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Upcoming Events week of Oct 25 - Oct 31 |
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| Oct 27-29 |
17th Annual National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Conference -
Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle, WA
For details and to register |
| Oct 28 |
CCB Fall Seminar Series 2015 – 12P - 1P, HSN Room # 2157
Jerry Wu, PhD
Stephenson Cancer City – University of Oklahoma
Theme and Variations in the Roles of Protein Tyrosine Kinases and Phosphatases in Oncogenesis
CONNECT with Clay – 12P, WVU Health Sciences, Room 1909
Special guest: Ronnie Musgrove, former governor of Mississippi
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| Oct 31 |
American Cancer Society Making Strides walk against b2nd Annual Dance Dash – 2P, Ruby Memorial Hospital parking lot
Benefits the Cure Kids Cancer Fund
To register
2nd Annual Dance Dash – 2P, Ruby Memorial Hospital parking lot
Benefits the Cure Kids Cancer Fund
To register |
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Crowds flock to local restaurants to support Dine Out for BRA Day
The Morgantown community was out in force this Wednesday evening at various local restaurants to show support for Dine Out for Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day. The purpose of BRA Day was to raise awareness of breast reconstruction options available to women following breast cancer surgery.
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Welcome to Kelsey Sadlek |
Kelsey Sadlek is a research assistant in Dr. Linda Vona-Davis' lab. She spent the past year as a research assistant in a basic science lab that studies diabetes at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Allegheny College in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a minor in English. |
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Text to Donate Reminder
Please remember to Text “WVUCare" to 41444 to donate any amount throughout the month of October!
Your money will go toward breast cancer education and research at the MBRCC. Please share the Text to Donate information with your friends and colleagues too!
Steampunk Masquerade Ball to benefit Bonnie’s Bus
You are cordially invited to the Steampunk Masquerade Ball at Table 9 in Morgantown from 8P to midnight on October 23. All proceeds from this event go to Vandalia-Con, a Steampunk Convention where 100% of proceeds benefit Bonnie's Bus, West Virginia's only mobile digital mammography unit. The evening will include appetizers, music, door prizes, a live fire performance and special guest Gretchen Ross. Tickets are $25 each and are available online or at the door.
For more information
Health Sciences Library offers EndNote Desktop workshop
The Health Sciences Library will offer an EndNote Desktop workshop on Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in LC 1 of the Learning Center. No previous experience with EndNote is required. More information about EndNote Desktop can be found at the link above. To register for the workshop, contact Virginia.Desouky@mail.wvu.ed or 304.293.1921.
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Three-dimensional microfluidic tri-culture model of the bone marrow microenvironment for study of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Bruce, A., Evans, R., Mezan, R., Shi, L., Moses, B. S., Martin, K. H., Gibson, L. F., and Yang, Y. PLoS One. 2015;10(10):e0140506.
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NIH Notices
NIH Requests for Applications
NIH Program Announcements
Other Funding/Opportunities
Health Sciences Center Office of Research and Graduate Education is soliciting pre-proposals
The Health Sciences Center Office of Research and Graduate Education is soliciting pre-proposals from groups interested in submitting a full application for the 2017 deadline.
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Program to Stimulate Competitive Research requesting applications
Proposals are being sought from University faculty for grants through the Program to Stimulate Competitive Research to be awarded in Spring 2016 with a 12-month performance period. The purpose of PSCoR is to provide funding for activities that will lead to external funding for research. Funding through the PSCoR will be vailable to successful applicants January 1, 2016. Questions should be directed to Deanna.Whorton@mail.wvu.edu at 304.293.5913.
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WVCTSI Pilot Funding LOI and Application Deadlines Extended!
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) has extended the deadlines for the final funding cycle for the 2015-2016 Open Competition RFA and Launch RFA.
The Letters of Intent (LOI) for both opportunities are now due December 7, 2015. Those invited to submit full proposals must do so by February 8, 2016.
For complete instructions, please visit the following pages:
2015-2016 Open Competition RFA
Launch RFA
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| Nov 4 |
CCB Fall Seminar Series 2015 – 12P - 1P, Room # 201 Erma Byrd
Josh Farris, PhD
Candidate
Regulation of Anoikis through Metabolic Reprogramming during EMT or GRHL2-mediated MET |
| Nov 6 |
EMT Program meeting – 12P – 1P, G801 |
| Nov 11 |
CCB Fall Seminar Series 2015 – 12P - 1P, Room # 2157
Jody Rosenblatt, PhD
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
“Hijacking epithelial cell extrusion to drive tumor formation and invasion”
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| Nov 13 |
Osborn Program meeting – 12P – 1P, John Jones 2
CCB faculty meeting – 1P – 2P, John Jones 2
Alexandra Elliot will conduct biosafety training for PI’s. |
| Nov 19 |
Statler Research Office Seminar Series – 12P – 1P, G112 ESB
DoD R&D Opportunities & Innovation at WVU
Mr. Matt Harbaugh, Assoc. VP and Executive Director at WVU Innovation Corporation
Refreshments will be served. RSVP Nancy Yost at 293-3178 |
| Nov 20 |
Allen Lung Program meeting – 12P – 1P, G801 |
| Dec 2 |
CCB Fall Seminar Series 2015 – 12P - 1P, Room # 2157
Valery Grdzelishvili, PhD
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Vesicular stomatitis virus as an oncolytic agent against pancreatic cancer |
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