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Research Opportunities & Announcements
The following it presented to you by:
The Office of Research and Graduate Education Programs
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis
Phone: (530) 752-6865
E-mail: vetmedresearch@ucdavis.edu
URL: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/research/index.cfm
Please follow this link to see this week’s funding updates:
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/research/funding/weekly_research_announce/index.cfm
Please follow this link to see this week’s announcements:
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/research/news/index.cfm
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Head to Summer School for Lessons on Computational Immunology
Talk about putting the "knowledge" in immunology. Organizers and speakers at the 2012 Summer School on Computational
Immunology will do just that when this year's session opens in June. Read the full article.
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***NEW*** CITRIS Seed Funding
Sponsor Deadline: Apr 01, 2012
UCD URL: http://research.ucdavis.edu/pgc/fo/si/722
Sponsor RFA: http://research.ucdavis.edu/pgc/fo/si/2012-CITRIS
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***NEW*** Collections in Support of Biological Research
Internal Deadline: Apr 03, 2012
Sponsor Deadline: Jul 27, 2012
Budget: $500,000 total for individual awards; $2,000,000 total for collaborative awards for 1 to 5 years
Internal Announcement: http://research.ucdavis.edu/pgc/fo/ls/12-050
Sponsor RFA: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11558/nsf11558.htm
Funding Area: Collections in support of biological research
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***NEW*** NIBIB Biomedical Technology Resource Centers (BRTC) (P41)
Sponsor Deadline: May 25, 2012
Budget: $6M total (including equipment) for 5 years
Funding Area Summary: The NIBIB Biomedical Technology Resource Centers (BRTC)(P41) program supports the assembly of a
critical mass of technological and intellectual resources with the intent of exploiting advances in instrumentation and methodology
for biomedical research. A BTRC also must provide Service and Training to outside investigators and disseminate the technology
and methods it has developed.
More Information: http://research.ucdavis.edu/pgc/fo/si/711
Sponsor RFA: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-153.html
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What's Up Seminar Series - March 2012
All seminars held in the CNPRC Seminar Hall from 12:00 - 1:00 PM
March 13, 2012 Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, VM: Medicine & Epidemiology - "Equine herpesvirus-1
myeloencephalopathy: new insights from recent outbreaks"
March 20, 2012 Liz Sparger, DVM, PhD, Associate Adjunct Professor, VM: Medicine & Epidemiology - "Current findings for Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus accessory gene Orf-A: an analog for HIV-1 Vpr or not?"
March 27, 2012 Monica Embers, PhD, (Special Guest Speaker), Research Assistant Professor, Division of Bacteriology &
Parasitology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA - "Borrelia burgdorferi infection in macaques: persistence
amid antibodies and antibiotics"
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ORI Annual Conference Arrives in Washington DC
The “Quest for Research Excellence” 2012 conference will take place March 15-16, 2012 and will be at Georgetown University’s
Leavey Conference Center and Hotel.
http://ori.hhs.gov/blog/ori-conference-coming-march
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***NEW*** Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21)
Sponsor Deadline: Jun 16, 2012
Budget: $275,000 total for 2 years
Funding Area Summary: The Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21) program supports
the development, characterization, or improvement of animal models for human disease or to improve diagnosis and control
diseases of laboratory animals that may interfere with research.
UCD URL: http://research.ucdavis.edu/pgc/fo/si/728
Sponsor RFA: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-138.html
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Time to Rev’ Up for the NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration in Indianapolis, IN
Held only twice each year, these seminars provide opportunities to learn about the application process, navigating the peer review
process, and managing an award. Continue reading →
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New Search Tool Matches Your Research Proposal to Others “Like This”
Using the new “LikeThis” tool in the eRA Commons, you can enter a scientific abstract and get a listing of similar grants and
publications. Continue reading →
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Learn about the fundamentals for human care and use of research animals at the NIH IACUC 101 Workshop
April 11, 2012 Irvine, California
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-12-068.html
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Join the Office of Research at the Partners for Research Event
March 22, 2012
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
UC Davis Conference Center
http://research.ucdavis.edu/Partners-for-Research
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