CFCCC Bulletin - Events, Announcements, Funding Opportunities and More

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Upcoming Events

Sept.

25

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lunch Series:

Part Two - READ what is SAID

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Host: Xavier Hernandez, PhD &Ursula Worsham, EdD

Oct.

1

National Latinx Physician Day (NLPD) Celebrations

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

UCI Medical Center – Healing Garden Walkway

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Medical Education Building Patio

Learn More

Oct.

5

UCI CFCCC Director's Team Anti-Cancer Challange: Ride, Run, Walk!

6:00 AM - 2:00 PM

UC Irvine Campus

Oct.

21-24

18th Annual Hands-On Workshop in Advanced Fluorescence Imaging and Dynamics

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

UCI Laboratory of Fluorescence Dynamics

Nov.

8

Cancer Center Scientific Retreat

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

UCI Research Park

Belonging, Equity and Empowerment (BEE) Scene

Accepting Nominations! Learning about each other cultivates an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to contribute and succeed. Nominate a colleague for a spotlight showcasing their unique stories beyond their roles at the CFCCC. Faculty, staff, and self-nominations are encouraged.

Beyond Cancer Spotlight: Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Del Toro

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we spotlight Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Del Toro, a PRIME-LC (Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community) scholar, second-year medical student, and participant of the CFCCC Oncology Summer Internship (OSI). Discover how growing up in a predominantly Latinx community in Inland Southern California inspired her to pursue medicine and become a culturally sensitive physician. Plus, find out where she published her first oncology-related manuscript.

Learn More About Maria

New Staff & Promotions

Ashley Dement

Sr. Clinical Research Finance Analyst

adement@hs.uci.edu

Ashley started in the Cancer Center in 2021 as a Clinical Research Finance Analyst. In her tenure, she has managed the financials of multiple Disease Teams. While with the Cancer Center, she has learned post award financials, amendments, research billing, and all other aspects of finance and contracting that ensures that accounts are financially solvent. Ashley is inquisitive, curious, adapts quickly, and is dependable – all aspects that will ensure her future success as she learns the workings of Industry Start Up, Investigator Initiated Studies, and the contracts/financials involved in each. We look forward to her continued growth in the Cancer Center!

Miranda Duron

Sr Clinical Research Coordinator

mnduron@hs.uci.edu

Miranda obtained her Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Development Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to coming to UCI, she was a Research Assistant at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the past two years Miranda has grown into an excellent coordinator in the difficult field of Oncology research. She was able to quickly learn and adapt to new processes and has since become our team expert in Interventional Radiology, making her an invaluable member of the CTU. We appreciate Miranda’s ability to adapt to new changes with ease, her rigorous work ethic, and her consistent communication skills and reliability.

Anastasiia Reipolska

Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

areipols@hs.uci.edu

Anastasiia obtained her Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology from CSU Long Beach and has two years of academic research experience. Prior to coming to UCI, she had finished her Master's in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC. She joined us in July 2023 as an ARDC and quickly learned much of the information and skills she needed to succeed. She has been extremely helpful to the Melanoma team in updating data and resolving queries, as well as to other teams in times of need. In her new role, she will make a more direct impact on patient care in research. We look forward to seeing what she achieves in her new role!

Announcements

Mentorship, Education and Training (MET) Program Application Due October 14

The year-long program offers early-stage and mid-career faculty (mentees) in basic, clinical, and population sciences the opportunity to engage with senior CFCCC members (mentors) to overcome career and scientific challenges. Learn more and apply.

Poster Session Apps for the Scientific Retreat Due September 20

Faculty, please encourage your pre and postdoctoral trainees to submit an abstract for the poster session! The top three posters will receive an award.

Join us for this year's one-day Scientific Retreat on Friday, November 8, 2024 at The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, Huntington Beach, please Register Here.

Join the Director’s Team for the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge!

Please consider signing up and joining our Chao Cancer Center Director’s team for the 2024-Anti-Cancer Challenge event happening on Saturday, October 5th at UCI’s Aldrich Park.

This event raises critically needed funds for cancer research which are awarded to support pilot projects and early phase clinical trials at UCI. If you are able to help raise awareness or funds, UCI researchers and cancer patients will be grateful! Everything we do each and every day supports this important mission. Please invite your friends and family to the team page and sign up for this event to help us raise awareness and money for the work we do! Join Here.

Experimental Tissue Shared Resource (ETR) Offers Custom Tissue Microarray and Brightfield Whole Slides Scanning

The ETR is excited to discuss your project’s study design and tissue needs. We can now create custom tissue microarrays (TMA) with tissue you provide or human tissue remnants and scan whole histology slides at 40X. Selection of optimal representative tissue regions can be performed by our pathologist.

We can provide histology support for special transcriptomics platforms supported by GTH Share Resource

Questions? Contact Delia Tifrea, ETR Core Manager, 714-872-1093.

Biobehavioral Shared Resource (BBSR) Consultation & Comprehensive Project Request is Live

The BBSR is excited to discuss your project’s study design and needs, as well as see how our new menu of services can best support your project goals.

During our “Consultation Meeting” we’ll learn more about your project and how the BBSR can support your team. Ready to schedule? Complete the "Consultation Request" on iLab.

Questions? Contact Jose Lechuga, BBSR Core Manager.

Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR) - In-person Walk-in or Zoom Consultations Available

Informal statistical in-person walk-in or via Zoom consultations are available to discuss your study design and statistical needs.

With Wen-pin Chen, MS, Senior Statistician & Manager for BSR:

Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 2:00 - 4:00 PM | Book your meeting here
Location: 200 S Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868, Suite 400, Room 433 OR Zoom

Funding Opportunities

For a curated list of internal, federal and foundation funding opportunities, please refer to CFCCC's Funding Opportunities webpage. Highlighted funding opportunities are listed below.

UCI & UC FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

(New!) UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Focus area: outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the critical perspective from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

$66k / 1 year

Deadline: November 1, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

UCI CFCCC: A1 Bridge

Up to $20k in bridge funding to investigators who have received scores on NIH grant applications (i.e., not triaged) that have missed the funding pay line and will be resubmitted.

Applications: Due on a rolling basis

Learn More and Apply >>

FOUNDATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

(New!) Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in Honor of John Robert Lewis

Focus area: early career scientists engaged in pancreatic cancer research. The proposed project may be basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences-related research and must have direct applicability and relevance to the understanding, detection, diagnosis, or treatment of pancreatic cancer.

$300k / 3 years

Letter of Intent: November 2024

Applications: January 9, 2025

Learn More and Apply >>

(New!) St. Baldrick's Foundation Summer Fellow Awards

Focus area: undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students who will work in a pediatric oncology research setting for a summer.

$5k / 8-10 weeks in the summer

Proposals due: February 20, 2025

Learn More and Apply >>

Melanoma Research Alliance

Focus area: pre-clinical, translational, and early clinical research with the potential to produce unusually high-impact, near-term advancements in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.

Up to $300k (various awards available)

Letter of Intent for Team Science: September 27, 2024

Deadline for Established Investigator Award: November 4, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research

Focus area: cutting-edge prostate cancer research

$50k / 1 year

Applications: October 1, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

(New!) Call for Nominations: 2025 ODP Early Stage Investigator Lecture

Purpose: to support early career scientists who have made significant research contributions in prevention but who have not yet been awarded an R01 or R01-equivalent NIH research grant. They are particularly interested in nominees conducting applied preventive intervention research to address health disparities in common risk and protective factors for illness, injury, and the leading causes of death in the United States.

Nominations Due: October 25, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet): CP-CTNet Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)

Purpose: to perform early phase clinical trials to evaluate the biologic effects of preventive agents and interventions and to determine clinically-relevant correlates in order to advance their development for cancer prevention.

Letter of Intent: November 10, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Funding Opportunity: The Confluence of Cancer Stigma and HIV Stigma in HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Purpose: to support pilot/exploratory research that expands the current understanding of the confluence of cancer stigma and HIV stigma in people with HIV (PWH) diagnosed with cancer.

Letter of Intent: November 10, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Funding Opportunity: The Confluence of Cancer Stigma and HIV Stigma in HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Purpose: to support pilot/exploratory research that expands the current understanding of the confluence of cancer stigma and HIV stigma in people with HIV (PWH) diagnosed with cancer.

Letter of Intent: November 10, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Funding Opportunity: NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Purpose: To encourage those who want to continue to participate in the NCI clinical trials networks through leadership in the: development of national clinical trials, implementation of NCI clinical trials in their institutions and national service to the NCI clinical trials networks through participation in the scientific review committees.

Application: November 5, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Funding Opportunity: RNA Modifications Driving Oncogenesis (RNAMoDO; U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-CA-24-029)

Purpose: Promote fundamental studies in the emerging area of RNA modifications that underlie the oncogenic process, focusing on the central role of RNA modifications in translational reprogramming of cancer cells

Letter of Intent: October 5, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

NCI Addressing Barriers to Healthcare Transitions for Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Focus area: Address barriers to care that contribute to disparities in health outcomes for childhood cancer survivors, and/or that focus on high-risk groups such as the uninsured/under-insured

$499k per year for up to 5 years

Preliminary Application: October 11, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Special Interest: Conferences and Scientific Meetings in Cancer Biology

Purpose: Support innovative conferences, symposia, and workshops that explore basic, fundamental questions in areas of cancer biology

Application: December 12, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

FY24 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - next deadline September 26, 2024

FY24 Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) - next deadline October 9, 2024

FY24 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) - next deadline September 24, 2024

FY24 Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) - next deadline October 3, 2024

FY24 Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - next deadline October 15, 2024

Newsroom

UC Irvine Researchers identify key enzyme contributing to cancer health disparities in Latin American population

Researchers from the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Pannunzio Lab have discovered that an enzyme expressed in B cells is a significant factor driving cancer health disparities within the Latin American population.