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November 22, 2024

Announcements, events, funding opportunities and more news for the Mass General Research Institute community.

In this edition:


Funding Opportunities

  • Interim Support Funding 25-1
  • Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award
  • NEW! Open PCORI Funding Opportunity: Managing Pain
  • NEW! Open PCORI Funding Opportunity:Improving Mental and Behavioral Health
  • Increasing the Impact of Clinical Research on Human Health
  • Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry
  • The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) Scholars Program
  • The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) Pilot Grant Program
  • The MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards for Junior Faculty Women Investigators
  • NEW! Mass General Brigham Precision & Genomic Medicine T32
  • Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and Dementia Behavioral Research in Minority Aging Pilot Funding and Training Opportunity
  • Limited Submission Funding
  • Foundation Funding Opportunities


Announcements:

  • Apply for the 2025 Claflin Consultation Initiative


Events:

  • TODAY! Summit: Transforming Post-Acute Care Access for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
  • CBRC Seminar Series
  • Endocrine Grand Rounds: 36th Annual Farahe Maloof Lectureship: “Strategic Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: The Reach for a Cure”
  • Course: Introduction to 10x Single-Cell Platforms and Workflows
  • Fun Fridays- Writing for Joy
  • NEW! Investing Master Class with Certified Financial Planner Eryn Schultz
  • Parenting Series 2024-2025: “What Parents Should Know about Gender Diversity in Kids and Teens”
  • NEW! Celebration of Mentoring at MGH
  • Two Meditation Sessions available every week

INTERIM SUPPORT FUNDING 25-1


The Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) is now accepting applications for Interim Support Funding. 

 

What are they?

Interim Support Funding

The Interim Support Funding (ISF) Program is open to Principal Investigators during a lapse or delay in their research funding from the NIH or another Federal agency (e.g., the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense). Investigators must have applied for independent, long-term support (R01, R21, U01, P01, equivalent federal research grant). The intent of the program is to rescue strong scientific programs that are in need of bridge funding in order to sustain their research. Applications will be accepted regardless of percentile or score, including applications that were not discussed.

 

When is the deadline?

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 5:00 PM

 

How do I learn more and apply?

Interim Support Funding - Click here

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Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award

A program of the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation


What are they?

The Smith Family Foundation Odyssey Award was created in 2017 to fuel creativity and innovation in junior investigators in the basic sciences. The Award supports the pursuit of high impact ideas to generate breakthroughs and drive new directions in biomedical research. The awards will fund high-risk, high-reward pilot projects. Projects should be conceptualized as a novel research line and a distinct and novel off-shoot from the applicant’s current research.


Eligible applicants must be junior investigators who received their first independent faculty appointment on or between November 1, 2016 and November 1, 2021.


There is no longer a limit on the number of applications from a given institution. Applicants no longer need to be internally selected and nominated by their institutions. Please apply directly to the sponsor.


How much is the award?

The award is $400,000 over two years ($200,000 per year) inclusive of 5% IDC


When is the deadline?  

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:00 Noon


How do I learn more about the opportunity?

Smith Family Foundation: Odyssey Award – Click here


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Open PCORI Funding Opportunity:

Managing Pain


Highlights

  • Up to $100 million in total available funding
  • Up to $12 million direct costs available per application
  • Maximum project period: 5 years
  • October 30, 2024 - Town Hall (watch recording)
  • December 3, 2024 - Application opens
  • January 14, 2025 - Letters of Intent due


Studies should

  • Focus on interventions that improve patient-centered outcomes in patients with acute or chronic pain
  • Include evidence-based, impactful, patient-centered outcomes as indicated by patients, families, and caregivers (particularly those with lived experience) from the population of interest, as well as relevant members of the broader health and healthcare community
  • Examine diverse populations with an overall sample size that will allow precision in the estimation of hypothesized effect sizes and, as appropriate, analysis of heterogeneity of treatment effect


Special Areas of Emphasis (SAEs)

PCORI is particularly interested in submissions that address the following, although applicants are not limited to these areas:

  • Urogynecological and pelvic pain
  • Pain in individuals living with limitations in cognitive functioning
  • Pain in individuals living with sickle cell disease
  • Neuropathic pain


For this funding announcement, applicants may request coverage of patient care costs (including medical products, procedures, and care services) for potential funding.


Applications may propose patient, healthcare provider, and/or systems-level CER studies addressing acute or chronic pain across the care continuum in any clinical context.


How to Apply

To apply for this funding opportunity, there are four steps you must follow. 

  1. Read the full funding announcement.
  2. Follow the process outlined in the submission instructions.
  3. Submit a Letter of Intent using the template on the application page.
  4. Submit an application (if invited).


Potential applicants can also request a 1:1 session with PCORI staff to get their questions answered. View available date/time options and register to set up an appointment.


Also available are limited consultation services by Leslie MacGregor, PhD, VMD, JD, our PCORI funding specialist here at Harvard Catalyst. Leslie can help interested researchers think through their proposals, craft letters of intent, and navigate the PCORI application and funding process.


Our website has a section to support researchers with resources, how-to guides, as well as sample documents (requires HarvardKey login).


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Open PCORI Funding Opportunity:

Improving Mental and Behavioral Health


Highlights

  • Up to $100 million in total available funding
  • Up to $12 million direct costs available per application
  • Maximum project period: 5 years
  • Application opens: December 3, 2024
  • Town Hall: December 11, 2024
  • Letters of Intent due: January 14, 2025


Studies should

  • Compare two or more approaches for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or care delivery related to mental and behavioral health conditions
  • Address a critical clinical or care delivery problem
  • Include evidence-based, impactful, patient-centered outcomes as indicated by patients, families, and caregivers (particularly those with lived experience) from the population of interest, as well as relevant members of the broader health and healthcare community
  • Examine diverse populations with an overall sample size that will allow precision in the estimation of hypothesized effect sizes and, as appropriate, analysis of heterogeneity of treatment effect


Special Areas of Emphasis (SAEs)

PCORI is particularly interested in submissions that address the following, although applicants are not limited to these areas:

  • Mental and behavioral health of children and youth
  • Suicide prevention and crisis response
  • Strategies to improve mental healthcare access and delivery


For this funding announcement, applicants may request coverage of patient care costs (including medical products, procedures, and care services) for potential funding.


Proposed comparators must have well-documented evidence of efficacy and/or widespread use, as demonstrated by prior research, systematic reviews, and/or clinical guidelines.


How to Apply

To apply for this funding opportunity, there are four steps you must follow. 

  1. Read the full funding announcement.
  2. Follow the process outlined in the submission instructions.
  3. Submit a Letter of Intent using the template on the application page.
  4. Submit an application (if invited).


Potential applicants can also request a 1:1 session with PCORI staff to get their questions answered. View available date/time options and register to set up an appointment.


Also available are limited consultation services by Leslie MacGregor, PhD, VMD, JD, our PCORI funding specialist here at Harvard Catalyst. Leslie can help interested researchers think through their proposals, craft letters of intent, and navigate the PCORI application and funding process.


Our website has a section to support researchers with resources, how-to guides, as well as sample documents (requires HarvardKey login).

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Increasing the Impact of Clinical Research on Human Health

 

Request for Applications (RFA)

Applications due: January 15, 2025

Highlights:

  • Funding: $25,000 - $50,000 per award, up to eight awards available
  • Applications due: January 15, 2025

This pilot funding opportunity focuses on potential solutions to common roadblocks that impact faculty, research staff, and other communities in the conduct of research on human health.


Background: The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) requires all clinical and translational science centers, including Harvard Catalyst, to use translational science methodologies to identify and mitigate roadblocks impeding health-related research at their local institutions. Through multiple outreach formats across Harvard University schools and affiliated hospitals, Harvard Catalyst identified translational roadblocks that faculty and other employees felt limited the breadth and impact of research on human health. These formed the basis for initiatives proposed in Harvard Catalyst’s current NCATS award and several are addressed by this pilot opportunity.


This request for applications (RFA) invites proposals for innovative pilot projects that address some aspect of any one of the following three translational roadblocks:

  1. Research and clinical data need to be connected and their access democratized.
  2. The clinical translational research (CTR) workforce is not sufficiently diverse and must be grown in all domains.
  3. Insufficient mechanisms exist to support implementation of CTR evidence into practice. 


Examples illustrating the broad range of responsive proposals can be found in the full program announcement posted on the website. 


It is important that clinical research moves toward a greater emphasis on translational science research, the outcomes of which will increase the impact of clinical research on human health. Your participation can drive meaningful change.


In accord with the above mandate, this RFA seeks studies that explore or demonstrate how a range of processes, assessments, models, or modifications can inform clinical translational research more generally, rather than asking for proposals focused on a specific aspect of a highly-defined clinical question or setting. 


Applications are due January 15, 2025


Visit our website for more information, including application details, examples of projects that might be proposed, the NCATS definition of translational science, and key dates. Please do not hesitate to email us at grants@catalyst.harvard.edu if you have any questions or require further information.

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Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry!


What is the Tommy Fuss Scholars Program?

The Center for Precision Psychiatry (CPP) is committed to fostering the careers of early career investigators in the emerging area of precision psychiatry. Precision psychiatry aims to identify and leverage individual differences in biology, lifestyle, environment, and the social determinants of health, to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions. Integrating research, clinical implementation, education and training, the Center is committed to driving innovation to implementation and making discoveries that can be translated to clinical care. The Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry was established to support innovative research efforts by early career investigators.

 

Scholars will work with CPP faculty on projects aligned with the CPP mission and goals including therapeutics, big data analytics, precision treatment matching, mobile health technologies, genomics, neuroscience, and clinical trials. 

 

Who is eligible?

  • Postdoctoral fellows (incoming or current) or faculty at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professors are eligible to apply. 
  • Applicants should identify a mentor (for postdoc fellows) or collaborator (for junior faculty) within CPP for the proposed research. 
  • Applicants are required to have Massachusetts General Brigham affiliation. 
  • Applicants who have received NIH R01 funding as PI are not eligible to apply. 
  • U.S. and non-U.S. citizens are eligible. 
  • Women and URiM candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 

 

How much is the award?

Recipients will be selected by a CPP faculty review panel and will receive $50,000 inclusive of indirect costs to advance their research project. Funds can be used flexibly to support salary or research costs.

 

What is the deadline?

Monday, January 20th, 2025 - 5:00pm EST


Please direct any questions to mghctrprecisionpsych@mgh.harvard.edu

Learn More and Apply

The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention

(CSRP) Scholars Program

Applications due January 24, 2025 @5:00 PM ET

 

The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) is a multidisciplinary, practice-based center aimed at advancing and implementing innovative new suicide prevention research. It will support the development, deployment, and evaluation of practice-ready and clinically focused interventions aimed at improving the identification and effective treatment of patients at risk of suicide. The CSRP is now accepting applications for the Collaborating Scholars Program in order to support innovative early career and advanced investigators with an interest in suicide research.  

 

Award Amount:

The Scholars Program provides up to $50,000 in salary support for one (1) year.

 

Funding Period:

June 1st, 2025 – May 31st, 2026.

 

Have other questions? Contact MGHCSRP@MGB.ORG

Learn More and Apply

The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention

(CSRP) Pilot Grant Program

Applications due January 24, 2025 @5:00 PM ET

 

The NIMH-funded practice-based Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) at Mass General Brigham and Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is a multidisciplinary center aimed at advancing and implementing innovative research. In alignment with the NIMH and CSRP’s mission to support burgeoning research in suicide prediction and prevention, the CSRP is now accepting applications for pilot grant funding.  

 

Award Amount:

Selected projects will receive up to $50,000 in direct costs to advance their research for one (1) year. Funds can be used flexibly to support salary or research costs.

 

Funding Period:

June 1st, 2025 – May 31st, 2026

 

Have other questions? Contact MGHCSRP@MGB.ORG


Learn More and Apply

The MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards

for Junior Faculty Women Investigators

 

Applications are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards!

 

What are the Claflin Awards?

Although women scientists are recruited to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) programs, their advancement to senior faculty positions is still far less frequent than that of their male counterparts. In 1993, The Women in Academic Medicine Committee, originally chaired by Mrs. Jane D. Claflin, Honorary Trustee, was established to facilitate the academic careers of women in science at MGH. Recognizing that a significant obstacle to career advancement is the difficulty of maintaining research productivity alongside the responsibilities of parenting, this Committee, with the sponsorship of the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR), established the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards. It is intended that this funding will increase opportunities for women to advance to senior positions in academic medicine.

 

How much is each award?

These are two-year awards for $60,000 per year in direct costs, plus 20% for indirect costs.

 

When is the deadline?

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:00 PM

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Mass General Brigham Precision & Genomic Medicine T32


We are pleased to announce that the Mass General Brigham Training Program in Precision & Genomic Medicine, supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), is now accepting applications for the 2025-2027 academic cycle. 

 

The MGB Training Program in Precision & Genomic Medicine, co-led by Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD, and Heidi Rehm, PhD, brings together three outstanding components to build a world-class training program in precision and genomic medicine: 1) an internationally-recognized faculty with expertise in precision and genomic medicine across a broad range of disciplines, 2) outstanding institutional resources bridging clinical, genomic, and data sciences, and 3) deep engagement with cutting edge, collaborative initiatives at the regional, national, and international levels to provide rich training experiences.

 

Funding is for 2-years and awards cover salary, travel to professional meetings, and other training-related expenses. Trainees will perform research in their respective Mentor’s lab but will participate in all T32 training related requirements (meetings, presentations, etc.) throughout the Mass General Brigham Healthcare System.

 

For more eligibility and program information, as well as for a link to application materials, please visit our website at https://cgm.massgeneral.org/training-program/.  Application materials are due February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM, and the fellowship term begins May 2025. Please direct any inquiries to the T32 email (MGHpgmt32@mgb.org).

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Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and Dementia Behavioral Research in Minority Aging Pilot Funding

and Training Opportunity



Funding and Training Opportunity: MASS-ENVISION is seeking to fund 3 pilot studies of behavioral interventions, $40,000 each, for one year. The awardees will be provided resources, rigorous training, and sustained mentorship in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)- related behavioral interventions following the NIH Stage Model, the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC), and the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework.

 

Eligibility

  • Early career investigators or mid-career investigators who are transitioning to ADRD research.
  • Underrepresented in medicine (UiM) backgrounds (e.g., racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, first generation college students, individuals from rural areas, those with disabilities and women) as defined by the NIH.
  • Must reside in the Boston area or be willing to relocate.


Application

  • Propose a pilot project of a behavioral intervention within ADRD.
  • Use one or more of the following models: NIH stage model, NIA Health Disparities model, and the Science of Behavior Change.
  • Identify at least one mentor from our website.
  • Project must be feasible to conduct within a 12-month period.

 

Applications are due by February 13, 2025.

 

Learn more and apply at https://mass-envision.org/

For questions, email massenvisionrec@mgb.org

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Limited Submission Funding Opportunities


We ask that all MGH Investigators interested in applying for any limited submission award submit a Letter of Intent (see detailed instructions below) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) by the deadline indicated for each award to be considered to receive an institutional nomination. 


CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See full details for all awards on our website.

Comprehensive Analysis, Surveillance, and Statistics Initiative for Diabetes in the Young (CASSIDY)

MGH LOI Deadline: 11/25/24

Learn more

NCI National Clinical Trials Network – Network Lead Academic Participating Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

MGH LOI Deadline: 12/11/24

Learn more

Environment Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional) – NEW!

MGH LOI Deadline: 1/07/25

Learn more

Foundation Funding Opportunities

Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at devcfr@mgh.harvard.edu if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.


For all open foundation funding announcements, see the MGB Innovation External Funding Database



CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See this week’s full foundation funding announcements (including eligibility, RM deadlines, and IDC) on our website.

 

  1. NEW! Hematologic Malignancies Research Fellowship, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). $130,000 (IDC Exempt). Application Deadline: January 21
  2. AALAS Grants for Laboratory Animal Science (GLAS) Program (multiple opps), American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. $50,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: February 1
  3. Global Health Research Seed Funding Grant, American Association of Physicists in Medicine. $25,000 (No IDC). LOI Deadline: March 18
  4. Early Career Investigator Awards (multiple opps), American Epilepsy Society (AES). $75,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 16
  5. Standard Research Grant, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). $70,000 (10% IDC). Pre-Application Deadline: January 15
  6. NEW! Advancing Technologies to Enhance Engraftment in Cell Therapy for T1D, Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF). $600,000 (10% IDC). LOI Deadline: January 10
  7. CURE Epilepsy Award, CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy. $250,000 (No IDC). LOI Deadline: January 7
  8. CURE Taking Flight Award for Early Investigators, CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy. $125,000 (No IDC). LOI Deadline: January 7
  9. Research Fellowships (postdoctoral or junior faculty), Cooley's Anemia Foundation. $100,000 (10% IDC). Application Deadline: February 3
  10. Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award, National Kidney Foundation (NKF). $75,000 (15% IDC). Application Deadline: February 10
  11. Young Investigator Research Grant (multiple opps), National Kidney Foundation (NKF). $35,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: February 10
  12. Research Grants, Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF). $200,000 (10% IDC). Application Deadline: December 15
  13. NEW! Just Leaders for a Just Health System (JUSTICE SQUARED), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). $300,000 (15% IDC). Registration Deadline: December 15
  14. Extramural Award for Pilot Studies in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation, Inc)/Duke University. $250,000 (10% IDC). Application Deadline: February 1
  15. NEW! Postdoctoral Imaging Scholar Program, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). $65,000 (IDC Exempt). Application Deadline: January 15
  16. Research Grants, Society of Trauma Nurses. $25,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: January 31

Do you want to learn more about identifying external funding opportunities? Please click here to request a research consultation with Amy Robb or see ECOR’s website for information on the Pivot database.

Apply for the 2025 Claflin Consultation Initiative

 

Applying for the Claflin Awards? ECOR and the Office for Women’s Careers are offering help with your application.

 

If you are applying for a Claflin Award, and would like help preparing your application, ECOR and the Office for Women’s Careers (OWC) encourages you to take advantage of the Claflin Consultation Initiative (CCI) for applicants.

 

The CCI is designed to help eligible faculty prepare their best application for the 2025 Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards. Many prior Claflin winners have volunteered their time to answer questions and offer guidance and encouragement to potential applicants. Coaches may give advice on all aspects of the application, including the research plan, budget, and the description of child-rearing responsibilities.

 

Please click here to enroll in the Claflin Consultation Initiative by Monday, December 2.

 

We encourage you to attend the Claflin panel discussion on November 20 from 9:00 – 10:00am. Please refer to the call for more details.

 

To review your eligibility please click here or email ecor@mgh.harvard.edu before registering for the CCI.

These events and more on the calendar of events

TODAY! Summit: Transforming Post-Acute Care Access

for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury


On November 22, 2024, the Spaulding-Harvard Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (SH-TBIMS) will host a pivotal virtual summit, "Improving Access to Post-Acute Care for People with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Call to Action." This summit will bring together leaders in healthcare, research, and policy to address critical gaps in access to rehabilitation for people with severe TBI and work toward solutions for equitable care.

 

Summit Highlights:

The SH-TBIMS Summit will spotlight:

  • The State of Science in TBI Recovery: Reviewing current research on recovery and outcome after severe TBI.
  • Barriers to Care: Examining policies, like the “three-hour rule,” that limit access to inpatient rehabilitation, especially for individuals with disorders of consciousness.
  • Pathways to Change: Showcasing effective partnerships and advocating for policy adjustments to increase rehabilitation access and improve long-term outcomes.

Why It Matters

Currently, fewer than 15% of individuals with severe TBI receive vital inpatient rehabilitation, often due to policy restrictions that inadvertently exclude those with the highest needs. The summit aims to foster dialogue and action toward health equity, ensuring that all individuals with TBI have a pathway to recovery. We hope to engage diverse participants, including representatives from federal and state healthcare funding agencies, commercial insurance companies, research funding agencies, legislative committees, consumer advocacy groups, academic institutions, and professional organizations.

 

There is no fee for registration; register using this link: SH-TBI Summit Registration.

 

Complementary Event

Leavitt Partners will host a follow-up virtual workshop on December 4, 2024. This session will delve deeper into the “three-hour rule,” its impact on care access, and evidence-based alternatives to better serve the TBI community.

 

This event is open to the public; register using this link: Three-Hour Rule Workshop Registration.

Register

CBRC Seminar Series 


Date of Seminar: Monday, December 2, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00pm

Location: CNY - Isselbacher Auditorium

7th Floor

Charlestown, Navy Yard

In person seminar


Speaker: Brian C. Capell, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Genetics

Penn Epigenetics Institute / Abramson Cancer Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

 

The Title of his talk is: “Epithelial Epigenetics: Chromatin at the nexus of epithelial development, differentiation, and cancer.”

 

Refreshments Available


Contact: wmohan@partners.org or vtheodoracopoulos@partners.org

Endocrine Grand Rounds

36th Annual Farahe Maloof Lectureship

“Strategic Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer:

The Reach for a Cure”

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

12-1PM

MGH Ether Dome, Bulfinch 4

In-Person Event


Presented by Maria E. Cabanillas, MD

Oncologic Endocrinologist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center;

Tenured Professor & Faculty Director, Clinical Research,

Department of Endocrine Neoplasia at MD Anderson, Houston, TX


Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the necessary testing for adequate treatment of ATC 
  • Describe novel strategic therapies to anticipate resistance to therapy
  • Understand the appropriate use of FDA-approved therapies for ATC & investigational uses of novel therapies

 

Target Audience: This activity is intended for Endocrinologists and Health Care Professionals with an interest in Endocrine Topics  

 

Course Director: Frances J. Hayes, MD, MB, BCh, BAO

 

Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

  

Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Course: Introduction to 10x Single-Cell Platforms and Workflows


Course Director: Ruslan Sadreyev, PhD, Director of Bioinformatics

When: Tuesday, 12/3/25 | 3:00-5:00 pm

Location: Hybrid | Simches Room 3-120 and Zoom

Description:

Refreshments will be offered


A lot has changed in the world of sample preparation for single-cell transcriptomics. Listen to a scientist from 10x Genomics discuss the latest updates. Learn tips for success when working with fixed samples, even FFPE, and how you can access samples that were previously too challenging to work with. 

 

The course will cover the fixation of solid tissue, cells in suspension, and how to isolate cells from FFPE blocks.

 

We will also briefly cover all the new advancements in 10x Single Cell assays available through the core.

Register

Fun Fridays- Writing for Joy


Friday, December 6, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being 

 

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.

 

Join published author, essayist and expressive writing teacher Áine Greaney Ellrott to discover how expressive writing can bring joy, comfort and clarity to our professional and personal lives. Learn the “why,” “how” and “where” of practicing wellness writing for just a few minutes per day or a few times per week. You don’t have to be a writer to join us, and this interactive session will include optional writing and (optional) sharing. 

 

Facilitator: Irish native Áine Greaney has worked in U.S. healthcare communications for 20+ years—currently in The Center for Celiac Research and Treatment at MGH. Her personal essays have appeared or been cited in publications such as Best American Essays, The New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Journal of Expressive Writing, KevinMD, World of Psychology, Tendon (Johns Hopkins Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine), and Pulse: Voices from the Heart of Medicine. Her fifth book, a set of short stories set in greater Boston and Ireland, is forthcoming in early 2025.

 

Past and upcoming workshop and presentation venues include Seattle Children’s Hospital; The Youth at Risk Conference; The North of Boston Cancer Resource; The Justice Resource Institute (JRI); Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center; American Holistic Nurses Association; and the Carver School of Medicine.

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Investing Master Class with Certified Financial Planner Eryn Schultz


Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 4:00 – 5:00 pm

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development

 

Are you wanting to feel more confident investing especially during uncertainty? Are we gearing up for a recession or will the market continue to rise? 

 

This financial education session will cover: 

  • Where to start with investing and the tax perks of a 403b
  • Why holding too much cash (even if the market falls) will negatively impact your net worth over the long term
  • What Target Date Funds are and how they can help you be lazy and rich
  • How to approach pre-tax versus Roth options in your 403b

 

Speaker:  

Eryn Schultz, MBA, is the founder of Her Personal Finance and a certified financial planner.

Click to Register

Parenting Series 2024-2025: “What Parents Should Know about Gender Diversity in Kids and Teens”


Friday, December 13, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Women’s Careers

 

The Parenting Series is an Office for Women’s Careers initiative focused on well-being and work-life balance for MGH faculty and trainee parents. 

 

There has been increasing awareness and recognition of transgender and gender-diverse identities in children, adolescents, and adults.  This talk will provide parents and caregivers with information about diverse gender identities and best practices for supporting gender-expansive youth.  It will dispel misconceptions about gender-affirming care and offer an opportunity for parents to ask relevant questions about their children and families.

 

Speaker: 

Aude Henin, PhD, is Founding Co-Director of the Child Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program, Clinical Director of the Child Resiliency Program, and Director of Psychological Services in the Gender Identity Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Henin has served on the Massachusetts Commission for LGBTQ Youth for the past 5 years. She specializes in the assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of children with mood, developmental, and anxiety disorders. She also specializes in working with transgender and gender-diverse youth and their families.

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Celebration of Mentoring at MGH


Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Hybrid

Sponsored by Mass General Brigham and MGH Center for Faculty Development

 

Join the Center for Faculty Development in celebrating the vibrant mentoring culture at MGH! This event will recognize recipients of 2024 MGH departmental and HMS mentoring awards. In particular, the winners of the 2024 CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards will be announced.

 

The celebration includes an Introduction and Welcome by David F. M. Brown, MD, President, Academic Medical Centers, Mass General Brigham, and a keynote presentation by Bruce Birren, PhD, Director of the Genomic Center for Infectious Diseases at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

 

12:00-12:30 pm - Mentoring Awards

12:30-1:30 pm - Keynote Lecture

 

Keynote speaker: Bruce Birren, PhD, Director of the Genomic Center for Infectious Diseases at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

 

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Two Meditation Sessions available every week 


Two Meditation Sessions available every week

SESSION 1: Meditation Monday with Dr. Darshan Mehta 

Every Monday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom -> next session, Monday, November 25

Co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being and the MGPO Frigoletto Committee

Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director, Office for Well-Being, for a guided meditation session on Monday morning. 

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SESSION 2: Midweek Meditation with Guest Leader 

Every Wednesday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom -> next session, Wednesday, November 27

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being

Join guest leader, Diane Cocca-Spofford, BSN, RN, Benson-Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine, for next Wednesday’s guided meditation session.

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