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February 17, 2025, Newsletter
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IMPORTANT: NIH Other Support and Biographical Sketch changes
Effective for NIH Applicants and Recipients on or after May 25, 2025.
NIH Adoption of the Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Other Support and a New Required NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement for the Personal Statement, Contributions to Science, and Honors.
For additional information go to:
Biosketch and Other Support | Office of Research Administration
Proposal Development, Workshops, Webinars, and Grant Alerts Available to OUHSC Faculty through Hanover Research
Through a new partnership with Hanover Research, OUHSC now has access to expert research grant and contract writing/revision, strategic advising, and education and training which is available to OUHSC
faculty at no cost to the college or department. Hanover Research provides customized proposal development, revision, and feedback, and provides assistance in identifying potential sources of funding for a project.
Please see the Hanover Research Services attachment for details.
IMPORTANT: Federal Executive Orders FAQs and Resources
Dear faculty and staff:
As promised in President Harroz’s communication earlier this week regarding new federal executive orders pertaining to research grants and contracts, the university has developed Frequently Asked
Questions to help guide our efforts and provide the most up-to-date information. As details will likely continue to evolve, we are committed to updating this list as needed and encourage you to check
back often for additional information.
Our current FAQs can be found here.
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
2025 GREAT Symposium
The 2025 GREAT Symposium will be held April 1-3. The events are listed below. For more information, please visit https://graduate.ouhsc.edu/Information-For/Current-Students/GREAT-Symposium
or contact Annie-N-Dowdy@ouhsc.edu (attachment included – 2025 GREAT Save the Date_V2)
Pre-GREAT Workshops & Career Panels – February 19 & 26, March 5, 12 & 19
Plenary Sessions – April 1 & 2
STEM Outreach Event – April 1
Oral & Poster Presentations – April 1 & 2
Faculty Flash Talks – April 2
Student & Postdoc Flash Talk Competition – April 3
Vendor Show & Networking Fair – April 3
Awards Ceremony & Closing Reception – April 3
FACULTY Flash Talk Competition
The 2025 GREAT Committee is hosting a new event this year and would love to have faculty participate in a flash talk competition, to convey the importance of your research to a broad,
non-specialized audience, in 3 minutes or less! You will be allowed only a single static PowerPoint slide as a visual aid.
The competition is open to all graduate faculty at OU Health Sciences and is scheduled for April 2 at noon. The GREAT Committee would welcome participation from faculty representing
all areas of research on campus. If you are interested in participating, please complete the survey linked below. The survey will close on Friday, February 21st.
For more information, please email, Annie-N-Dowdy@ouhsc.edu.
https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9ohlc9J4kszynXM
An Introduction to Nature Masterclasses (NMC) webinar is scheduled for February 18th, 12-1 pm. Nature Masterclasses is self-paced learning for researchers in convenient bite-sized
units, with videos and learning activities.
The webinar is sponsored by and access provided through a subscription by the Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library. Register at https://ouhsc.libwizard.com/f/NMCIntro
2025 Oklahoma Geroscience Symposium
Date: April 8, 2025
Location: Nicholson Conference Center, 1000 NE 13th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
The Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center of Excellence is proud to host the 2025 OKLAHOMA GEROSCIENCE SYMPOSIUM: Inflammation and Lipid Signaling in Aging and Age-Associated Disease.
The symposium will feature a Keynote Lecture by David Mangelsdorf, PhD, and other world-renowned speakers in aging and Geroscience research, a Funder’s Roundtable, Poster Session and Trainee/Faculty Mixer.
Registration:https://oklahomanathanshockcenteronaging.org/symposium-registration/
Abstract Submission:https://oklahomanathanshockcenteronaging.org/abstract-submission/
Save the Date Stewart Wolf Research Day 2025 on May 16, 2025. This event is for trainees to highlight their research from the DOM, and consists of poster and oral presentations, abstract submissions,
and a keynote speaker. Please see the attached flyer.
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October 10, 2024 Abstract Submission Opens
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March 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM Abstract Submission Deadline
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April 16, 2025 Notifications Sent to Presenters about Poster and/or Oral Presentations
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May 1, 2025 Deadline for Copy of Posters and Oral Presentations to be Submitted
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May 16, 2025 Stewart Wolf Day Events
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For any inquiries or questions about this event, please contact ryan-nipp@ouhsc.edu.