The TB Research Boost Award program provides small grants with a rapid turnaround to support individuals within the UC TRAC (UCSF and UC Berkeley) TB research community. Funding for the TB Research Boost Award is provided by an Administrative Supplement to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship to TB RAMP. This program provides reimbursement of direct purchases of $5,000 per award and encourages investigators who are underrepresented in health sciences, or who have overcome systemic barriers to apply. Four TB Research Boost Awards are available in the Spring 2023.

Early, mid, and established career investigators engaged in TB research are eligible to apply.

See full eligibility and requirements at link below.

Deadline to Apply:

May 14, 2023

UC TRAC is offering consultation services for ESI and NI as well as established researchers in pursuit of both clinical and basic research.

Consultation is provided by a roster of faculty at UCSF and UC Berkeley, as well as external experts.

Consultations are provided on a rolling basis.

The Basic Science Voucher Program is designed to support NI's test their hypotheses, reagents and models in in vitro and in vivo models of M. tuberculosis infection.

The vouchers will provide salary support for BSL-3 trained staff to perform the necessary experiments.

The next deadline is June 30, 2023.

Programs offered by UC TRAC are eligible to UCSF and UC Berkeley investigators and trainees.

Check out our new research menu at the top of our newsletter!

The Center for Tuberculosis is Hiring!

Biostatistician / Data Analyst

The Biostatistician will provide statistical support for ongoing clinical research projects, work on statistical methodological projects, and perform data analysis from randomized controlled trials, working closely with Dr. Patrick Phillips and the SMART4TB Consortium.

Qualified and interested candidates should apply as soon as possible.

Published in Nature Microbiology

Dr. Jeff Cox, along with co-authors including Dr. Jon Budzik, published Autophagy restricts Mycobacterium tuberculosis during acute infection in mice on April 10, 2023 in Nature Microbiology. Congrats to Drs. Cox, Budzik, and team!

Dr. Jeff Cox serves as the Co-Director of UC TRAC & Director of UC Berkeley CEND.

Dr. Jon Budzik is an early-career investigator in TB research at UCSF and was recently awarded a UC TRAC voucher for two-months' salary effort toward a BSL-3 trained staff.

Funding Opportunity:

International Research in Infectious Diseases

The purpose of this FOA is to support applications for high-priority, regionally relevant infectious diseases research by international investigators in resource-constrained countries. Applicant organizations must be headquartered in foreign (non-U.S.) resource-constrained countries.

Deadline: August 5, 2023

Policy Update:

NIH Data Management Plan

The NIH now requires all researchers seeking grant funds that result in the generation of scientific data to: 

1. Submit a Data Management Plan outlining how their scientific data will be managed and shared. 
2. As part of that plan, maximize the appropriate sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research.

Details online or in the CTB Resource Library.

2023 TB-related Conferences

Registration Still Open!

ATS | May 19-24 | Washington, DC

American Thoracic Society

Immunology | May 11-15 | Washington, DC

Immunology

NTCA | June 12-15 | Atlanta, GA

National TB Controllers Association

VARN | June 13-15 | Bangkok

Vaccination Acceptance Research Network

IAS | July 23-26 | Brisbane, Australia 

International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science

View the full working draft of 2023 TB-related conferences list. Link only available to UCSF Center for Tuberculosis-affiliated faculty and staff. Please email Barbara Alonso for recommendations or edits.

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