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SAC 2023

Funding Opportunities:

• Cystinosis Research Foundation
• Interim Support Funding 23-2
• ISCCCE Pilot Funding RFA
• Andrew L. Warshaw, M.D, Institute for Pancreatic Cancer Research
• Mass General Neuroscience Transformative Scholar Awards 
• NIH Instrumentation Grant Programs 2023
• Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Awards
• Nurses’ Alumni Association (MGHNAA) Grant
• HMS Foundation Funds
• Fund for Medical Discovery (FMD) Research Fellowship Awards
• Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
• Foundation Funding Opportunities

Announcements:

• Consulting: NIH K Grant Specific Aims
• The Connell-Jones Endowed Chair Diversity Research Scholars Program
• Supply Ordering 
• You must upgrade from Windows 7
• MGB Research Core NVivo Software
• Fundamentals of Drug Development at Mass General Brigham

Events:

• MGB World Medical Innovation Forum
• March ERIS Virtual Office Hours
• Research Recharge
• CBRC SEMINAR SERIES
• Digital Research Education
• HTL Novelline Innovation Speaker Series
• Women in Science Symposium
• MIT Hacking Medicine - Grand Hackathon
• MGH Midlife Women's Health Conference
• MGH Nursing Research Day Events
• The 24th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium
• Meditation Sessions available every week
• Fun Fridays
• Parenting Series Panel
• Fun Fridays
• 2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 03
• Speed Mentoring Hour
• Call for applications
• 2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 04

SAC 2023

Wednesday, March 29 & Thursday March 30, 2023

This years meeting is in-person!

This year, MGH is holding their 73rd Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting on March 29 & 30, 2023. The theme of SAC this year will be The Adoption of Novel Technologies in the Practice of Medicine: Digital Health and AI.

Day 1, Wednesday, March 29, starts off with a virtual Scientific Poster Session that highlights the ongoing research at MGH. This will be followed by a Celebration of Science at the Simches Research Center Auditorium, room 3.110. During this time, we will present awards for the 2023 Martin Prizes and the 2023 Goodman Fellowship. We will also be announcing the 2023 Research Scholars.

Day 2, Thursday, March 30, will also take place in the Simches Research Center Auditorium, room 3.110. We will begin with a morning session that focuses on The Power of AI to Transform Health Care. The afternoon session will focus on real word examples and also Novel Technologies.

CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CRF)

Spring 2023 Call for Research Proposals and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

The goal of the Cystinosis Research Foundation is to find better treatments and a cure for cystinosis. Research and fellowship applications must be consistent with the mission and goals of the foundation in order to be considered. Global calls for grant applications will be made twice each year. Research and fellowship grants are awarded for 1-2 years.

Currently, the Cystinosis Research Foundation has $5 Million available for research and fellowship grants. The number of awards and the awarded amount will depend on the number of outstanding proposals and the funds available at the time.

The deadline for the Spring 2023 Grant Proposals and Fellowship Applications is Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The successful grant applicants will be notified by the end of June 2023. Please note that the earliest start date for research projects submitted for this cycle is September 1, 2023.

INTERIM SUPPORT FUNDING 23-2

Interim Support Funding

The Interim Support Funding (ISF) Program is open to Principal Investigators during a lapse or delay in their research funding from the NIH or another Federal agency (e.g., the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense). Investigators must have applied for independent, long-term support (R01, R21, U01 and P01). The intent of the program is to rescue strong scientific programs that are in need of bridge funding in order to sustain their research. Applications will be accepted regardless of percentile or score, including applications that were not discussed.

When is the deadline?

Monday, April 3, 2023 - 5:00 PM

NEW ISCCCE Pilot Funding RFA: Implementation Science Pilot Grants



The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity (ISCCCE) is excited to share the release of a new Request for Applications for Pilot Grants on implementation research on health equity in community settings. Up to $75,000 for 1 year to support the planning of a new clinical, community, or policy implementation science research project. Letters of Intent are due April 10, 2023.

ISCCCE leadership will host an orientation webinar to share more about the center’s infrastructure, existing pilots, and answer any questions about the RFA on March 9th from 3-4pm (no registration required, attendance is strongly encouraged). As part of the grant application process, we will also offer Community Engagement Studios to provided applicants with direct feedback and guidance on their research concepts via a facilitated conversation with community health center partners.

2023 Request for Applications: Andrew L. Warshaw, M.D, Institute for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 5:00PM

The Andrew L. Warshaw, M.D., Institute for Pancreatic Cancer Research is pleased to announce the 2023 call for applications for $60,000 pilot awards for MGH Investigators. Applications are welcome from new investigators, established investigators in the field of pancreatic cancer, as well as senior investigators who have not previously worked in this area. The Institute is particularly interested in research directed towards identifying specific causes of pancreatic cancer; early detection, understanding factors that promote tumor growth; novel imaging modalities; understanding mechanisms of resistance to existing chemotherapy and radiation, as well as exploring novel therapeutic approaches. Basic, translational, and clinical research projects will be considered.

Pilot Awards: Up to three pilot grants will be funded for one year at $60,000 (direct costs).

Mass General Neuroscience Transformative Scholar Awards 

Application Deadline: March 15, 2023

Thanks to generous philanthropic donations, Mass General Neuroscience (MGN) will provide up to five Neuroscience Awards.

With these awards, we want to encourage and support young investigators in conducting laboratory and/or clinical research in Neuroscience and Brain Health, Tinnitus, and Neurodegeneration (new this year). The award will be offered to junior investigators at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professor with an MD and/or PhD. Each award will consist of a commitment of $150,000 total costs ($75K annually total costs for two years, inclusive of 20% indirect costs) intended to support salary and/or research expenses of the junior investigator during a two-year period at Mass General.



Interdisciplinary research across 2 or more of the 4 departments representing Neurosciences is encouraged but not required. The hope is to catalyze additional cross-disciplinary work in these thematic areas while providing the junior investigator with an opportunity to grow their program.

How to Apply

Review Application and eligibility requirements on the ECOR Grant Manager: click here.

Complete your application online by March 15th.

NIH Instrumentation Grant Programs 2023

The NIH ORIP's Shared Instrumentation Grant (S10) program, also known as a SIG, supports the purchase of research equipment in the $50,000 to $600,000 price range. Examples of instrumentation supported by SIG funding include nuclear magnetic resonance systems, electron and light microscopes, mass spectrometers, protein and DNA sequencers, biosensors, X-ray diffractometers and cell sorters. For research equipment exceeding the $600,000 price range, investigators may apply for the High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program.

The MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) has again committed funding to provide institutional support this year for Shared Instrumentation Grant (S10) and High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant  proposals. ECOR has made this commitment because it recognizes that institutional support greatly increases the likelihood that an application will be funded.

DEADLINES  

ECOR Pre-application Deadline: Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 5pm

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Awards

What are they?

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Awards

The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the Assistant Professor level.

MGH is eligible to nominate one candidate.

When is the deadline?  

MGH internal preliminary applications: Wednesday, March 22, 2023– 5:00 PM

The Massachusetts General Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Association (MGHNAA) Grant

The MGHNAA grant is supported and named for the Alumni Association of the MGH School of Nursing (1873-1981) whose mission is to support nursing education, professional development, research, community engagement and to record and maintain the history of nursing at Massachusetts General Hospital. The MGHNAA is a 2-year grant that offers a Doctor of Nursing Practice program or an advanced practice nurse graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing program the opportunity to lead a clinically-relevant EBP, Quality Improvement, or Original Research project. The project should aim to advance nursing science and improve outcomes for nursing workforce, patients, or families. The grant provides up to $3000 for project related expenses.

HMS Foundation Funds

Each year several foundations invite HMS faculty and postdocs to apply for their fellowships and grants, which serve as critical funding at the early stages of a research career. Interested investigators must first apply for the HMS nomination through the HMS Foundation Funds office, and a committee will select the final candidates to submit applications to the sponsors. 

Awards include:

Due Monday, March 20, 2023 at 5:00pm

• Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant
• Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program
• Karin Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation Faculty Fellowship
• Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award
• Searle Scholars Program
• W.T. Grant Scholars Program

Faculty and postdocs interested in applying for any of the awards listed above can apply for the HMS nomination by submitting an application online.

If you have questions regarding the MGH application process, please email MGH ECOR, ecor@mgh.harvard.edu. 

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.

Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, Basic Research Program (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications to participate in the NIAID Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence (ACE), a cooperative network intended to improve the understanding, prevention, and treatment of autoimmune diseases. 

Learn more

Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, Clinical Research Program (UM1 Clinical Trial Required)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications to participate in the NIAID Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence (ACE), a cooperative network intended to improve the understanding, prevention, and treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Learn more

Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are within the mission of NIGMS. 

Learn more

Consortium for Food Allergy Research: Clinical Research Center (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for the Clinical Research Centers (CRC) for the NIAID Consortium for Food Allergy Research (CoFAR). 

Learn more

Consortium for Food Allergy Research: Leadership Center (UM1 Clinical Trial Required)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for the Leadership Center of the NIAID Consortium for Food Allergy Research (CoFAR).

Learn more

Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (R25 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – NEW!

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research. 

Learn more

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.



CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:

See full details for all awards on our website.

Research Grants (multiple opps), Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). $25,000. Application Deadline: March 24

Research Scholar Award, American Acne and Rosacea Society (AARS). $76,000. Application Deadline: April 17

Bridge Grant, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF). $75,000. Application Deadline: May 1

Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Drug Development Program, ALS Association. $500,000. LOI Deadline: March 30

Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation (PERF) Research Grants (multiple opps), Child Neurology Foundation (CNF). $150,000. Application Deadline: April 15

NEW! Health Equity Team Science Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). $800,000. Pre-Registration Deadline: April 4

The Nuclear Medicine Pilot Research Grant in Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs), Education and Research Foundation for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. $100,000. Application Deadline: May 1

Emerging Leader Award, Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. $750,000. LOI Deadline: May 1

Collaborative Research Development Grant, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA). $900,000. LOI Deadline: March 29

Collaborative Research Development Grant – Microsoft AI for Health (CRDG-AI), Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA). $900,000. LOI Deadline: March 29

Early Career Investigator Grant, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA). $450,000. LOI Deadline: March 29

Mentored Investigator Grant, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA). $75,000. LOI Deadline: March 29

Another Look: Better Health for Elders in Care Facilities, Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation. ≈$150,000. LOI Deadline: March 27

Greater Value Portfolio, Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation. $400,000. LOI Deadline: April 4

Vision Grant Award Program, Preeclampsia Foundation. ≈$18,700. Application Deadline: April 14

Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). $900,000. Application Deadline: May 4



(Child Welfare) Research Grants (multiple opps), William T. Grant Foundation. $1 million. LOI Deadline: May 3

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.

Consulting: NIH K Grant Specific Aims 

NIH K grant applicants, apply to have the specific aims section of your grant reviewed by Harvard faculty who have successfully received NIH grant funding. Offered by our Writing and Communication Center, this free service for Harvard-affiliated researchers is currently accepting consultation applications on a rolling basis. 

Please note, consultations will occur remotely and a limited number of consultations will be offered.

Call for Applications: The Connell-Jones Endowed Chair Diversity Research Scholars Program (DRS)



The Connell-Jones Endowed Chair Diversity Research Scholars Program (DRS) is for eligible members of the MGH clinical nursing staff.

Applicants for the DRS Program should demonstrate an interest in nursing research and must be willing and able to participate in and complete an eight-week summer research immersion program (10 hours/week for eight weeks).

The DRS program seeks to provide diversity research scholars with a comprehensive learning experience to increase the likelihood that diversity research scholars will actively consider nursing research as part of their future career.

Application Deadline is March 15, 2023              

For more information, please click here

For additional assistance, please contact Julie Goldman.

MGB Devices Must be Upgraded from Windows 7

Information Security & Privacy is a top priority for Mass General Brigham. To best protect our patients and families, research subjects, and our institution, we require our workforce, vendors, and business partners to ensure they are meeting our security standards. Starting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, devices running Windows 7 have been blocked from accessing the MGB network. If you are using a MGB standard workstation or laptop that is still running Win7 OS, please contact the helpdesk to schedule an upgrade. 

Need additional help? 

1. For full instructions, visit; https://rc.partners.org/security/secure-your-computer or contact IS Service Desk for technical assistance with upgrading your OS.
2. If you are working with a vendor to update the device and need to apply for a variance, please do so by submitting an ISPO Cybersecurity Variance Request - IS Service Hub (service-now.com). Generally, those devices that cannot be upgraded to a newer operating system will need to be retired and/or removed from the network. 

Please share this message with any of your staff, including those who may have non-standard devices (i.e. devices other than standard MGB workstations) connected to the network. All devices connecting to the network are subject to these requirements.

MGB Research Core NVivo Software

Time to renew your NVivo portal license through the ERIS Research Computing Core. Annual NVivo licenses expire each year on February 28th. Your license will automatically cancel, and you will need to order again at rcservices.partners.org (MGB login required). Nvivo licenses are $350/year per User and new licenses can be ordered and accessed today.



NVivo is software that can be used for qualitative analysis of textual and audiovisual data sources. NVivo portal licenses require no installation and you may log into your account on any computer, to access the NVivo portal. For more information on NVivo go to the Research Computing Core's software page or order now at rcservices.partners.org (MGB login required). All questions may be directed to rcc@partners.org.

Fundamentals of Drug Development at Mass General Brigham

On-Demand Innovation Education: MESH Core Healthcare Innovation Bootcamp

What is the process involved in taking a new drug from the laboratory to market? What are the barriers and logistical challenges along the way? In this session, Dione Kobayashi, PhD, Head of Therapeutics and Operating Partner with Amplify, will discuss the factors driving successful drug development and outline approaches that may be applied in an academic setting including the Amplify translational technology program.

MGB World Medical Innovation Forum

June 12-14, 2023

Boston's Top Healthcare Innovation Gathering

Join leading healthcare and financial experts at the World Medical Innovation Forum as they assess the impact of the latest innovations in three of today’s fastest breakthrough areas.

Network with industry disruptors and executives, including top Harvard clinicians and scientists from Mass General Brigham, the premier academic research organization and medical system in the U.S., and financial experts from Bank of America, manager of one of the largest healthcare portfolios in the industry.

Plan ahead for March ERIS Virtual Office Hours

Virtual ERIS Office Hours, Subject matter experts will be online to help you troubleshoot and get started with ERISOne/Two Linux Clusters, ERISXdl GPU platform and can assist with questions about other ERIS related services.

NEXT: March 13, 2023, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

CBRC SEMINAR SERIES VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

Speaker: 

Salvador Aznar Benitah, PhD

ICREA Professor

Stem Cells and Cancer Lab

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) Spain

The Title of his talk is: "Epigenetic influence of fatty acids in metastasis: link with Schwann cells and systemic factors.”

Date of Seminar: Monday, March 13, 2023

Time:9 am to 10 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://partners.zoom.us/j/87942657971?from=addon

Meeting ID: 879 4265 7971

Digital Research Education

Part 3: Digital Health Research Development Process at MGH/MGB

When: Wednesday, March 15 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Location: Virtual via BBB

Register: https://opencourses.partners.org/course/view.php?id=1804

For research investigators, and study staff, this course will help you better understand the process to plan and implement a digital health research project at MGB. The final course in the three-part Digital Research Education series is intended to provide a roadmap to help you navigate the hospital’s research support structure and understand the regulations and procedures involved. At the end of the course, each participant will receive a comprehensive guide of the research steps involved, including topics such as Project Development, Contracts and Agreements, IRB and Data Security Review, and Project Implementation. This course was developed by the Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare (CIDH).

HTL Novelline Innovation Speaker Series

23 March 2023 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET. 

The next session features Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine (DiMe) Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing digital medicine to optimize human health.

As the professional home for digital medicine, DiMe tackles the toughest digital medicine challenges to deliver clinical-quality resources via open-source channels and educational programs. Join us for an hour-long discussion with the CEO of DiMe to discuss: Navigating the Future of Digital Health: Collaborating to Promote Evidence-based Use.

Please register for the event here.

About the Speaker: Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of DiMe

Prior to serving at DiMe, Jennifer spent several years at the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), a public-private partnership co-founded by Duke University and the FDA. She also spent five years working in research at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, first in Outcomes Research in the Department of Surgery and later in the Department of Medicine. More recently, she helped launch the Value Institute, a pragmatic research and innovation center embedded in a large academic medical center in Delaware.

MIT Hacking Medicine - Grand Hackathon



Tackle healthcare’s toughest pain points alongside healthcare professionals, designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Participants of any background with a passion for healthcare are welcome! With 400+ participants and multiple healthcare tracks, there’s a challenge for everyone.

Where is MIT Grand Hack?

MIT Hacking Medicine is excited to bring you the 2023 MIT Grand Hack on April 20-23rd, in Cambridge, MA.

MGH Midlife Women's Health Conference

May 12, 2023

Midlife Women’s Health 2023 provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the care of menopausal women. Advances in research, technology, and pharmacology increase options available for midlife women, but this rapidly changing knowledge-base presents a challenge for clinicians. Care for women at this stage of life is optimized by education on a range of medical concerns provided by experts from a wide variety of medical specialties. Given demographic changes in the US population, midlife women are becoming an increasingly important group served by health care professionals, with needs that cross many areas of medical expertise. CME will be offered for this conference.

MGH Nursing Research Day Events

Calling ALL Nurses! A Celebration of Practice Nurse’s Scholarship: MGH Nursing Research Day Poster Award Winner Presentations

Tuesday May 16^th 1:30-2:30-Virtual Presentation

Support and cheer on your colleagues as they present their award winning projects! Learn how to access and review over 40 virtual EBP, QI and research projects conducted by YOUR fellow nurse colleagues from MGH and affiliates! 

MGH Nursing Research Day: Learn How Our Nurses Transform Cutting Edge Practice into Scholarship to Improve Outcomes

Thursday May 18^th 1:30-3:00-Hybrid Presentation

Come in person to the O’Keeffe Auditorium to celebrate and hear updates from the MGH Munn Center, the announcement of the 2023 Nursing Grant Award Recipients,

and learn about fun initiatives for ALL Nurses!

Featured Invited Presenter: 

Angelleen Peters-Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN

Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Presentation title: “The Power of Nursing: Pathways and Possibilities.”

Program details and registration information are forthcoming. We hope to see everyone!

The Munn Center munncenter@partners.org

The 24^th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium – Adiposity, Immunity, and Inflammation: Interrelationships in Health and Disease

Date: June 7, 2023

Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm EST 

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) invites you to attend our 24th Annual Symposium, featuring the latest research on a wide range of topics including nutritional regulation of immunity, immunometabolic drivers of heart failure, and immunological landscape of adipose tissue. The George L. Blackburn Keynote Lecture, "Obesity and Immunometabolism," will be given by Dr. Lydia Lynch of Harvard University School of Medicine.

Additional event info and speaker information can be found here.

This event will be held virtually. All are welcome!

Registration is free for all attendees. Register now

Two Meditation Sessions available every week

SESSION 1: Meditation Mondays with Dr. Darshan Mehta 

Every Monday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom à next session, Monday, March 13!

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 Monday morning. 

Register and add to calendar

SESSION 2: Midweek Meditation with Guest Leader 

Every Wednesday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom à next session, Wednesday, March 15!

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

Join guest leader, Adam Mintz, LMHC, Employee Assistance Program, for next Wednesday’s guided meditation session on March 15^th!

Register and add to calendar

Fun Fridays- Midday Reset Flow & Breathwork Yoga

Friday, March 10, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom

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

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.

Yoga is a practice. Life ebbs and flows; presenting obstacles as well as opportunities. It’s up to you to decide on how you react to what occurs. Join this practice to find your own inner strength and see how yoga can lead you on a journey to self-discovery.

Facilitator: Monia Fernandez is a 200hr Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist in training. She advocates for an individual’s agency so that they can be seen and feel better within their own human experience. Monia acknowledges the importance of being adaptable, while understanding that she will not change a person, but will refine the stories their bodies tell.

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2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 03

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, Zoom

Provided by: Mass General Brigham and MGH Center for Faculty Development

"Novel role of chemokines in the ovulatory cascade and their potential application for nonhormonal contraceptive development"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar.

Shortly before ovulation, the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge induces processes critical for fertility, including C-OE and resumption of meiosis. This presentation discusses the novel role of chemokines in periovulatory events, describing recent evidence. Dr. Peluffo will show her laboratory findings supporting this, together with limited published studies by others to 1) review the current knowledge regarding the ovulatory cascade and the role of chemokine in the periovulatory period; 2) introduce her study research project outcomes; 3) analyze the direct involvement of the chemokine receptor CCR2 in periovulatory events such as COE and oocyte maturation; 4) analyze and discuss the interaction of CCR2 receptor with the EGFR in regards to the periovulatory events; 5) Finally, the presentation will discuss future aims and how to move forward in advancing in elucidating new molecular mechanisms involved in the ovulatory cascade that eventually can be targeted to develop a new non-hormonal female contraceptive.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
• Describe the periovulatory events and the increasing evidence for the role of chemokines in regulating these crucial events in different species.
• Assess our laboratory evidence regarding the chemokine receptor CCR2 and its chemokine ligands in the ovarian follicles and cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) in the rhesus monkeys and domestic cats.
• Analyze the direct effect of triggering or inhibiting the CCR2 receptor within the COC using a feline model in vitro.
• Evaluate the interaction between the CCR2 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, a crucial intermediate in the ovulatory cascade) systems within the feline COC.
• Review and discuss the overall course of this research.

Target Audience: This activity is intended for faculty and faculty trainees.

Course Director: Miriam A. Bredella, MD, MBA, Director, Center for Faculty Development; Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Presenter: Marina Cinthia Peluffo, PhD, Independent Scientist, CONICET, División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez

ACCREDITATION

Mass General Brigham is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Speed Mentoring Hour

Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development

Every month, two mentor leaders from different departments will answer your questions about any aspect of being a mentee or mentor. You do not need to be in the same department as the leaders—this event is open to faculty across MGH, but registration is required. Come ready with your questions and be ready to learn not only from the senior mentoring leaders but also from fellow attendees.

This session is scheduled for March 21, 12–1 pm, with A. Eden Evins, MD, MPH, Director for Faculty Development, Psychiatry; and Joshua Goldstein, MD, PhD, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Emergency Medicine

Mentor leaders will meet with up to 8 faculty members, each given 7-8 minutes to ask questions on any aspect of mentoring or being mentored and receive input from the mentor leaders.

Open to faculty across MGH, registration is required.

Fun Fridays- Journaling with Olga – Catching Fireflies

Friday, March 24, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Zoom

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

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity.

Join Olga for a fun hour of journaling activities designed to free your creative spirit and improve your self-care through writing. In this session, we will practice writing prompts to learn more about ourselves, drawing inspiration from Joe Brainard’s “I Remember” memoir. Memories are like fireflies flickering in the dark, only the brightest ones are noticed.

Playwright Tennessee Williams once asked: “Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by so quick you hardly catch it going?” Join us for a cathartic writing session. Journaling is a private art form and sharing is optional.

Instructor: Olga Katsovskiy, MHA, is a Program Manager in the Endocrine Unit at MGH. In addition, she is a Writing Instructor at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. She enjoys reading and writing nonfiction, and is devoted to daily journaling, obscure books, and good coffee.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! Applications due Friday, March 24

The Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Research Careers is accepting applications for the Spring 2023 semester.

12-Week English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Course

Class dates: April-June - Click for details

8-Week Improving Communication Skills For Non-Native English Speakers Course

Class dates: April-May - Click for details

2023 Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series 04

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Zoom

Provided by: MGH Center for Faculty Development & Mass General Brigham

"Challenges in Performing Research in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease"

The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures offer the opportunity for women faculty from outside institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars to present on their expertise, either alone or in tandem with an Anne Klibanski Scholar. 

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

·       Examine challenges in enrolling diverse patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

·       Examine recent clinical trials/registries in patients with PAD and the need for diverse patient enrollment.

·       Identify several potential solutions for enrolling underrepresented minorities and women into registries/clinical trials of patients with PAD.

Target Audience: This activity is intended for faculty and faculty trainees.

Course Director: Miriam A. Bredella, MD, MBA, Director, Center for Faculty Development; Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Presenter: Jennifer Rymer, MD, interventional cardiologist and John Bush Simpson Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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