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Upcoming Events week of Feb 28 - Mar 5 |
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| Mar 1 |
WVU President Gee delivers a special State of the University address
11A, Erickson Alumni Center
President Gee's address will be webcast via YouTube and linked to the webcast.wvu.edu page. |
| Mar 2 |
CCB Seminar Series – 12P – 1P, HSN Room 2116
Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH
National Cancer Institute
Translational Research in Cancer Biomarkers: Hypes, Hurdles and Hopes |
| Mar 3 & 4 |
2016 E.J. Van Liere Convocation and Health Sciences Center Research Day
March 3, 8A – 4P, Fukushima Auditorium
March 4, 8:15A – 3P (awards ceremony begins), poster session in Learning Center Commons
View the 2016 Schedule
Plenary Lecture information: Dr. del Zoppo
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| Mar 4 |
Mechanisms of Metastasis and Therapeutic Response Program meeting-
12P-1P, 2801 Cancer Center |
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Huggins counting on fan votes to make final round in Infiniti Challenge
Mountaineer fans really need to ramp it up to help WVU Men's Basketball Coach Bob Huggins advance to Round 4, the final round, in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge. Coach Huggins is among the 16 basketball coaches from across the country still in the competition and hoping to win the $100,000 grand prize for their particular charities. However, only 4 of them will advance to Round 4. Help make Huggs one of the 4 by voting for him daily at espn.com/infiniti. The prize money that Huggins wins will be directed to his cancer research endowment at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Nominations accepted for Women In Science & Health Excellence Awards 2016
The Women In Science & Health Committee is sponsoring an Advanced career and Mid-career award to recognize outstanding achievements by women at the Health Sciences Center. Call for nominations. Deadline: Monday, March 28, 2016.
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WV's new comprehensive cancer plan to be unveiled April 21
Mountains of Hope, West Virginia’s Cancer Coalition, will unveil the state’s new comprehensive cancer plan on April 21 at 11:30A at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston. The document is a blueprint for cancer prevention and control activities and seeks to encourage healthy lifestyles, promote recommended cancer screening guidelines and tests, increase access to quality cancer care and improve quality of life for cancer survivors. Anyone interested in attending the unveiling of the new cancer plan is required to register through Mountains of Hope, by calling Jenny Ostien of the Coalition at 304-293-0482.
WVU Cancer Institute to celebrate 31st annual spring gala
Supporters of the WVU Cancer Institute will celebrate the Cancer Institute’s history of excellence in cancer treatment, prevention and research during the 31st Annual Spring Gala at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on April 22 - April 24.
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WVU women's soccer team to host annual tournament to kick breast cancer
The WVU women’s soccer team will host a 4 vs 4 small-sided soccer tournament at Caperton Indoor Practice Facility on Saturday, March 5 to raise breast cancer awareness and benefit the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center. The tournament is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8. There will be an open division for college age and up. Registration deadline is March 1st.
For more information and to register
Health disparities networking event planned
The Health Disparities Working Group will hold its upcoming monthly meeting on March 1 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Kennedy Club Room at the Erickson Alumni Center. This networking event will host six WVU researchers who will present current requests for applications in the areas of opioid addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, oral health, smoking, obesity, and cancer. Networking time will follow the brief presentations so that attendees may find collaborators for potential funding opportunities. One of the presenters will be Amy Allen, MA, MS, assistant director, Cancer Prevention and Control, who will present and facilitate the cancer breakout session on RFAs for grants.
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WVU women's gymnasts present gifts to Betty Puskar Breast Care Center
Members of the West Virginia University gymnastics team visited with staff and volunteers at Morgantown's Betty Puskar Breast Care Center on February 23. The Mountaineers, along with coach Jason Butts, delivered the sundry items collected at the Wendy M. Roach Pink Meet Invitational on Feb. 21.
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WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities seeks graduate students for LEND Program
The LEND Program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities is recruiting graduate students from health and related disciplines for graduate assistantships starting in Fall, 2016. The mission of the LEND Program is to prepare health professionals to serve children and youth with disabilities and the families that care for them. The program is also looking for family members of a person with a disability and disability self-advocates. Applications are due by March 11, 2016. To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. Citizens. For more information, or contact Diane Williams or call 304-293-4692.
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NIH Notices
NIH Requests for Applications
NIH Program Announcements
- Bridges to the Doctorate (R25)
(PAR-16-109)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Application Receipt Date(s): September 25, 2016; September 25, 2017; September 25, 2018. If the date falls on a week-end, the application is due the next business day, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Bridges to the Baccalaureate (R25)
(PAR-16-110)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Application Receipt Date(s): September 25, 2016; September 25, 2017 September 25, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Cooperative Agreement to Develop Targeted Agents for Use with Systemic Agents Plus Radiotherapy (U01)
(PAR-16-111)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): July 14, 2016; December 14, 2016; July 14, 2017; December 14, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Maximizing Access to Research Careers Undergraduate - Student Training in Academic Research (MARC U-STAR) (T34)
(PAR-16-113)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Application Receipt Date(s): May 25, 2016; May 25, 2017; May 25, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
Other Funding or Opportunities
American Cancer Society Fellowships and Grants
Mentored Research Scholar Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Research Scholar Grants.
Upcoming Deadlines: April 1, 2016 or October 15, 2016
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SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award
Upcoming Deadline: September 1, 2016
The SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award is a funding program from The Hope Foundation that encourages novel and innovative SWOG research by supporting early and conceptual stages of these projects. The work proposed should use resources from completed SWOG trials or be directly translatable to future clinical trials in SWOG and the NCTN. These studies may involve considerable scientific risk but may potentially lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on cancer research. It is expected that support via this mechanism will lead to subsequent extramural support from other sources, and will be a metric of success for this grant awarding program.
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Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Award Announcement
Upcoming Deadline:April 29, 2016
This Request for Applications for PCF Challenge Awards for investigations of metastatic, lethal prostate cancer. These awards will be funded depending on the level of innovation in applications received. High risk, currently unfunded projects are most desired.
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Mar 11
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Osborn Program Lecture – 12P – 1P, 201 Erma Bryd
Concepts and Mechanisms that Guide 5-azacytidine and Decitabine Treatment of Myeloid Malignancies
Yogen Saunthararajah, MD
Staff, Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Lerner College of Medicine |
Mar 22
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American Lung Association luncheon – 11A, Lakeview Resort, Morgantown
Dr. Patrick Ma, co-leader of WVUCI Allen Lung Cancer Program, and Sara Jane Gainor, director of Bonnie’s Bus, will be featured speakers. Tickets are $50 each and you can sponsor a table for $1,000. For more information or to register call 304 342-6600. |
Mar 25
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Breast Cancer Research Program meeting-
12P-1P, G801
Elena Pugacheva, PhD;
Patient-Derived Cancer Models:Present and Future applications in basic and clinical sciences. |
Mar 30
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2016 Spring CCB Seminar Series – 12P – 1P, Room # 2116
Chromosomal Instability in Oral Cancer Cells: Insights into Cancer Biology and Therapeutic Resistance from Bedside to Bench and Back
Susanne M. Gollin, PhD,
FFACMG University of Pittsburgh |
April 21
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Statler Research Office Seminar Series – 12 – 1 p.m., G112 ESB
Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) and Export Control Compliance
Mr. Bruce Sparks, Director
Dr. Gary Morris, Associate Director
Technology Transfer Office
RSVP Rrequired
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| April 22-24 |
Save the Date for the WVU Cancer Institute’s Annual Spring Gala to be held at
The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs |
May 9
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Annual breast cancer screening at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center 4pm
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May 17
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Annual skin cancer screening at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center 4pm
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