadlines
8 Weeks Away!
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The next round of new R01 applications aiming to hit the June 5, 2024, deadline need to have "everything but the science" finalized and submitted to SPA by Wednesday, May 29.
The finalized proposal, including the science, ready for submission, must be received by SPA no later than June 3, 2024, for it to be submitted through the NIH portal.
If you miss the Wednesday, May 29, deadline and the June round of submissions, your next chance to submit a new R01 to NIH isn't until October (with all but the science due to SPA 9/26/24).
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School of Medicine Picture Day
Friday, April 12, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hutchinson, Room 1551
Free to all Tulane School of Medicine faculty, staff, residents, fellows and students.
Sign up for a time here and bring your white coat if you have one.
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Tulane Survey Request:
Research Interests & Potential Funding Sources
COMPLETION DEADLINE: APRIL 15
The Office of Research, in partnership with the Tulane IT Department, is requesting your assistance to complete a survey regarding your current and potential future research activities. They are seeking information about the area(s) of research on which you currently focus, areas you may have interest in focusing, and current and potential research funding sources. This survey is also seeking to assess current and future potential for multi-disciplinary collaboration and synergies.
Click here to take the survey.
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Tulane Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards
NOMINATION DEADLINE: APRIL 30
The Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards honor outstanding scholars and recognize exceptional research achievement and impact on advancing knowledge, innovation, or creativity in science, engineering, health, arts, humanities, education and other academic fields of study. Click here for award criteria. Click here for the nomination form.
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Educational Research Day
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 1 - 4 PM
Murphy Building, 131 S. Robertson
5th Floor, Leone Learning Center
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE - MAY 5
The Office of Medical Education encourages all School of Medicine faculty, staff, residents, and students to participate in Educational Research Day by presenting their medical education research, in poster format and/or attending the event to learn about the work of others in the New Orleans Health Sciences community. Three finalists will be asked to present their research in a 12-minute oral presentation.
Posters will highlight Medical Education research in areas such as:
- Active or Team-Based Learning
- Faculty Development
- Curriculum Design & Assessment
- Simulation
- Technology Enhanced Learning
SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE
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Seminars, Webinars & Workshops | |
Family Medicine in Humanitarian Action: The Work of Doctors Without Borders in Areas of Conflict - Dr. Marc Levin
Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Hutchinson - Room 7062
Marc Levin, MD, is an Owl Club award-winning Family Medicine preceptor and outstanding, full-spectrum/full-scope physician who teaches at Mount Sinai in New York City; in Nome, Alaska, and some of the surrounding villages -- where he directs the student and resident rotations through Norton Sound Health Corporation, a tribally owned non-profit entity which has hosted many Tulane students for their 3rd-year family medicine clerkship and 4th-year electives and acting internships; and since 2007, with Doctors Without Borders, most recently having traveled to Malawi as part of his work.
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Tulane Innovation Institute presents Copyright Unveiled - A Free Webinar with Chuck Valauskas
Wednesday, April 10
11 AM - Noon
Learn about the nuances of copyright law and discover essential principles for protecting original works, understanding fair use, and navigating copyright infringement issues. Whether you're an artist, content creator, or legal professional, this session offers invaluable insights into preserving and managing intellectual property rights. Click here to register for the event.
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Tulane University Brain Institute Seminar Series
Neuroimaging in Freely Moving Animals & Other Adventures
Arvind P. Pathak, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiology, Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Institute for NanoBio Technology, and the Institute for Computational Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 10 - 4:00 PM
Jones 102, Uptown Campus
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Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Workshops
Zine Your Thesis
Thursday, April 11, 11 AM
Room 602, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Zines can be a radical and community-minded way to circumvent the often siloed and opaque world of academic publishing. In this workshop, learn about the benefits of creating an easy-to-read zine version of your thesis. Afterwards, take some time to craft using provided materials, or bring your laptop to make a digital zine.
RSVP
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The Politics of Citation
Thursday, April 11, Noon
Zoom
Citation, in all its dimensions—who we cite, what we cite, how we cite, and how we assign citation “impact”—is not neutral. There are politics and ideologies baked into academia’s citational ecosystem. This workshop, offered as part of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion's EDI and Research Series, will consist of two parts:
- A presentation providing an overview of the concept of citational politics and its evolution, as well as existing tools and resources to address citation inequities.
- A discussion, brainstorming, and resource-sharing conversation among participants about the impact citation politics has on our work and the changes we can make to address citational inequities and problems in our research and teaching.
RSVP
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Program in Medical Ethics and Human Values presents the
J. Richard Williams, Sr., MD, 1931 Lecture:
Moral Distress in Clinical Practice
Denise Dudzinski, PhD
University of Washington School of Medicine
Friday, April 12, Noon
via Zoom
Register here.
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Tulane Career Development Club presents
Finding Your Funding:
Where to Find the Right Grant Funding Source for Your Project
Kathleen Kozar
Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
Monday, April 15
Noon - 1 PM
via Zoom
Register here.
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Office of Graduate Medical Education
School-Wide Grand Rounds
Gen Z in Medical Education: How Generational Reference Points Have Shaped Expectations for Professionalism, Teaching, Training & Learning
Tuesday, April 16, Noon
Hutchinson Auditorium
Boomers. Gen X. Millennials. Gen Z. Who are they? How are current Gen Z learners experiencing our medical education paradigms? And what strategies can we utilize to engage, teach, train and learn alongside them? Light refreshments provided.
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Tulane Institute for Physician Scientists (TIPS) Seminar
Meds Don't Work in Patients Who Don't Take Them: Insights to Optimize Adherence in Practice?
M.A. "Tonette" Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology
Jack Aron Chair in Primary Care Medicine
Tuesday, April 16, Noon
Tidewater Building, Room 1208
1440 Canal St., New Orleans
Attendance also available via zoom: https://tulanehipaa.zoom.us/j/97743377856
Light refreshments will be served.
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Louisiana Healthy Communities Coalition 2024 Annual Summit -
Community Unmute: Finding Your Voice
Thursday, April 18, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Register and Participate by ZOOM Here
Louisiana Cancer Research Center's community partner Louisiana Healthy Communities Coalition (LHCC) is holding its Annual Summit. This year's theme is "Community Unmute: Finding Your Voice!" Hear from experts in the field of public health, community development, advocacy, entrepreneurship, local governments and more. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with fellow participants, make connections, and form new collaborations.
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Tulane Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations Hosts
Russell Sage Foundation Program Officer Stephen Glauser
Thursday, April 18, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Albert & Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design
1725 Baronne St., New Orleans
There are two sessions available for faculty participation:
1:00 PM General Information Q&A – Open to all faculty
This is a rare opportunity to have a face-to-face Q&A with a program officer. Review the RSF grant programs in advance of the meeting and prepare questions to promote a candid discussion. We encourage you to submit questions in advance of the meeting to offer the program officer the opportunity to prepare.
2:00-4:00 PM Project Pitch Session – Advance registration is required
An opportunity for a brief (10-min) review and discussion of proposals under development. Please email an executive summary about the project to your CFR school representative (listed below) no later than April 12.
Convenient free parking is available at adjacent lot, as well as non-metered street parking.
To register for the visit, please complete the online form. We request that you do not contact the program officer independently. If you have additional questions, please contact your school/unit CFR representative:
Chritina Carr: SLA/Cowen Institute/Law – ccarr4@tulane.edu
Howard Davis: SPHTM/SSE/Law/Bywater– hdavis5@tulane.edu
Laura Decuir: SSW – ldecuir@tulane.edu
Anthony Enterante: SoM - aenteranteiii@tulane.edu
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Tulane Center for Public Service Symposium: Community Power Building and Social Justice in the Gulf South
Friday, April 19, 9 AM - 4 PM
Tulane Uptown Campus
A.B. Freeman School of Business
Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
Room 170, 7 McAlister Drive
New Orleans, LA
The focus of the event is on community organizing and empowerment through learning, tool sharing, skill building, and networking. Sessions will be geared towards community members and organizations, as well as faculty, staff, and students who are interested in learning more about how to get involved. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE
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Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology's
22nd Annual George Adrouny Memorial Lecture
Synthetic Molecular Evolution of Peptide Antibiotics
William C. Wimley, PhD
George A. Adrouny, PhD Professorship in Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tuesday, April 23 - 10:00 AM - Noon
Hutchinson Memorial Building Gallery & Auditorium
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Tulane Innovation Institute Faculty Innovation Research Mixer
Tuesday, April 23, 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Qatar Ballroom, Room 212, Lavin-Bernick Center, Uptown
Attendees will enjoy a lively cross-learning opportunity to hear about the innovative research and initiatives Tulane faculty peers are leading in their respective fields and identify connections for potential partnership. All schools and disciplines welcome! Refreshments will be provided. If you would like to sign up to present, please contact Jillian Delos Reyes at JDelosreyes@tulane.edu. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
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Wednesday, April 24 &
Thursday, April 25
Lavin-Bernick Center for
University Life - Uptown
This event will showcase the breadth and depth of research, innovation and creativity from disciplines, departments, units and schools across Tulane University. Graduate students, undergraduate students, trainees (postdocs, residents and fellows), faculty, and research staff will present their research, scholarship and achievements. The event will also include distinguished lectures and affiliated workshops.
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Open MIC Night Sponsored by the Tulane Innovation Institute
Wednesday, April 24, 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Qatar Ballroom, Room 212, Lavin-Bernick Center, Uptown
Do you have an idea for solving a medical or wellness problem? Participate in Open MIC (Medical Innovation Challenge) Night. This event encourages participants to innovate and think of creative solutions to complex problems. Click here to learn more about pitching or attending as a spectator.
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Save the Date:
Louisiana Cancer Research Center Scientific Retreat
Friday, May 17, 2024
Xavier University of Louisiana
Additional details and registration information coming soon!
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Tulane COBRE in Sex-Based Precision Medicine (SPM)
Pilot Project Program
Now Accepting Letters of Intent - Due by 5:00 PM on April 30
Email to Dr. Weiwei Xu (sbm@tulane.edu)
The COBRE-SPM anticipates awarding three pilot projects for the 2024-2025 funding period. The purpose of the award is to provide critical start-up funds to catalyze innovative, groundbreaking research that leads to the submission of successful NIH R01 or equivalent grant applications in the SPM area. The COBRE-SPM will solicit one basic sciences pilot project (total budget $50,000 direct costs), one clinical pilot project (total budget $75,000 direct costs), and one transdisciplinary project of convergence research from a transdisciplinary research team involving several schools/universities (total budget $75,000 direct costs). There are no indirect costs associated with this award.
For more information on eligibility, the application process and timelines, please contact the Pilot Project Program Director, Dr. Vivian Fonseca - vfonseca@tulane.edu.
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Request for Solutions: ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health
Solicitation # ARPA-H-ICHUB-24-101
Solution Summary (3-Page Template Form)
Deadline: April 15, 12:00 p.m. ET.
Instructions for the BID submission platform
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) launched the Sprint for Women’s Health on February 21, 2024, which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health. The Sprint for Women’s Health’s new request for solutions (RFS) funding opportunity seeks unconventional approaches and innovative new avenues to push high-impact biomedical research forward to improve women’s health outcomes.
ARPA-H is seeking proposals across six women’s health topic areas, including:
• Women’s Health at Home
• Preserving Ovarian Health Through Mid-Life to Prevent Disease
• ARTEMIS – Advancing Research Through Enhanced Models for Investigating the Influence of Sex Differences on Health Outcomes
• Modulating Women’s Brain Health Via Lymphatic Targeting
• Objective and Quantitative Measurement of Chronic Pain in Women
• Wild Card: Revolutionary Breakthroughs in Women’s Health
For more information about ARPA-H see https://arpa-h.gov/about
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2024 Hevolution Foundation Geroscience Research Opportunities (HF-GRO)
LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE: APRIL 26
The Hevolution Foundation Geroscience Research Opportunities (HF-GRO) will provide up to $25 million USD in 2024 (the total budget planned over 5 years is $115M USD) to fund projects in Aging Biology or Geroscience (no clinical trials). Hevolution envisions funding approximately 40-60 projects in Aging Biology or Geroscience in 2024. Projects are 4 to 5 years in length, and with a budget range of $300-500k USD direct costs/year. Funding will be made available to independent investigators with labs in the USA, Canada, Europe and the UK. Applications for HF-GRO will be submitted to Hevolution Foundation as described in the Grant Guidelines. Questions about HF-GRO may be directed to hevolutiongrants@afar.org.
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NIAID Notice of Special Interest: Inborn Errors of Immunity / Primary Immunodeficiencies (R03, R21, R01 mechanisms)
NOT-AI-24-024
This notice applies to due dates on or after June 5, 2024, and subsequent receipt dates through March 16, 2027.
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to support research on the discovery and characterization of Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEIs), also referred to as Primary Immunodeficiencies, to understand the causes and mechanisms of disease, enable early detection and molecular diagnosis, and support the development of strategies to treat and eventually cure these disorders.
More Information
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NIH: New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
PAR-24-160
STANDARD DUE DATES: 6/5, 10/5, 2/5
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Award Budget: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
The brain is a highly dynamic and consequential organ that undergoes dramatic shifts in cellular composition, connectivity, and activity patterns across the lifespan. A key factor limiting our understanding of these changes, particularly over longer time periods, is the paucity of methods to study longer-term trajectories. Better approaches are needed to link nervous system structure and function, as well as genetic and environmental influences, across time periods and levels of temporal and spatial resolution. This notice of funding opportunity encourages multidisciplinary collaborations to develop novel approaches or improve existing ones for longitudinal or cross-sectional brain measures across the lifespan. The ultimate goal of this funding opportunity is to improve our understanding of how each stage in brain development, starting from prenatal origins, leads to the next one, and how the parameters that are set at each stage predict later brain health or disease.
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Center of Excellence for Systems Modeling of Infection and Immunity Across Biological Scales (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-AI-23-077
Deadline: July 30, 2024
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: NIAID intends to commit $3.125 M in FY 2025 to fund 1 award and includes total cost of $0.3M to support an Infrastructure and Opportunities fund.
Award Budget: Application budgets are not expected to exceed $3.125 million in direct costs per year, which includes an expectation that the budget for the Opportunity Fund will not exceed $0.3 million in direct costs per year. Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
This initiative will support the establishment of one Center of Excellence (CoE) for Systems Modeling of Infection and Immunity across Biological Scales to coordinate the community of IID modelers and advance and integrate models across scales for infectious diseases. The CoE must include at least two (2) and no more than three (3) Research Projects. The Research Projects must model at least one pathogen, HIV and/or AIDS (HIV/AIDS), the immune response to infection, and/or allergic or immune-mediated diseases. The CoE will perform activities to coordinate the modeling community through Coordinating Cores and conduct Research Projects to advance modeling across and between scales of IID. The CoE should be prepared to rapidly pivot research and coordinating activities to respond to community needs during infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics.
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Recent Member Publications | |
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Assessing Adequacy: A Meta-Analysis of Rapid Onsite Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules. Issa PP, McCarthy C, Hussein M, Albuck AL, Emad E, Shama M, Moroz K, Toraih E, Kandil E. J Surg Res. 2024 Apr;296:523-531. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.01.018. Epub 2024 Feb 7. PMID: 38330678
Alterations in gene expression and microbiome composition upon calcium-sensing receptor deletion in the mouse esophagus. Abdulnour-Nakhoul SM, Kolls JK, Flemington EK, Ungerleider NA, Nakhoul HN, Song K, Nakhoul NL.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2024 Apr 1;326(4):G438-G459. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00066.2023. Epub 2024 Jan 9. PMID: 38193195
Microvascular surgery using surgical loupes versus operating microscope-A single head and neck reconstructive surgeon's experience. Grewal JS, Williams AM, Alamoudi U, Shama M, Ghanem TA. Head Neck. 2024 Apr;46(4):884-888. doi: 10.1002/hed.27641. Epub 2024 Jan 11. PMID: 38205684
Survival Outcomes of Medullary Thyroid Cancer With and Without Amyloid Deposition. Toraih E, Hussein M, Anker A, Baah S, Pinion D, Jishu J, Sadakkadulla S, Case M, LaForteza A, Moroz K, Kandil E. Endocr Pract. 2024 Apr;30(4):311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2024.01.001. Epub 2024 Jan 5. PMID: 38184237
Preclinical Targeting of the PGRMC1-CK2 Axis with Silmitasertib: A Potential Strategy for Lung Adenocarcinoma Therapy. Solaipriya S, Anbalagan M, Sivaramakrishnan V.
Drug Res (Stuttg). 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.1055/a-2273-2389. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 38508228
Human endogenous retrovirus type K encoded Np9 oncoprotein induces DNA damage response. Chen J, Fan J, Lin Z, Dai L, Qin Z. J Med Virol. 2024 Mar;96(3):e29534. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29534. PMID: 38501356
Initiating Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Stage IV Cancers in the Month Before Death-A Health Care Disparities Lens. Hoerger M, Nair N, Malhotra S.
JAMA Oncol. 2024 Mar 1;10(3):297-299. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.5932.
PMID: 38175660
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Krewe de Pink's Pink Bra 5K Walk / Run & 8-Mile Bike Ride
Saturday, April 20
Mississippi River Levee in Old Gretna near Rivershack, 714 1st St., Gretna
Krewe de Pink's Annual Pink Bra 5K Walk/Run & 8-Mile Bike Ride benefits Tulane Cancer Center's Breast Cancer Research Fund. The event takes place atop the Mississippi River levee in Old Gretna and offers participants some of the most picturesque views of the New Orleans skyline in the area. Show up in running gear or show up in costume! Remember, this is a PINK BRA Walk/Run/Ride….so go ahead and bedazzle that bra and come out and enjoy. Even the dogs wear bras!
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The Tulane Cancer Center NGS Analysis Core team assists investigators with furthering their research through comprehensive processing and analysis of data obtained from widely used high-throughput sequencing applications.
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Cell Analysis Core
The Cell Analysis Core Facility is designed to collaborate with investigators and contribute to all aspects of the research process, including consultation in experimental design, data analysis and storage, troubleshooting, interpretation of results, and the preparation and production of presentation graphics.
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