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MSHRBC 2022 Health Professional Investigator Award letter of intent deadline: Apr 29
The UBC Faculty of Science has launched another round of STAIR Grants, intended to catalyze inter-department and inter-Faculty collaborations. The Faculty of Medicine will support joint Medicine-Science proposals. Deadline: May 6

Research Funding Opportunities

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: Senior Research Awards Program
Description: Supports research relevant to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) or Crohn's disease and/or ulcerative colitis.
Amount: Up to $115,830 per year
Duration: Up to 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 5 (LOI)

Pandemic Antiviral Discovery: RFP for Henipavirus Research
Description: Supports projects that seek to elucidate the molecular determinants of henipavirus replication, pathogenesis, and transmission to develop therapeutic discovery programs targeting virus and/or host-specific targets important for virus replication.
Amount: $10 million available
Duration: Up to 3 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 5

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Research Grants Program
Description: Supports research that will improve the understanding of disease pathogenesis, such as defects in airway defense, microbial adaption to the CF lung, mucociliary clearance, airway hydration, and extrapulmonary manifestations of the disease.
Amount: $300,000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Faculty
Deadline: May 12

Michael Smith Health Research BC: Convening & Collaborating
Description: Designed to bring together researchers and research users to co-develop research so as to increase the likelihood that the research findings will be relevant to users.
Amount: $15,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty, see website
Deadline: May 16

Michael Smith Health Research BC: Reach
Description: Designed to bring together researchers1 and research users2 to support the dissemination of research outputs, within the context of an established body of knowledge, in ways that facilitate its effective uptake and potential to impact health and care.
Amount: $15,000
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility: Faculty, see website
Deadline: May 16

Call for Nominations

Society for Neuroscience Jacob P. Waletzky Award NEW

Supports a young scientist whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction and who intends to continue to make significant contributions to addiction research and treatment. Both basic and clinical researchers are eligible. Recipients will receive a $30,000 prize and complimentary registration, transportation (economy air or ground), and two nights of hotel accommodations for the SfN annual meeting.

To be eligible, applicants must be within 15 years of a PhD or MD degree. Nominees need not be SfN members. Self-nomination is not permitted. | Nomination deadline: May 12

UBC University Killam Professors

The UKP designation is the highest honour that the University can confer on a member of faculty. It recognizes exceptional members of faculty who are extraordinary teachers and researchers, who are leaders in their academic fields, and who have received national and international recognition. The Faculty of Medicine is launching an internal selection process to nominate up to 2 candidates to be considered for the UKP competition. | FoM internal nomination deadline: Jun 30

Events

Event: UBC Health: Exploring barriers and facilitators to health equity: A public dialogue to advance research agendas related to opioid prescribing for pain conditions NEW
Description: Access to opioid-sparing pain management in primary care should be freely accessible to all patients suffering from pain, regardless of their gender, race, or socio-economic status. The inequities that hinder their access to these therapies have not been fully understood. This UBC Health dialogue session will focus on equity-oriented opioid-sparing pain management in primary care. Featuring talks by:

Dr. Rita McCracken, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice
Dr. Colleen Varcoe, Professor, School of Nursing
Fred Cameron, Acting Operations Director and Harm Reduction Manager, SOLID Outreach Society
Shawna Narayan, Research Analyst, Department of Family Practice

Date & Time: Apr 27; 12-1 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Register: Register here

Event: UBC Faculty of Medicine Academy of Translational Medicine: Mental Health in Academia: Surviving Failure NEW
Description: Failures in academia, and the detrimental effect they can have on mental health, are often overlooked and disregarded. In this insightful interactive panel discussion, Dr. Emily Troscianko and Dr. Wendy Marie Ingram will break down the stigma around failures and will shed light on ways to move forward while effectively managing stress and anxiety.
Date & Time: May 2; 9:30-10:30am
Location: Online via Zoom. Meeting ID: 693 6200 8112; Passcode: 945305

Event: UBC Department of Medicine and Experimental Medicine Program 2022 Research Expo NEW
Description: Research Expo brings together faculty members and graduate students to highlight leading-edge discoveries, bridge interdisciplinary research, and inspire collaborative innovations. The Research Expo is a great opportunity for Experimental Medicine students to present their research projects to their peers, supervisors, and other fellow scientists, and practice for future conferences, committee meetings, or defense presentations. With presentations from:

Dr. Gordon Francis, Professor, Division of Endocrionology & Metabolism
Dr. Aline Talhouk, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Darwin Yeung, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology
Dr. Lianping Ti, Assistant Professor, Division of Social Medicine

Date & Time: May 2; 12:30-5pm
Location: Jim Pattison Pavilion & via Zoom
Register: Register here

Event: UBC Health: Engaging patients before and after childbirth from all walks of life in health research NEW
Description: In this UBC Health dialogue session, a multidisciplinary team will present a draft strategy to foster diversity in patient engagement in the perinatal period in order to improve our understanding of their health and health concerns. The research team seeks to gather feedback from participants in the session. Featuring talks by:

Dr. Marianne Vidler, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr. Janny Xue Chen Ke, Clinical Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
Dr. Justine Dol< Post-doctoral Fellow, Mothering Transitions Research Lab, St. Michael's Hospital

Date & Time: May 11; 12-1 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Register: Register here

Other

New advanced research computing support for cloud computing and data transfer

UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is launching two new services that support UBC researchers to access cloud computing and transfer research data with ease.

UBC ARC RONIN provides UBC researchers with a user-friendly web interface to harness powerful and flexible cloud computing infrastructure without learning complex details of cloud computing. Configured to address the needs of the UBC research community, RONIN complements the existing ARC digital research infrastructure. Where budget is available, it provides flexible options to address specialized needs and ARC can assist with the purchasing or integrating of existing Amazon Web Services credits. See full details

Globus Plus expands the capacity of Globus, a widely used research-focused data management platform that lets users efficiently, securely, and reliably transfer data between a local computer, ARC Sockeye, ARC Chinook, and many research computing endpoints worldwide. The Globus Plus feature allows users to create shared endpoints from any computer and transfer files between two personal Globus endpoints. Learn more

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