The Center for Patient, Family, and Community Engagement in Chronic Care Management (CENTRIC) has announced the scheduled dates for LOIs and applications for their Pilot Grant. Qualified applications could receive $50,000 for one year projects. Competitive applications will address at least one of these priorities: Develop bio-behavioral interventions for use in varied clinical and community […]
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) ENRICH Forum is designed to stimulate dialogue on ethical and regulatory issues in cancer research and promote awareness of developing policies and best practices. On Tuesday, July 21st at noon (CST), speakers will discuss their examination of the circumstances surrounding the recently alleged research use of biological specimens collected in […]
The Office of Research on Women’s Health’s (ORWH) Understudied, Underrepresented, and Underreported (U3) administrative supplement program funds interdisciplinary research to address the influences of sex and gender on health at the intersection of social determinants. As part of the program, ORWH hosts events that are designed to stimulate interest in the complex issues affecting the […]
The Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas is hosting the next in their “Sips and Science” webinar series. Andy Eninger, founder of Fairplay Communications, will present “Creating Community in a Socially Distant World” on Thursday, July 23rd from 7 to 8pm, via Zoom. This humorous, interactive session will break down the […]
SHARPhub is offering training sessions to educate research faculty, students, post docs, clinicians, and university grant administrators on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Find out about SBIR/STTR program basics, including program purpose, eligibility, and sources of funding. The next session is “Commercialization Planning for SBIR/STTR Orioisaks” on […]
The American Brain Coalition, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness in cooperation with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus will present a VIRTUAL Congressional Neuroscience Caucus Briefing, “Preserving Mental Health during COVID-19,” on Wednesday, July 29th from 2 to 3pm (CST). The coronavirus outbreak, and the social-distancing measures now in place to […]
The Region VII Disaster Health Response Ecosystem (DHRE) team has announced an upcoming COVID-19 webinar series focusing on current trends in response to the pandemic scheduled for Thursday, July 30th from 2 to 3pm (CST). Led by Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), the Region VII DHRE brings together partners from […]
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Development and Aging (CoNDA) Center at UNMC is hosting a new Career Development Series Seminar. “The Grant Writing Process: From Idea to Review” will be presented on Friday, August 7th at noon via Zoom. Writing grant proposals is a critical part of a researcher’s career; however, the grant-writing process can be […]
“Sentinel: team science to create a COVID warning system” will be presented on Thursday, August 13th from noon to 1pm via Zoom. Speakers include Eric Markvicka, PhD, Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Jim McClay, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UNMC, Stephen Rennard, MD, […]
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center, in collaboration with the COBRE on Opioids and Overdose, will host a digital screening and panel discussion of the film “Picture a Scientist” for its August Seminar Series event. “Picture a Scientist” is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter […]