Exciting Visit

Greetings on a dreary Sunday afternoon; except for Saturday, we’ve had a lot of rain. To be clear, we don’t have much to complain about, as so many people begin the long and difficult process of recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

In the non-weather division, we had an exciting week, highlighted by the visit of Dr. Kimryn Rathmell, director of the National Cancer Institute, to Georgetown Lombardi. Read more.

Lombardi Lectures & Meetings

Join these lectures in the New Research Building Auditorium (Zoom option).

Join these meetings in W302 (Zoom option).

The Countdown to BellRinger Has Begun!

Last Thursday marked one month until BellRinger!

There’s still time to register for the October 26 ride: See the BellRinger website for details.

Use code “LOMBARDI2024” to waive your $100 registration fee.

Virtual Faculty Orientation and Resource Refresher Sessions Available

If you are a new faculty member or could use a refresher on available faculty development resources, plan to attend one of these sessions.

• Non-university employed faculty (employed by hospital affiliates such as MedStar Health) may attend Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• University employed faculty may attend Wednesday, October 9, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Register to attend. Presentations will be posted on the OFAA orientation webpage for those who cannot attend. 

Request for Applications — American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Pilot Project Grants

Up to three American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG) Pilot Project Grants will be funded to help launch promising new projects by early career faculty members. These are one-year, non-renewable $30,000 research grants that are funded through Georgetown Lombardi’s IRG, which is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Open to early career faculty (e.g. assistant professor or equivalent), who are eligible to apply for independent national competitive research grants (e.g. NIH R-level grants, ACS Research Scholar Grants, and similar), but who do not currently hold and have not previously held such a grant, with the exception of an R00, which is allowed. View application package with full eligibility criteria, application form, and mentoring requirements. Application deadline: Monday, November 4, at 11:59 p.m. For scientific or eligibility questions, contact Dr. Rebecca Riggins (PI of the ACS IRG), rbr7@georgetown.edu. For application download or upload questions, contact Denise Harley, flessatd@georgetown.edu, or Karen Howenstein, khowenst@georgetown.edu. 

15th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium: Innovations in GI Cancer

Registration is now open for the 15th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium: Innovations in GI Cancer, held in person this November 22 to 23 at the Westin Georgetown. The symposium provides a unique forum for discussion, networking, and debate on critical issues related to GI cancers.

Presented as part of the symposium: Thomas R. Schafer Memorial Lecture, Friday, November 22, 1:20 - 2:20 p.m., featuring Anirban Maitra, MBBS, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presenting “Why Is Pancreatic Cancer So Hard To Treat and What Can We Do About It.”

Registration is free for Georgetown and MedStar staff and trainees with the promo code Guest2024. View the full agenda and register.

Fall Research Stipend Funding Opportunity Deadline is Tuesday

The call for proposals for Lombardi DEI Fall Trainee Stipends is due Tuesday, October 1. This funding opportunity supports activities that allow undergraduate and graduate students and trainees from backgrounds underrepresented in research to become or stay involved in cancer research.

The trainee/student research stipends can be applied to:

• Research support on a project
• Up to 10 hours per week for eight or more weeks.

Read the full call for proposals. Contact LombardiDEI@georgetown.edu with questions. 

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CDI Seminar: “CD147-CAR-NK for Solid Tumor Treatment and Immunological Synapse Application”

Presented by Dongfang Liu, PhD, associate professor with tenure, director of the Immunoassay Development Program, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers University – New Jersey Medical School (NJMS). Join this seminar via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Clinical Research Coordinator Seminar Series

Designed for clinical research professionals and others vested in the care of research participants, this series provides opportunities for professional development and updates on Georgetown policies, procedures and operations related to clinical research. Register for the Zoom seminar series. (add to Google Calendar)

1:00 - 3:00

Breast Cancer Interest Group Meeting

Meeting agenda includes the presentation “Modeling Metastatic Breast Cancer to Advance Therapeutic Strategies” by Alana L. Welm, PhD, senior director of basic science, Ralph E. and Willia T. Main Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, Huntsman Cancer Institute, professor, oncological sciences, University of Utah Join this meeting in-person in the E501 conference room, New Research Building, or via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Cancer Research Data Meeting

Presented by Luz Ruiz, PhD student in the Tumor Biology Program. Join the meeting in W302 or via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series: “Research on Cancer in Thailand”

Presented by Georgetown Lombardi’s Laura Rozek, PhD, Cancer Prevention & Control Program co-leader and professor of oncology, and Christopher Loffredo, PhD, director of the Office for Global Oncology and professor of oncology and biostatistics. Sponsored by Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Join in-person, New Research Building Auditorium, with Zoom option. (Add to Google Calendar)

Meetings & Events Next Week

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CDI Seminar: “Nuclear Envelope to Human Disease. What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been”

Presented by Howard J. Worman, MD, professor of medicine, pathology and cell biology, Columbia University. Join this seminar via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

GUFaculty360 Class - Updating Your Profile

Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more. Register for this Zoom workshop.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CDI Seminar: “Elucidating Principles of Cortical Interneuron Synaptic Organization in Health and Disease”

Presented by Edmund Au, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Join this seminar via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Cancer Research Data Meeting

Presented by Taryn Shaw, PhD student in the Tumor Biology Program. Join the meeting in W302 or via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

GUMC Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series: “Atypical Sphingolipids in Mitochondrial Function”

Presented by L. Ashley Cowart, PhD, professor, biochemistry and molecular biology, director, Lipidomics and Metabolomics Shared Resource, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University. Join this lecture in Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D or via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

14th Annual Robert B. Dickson Memorial Lecture

Leena A. Hilakivi-Clarke, PhD, professor, food science and nutrition, University of Minnesota, member, Masonic Cancer Center and Chemoprevention Program, University of Minnesota Medical Center, assistant director for faculty affairs and leader, women’s health section, Hormel Institute, presents “Why Does Social Isolation Increase the Risk of Cancer and Several Other Diseases?” as the guest speaker at this year’s lecture held in memory of Robert B. Dickson, PhD, who was the Cecilia Fisher Rudman Distinguished Professor of Breast Cancer Research, associate director for basic science research and education, and co-director of the Breast Cancer Program at Georgetown Lombardi. Join this lecture in the New Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom. (Add to Google Calendar)

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Publications

A Content Analysis of Parents' Reflections on Pathogenic and Uncertain Pediatric Oncology Germline Sequencing Results

Systematic Evaluation of Affinity Enrichment Methods for O-GlcNAc Proteomics

Five-Year Survival in Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Atezolizumab in the Phase III IMpower133 Study and the Phase III IMbrella A Extension Study

Sex Differences in the Secular Change in Waist Circumference Relative to BMI in Five Countries from 1997 to 2020

Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab or Cabozantinib Alone in Patients With Advanced NSCLC Previously Treated With An Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor: Results From the Phase 1b COSMIC-021 Study

Tumor Specimen Cold Ischemia Time Impacts Molecular Cancer Drug Target Discovery

LOI DUE TUESDAY: I-REACH Pilot Research Grant: Call for Letters of Intent

The I-REACH: Infrastructure for Research in Equity, Aging, Cancer and Health is requesting letters of intent for one-year pilot research grants intended to provide startup funds to support new investigators and increase collaborations at the intersection of aging, disparities and cancer survivorship. Priority areas for this round of pilots will focus on how heterogeneity in multilevel social determinants of health and aging affect disparities in cancer survivorship outcomes. I-REACH will consider funding two to three pilot projects, each with a total budget of $10,000 to $40,000 direct costs. These projects are expected to be feasible in one year and lead to manuscripts and grant proposals. Applicants must be I-REACH members or apply for membership. View more information, including full eligibility requirements and application process. Letters of intent due by Tuesday, October 1.

Melanoma Research Alliance RFP for Multiple Awards

The Melanoma Research Alliance has issued a request for proposals for preclinical, translational and early clinical research with the potential to produce unusually high impact, near-term advancements in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment.

This cycle, proposals will be accepted for Established Investigator Awards, Academic-Industry Partnership Award (for Established Investigator Awards), Young Investigator Awards, Pilot Awards, Dermatology Career Development Awards and Special Opportunity Team Science Awards, Academic-Industry Partnership Award (for Special Opportunity Team Science Awards). View full descriptions of each award opportunity offered, including all Special Opportunities, as well as eligibility criteria and instructions.

Key deadlines:

• October 21: Eligibility Checklist for Young Investigator & Dermatology Career Development Award applicants due
• November 4: Proposals for Established Investigator, Young Investigator, Pilot and Dermatology Career Development awards due
• January 6: Invited Special Opportunity Team Science Award full proposals due
• April 2025: Awardees notified of funding decisions

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract Solicitation PHS-2025-1 Call for Proposals

Propel your groundbreaking cancer technology innovation toward commercialization by applying for a FY2025 SBIR Contract. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are soliciting proposals from small business concerns that possess the research and development expertise to conduct innovative research that will contribute toward NIH or CDC mission needs and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program objectives. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, October 18, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Visit the Current Contracts page for more information or contact Tanya Renwick, contract analyst for the Office of Acquisitions, at ncioasbir@mail.nih.gov.

Federal Grants Digest: Colleges & Universities Edition



A weekly curated digest of federal funding opportunities of interest to colleges and universities to support programming, research, infrastructure and other efforts, provided by Thorn Run Partners. View current issue (for September 25, 2024).

8:00 AM | Division Weekly Update Meeting | Podium A / Microsoft Teams

8:30 AM | Monday Morning Oncology Report | Inpatient Oncology Fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams

9:00 AM | Breast Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 528 212 194)

11:00 AM | GU/Melanoma Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 796 253 566)

4:00 PM | GU Tumor Board (on 1st/3rd Mondays of the month) | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 869 742 463)

9:00 AM | Hematology Path Conference - Inpatient Heme fellows + Outpatient Heme + BMT fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME code: 80737; phone: 202-796-7323)

4:00 PM | Liver Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams

5:00 PM | Breast Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 932 1012 3816; CME Code: 87253)

8:00 AM | Thoracic Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 993 7680 5192; Passcode: 4231; CME 86693)

12:00 PM | Melanoma Tumor Board | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME: 80988)

5:00 PM | GI Tumor Board | Podium A / Microsoft Teams

9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting | Luz Ruiz | W302 New Research Building or Zoom

9:30 AM | Head and Neck Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams

12:30 PM | GI Research Meeting | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)

5:00 PM | Lymphoma Tumor Board - every other week | Microsoft Teams

5:00 PM | Myeloma Tumor Board - every other week | Microsoft Teams

7:00 AM | CNS Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 298 285 483 265, Passcode: rJWpmU)

12:00 PM | Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series | Drs. Loffredo and Rozek: “Research on Cancer in Thailand” | New Research Building Auditorium / Zoom

12:00 PM | TBD | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)

1:00 PM | TBD | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)

1:00 PM | Pancreas Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 299 996 740 910, Passcode: z7j7Rc)

2:00 PM | TBD | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)