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Advances in Minimally-Invasive Urologic Care and Genitourinary Malignancies
Host: UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Virtual Webinar
Learn More or Join via Zoom
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UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge Rally
8:00 - 11:00 AM
UCI Research Park | 5141 California Avenue, Irvine, CA 92617
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Cancer Control Meeting: Research Innovations in Survivorship Models of Care featuring Dr. Raymond Chan (Flinders University)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Palmer Family Research & Conference Room, Room 2608, Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences or Zoom
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CHOC SC-PACS Education Day
4:30 - 7:30 PM
The Assembly | 1715 Flight Way, Tustin, CA 92782
Learn More (registration forthcoming)
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Good news, the CFCCC recently executed a contract with Tempus, a genomic testing company, to gain access into their Tempus+ program.
Tempus+ is designed to help advance precision medicine goals and research interests by providing interested researchers with independent access to their LENS database, which currently holds >6 million+ clinically and molecularly paired de-identified patient records.
Benefits of Tempus+ include:
- Accelerate research interests by leveraging the Tempus+ data library to test research hypotheses.
- Leverage insights from the Tempus+ data library to impact patient care (e.g. use Tempus tools in molecular tumor boards)
- Participate in cross collaborative working groups.
- Early access to new Tempus technology products and solutions aimed at decision support and workflow optimization.
We would love to share this program with you. If you are interested please contact Christine Hui (cnhui@hs.uci.edu) to begin the process of provisioning access to the Tempus database.
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Join the CFCCC Leadership Team
The CFCCC is seeking faculty to join the CFCCC Leadership Team. This unique opportunity allows incumbents to work directly with current leaders and gain valuable insights into the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively lead and manage cancer center research, clinical trials, and programmatic activities. The CFCCC seeks:
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A Deputy Associate Director for each of the six key component areas
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An Assistant Program Leader for each of the three research programs
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22 High School Students Visit the CFCCC as part of their COSMOS (The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Sciences) 4-Week Program
Last month, these talented students engaged with 6 CFCCC faculty members (Drs. Rick Van Etten, Marian Waterman, Sunmin Lee, David Fruman, Elizabeth Brem, and Fa Chyi Lee) who shared insights on their research topics and how cancer is treated today. The students also received an exclusive tour of the Cancer Center, hosted by nurses and staff, in which they learned about the center’s various services and even test ran the TrueBeam™ STx radiotherapy and radiosurgery system!
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Apply to the CFCCC Mentorship, Education and Training (MET) Program
The CFCCC MET Program is a year-long mentoring program designed to engage the expertise of senior CFCCC members with the goal of supporting junior and mid-career CFCCC faculty (basic, clinical and population science) and to catalyze strategies for overcoming career and scientific challenges. Learn more about the MET Program, including details on how to apply.
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Save the Date: The Science of Mind-Body Interactions in Cancer Survivorship
Nov. 8 | 12 - 2 PM | Sue Gross Auditorium
Join UCI Public Health and the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center for an informative, interdisciplinary conversation on the Science of Mind-Body Interactions in Cancer Survivorship with featured speaker Julienne Bower, PhD. This event will be moderated by Michael Hoyt, PhD.
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Biostatistics Shared Resource - In-person Walk-in or Zoom Consultations Now Available
Informal statistical in-person walk-in or via Zoom consultations are available to discuss your study design and statistical needs. After you have booked the meeting, the Zoom information will be sent to you if you would like to meet via Zoom.
Questions? Contact Wen-pin Chen, Senior Statistician and BSR Manager.
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OTHER NON-FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
These opportunities do not require nomination or selection by the Cancer Center.
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(NEW) Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship
Focus: Postdocs/early career physician-scientists
$300K/4 years
Application: August 15, 2023
Learn More and Apply >>
Application Guidelines >>
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA)
2023 National Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Research Awards
$150K/1 year
Focus: early detection of ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer
Proposal: September 1, 2023
Learn More and Apply >>
(NEW) Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Equity in Access Research Program
(1) Building Evidence for Effective Strategies to Increase Therapeutic Cancer Clinical Trial Accrual: Promoting Access for Patients from Underrepresented Groups ($2.5 million/5 years)
(2) Understanding How Health Insurance Affects Equity in Access to Care for Patients with and Survivors of Blood Cancer ($750K/3 years)
Letter of Intent: September 15, 2023
Learn More and Apply >>
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Career Development Program
Focus: Early career blood cancer researchers
Basic Translational: Fellow, Special Fellow, Scholar
Clinical: Scholar in Clinical Research
$210K - $625K
Eligibility Phase Deadline: October 27, 2023
Learn More and Apply >>
(NEW) Melanoma Research Alliance
Team Science Award – LOI: September 20, 2023
Academic-Industry Partnership Award (for Team Science) – LOI: September 20, 2023
Young Investigator Award – Eligibility Checklist: October 20, 2023
Dermatology Career Development Award – Eligibility Checklist: October 20, 2023
Pilot Award – Proposals: November 3, 2023
Learn More and Apply >>
(NEW) Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research
Focus: cutting-edge prostate cancer research (proof-of-concept)
$50K
Application: October 2, 2023
Learn More and Apply >>
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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Funding mechanisms may cover awards for early-stage investigators, postdocs, exploratory/innovation research, translational research, clinical research/trials, and team projects.
FY23 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - next deadline September 12, 2023
FY23 Chronic Pain Management Research Program (CPMRP) - deadline August 21, 2023
FY23 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) - next deadline September 15, 2023
FY23 Melanoma Research Program (MRP) - next deadline August 31, 2023
FY23 Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) - next deadline September 14, 2023
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UCI Receives Record $653 Million in Research Funding for Fiscal 2022-23
The CFCCC received $106 million for basic, translational and clinical studies in fiscal 2022-23, 28 percent more than last year.
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$2 Million Gift from the Nicholas R. Conway, MD, and Betty Sha Family Names Infusion Center Terrace at UCI Health - Irvine
The infusion center and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building open in 2024.
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UCI Health Breast Cancer Earns National Accreditation
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality standards program administered by the American College of Surgeons, has granted accredited status to the UCI Health Breast Center. The UCI Health Breast Center is part of the CFCCC.
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Just Published NUTRIENT Trial: Mediterranean Diet Intervention in MPNs
Dr. Fleischman, an MPN specialist at UCI, is a leader in connecting the fresh foods Mediterranean diet with symptom improvement in people living with essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and myelofibrosis (MF). In this latest study, she and her collaborators examined how effective education would be in changing MPN patients’ eating habits to align with the Mediterranean diet.
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Associate Professor Claudia Benavente featured on Chilean TV Show
Claudia Benavente, UCI associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, was recently featured on the Chilean TV show “Pasaporte Ciencia” (“Science Passport”) as one of the Chilean scientists conducting important research in various countries around the world. “The show touches on our experiences from training to the work we currently do, which, in my case, is searching for cures for childhood cancer” Benavente said.
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