Research News & Funding Opportunities for Tulane Cancer Researchers - September 17, 2024 | |
Pretty In Pink - 1980's Prom-Themed Fundraiser | |
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Krewe de Pink Prom
benefiting
Tulane Cancer Center's
Breast Cancer
Research Fund
Saturday, September 28
6:00 - 10:00 PM
Generations Hall
310 Andrew Higgins Blvd.
Tickets: $125 each
(includes open bar and
hors d'oeuvres)
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Tulane Libraries Workshops
Measuring Your Impact: Impact Factors and Altmetrics
TODAY - 11:30 AM
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Using tools such as Web of Science, InCites, Google Scholar, Publish or Perish, and Altmetric Bookmarklet, this workshop will help you measure and assess your impact in the scholarly community and beyond.
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BoRSF R&D NoI Deadline Change
Due to interruptions and closures related to Hurricane Francine, the Louisiana Board of Regents extended the deadline for submission of R&D notices of intent to Wednesday, September 18. An addendum was added to the RFP, and the modules in LOGAN have been updated.
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Business Model Canvas / Team Formation
Wednesday, September 18
11:00 AM - Noon
FREE WEBINAR -
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Who is your target customer? How do you plan to reach them? How will you generate revenue? What is your plan for building your team? Sharon Goldsmith will guide you through creating a Business Model Canvas (BMC) and explain why it's essential.
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NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Updates Webinar
Wednesday, September 18, 1:00 - 2:00 PM CDT
Zoom Link
Erwin Gianchandani, assistant director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, will share exciting new directorate developments, including new programs, awards and funding opportunities.
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House Call: Research / Biotech / Pharma Translational Webinar
Thursday, September 19 - Noon
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House Call is a School of Medicine monthly webinar inviting biotech, pharmaceutical companies, and investigators to engage in directly bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and practical applications in the medical field. The goal is to transform scientific discoveries into tangible healthcare solutions. This month’s partner: Nissan Chemical Corporation
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Tulane Libraries Workshops
Selecting a Journal for Publication
Thursday, September 19, 12:30 PM
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Instructor: Raquel Horlick, Science & Engineering Librarian
Choosing the correct journal can mean higher visibility and impact of your work but which Journal to select isn’t always an obvious choice. In this workshop, you will review criteria to consider when selecting a Journal.
Introduction to Python
Monday, September 23, 4:00 - 5:15 PM
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Instructor: Kay P Maye, Social Science & Data Librarian
This workshop will introduce participants to basic concepts in Python using the Google Colab environment.
Finding Collaborators for Research
Tuesday, September 24, 2:30 PM
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Instructor: Raquel Horlick, Science & Engineering Librarian
In this workshop you will use tools such as Incites, Web of Science, Pivot, Grants.gov, Research Gate, and more to identify potential collaborators for research. You will also review skills and factors to take into consideration for successful research collaborations.
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Responsible Conduct of Research Fall Seminar Series:
Enhancing Reproducibility Through Rigor and Transparency:
NIH Expectations
Chad Steele, PhD
Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Thursday, September 19 - 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Hybrid Format - Zoom OR In Person
Tidewater Building, 1440 Canal St., Room 1215
Zoom Link
Please note: You must have your Tulane Splash Card ID to attend in person.
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Innovator Happy Hour!
Common House
420 Julia St.
Thurs., Sept. 19 | 5:30-7:30 PM
Calling all entrepreneurs, start-up founders, investors, community partners and Tulane's network of faculty, staff and students! Please join the Tulane Innovation Institute for an evening of idea sharing and connection over complimentary drinks, food, and live music! Street parking is available and ride sharing is highly encouraged.
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This meeting focuses on liquid biopsies and new technologies for in vitro diagnostics, many of which will have a cancer focus.
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Tulane Cancer Center Researcher and Leader of our Translational Oncology Research Program Tony Hu, PhD, Professor and Weatherhead Presidential Chair, will be presenting EV-Based Omics Analysis Enabling Personalized Diagnosis at 2:30 PM on Thursday, September 26.
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NOSI: Analysis of Existing Linked Datasets to Understand the Relationship between Housing Program Participation and Risk for Chronic Diseases and Other Conditions (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
FIRST AVAILABLE DUE DATE: OCTOBER 7
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This NOSI invites applications proposing to conduct secondary analyses to evaluate the health effects of participation in housing-related programs using existing administratively linked datasets.
Applications proposing to collect new data would not be responsive to this NOSI.
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California Grapes Commission Call for Proposals: Help Discover How and Why Grapes are Beneficial to Health
Letters of Intent Deadline:
October 8, 2024, by 5 p.m. PST
Grant Amount - $50,000
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Twenty-five years ago, California’s fresh grape growers established a health research grant program to help discover how and why grapes are beneficial to health. The grape research has covered a wide range of health topics, including heart, joint, brain, and eye health, as well as certain cancers. To view the list of funded research to date click here.
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Center for Clinical and Translation Science Pilot Program
Pre-Application Due: October 25, 2024
Full-Application Due: December 23, 2024
Grant Amount - Up to $30,000
Award Period: May 2025 – April 2026
The Center for Clinical and Translation Science Pilot Program seeks to support translational science projects focused on developing generalizable innovations that address translational barriers. The CCTS Pilot website, Notice of Funding Opportunity, and toolbox provide examples and guidance on how to frame pilot applications.
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2024 Michael F. Priceman Memorial Grant
APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1 - 10:59 PM CDT
GRANT AMOUNT – Up to $500,000 over 2 years
INDIRECT COSTS – 15%
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The RFA is for pre-clinical or translational work for gastroesophageal cancer that will lead to a clinical trial within two years. This is to accelerate drug development and to bring new therapies to patients as quickly as possible. Up to two grants will be awarded with a completion date of two years. Grants may be supported in full or partially based on the aims of the project, novelty and feasibility.
Questions? Contact sarah@degregorio.org.
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NSF 24-598: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-1
PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 2024 - 5:00 PM CDT
AWARD AMOUNT:
IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS - $4M - $20M
DESIGN ACTIVITIES - LESS THAN $4M ($400K MINIMUM)
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***Full proposal is by invitation only***
The Foundation-wide Mid-scale Research Infrastructure opportunity is intended to provide NSF with an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range between MRI and Major Multi-user Facilities.
There are no limits to the number of preliminary proposals submitted as the lead organization. Full proposals are to be submitted only if/when invited by NSF. There is no limit to participation as a partner organization or sub-awardee.
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CARES Center Pilot Project Funding
Full Application Due: November 18
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project budgets may not exceed $50,000 per year in total costs. Funding is for one year, with a possibility to apply for an additional year contingent upon availability of funds.
VIEW RFA here.
The Cancer Awareness, Research, Engagement, and Support Center invites applications for pilot and feasibility studies to address disparities across the cancer control continuum in areas characterized by persistent poverty - census tracts with ≥20% of residents living in poverty for ≥30 years.
If interested, please submit a letter of intent (LOI) to Kaitlyn Waugaman, kjwaugaman@uabmc.edu.
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Gilead’s Research Scholars Program in Oncology Solid Tumors
APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 6, 2024, at 11:59 PM PST
AWARD AMOUNT: UP TO $180,000
Apply here: Research Scholars Program Solid Tumors Portal
Gilead’s Research Scholars Program selects junior faculty researchers pursuing an academic career at an institution at the time of application. The Program supports any basic and clinical research limited to breast, bladder, upper gastrointestinal, or lung cancer that addresses an unmet medical need in the field of Oncology Solid Tumors.
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Introducing Imagetwin: New Research Integrity Tool
The Tulane University Office of Research is pleased to offer Imagetwin, AI-based software that scans life sciences images to identify potential duplications and/or manipulations.
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Questions: Tulane Research Compliance & Research Integrity Office at imagetwin@tulane.edu or 504.988.1147.
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Hutchinson Floors 6 & 8 Rolling Closures Update
Demolition of the seventh floor and the required rolling two-week simultaneous shutdowns of sections on the sixth and eighth floors of Hutchinson continue. Click here for the floorplan and schedule of rolling closures.
If you are affected, you should begin planning now for the downtime of your spaces on floors six or eight. You will need to cover benches/instruments with plastic sheeting, to be provided by the contractors. During these two-week periods, it is recommended that laboratory and/or office space within a department be shared.
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SOUTHERN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEETING -
NEW ORLEANS
FEBRUARY 2025
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - OCTOBER 4
LA CaTS Pilots and Scholars are encouraged to submit an abstract under the “IDeA Clinical and Translational Research” category. Abstracts will be published in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences.
Questions? Email us at info@LACaTS.org or visit the meeting site.
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Pancreatic Epithelial IL17/IL17RA Signaling Drives B7-H4 Expression to Promote Tumorigenesis. Castro-Pando S, Howell RM, Li L, Mascaro M, Faraoni EY, Le Roux O, Romanin D, Tahan V, Riquelme E, Zhang Y, Kolls JK, Allison JP, Lozano G, Moghaddam SJ, McAllister F. Cancer Immunol Res. 2024 Sep 3;12(9):1170-1183. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-23-0527. PMID: 38842383
RBM39 enhances cholangiocarcinoma growth through EZH2-mediated WNT7B/β-catenin pathway. Liu N, Zhang J, Chen W, Ma W, Wu T. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Sep 13:101404. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2024.101404. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39278404
The cancer-associated secretory phenotype: a new frontier in targeted therapeutics. Tan X, Xiao GY, Banerjee P, Wang S, Kurie JM. J Clin Invest. 2024 Sep 3;134(17):e182652. doi: 10.1172/JCI182652. PMID: 39225096
Mechanical Disruption by Focused Ultrasound Re-sensitizes ER+ Breast Cancer Cells to Hormone Therapy. Murad HY, Sabol RA, Nyiramana J, Twizeyimana A, Bortz EP, Matossian MD, Hong S, Kelly CA, Burow ME, Bunnell BA, Khismatullin DB. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2024 Sep 13:S0301-5629(24)00323-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2024.08.015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39277462
Development of Novel Indole-Based Covalent Inhibitors of TEAD as Potential Antiliver Cancer Agents. Zhou C, Sun C, Zhou W, Tian T, Schultz DC, Wu T, Yu M, Wu L, Pi L, Li C. J Med Chem. 2024 Sep 13. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00925. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39270302
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Tulane Cancer Center now has an institutional subscription to The Cancer Letter, an independent weekly newsletter that is the leading source of information on:
- National Cancer Institute
- cancer research funding
- cancer legislation and policy
- the pharmaceutical industry
Our institutional subscription allows anyone with a Tulane IP address to be automatically logged in when visiting www.cancerletter.com. For more information, please click here.
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Acknowledging Tulane Cancer Center Support in Publications
We suggest using the following wording when acknowledging Tulane Cancer Center support: "This work was supported by the Tulane Cancer Center, part of Tulane School of Medicine, and a consortium partner of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center."
One of the responsibilities of membership in the Tulane Cancer Center is acknowledgement of Cancer Center membership and/or use of shared resources, salary support or other Tulane Cancer Center funding in presentations and publications
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Tulane Cancer Center Branded Assets
Please use the following for your external presentations, external-facing meetings and emails:
- A Tulane Cancer Center-branded PowerPoint Slide Master
- A Tulane Cancer Center-branded Scientific Poster Template (sized at 4 feet x 3 feet)
- Tulane Cancer Center-branded Zoom Backgrounds
- Tulane Cancer Center’s updated logo
- Tulane Cancer Center-branded Email Signature Blocks
All Tulane Cancer Center Members should have received these files via a recent listserv email. If you did not receive the email but would like to begin using these templates, please contact Melanie Cross at mcross@tulane.edu.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us to expand our visibility while showcasing the depth and breadth of our outstanding basic, translational and population science research and clinical care.
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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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Tulane Cancer Center & LCRC Membership
Any Tulane University faculty member whose research relates to or could potentially relate to cancer – directly or indirectly – should become a member of the Tulane Cancer Center (TCC). As a member, you have access to TCC's funding opportunities, research collaboration events, and shared resources. Please click here for our membership guidelines and our online application form.
Cancer-focused faculty are also encouraged to become members of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center, a partnership between the State's foremost cancer research institutions - Tulane University School of Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health. Membership in the LCRC provides access to additional funding opportunities exclusively offered to LCRC members. Please click here for the LCRC's membership guidelines and online application form.
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Subscribe to Nexus
If you know someone who is interested in subscribing to Nexus, a weekly round-up of news and information for Tulane cancer researchers, please have them contact Melanie Cross at mcross@tulane.edu.
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