The 2020 request for proposals for collaborative research through the Michigan Medicine and Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) Joint Institute deadline has been extended to May 1, 2020.

Michigan Medicine’s largest international institutional partnership, the Joint Institute offers Discovery Awards (up to $100,000 a year for two years), Pilot Awards (up to $300,000 a year for two years), and Innovation and Bridge Awards for one-year grants (up to $100,000) to help investigative teams develop new technologies and accelerate translation of research into a product.

DEADLINE: May 1, 2020

Former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler gave the now famous speech to his Wolverines, saying, “No man is more important than the team…”

And that same sentiment is being promoted widely in “Team Science," where scientists with diverse backgrounds and skill sets are encouraged to come together to leverage resources and cultivate ideas around a common research goal.

Are you new to Team Science and want to join a team or form your own? Consider using the Michigan Research Experts database to find collaborators around campus. You can also check out Mcubed, a seed-funding program that stimulates innovative research and scholarship by distributing real-time seed funding to multi-unit, faculty-led teams called “cubes." And MICHR and the Office of Faculty Development have created videos about two important aspects of Team Science: mentoring and diversity.

Dr. Runge and Dr. Kunkel, joined by a wide cross-section of faculty and staff from throughout the biomedical research community, came together on February 19 for the official kickoff of "Great Minds, Greater Discoveries," the Medical School's new strategic research plan.

The objective of the new plan is to increase faculty competitiveness and their ability to pursue major scientific questions in a rich and diverse environment that leads to discoveries that inspire new preventions, treatments, and cures.

CLICK HERE to view the slides from Dr. Kunkel's presentation.

Do you want to develop and hone your mentoring skills? Consider applying for the MICHR Mentoring Academy.

The Mentoring Academy is designed for senior postdocs and faculty in clinical and translational research. Participants in this program will learn how to better coach and counsel other less-experienced mentors, as well as enhance their own interpersonal skills for mutually beneficial mentor-mentee interactions. Participants in the Mentoring Academy will address challenges facing postdoc and faculty mentors via case studies, group discussions, and role-plays.

DEADLINE: March 9, 2020

A new program at the U-M aims to gather and mobilize groups of faculty across all three campuses so they can work together to solve complex challenges and develop innovative curricula.

Mcubed Communities is an online tool that encourages faculty to create or join groups around a common purpose, ranging from shared expertise and academic goals to research and scholarship themes.

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 .