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OUHSC Research News – Monday, March 7, 2022


Published: Monday, March 7, 2022

OUHSC Funding Opportunities

 

Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Grants Program - 2022

Deadline: various -please see the table below

Description: This grant program funds multiple types of projects and has enabled the progression of pioneering concepts to research studies, the establishment of renowned clinicians and basic scientists transdisciplinary teams unifying a broad range of expertise and skills, the development of extremely talented junior faculty, the provision of infrastructure support for faculty to continue ground-breaking research, and more.

Click here to learn more about the 2022 opportunities.

If you have any questions, please email ORA4PHF@ouhsc.edu.

Link to Full Announcement: https://research.ouhsc.edu/Resources/PHF-Funding-2022

 

Grant Type

Deadline

New Investigator Seed

(Requires nomination by College)

March 11, 2022

Clinician Scientist Development

March 11, 2022

Team Science

March 25, 2022

Bridge

April 1, 2022

 

IBEST-OUHSC Funding for Interdisciplinary Research (IBEST-OUHSC)

Description: The University of Oklahoma Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST) in partnership with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) invites faculty who are members of Norman Campus and OUHSC to submit applications for grant funding to support research activities in the areas of healthcare, in particular to promote the integration of engineering principles and innovations with both applied and fundamental medical and clinical research, as well as to facilitate the creation of multi-disciplinary teams. This program should provide the preliminary data needed for submission of a large, multi-PI proposal to be submitted for external funding at a national agency following the award.

Application Submission Deadline: March 18, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: Please refer to the attached flyers for application forms and guidelines.

Questions: Dr. Darrin R. Akins, darrin-akins@ouhsc.edu

 

Office of Technology Commercialization presents the following opportunities for researchers to engage with industry (click here for more information, or email otc@ou.edu or gina-mcmillen@ouhsc.edu).  

  • invIOs is seeking therapeutics and drug candidates in immune-oncology with a focus on small molecules and biologics that directly target cells of the immune system to strengthen the immune response or attack and destroy cancer cells.  All oncology indications are of interest. Out of scope: drug repurposing, in silico, cell and gene therapy.  Submission entails a 1-pg non-confidential summary of technology (deadline 3/11)
  • A global energy and petrochemical company (requested anonymity) is seeking novel, direct processes of CO2 conversion by catalytic routes with high efficiency and selectivity.  Desired chemical products include ethylene, propylene, alcohols and propylene oxide with applications in polymers and fuels.  Out of scope: methods of carbon capture unless capture and conversion occur simultaneously.  Submission entails a 1-pg non-confidential summary of technology (deadline 3/11)
  • A global chemical company (requested anonymity) is seeking a bioderived thermoplastic-like resin (liquid at working temperature) that can be used to prepare medium to large-size glass fiber composite structures.  Non-petroleum, renewable and/or recycled starting materials will be considered.  Submission entails a 1-pg non-confidential summary of technology (deadline 3/18)
  • A European cellular agriculture company (requested anonymity) interested development of cultivated dairy products is seeking a collaboration for improving fermentation of filamentous fungal strains.  Of particular interest is submerged, solid-state or semi-solid-state fermentation methods for the production of fats and recombinant proteins.  Out of scope:  methods requiring animal-derived ingredients.  Submission entails a 1-pg non-confidential summary of technology (deadline 3/18)

 

Investigator Initiated Trials Funding Committee (IITFC), Clinical Trials Office-Protocol Support Unit

Description: Grant proposals are being accepted from Stephenson Cancer Center Providers for their investigator-initiated clinical trials (IITs) or translational work for the amount of up to $100,000 for IITs and up to $25,000 for translation research. All applications should be submitted to the Protocol Support Unit at SCC-IIT-Office@ouhsc.edu and should adhere to the Submission Checklist provided with this notice.

Application Submission Deadline: April 4, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: Please refer to the attached flyer

 

College of Medicine Alumni Association (COMAA) Research Program

Description: Proposals are being accepted from full time faculty of the College of Medicine for grants to be awarded from the College of Medicine Alumni Association with proceeds generated from the Evening of Excellence dinner fund.  COMAA awards are intended to be an important resource for funding basic and clinical research projects of new and early stage investigators in the College of Medicine. The guidelines are included with this notice.

NOTE: All applications MUST be routed through the Office of Research Administration (ORA) and include the NIH face page (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/fp1.pdf) signed by the appropriate ORA institutional official.

Application Submission Deadline: April 15, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: Please refer to the attached flyers

 

New Clinical Study Opportunities

**Please note this is NOT a solicitation for study subjects**

Several Pharmaceutical companies are looking for Principal Investigators to participate in the following clinical studies:

  • 213749 GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA HPV prevention
  • TAK-330-3001 A Phase 3, Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Adaptive Group Sequential, Multicenter Trial with Blinded Endpoint Assessment to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of PROTHROMPLEX TOTAL for the Reversal of Direct Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor-induced Anticoagulation in Patients Requiring Urgent Surgery/Invasive Procedure
  • LOXO-BTK-20030 Loxo Oncology_CLL and SLL
  • ABX464 Treatment Evaluation for Ulcerative Colitis Therapy -1
  • Pfizer Global Medical Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Renal Cell Carcinoma
    • Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus only on two areas:
      • Nursing or pharmacist education programs or resources that nurses or pharmacists can use as they care for patients with RCC
      • Patient education programs or resources that patients can use as they make decisions about their own care and treatment
  • Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Valbenazine (NBI-98854) administered orally once daily to subjects with Dyskinesia due to Cerebral Palsy (DCP)
  • MedPacto MP-VAC-301 Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
  • Pfizer Global Medical Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Pneumococcal Immunization
    • Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on:
      • Support educational programs that address knowledge gaps for health care providers in the updated adult pneumococcal immunization recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
  • Pfizer Global Medical Grants Announces a New Education RFP in Prostate Cancer
    • Projects that will be considered for Pfizer support will focus on:
      • Increasing the understanding of the mechanism of action, biological and clinical rationale for PARP-inhibitor combinations as potential treatments for prostate cancer.
      • The evolving paradigm of the potential treatment of mCRPC with future PARP inhibitor combinations.

Please contact Scott Davis at scott-davis@ouhsc.edu if you would like to receive more information on any of these studies. The resulting confidentiality and/or clinical study agreement will need to be routed to the Office of Research Administration.

 

Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources Clinical and Translational Research Pilot (CTRP) Grants Call for Proposals 2022

Description: The purpose of the program is to provide funding for collaborative and/or multi-disciplinary clinical and translational pilot projects between investigators of the OSCTR member institutions. The program seeks to support proposals designed to generate preliminary data that will result in improved health and/or healthcare for citizens of Oklahoma and other IDeA states and enhance the competitiveness of the investigators for future extramural funding. The program also seeks to fund innovative concepts, approaches, and methodologies that bring fresh new ideas to solving the health issues of those living in Oklahoma and collaborating IDeA states. Projects that focus on the medically underserved and on health concerns prevalent within Oklahoma and our OSCTR partners will be a priority. Only projects which meet the NIH definition of clinical and/or translational research will be accepted. Approved CTRP grants will be funded for a period starting July 1, 2022 contingent on NIH approval of just in time (JIT) information. All funds are required to be expended by June 30, 2023. 

Application Submission Deadline: Pilot Proposal – Tuesday March 15, 2022 at 5:00 PM CDT

Link to Full Announcement: The forms, instructions, and submission link can be found at:  http://osctr.ouhsc.edu/pilots2022

 

NIH Notices 

 

NOTE: When only one application is allowed per Institution according to the sponsor instructions, a one-page letter of intent summarizing the proposed project should be submitted to the Vice President for Research at least two months prior to the application deadline (unless otherwise noted).  The letters of intent will be reviewed and a single application will be chosen for submission from the University.

 

NIH Funding Opportunities

 

Other Funding Opportunities

 

Harrington Discovery Institute Opens Call for 2023 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award

Description: Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals is now accepting Letters of Intent for the 2023 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award for physician-scientists. The award offers successful applicants financial resources and expertise to advance their discoveries toward clinical trials. Intellectual property rights are retained by the award recipient or their institution.

Letter of Intent deadline: March 28, 2022. The full application deadline, for those invited to submit, is May 30, 2022.

 Link to Full Announcement: Learn more and apply to the 2023 Scholar-Innovator Award at:  HarringtonDiscovery.org/funding/harrington-scholar-innovator  

 

Summer Research Training for Junior Faculty from Diverse Backgrounds

Description: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute seeks pre-applications for its Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health Related Research (PRIDE) initiative. PRIDE offers hands-on, mentored research lab experiences, small project awards for pilot research, and grant writing courses for junior faculty and transitioning post-doctoral candidates from diverse backgrounds. The goal is to increase diversity in the biomedical research workforce while enabling early career investigators to become competitive independent scientists.

Chosen applicants will have their training expenses fully covered for two consecutive summers. Training takes place at nine NHLBI-funded sites across the country, and each program is centered on a different area of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders research:

Pre-Applications Due: March 31, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://pridecc.wustl.edu/

 

HHS/CDC (Forecasted) Building Mathematical Modeling Workforce Capacity to Support Infectious Disease and Healthcare Research 

Description: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity is to support pre-doctoral fellows’ innovative research to develop and apply computational tools and mathematical methods for modeling the spread of pathogens in healthcare settings (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, healthcare-associated infections [HAIs], antimicrobial resistant organisms [AROs]). This NOFO is intended to increase the number of junior modeling professionals that are trained and experienced in modeling transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings and to contribute to generalizable scientific knowledge through dissemination (e.g., pre-prints, peer-reviewed studies, scientific presentations). The application should be written by the PI/mentor who may or may not name specific pre-doctoral student(s) to conduct the research at the time of application submission.

Estimated Application Due Date: May 04, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337897

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding Opportunities

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of research and initiatives to help address some of America’s most pressing health challenges.

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program offers four-year postdoctoral research awards to increase the number of physicians, dentists, and nurses from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Application Due Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022

Health Policy Research Scholars is a four-year national leadership development program for full-time doctoral students from nonclinical, research-focused disciplines in which policy is a key lever for change. Application Due Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022

The Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program seeks teams of researchers and community members committed to working together improve health equity by dismantling structural racism.

Application Due Date: Wed, 4 May 2022

Evidence for Action prioritizes research to evaluate specific interventions that have the potential to contribute to dismantling and counteracting the harms of structural and systemic racism and improving health, well-being, and equity outcomes.

Application Due Date: Proposals will be accepted throughout the year on a rolling admission

Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health welcomes proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future.

Application Due Date: Proposals will be accepted throughout the year on a rolling admission

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.rwjf.org/en/how-we-work/grants-explorer/funding-opportunities.html

 

The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) 2022 Grants Program

Description: The ICRG awards grants on a competitive basis for a variety of research activities exploring the etiology, prevention and treatment of gambling disorder and the development and evaluation of responsible gambling strategies.

Large Grant: Up to $75,000/per year in direct costs for 2 years

Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 1, 2022

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022

Seed Grant: Up to $30,000/per year in direct costs for one year

Application Deadline: May 2, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.icrg.org/research-center/apply-icrg-funding

 

American Cancer Society – Institutional Research Grants

American Cancer Society – Health Equity Research

American Cancer Society – Discovery Boost Grants

Applications Due: April 1, 2022

Link to Full Announcements: https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/institutional-research-grants.html

 

American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)

Description: APDA’s focus is to bring the best new talent to the field of Parkinson’s disease research through the following grant programs:

  • George C Cotzias, MD Memorial Fellowship
  • Research Grant
  • Diversity in Parkinson’s disease Research Grant
  • Post-doctoral Fellowship

Proposals Due: March 11, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.apdaparkinson.org/research/research-opportunities/

 

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative - Scaling the CZ Biohub model to pursue the toughest and most important scientific challenges.

Description: A central goal of the CZ Biohub Network is to promote collaboration across disciplines and among institutions. To facilitate such collaboration, applications must be submitted jointly from at least three universities and/or other research institutions within the same city or geographic area. We expect that the next CZ Biohub will receive a 10-year funding commitment in the range of $200–250 million.

LOIs Due: April 1, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.czbiohub.org/cz-biohub-network-applications/

 

Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Pilot Projects Research Training Program

Description: The goal of the Pilot Projects Research Training Program is to enhance Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) regional outreach efforts in research training and to foster stronger inter-institutional ties in occupational health research within Public Health Region 6 (PHR 6) (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas). The objective of this program is to provide a support mechanism for pilot research projects initiated by:

  • Research Trainee Awards: Graduate doctoral students or postdoctoral fellows in an occupational health and safety-related discipline.
  • Junior Investigator Awards: New investigators with research interests in the general area of occupational health and safety. Junior investigators are defined as faculty who have not served as PI on any Public Health Service (PHS)-supported research grants other than a R03, R15, R21, K01, K08, or K12.
  • New Researcher Awards: Researcher or Faculty in areas other than occupational health research who wish to apply their expertise to an occupational safety and health issue.

LOIs Due: March 15, 2022

Full proposals Due: April 15, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/swcoeh/pilot-projects/

 

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) - POLICY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHANGE & INNOVATIONS IN ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING

Description: To identify and respond to emerging opportunities to transform and improve the health of

Oklahomans, TSET will accept unsolicited proposals in two areas of emphasis. Proposals must identify immediate, impactful opportunities to positively transform and improve the health of Oklahomans. Proposals must be project-driven, time-limited, have a specific targeted area or population in mind, be supported by multiple partners, and agree to participate in an external evaluation of the project.

Unsolicited proposals are accepted for projects related to the following areas identified as priorities by the TSET Board of Directors:

  1. Policy and built environment change: up to $350,000 per project per year for up to two years
  2. Innovations in active living and healthy eating: up to $250,000 per project per year for up to two years

Proposals Due: March 15, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://tset.ok.gov/content/other-funding-opportunities

 

NIH technology accelerator challenge for maternal health

Description: The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), with the support of its partners, is offering up to $1,000,000 in cash prizes for innovative diagnostic technologies to help improve maternal health around the world.

The NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health (NTAC: Maternal Health) seeks to spur and reward the development of prototypes for low-cost, point-of-care molecular, cellular, and/or metabolic sensing and diagnostic technologies to guide rapid clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and ultimately prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.

To win NTAC: Maternal Health, participants must: (1) Submit their design for a point-of-care diagnostic test or platform technology with initial feasibility data or references addressing at least two of the four priority conditions listed below affecting maternal health during antenatal and intrapartum periods; and (2) Submit a robust description of the proposed path for translation and further development of the diagnostic technology for use in global health settings. Additionally, diagnostics should be fully integrated digital health platforms. The four priority conditions and specific examples are as follows:

  • Infection: viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections; sepsis; post-procedural infections
  • Hypertensive disease: pre-eclampsia; eclampsia
  • Hemorrhage: acute anemia; iron deficiency anemia; coagulopathy
  • Placental issues: angiogenic or other markers of placental disruption

Proposals Due: April 1, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://venturewell.org/ntac/

 

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 

Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) Award - The Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline is March 10, 2022

Clinical Research Award - Letter of Intent: March 28, 2022; Full application: August 8, 2022

The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) – 2022-2023 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF ANIMALS IN SCIENCE

Description: IFER Graduate Fellowships are one-year grants for projects that support the development, acceptance and implementation of innovative scientific methodologies that advance science and refine, reduce or replace the use of animals in research, testing or education. Grants of $12,500 are typically awarded and are renewable annually for up to three years, depending on student progress and availability of funds. IFER recognizes the value in directing financial resources away from animal models and toward the development of human-relevant, non-animal models, as such resources pay higher dividends for human health when used for human-relevant research.

Pre-proposals Due: April 30, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: More information on the IFER Graduate Fellowship program, including eligibility requirements, submission guidelines, and a link to the online application can be found on the IFER website at www.ifer.org/fellowships.php.

 

Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) Dermatology Fellowship & Junior Faculty Awards

Description: The aim of this training program is to drive greater interest and focus on melanoma in dermatologic clinical practice and research related to the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and staging of melanoma.

  • MRA Dermatology Fellows Award – Supports dermatology residents, fellows, or post-docs in a dermatology program with research, and/or demonstration and pilot programs focused on melanoma prevention or improving early detection, diagnosis, or prognosis.
  • MRA Dermatology Junior Faculty/Clinical Instructor Award - Supports new dermatology

faculty (clinical instructors or new assistant professors) working in research on melanoma

prevention or improving early detection, diagnosis, or prognosis.

Proposals Due: April 20, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.curemelanoma.org/research/request-for-proposals/dermatology-fellows-award

 

Additional Ventures Catalyst to Independence Award

Description: The Additional Ventures Catalyst to Independence Award (AVCIA) is a research award that supports exceptional early career scientists during the final years of a mentored postdoctoral research position (Level I), through the transition to an independent faculty position (Level II). The AVCIA is primarily for investigators pursuing research relevant to single ventricle heart disease, including genetics, basic cardiovascular development, tissue engineering, computational modeling, and other relevant areas.

Letter of Intent deadline: March 17, 2022

Invited full proposal deadline: May 27, 2022

Link to Full Announcement: https://www.additionalventures.org/initiatives/biomedical-research/funding/catalyst-to-independence-award/

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