In this edition:

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Funding Opportunities

• Chong Jin Park Innovative Pilot Award, Aging and Palliative Care
• Innovative Treatments for Disorders of Consciousness
• Support for Early Career Investigators
• Limited Submission Funding
• Foundation Funding Opportunities

Announcements:

• Mentor Training: How to become a better mentor
• 2024 Women in Medicine and Science Symposium 
• Clinical Research Survey, Survey to assess need for qualitative resources
• Clinical Research Day Call for Abstracts
• Software Offering - ChemDraw

Events:

• Brief Mental Health Interventions for Suicide Risk
• #Friendtorship: Cultivating peer mentor relationships in academic medicine
• Biobank Portal
• Drop-In Sessions for CRC’s
• NEW Group Coaching for a Healthy Lifestyle
• Introduction to RPDR
• REDCap eConsent Functionality
• Town Hall MGB Research Strategic Planning Process 2024
• Fourth Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry
• 10th Annual World Medical Innovation Forum
• 4th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry
• Two Meditation Sessions available every week

Chong Jin Park Innovative Early Career Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care



This grantwill support research focused on health equity and improving the lives of older people and or those with serious illness through research in population and health care delivery science.

The Ki Sub Joung Innovative Junior Faculty Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care

​will support research focused on improving the lives of older people and or those with serious illness, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations.

Each award is $50,000 per year, plus 20% indirect costs. 

Project Period: 12 months

Innovative Treatments for Disorders of Consciousness

Spaulding Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Curing Coma Campaign, announces the following funding opportunity to generate and initiate disruptive ideas in the treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness. This award funds projects that create infrastructure to enable prospective multicenter RCTs (including adaptive platform trials) and/or evaluate biologically plausible treatments. Acquisition of pilot data for larger multicenter studies is a key aim of this initiative. 

Applying for this opportunity is a two-step process. Applicants first submit a brief Letter of Intent (LOI). Applicants will then be advanced to the next round and invited to submit a full proposal. The LOI submission window opens June 3, 2024, with a submission deadline of July 15, 2024. Visit the website and email SRNOutcomesCenter@partners.org for more details.

Support for Early Career Investigators at the Translational and Clinical Research Center

The TCRC at Massachusetts General Hospital will support two early career investigators each year to perform their pilot and feasibility studies or studies related to their early career awards on the TCRC.

Awardees will not be charged for nursing, nutrition, or sample processing time, the TCRC annual fee or the TCRC per visit fee for research conducted on the TCRC (for up to $10,000 per year for two years). Coordinator support will not be available through this program.

Awardees will be supported via consultation with the TCRC Medical Resource Officer in protocol development, building of budgets, grant writing, filing of INDs/IDEs, and study implementation. They will receive guidance regarding participant recruitment and retention in the study, and other support as necessary for successful completion of the proposed project. Awardees will be encouraged to participate in Catalyst supported resources such as the C/T Academy and the GRASP program.

Deadline for Submission: July 1st

Limited Submission Funding Opportunities

We ask that all MGH Investigators interested in applying for any limited submission award submit a Letter of Intent (see detailed instructions below) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) by the deadline indicated for each award to be considered to receive an institutional nomination. 

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See full details for all awards on our website.

No opportunities

Foundation Funding Opportunities

Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at devcfr@mgh.harvard.edu if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.

For all open foundation funding announcements, see the MGB Innovation External Funding Database



CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See this week’s full foundation funding announcements (including eligibility, RM deadlines, and IDC) on our website.

1. Peg’s Fight for Life Early Career Research Award, A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation (ABOHLF). $150,000 (10% IDC). LOI Deadline: July 13
2. NEW! Pilot Grant, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF)/American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS). $25,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: August 1
3. AGA-Pfizer Pilot Research Award in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Foundation. $40,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: September 12
4. Research Fund (multiple career stages), American Otological Society (AOS). $240,000 (10% IDC). LOI Deadline: November 1
5. Bridge to Success Grants (multiple career stages), American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF)/American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). $100,000 (8% IDC). Application Deadline: July 29
6. Diversity Supplement Grant (supporting fellows), American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF)/American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). $50,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: July 29
7. Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigator (multiple opps), American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF)/American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). $50,000 (8% IDC). Application Deadline: July 29
8. Physician Scientist Training Award (PSTA), American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF)/American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). $100,000 (8% IDC). Application Deadline: July 29
9. Career Development Awards (multiple opps), American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. $100,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: August 1
10. Underrepresented Minority Postdoctoral or Early-Stage Investigator Fellowship in Gene and Cell Therapy for Oncology, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. $100,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: August 1
11. Fellowship Grant, ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation. $300,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: September 13
12. Prader-Willi Syndrome Research, Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR). $150,000 (8% IDC). LOI Deadline: September 6
13. Mentored Research Award (MRA) Program, Hemostatis and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS). $165,000 (8% IDC). Preliminary Proposal Deadline: August 19
14. NEW! Research on Mental Health Problem Comorbidities with Gambling Disorder, International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG). $187,500 (25% IDC). Application Deadline: August 15
15. Clinical Care Physician Fellowship, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). $75,000 (No IDC). Pre-Application Deadline: August 7
16. Institutional Clinician Training Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). $264,000 (10% IDC). Pre-Application Deadline: August 7
17. OTA/AOTNA Joint Research Grant, Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA). $100,000 (Unspecified IDC). Application Deadline: July 15
18. NEW! Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant, Robert L. Fine Cancer Research Foundation (RLFCRF). $250,000 (No IDC). Application Deadline: August 31
19. Rising Stars in Urology Research Awards, Urology Care Foundation/American Urological Association (AUA). $200,000 (No IDC). LOI Deadline: July 2

Do you want to learn more about identifying external funding opportunities? Please click here to request a research consultation with Amy Robb or see ECOR’s website for information on the Pivot database.

Grant Writing for Early-Stage Investigators 

Now in its second iteration, C/T Research Academy First Grant Bootcamp is a training program designed for early-stage investigators who are ready to write their first grant application.

Over the course of 15 weeks, participants will prepare a competitive grant application via self-paced grant-writing instruction, live webinars, and faculty-led small groups focused on feedback and editing.⁠

Participants will receive resources and a grant-writing timeline to guide them through the process of writing the main sections of their grant application. Throughout the program, participants will meet every other week with a group of peers led by a faculty member. During these meetings, they will receive personalized grant-writing guidance and feedback. Participants will also learn how to provide effective peer-to-peer grant writing feedback, have access to a toolbox of grant-writing resources, and join live webinars on grant writing and career development topics.

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Mentor Training: How to become a better mentor

Call of Applications

In this very interactive 2x2-hour workshop, participants will explore approaches to advancing their mentoring practice. Drs. Anne Levy and Marjorie Oettinger will facilitate learning through case studies, drawing on the evidence-based resources of CIMER (Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research), through which both facilitators have been trained.

Facilitators:

Anne Levy, PhD, Senior Program Manager at the Center for Faculty Development.

Margie Oettinger, PhD, Professor of Genetics at HMS and Member of the Molecular Biology Department at MGH.

Application deadline: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 11:59pm EST

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2024 Women in Medicine and Science Symposium 

Call of Abstracts

The symposium will highlight the achievements of women faculty and trainees at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital by focusing on collaborations across various disciplines including basic research, clinical research, translational research, clinical innovation and medical education – with the goal of building community.

Submit by Sunday, June 16, at 11:59 pm. Click here for details and submissions.

Clinical Research Survey, Survey to assess need for qualitative resources

DCR Course Offerings Survey

The Division of Clinical Research wants to know what you think about our courses and curriculum. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. Thank you! 

Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research Unit Interest Survey

The DCR's Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research (QMMR) Unit provides consultations with investigators and research teams on qualitative and mixed methods research, including study design, data collection, data coding, analysis and interpretation, dissemination of results, and the development of research proposals and protocols. The Unit also offers educational lectures and a monthly drop-in investigator working group.

We want to hear from you about your interest in current and additional services from the QMMR Unit! Please fill out this 15-20 minute survey https://redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys/?s=P4M3M3CLYWW49PM9. 

Clinical Research Day, Call for Abstracts

We are excited to announce that this year’s Clinical Research Day will be hosted on Thursday, October 10, 2024! At this time, the Event Portal is open for abstract submissions! Abstract submissions will close on July 1, 2024. Submission guidelines are available within the portal.  

The event topic this year is Gene and Cell Therapy: Current challenges for implementation. Our keynote speaker is Roger Joseph Hajjar, MD, Director of Mass General Brigham Gene and Cell Therapy Institute. Abstract submission topics are not limited by the event topic. 

We are excited to offer a number of hospital wide awards, departmental awards, and recognition awards.  

Software Offering - ChemDraw

Time to renew your ChemDraw license through the Digital Research Computing Core. Annual ChemDraw licenses expire each year on May 25th. Your license will automatically cancel, and you will need to order again at rcservices.partners.org (MGB login required). ChemDraw licenses are $102/year per User and new licenses can be ordered and accessed today.

ChemDraw is a powerful, yet easy-to use, tool for producing chemical and biological drawings. You can create your own drawings or use those provided in the library of available templates. For more information on ChemDraw go to the Digital Research Computing Core's software page. All questions may be directed to rcc@partners.org.

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Brief Mental Health Interventions for Suicide Risk

Friday, June 21st, 2024, 10:00 - 11:00 am

Featured speakers include:

Dr. Jessica Schleider – Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health at Northwestern University

“Making the Moment Matter: Digital Single-Session Interventions for Suicide Risk and Crisis Response”

Dr. John Torous – Director of the Digital Psychiatry Division at Harvard Medical School

“Clinical Considerations for Digital Resources in Care for Patients With Suicidal Ideation”

Dr. Michael Zimmer – Director of the Center for Data, Ethics and Society at Marquette University

“Data Ethics and Digital Mental Health Interventions: Opportunities & Gaps”

#Friendtorship: Cultivating peer mentor relationships in academic medicine

June 21, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Panelists

• Andrew Lawton, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
• April Zehm, MD, FAAHPM, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS
• Sudha Natarajan, PhD, MSN, APRN Fellowship Director, Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship, MGH
• Leah Rosenberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS

Target Audience: This activity is intended for faculty and faculty trainees. Course Director: Darshan H. Mehta, MD, MPH, Office for Well-Being; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School  

Biobank Portal

June 26, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Biobank Portal Speaker: Stacey Duey, Assistant Director, RISC When: Wednesday, 6/26/24 | 10:00 – 11:00 am Location: Virtual via Zoom Description: This course will introduce the use of the Biobank Portal application for clinical research, including reviewing healthcare data, types of samples available, genomic information, and requesting data. The course is geared toward investigators and staff at all levels interested in the utility and information of the Biobank Portal for research

Drop-In Sessions for CRC’s

June 26, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Sessions for CRCs Are you a clinical research coordinator? Do you have questions about MGB or MGH clinical research processes or systems, or whom to contact and next steps? We are here to help. Come to the DCR’s Virtual Drop-In Sessions for CRCs! Get answers to all of your clinical research operations questions from experienced members of the DCR and chat with your fellow CRCs. Drop-in sessions are hosted on MS Teams bi-weekly on Wednesdays from Noon to 1:00 PM starting June 12th.

NEW Group Coaching for a Healthy Lifestyle

June 26, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Work together along with facilitator Dr. Beth Frates, lifestyle medicine pioneer and seasoned coach, to identify ways that you can enhance your health and happiness without adding extra time to your schedule. This workshop series is open to faculty & trainees.

Instructor: Elizabeth “Beth” Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, is the Director of Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness in the MGH Department of Surgery and the Director of Wellness Programming at Spaulding’s Stroke Institute for Research and Recovery. She is a lifestyle medicine coach and President-Elect of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Frates is the author of Paving the path to wellness workbook: A guide to thriving with a healthy body, peaceful mind, and joyful heart.

Introduction to RPDR

June 27, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Introduction to RPDR Speaker: Stacey Duey, Assistant Director, RISC When: Thursday, June 27 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Location: Virtual via Zoom Description: The Research Patient Data Registry (RPDR)* brings clinical information to the researcher's fingertips and ensures the security of patient information by controlling and auditing the distribution of patient data within the guidelines of the IRB. This course will provide an introduction to the use of the RPDR (Research Patient Data Registry) application for clinical research, including the review of healthcare data, creating a query and requesting data. The course is geared toward investigators and staff at all levels interested in the utility and information of the RPDR for research. *Link requires you to be on an MGB workstation or VPN.

REDCap eConsent Functionality

June 28, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

REDCap eConsent Functionality Speakers: Daniel Foley, Applications Analyst II, and Jeremy Alphonse, Project Analyst II, Research Information Science and Computing (RISC) Applications and Services When: Friday, June 28 | 10:00 – 11:00 am Location: Virtual via Zoom Description: Mass General Brigham (MGB) has developed a REDCap eConsent Framework that will turn the paper-based informed consenting processes into an electronic informed consent process that researchers can use for Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviewed and approved studies. The MGB REDCap eConsent Framework will allow users to combine the validated components to design and customize an eConsent Project to their Use Case and workflow. Learning Objectives:

1. Understand eConsent technical requirements
2. Learn how to program REDCap for electronic consent

Target audience: Researchers evaluating electronic consent options for research studies.

Town Hall MGB Research Strategic Planning Process 2024

July 11, 2024, 12:30 am - 1:30 am

One of the current MGB system goals is to create a 10-year strategic plan for the MGB research enterprise. 

We are embarking upon this strategic planning exercise in FY24 to ensure sustainable growth, address operational and organizational challenges, and maintain our reputation as a world leader in biomedical research. You can learn more here.

Input from our MGB research community is critical to the development of the strategic plan. Please join us at this town hall to learn about the plan's progress and contribute your thoughts. The town hall will be led by Paul Anderson, MD, PhD – MGB Chief Academic Officer – and Allison Moriarty – SVP, Research Planning & Operations, and Innovation. 

10th Annual World Medical Innovation Forum

September 23-25, 2024

Presented by Mass General Brigham and Bank of America, the 2024 World Medical Innovation Forum will focus on three major investment and scientific growth areas—oncology, rare disease, and immunology and inflammation. At the Forum, you’ll have direct access to speakers and peers including dozens of leading CEOs, senior investors, entrepreneurs, government officials, and prominent Harvard clinicians and scientists.

We look forward to welcoming you to Boston—the hub of biotech—and the state-of-the-art meeting center at the top-rated Encore Boston Harbor September 23–25.

4th Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry

September 26-27, 2024

The Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry, hosted by the MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry, is becoming a leading venue for showcasing advances in the application of precision medicine approaches to psychiatric research and clinical practice. The Conference will be held virtually over the course of two days: Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27th, 2024. 

Earn 7 continued education credits for participating this year!

Two Meditation Sessions available every week 



SESSION 1: Meditation Monday with Dr. Darshan Mehta 

Every Monday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom, next session, Monday, June 21!

Co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being and the MGPO Frigoletto Committee

Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director, Office for Well-Being, for a guided meditation session on the Monday morning. 

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SESSION 2: Midweek Meditation with Guest Leader 

Every Wednesday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom, next session, Wednesday, June 23!

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being

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