The Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD) Center is offering support to initiate new research projects or to extend existing projects that aim to define, explain, or mitigate impacts of environmental exposures during vulnerable stages of life. Projects that aim to include, develop, or expand research-community partnerships are encouraged.

Budgets should be prepared with a start date of May 1, 2019, and an end date of March 31, 2020. Awarded funds must be spent by the end of the funding period.

Letters of intent are due by Monday, February 11, 2019. Please send letters to the Pilot Program Leader, Dr. Dana Dolinoy and the Center Administrator, Michelle Daoud by 5:00 PM on February 11, 2019. This is needed in order to secure reviewers for the review process.

New this year in Michigan Medicine, the Medical School Office of Research, in collaboration with the Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, is offering a new postdoctoral training opportunity to prepare fellows for a successful career in biomedical research administration.

The University of Michigan Medical School Research Administration Fellowship leverages the extensive biomedical research enterprise at the University of Michigan and the existing strengths of the Medical School Office of Research, in collaboration with other units within the Medical School, to provide professional experience and skill building in different aspects of research administration. The fellowship offers a unique experience to work closely with, and learn from, Medical School leaders to explore research administration and build an exceptional foundation to launch a career in research administration. Fellows will have the opportunity to immediately participate in, and directly add value to, the Medical School research enterprise. Applications for the two-year fellowship are due on Monday, February 18 (11:59 PM). Apply here!

The Michigan Medicine-PKUHSC Joint Institute is now accepting proposals for 2019 award funding. Now in its ninth year, the Joint Institute has, to date, funded nearly 50 projects co-led by investigators collaborating at both institutions across a variety of disciplines. This marks the first year that funding is available to faculty from all health science schools.

Discovery awards are available (up to $100,000/year for two years) for new, early-stage collaborations. Larger Pilot awards (up to $300,000/year for two years) will support projects between investigators with an established track record of collaboration. Letters of intent are due by Friday, February 22, 2019. Apply today!

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has announced an international search for a scientist, or team of scientists, to lead a new research area at its Janelia Research Campus.

They are looking for scientists with a vision to develop a research program that addresses major unsolved problems in the life sciences. Proposals from any scientific discipline relevant to the life sciences are welcomed, from those that tackle broad and significant unanswered questions to those that develop breakthrough tools and technologies. The chosen research area will be supported for 15 years, with an estimated total budget of roughly $250 million.

Pre-proposals are due by Friday, March 1, 2019. Questions about this, or any other foundation grants, should be directed to Joe Piffaretti, Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, by  email or by phone at 734-763-1318.

The American Diabetes Association will grant up to $1.625M for the prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes award. Soliciting ideas from diverse investigators from all disciplines, the Pathway program seeks innovative perspectives to diabetes research. This funding opportunity is available to scientists at all career levels.

This internal competition will select only one nomination, which will come from one of the three available Pathway award types (not one from each):

The internal application deadline is on Wednesday, April 10 at 11:59 PM EST. Apply today!

A recent NIH study indicated that consistency of proposal quality was a significant factor in steady funding success. From a Research Development perspective, this suggests that “getting feedback” is integral to obtaining and maintaining funding. A study section should never be the first review of your proposal, and investigators should seek more objective input than what project collaborators offer.

There are many options around campus for getting expert feedback:

As part of the U-M research community, you are keenly aware of how important reliable data is in determining the use and allocation of resources. In that spirit, the department of  Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) invites you to participate in their data collection on behalf of the University's  Research Smart Initiative.

 

Your opinions matter. Your participation in this second safety culture survey will help with strategic planning for research safety and enable EHS to develop programs, monitor progress, and support the needs of the U-M research community. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact [email protected].

Take the U-M Research Smart Initiative Safety Culture Survey

DataDirect is a user-friendly, self-serve tool that provides aggregate counts for cohort discovery, and enables access to clinical data (requires IRB approval) such as diagnoses, encounters, procedures, medications, vitals, and labs, on nearly 4 million unique patients from across the Michigan Medicine enterprise.

Members of a Michigan Medicine clinical research team who are new users of DataDirect, or users looking for more information on features and functionality of the tool, are invited to attend DataDirect 101: live online training on Thursday, February 14. Access link and instructions will be sent directly to participants who RSVP. 

To better navigate the complexities of the U-M biomedical research enterprise, visit the Research Project Lifecycle . This interactive tool provides an overview of the resources available to you, not only within the Medical School Office of Research but also across the University. The "stops" along this lifecycle are highlighted above, and more information is available online .