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Upcoming Events week of March 6- March 12

March 7

Breakout Sessions on preparing NIH budgets – 2-4P, Room 1905 HSN, presented by WVU Office of Sponsored Programs

March 9

Deadline for submitting nominations for WVU Cancer Institute Employee Awards of Excellence

March 10

Last day to order Krispy Krème donuts to benefit ACS Mon. Co. Relay for Life on June 9 at Westwood Middle School – Contact Marissa Moore at mooremari@wvumedicine.org or call 304-598-4552.

Dr. Goldberg hosts Tea Time at Cancer Institute

WVU Cancer Institute Director Richard Goldberg, MD, says one of the best things he’s discovered since he’s arrived in West Virginia and at the Cancer Institute is its people.  While hosting his first Tea Time this past Thursday, Dr. Goldberg got to meet and greet several Cancer Institute faculty and staff and introduce new members of our team, including Dr. Monika Holbein (supportive care physician) and Dr. Samir Agarwal (chief of robotics).  He also participated in honoring Cancer Prevention and Control’s Mary Ellen Conn for 25 years of service to WVU and thanked WVU Senior Associate Vice President for Research & Graduate Education Laura Gibson, PhD, for serving as deputy director of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and overseeing our basic science research.  Tea Time was also an opportunity to thank former Cancer Institute Account Manager Phil Sperry for his service and wish him well on his new position of chief budget planning officer in the WVU School of Dentistry.  Dr. Goldberg added that he is really impressed with what he’s seen happening at the Cancer Institute and it’s clear that those who work here are committed to quality.


(l-r) Laura Gibson, PhD, WVU Senior Associate Vice President for Research & Graduate Education; Richard Goldberg, MD, WVU Cancer Institute Director; Stephenie Kennedy, EdD, WVU Cancer Institute Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control; and Mary Ellen Conn, MS,  WVU Cancer Institute Assistant Director for Cancer Prevention and Control

Meet Dr. Goldberg, new WVU Cancer Institute director


Your chance to meet new WVU Cancer Institute Director Rich Goldberg, MD, will be at noon on Wednesday, March 15, in the Okey Patteson Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center. The open forum will be webcast at http://hsc.wvu.edu/live-feed for people at other campuses and locations.
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Toothman Ford provides new chase car for Bonnie’ Bus

Toothman Ford in Grafton has handed over the keys to a new chase car for the Bonnie Wells Wilson Mobile Mammography Program (Bonnie’s Bus).


JR Toothman, owner of Toothman Ford in Grafton (right) hands keys to a new chase car for Bonnie’s Bus to program staff Stacy Tressler (left) and Cheera Rinker (middle).
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Former student in WVU Cancer Institute Cancer Cell Biology Program joins fellowship program at clinical research company

William Slone, who earned his PhD in cancer cell biology at WVU in 2016 while working in Dr. Laura Gibson’s lab, has been selected into the fellowship program at Worldwide Clinical Trials, a clinical research company in North Carolina. Dr. Slone was one of only two candidates from a group of 80 selected for the sought-after fellowship roles.
Read more in this article:
Worldwide Creates Michael F. Murphy Clinical Research Methodology Fellowship Program to Train new Generation of Scientists – Yahoo! Finance

5th Annual Vice President's Awards accepting nominations through March 15

The Vice President’s Awards honor faculty and staff who have been recognized by their peers for their outstanding accomplishments at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center.
Nomination form for Staff Awards
Nomination form for Faculty Awards
Nomination form for Team Awards
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Last week to push Huggins all the way in Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge

This is the last week to push West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Huggins all the way to victory in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge! Huggins, who’s one of only four coaches nationwide remaining in the competition, is hoping to win the $100K grand prize for cancer research at the WVU Cancer Institute. Keep voting for Huggs at ESPN.com/INFINITI. Final Round voting continues until March 12.

VOTE NOW for Coach Huggins in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge

Vote Now and Daily for the Bob Huggins in the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge. espn.com/infiniti.

Nominations being accepted for WVU Cancer Institute Employee Awards of Excellence

Nominations for WVU Cancer Institute Employee Awards of Excellence are being accepted until March 9. These awards go to faculty members and employees who are selected by their peers for distinct recognition of exceptional performance in one of several categories including: Quality, Innovation, Teamwork, Accountability and Service. Please submit your nominations at Survey Link or http://wvu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1WVuNemMTrvB6Opp.

Relay for Life meeting is March 16

Want to get involved with this year's Relay for Life? The WVU Cancer Institute will hold a meeting for team captains and anyone interested in learning more about Relay for Life on Thursday, March 16, from 3-4 P in the second floor conference room (2801) at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.
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Applications being accepted for Monti Bear mascot

Middle school and high school students interested in serving as Monti Bear, the mascot for Friends of WVU Hospitals, are encouraged to apply.
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Learn about the latest actions and activities of the West Virginia Legislature in the Feb. 27 issue of Under the Dome.
View the publication

The Wright Stuff: Valets take generosity of guests to another level

Both the WVU Cancer Institute and WVU Medicine Children’s benefited recently from the generous effort from our valets.
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Breakout Sessions offered on preparing NIH budgets by WVU Office of Sponsored Programs

In conjunction with the Research Administrator Round Table sessions, there will be a breakout session devoted to preparing an NIH budget on Tuesday, March 7th from 2-4P in Room 1905 HSN. This session is open to any faculty and staff that are involved in preparing budgets in response to solicitations from NIH. It will cover forms and format as well as guidance on modular and non-modular budgets, the NIH salary cap, UHA salaries and more. If you are involved in preparation of NIH budgets, then this session can provide helpful insight as to what is needed for submission to NIH. Presenters are Janet Boyles, Office of Sponsored Programs and Valerie Lemasters, Research and Graduate Education.

Distillery Tour part of activities at the WVU Cancer Institute’s 32nd Annual Spring Gala

Come be a part of an event that saves lives! Register now for the WVU Cancer Institute 32nd Annual Spring Gala at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, April 28-30. Among the wide variety of activities and entertainment on tap during the weekend-long signature event is a grain-to-glass tour of Smooth Ambler Spirits Distillery in the rural Greenbrier Valley. Read more

What’s up with those cupcakes? Cancer Prevention and Control handed out the sweet treats to employees of the Cancer Institute this past week in an effort to raise colorectal cancer prevention month awareness.

Local Event Supports Cancer Survivor – WBOY

Replacement chemical for C8 being studied amid similar health concerns – The Columbus Dispatch

Around the Community – Preston County News and Journal
(This story notes that Bonnie’s Bus will participate in a health fair at the Reedsville Fire Department on Saturday, March 25).

Justice revises budget proposal; tobacco, soft drink taxes part of plan – Charleston Gazette-Mail

Worldwide Creates Michael F. Murphy Clinical Research Methodology Fellowship Program to Train new Generation of Scientists – Yahoo! Finance

House panel advances legislation that puts age limitations on tanning bed use – Beckley Register-Herald
(Dr. Min Deng, who’s quoted in the article, specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery at the WVU Cancer Institute).

News from Athletics

Mark your calendars: Gold-Blue Spring Football Game is April 15

Spring Finale Schedule Adjustment

WVU wins eighth straight GARC Championship

Six Mountaineers honored by the Big 12

Dual targeting of mesenchymal and amoeboid motility hinders metastatic behavior.
Jones BC, Kelley LC, Loskutov YV, Marinak KM, Kozyreva VK, Smolkin MB, Pugacheva EN. Mol Cancer Res. 2017.
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NIH Notices

NIH Requests for Applications

  • Research Answers to NCI's Provocative Questions (R01)
    (RFA-CA-17-017)
    National Cancer Institute
    Application Receipt Date(s): June 28, 2017; October 30, 2017; June 28, 2018; October 30, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. No late applications will be accepted for this Funding Opportunity Announcement.
  • Research Answers to NCI's Provocative Questions (R21)
    (RFA-CA-17-018)
    National Cancer Institute
    Application Receipt Date(s): June 28, 2017; October 30, 2017; June 28, 2018; October 30, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. No late applications will be accepted for this Funding Opportunity Announcement.
  • Neoantigen-Based Therapeutic Targeting of Head and Neck Cancers (R01)
    (RFA-DE-18-004)
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
    Application Receipt Date(s): June 19, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on this date. No late applications will be accepted for this Funding Opportunity Announcement . Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.
  • Limited Competition: NIMHD Endowment Program for Increasing Research and Institutional Resources (S21)
    (RFA-MD-17-004)
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    Application Receipt Date(s): May 1, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on this date.
  • NIMHD Specialized Centers of Excellence for Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (U54)
    (RFA-MD-17-005)
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    Application Receipt Date(s): May 15, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates.

NIH Program Announcements

Other Funding or Opportunities

Travel Awards Pilot Grant Announced

The GEO pilot grant for faculty and travel awards for students, named this year in memory of Nancy Sanders, a long-time staff member in WVU’s Global Health Program. 
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The deadline for submission is Friday, March 31st.  For more information, contact Carrie Waybright, HSC GEO Program Specialist.

Graduate Research Training Program (T32): Stroke And Its Co-Morbidities Now Accepting Application

The Office of Research and Graduate Education is pleased to announce the receipt of a new T32 pre-doctoral training grant for training in stroke and its related co-morbidities.
Application due date: March 31, 2017
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March 15

CCB Seminar Series – 12-1P, Room # 2157

Regulation of Tumor Development and Metastasis by Dietary Flavonoids: Restoring Immune Surveillance and Reviewing Splicing

Andrea Doseff, PhD
The Ohio State University & OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 29

Meeting of the Minds: Appalachian Poverty – 4-6P,

Erickson Alumni Center, Salon A-B
RSVP to Rick Remish by March 20
Sponsored by the Mountaineer Health Initiative: Mountaineers driving collaborations to improve the health of West Virginians
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March 31

Special Seminar – 12-1P, Fukushima Auditorium, presented by WVU Cancer Institute

Expediting Oncology Drug Development in an Era of Breakthrough Therapies

Richard Pazdur, MD
Acting Director
Oncology Center of Excellence
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

April 8

Make The Magic gala fundraiser – 6P, Evansdale Crossing, Morgantown, RSVP at donate.kesem.org/wvumtm
Benefits Camp Kesem at WVU.  Camp Kesem provides children of cancer patients with a free summer camp.

April 12

CCB Spring Seminar Series – 12-1P, HSN Room 2157

Andrew Kossenkov, PhD
Director, Bioinformatics Facility
Center for Systems & Computational Biology
The Wistar Institute

Integrative Approach to Comprehensive Analysis of High Throughput Data on a Cancer Center Level

April 28-30

2017 WVU Cancer Institute Spring Gala –
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV
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