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| Upcoming Events weeks of Sept. 30 - Oct. 6 |
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Oct. 1
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Biochemistry Seminar: Shalini Sharma, PhD - 12:00 PM, Eye Institute Pangilinan Family Lecture Hall
Splicing Factor Mutations in Myeloid Diseases |
Oct. 2
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Cancer Cell Biology Presents Wei Tong, PhD - 12 PM, 3067 HSN
Enhance Hematopoietic stem cell function and genome integrity
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Oct. 3
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Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar: Brian Kay, PhD - 4:00 PM, 2094 HSC North
Engineering New Specificities for Antibodies and Protein Interaction Domains |
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Annual Fall Cancer Conference - Innovations in Cancer Care - October 18
Plan to join the WVU Cancer Institute, WVU School of Medicine, WVU Medicine and the WVU Office of Continuing Education for the 29th Annual Fall Cancer Conference at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, WV on October 18th, 2019.
View the Brochure | Register Now | Add to Calendar
WVU Dependent Education Scholarship Spring 2020 deadline approaching
Dependent Education Scholarship deadline to submit applications for the Spring 2020 semester is Nov. 1. Applications for spring are not required if a student dependent has already been approved for the current fall semester.
Students eligible to receive the scholarship include dependent children of WVU, WVU Research Corporation and University Innovation Corporation benefits-eligible employees. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students.
Cancer Prevention and Control presents at AACR Health Disparities Meeting
Amy Allen, MA, MS, and Stephenie Kenney-Rea, EdD recently presented two posters at the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) 2019 Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Rural/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved meeting in San Francisco. Stephenie and Amy were able to share our lessons learned, explore best practices, and network with colleagues from around the world. Presentation topics include:
- Cancer Prevention and Control’s impact on the lung cancer screening infrastructure in West Virginia with the WV Lung Cancer Project, and
- The WVUCI Bridge Program’s multidisciplinary survivorship care model for stage 1-3 lung cancer patients.
WVCTSI and WVU Health Sciences create research matching tool
WVCTSI and the WVU Health Sciences Center have created a new research matching tool that connects students looking for research experience with WVU faculty members seeking student assistance. Faculty members can submit information about ongoing research projects. This information can then be viewed and interested students can apply. Anyone with questions can email Meghan Reeves. |
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Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and survival in patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer: findings from CALGB/SWOG 80405 (Alliance).
Yuan C, Sato K, Hollis BW, Zhang S, Niedzwieck D, Ou FS, Chang IW, O'Neil BH, Innocenti F, Lenz HJ, Blanke CD, Goldberg RM, Venook AP, Mayer RJ, Fuchs CS, Meyerhardt JA, Ng K.
Clin Cancer Res. 2019.
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Investigational monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of multiple myeloma: a systematic review of agents under clinical development.
Iftikhar A, Hassan H, Iftikhar N, Mushtaq A, Sohail A, Rosko N, Chakraborty R, Razzaq F, Sandeep S, Valent JN, Kanate AS, Anwer F.
Antibodies (Basel). 2019;8(2).
Evaluation of continuous tumor-size-based end points as surrogates for overall survival in randomized clinical trials in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Burzykowski T, Coart E, Saad ED, Shi Q, Sommeijer DW, Bokemeyer C, Diaz-Rubio E, Douillard JY, Falcone A, Fuchs CS, Goldberg RM, Hecht JR, Hoff PM, Hurwitz HI, Kabbinavar FF, Koopman MB, Maughan TS, Punt CJA, Saltz L, Schmoll HJ, Seymour MT, Tebbutt NC, Tournigand C, Van Cutsem E, de Gramont A, Zalcberg JR, Buyse M, Aide et Recherche en Cancerologie Digestive G.
JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(9):e1911750.
Locally recurrent leiomyoma of the bladder refractory to visually complete transurethral resection: an indication for cystoprostatectomy.
Mitchell K, Barnard J, Luchey AM.
Case Rep Urol. 2019;2019:1086575 |
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NIH Notices
Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-CA-19-042, Informatics Technology for Cancer Research Education Resource (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
(NOT-CA-19-071)
Clarifications Regarding Institutional Eligibility for PAR-19-134 "Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
NOT-DE-19-013)
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial not allowed)
(NOT-MH-19-043)
NIH Funding Opportunities
Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
(RFA-OD-19-028)
The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
(RFA-OD-19-029)
NIH Requests for Proposal
None this week
Other Funding or Opportunities
Pilot Study Awards: Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research
Upcoming Deadline: Application: Dec. 2, 2019
Funding for innovative approaches to scientific questions can be difficult to find as these new ideas may not yet be mainstream in the scientific community. In order to foster these novel ideas the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer funds promising pilot studies in ovarian cancer each year.
ASGE Endoscopic Research Awards: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
Upcoming Deadline: Application: Dec. 13, 2019
ASGE Research Awards are offered to investigators (MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent) for projects in basic, translational and clinical research with a relationship to gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Gates Foundation Grant Opportunities
The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is inviting grant proposals for the following Grand Challenges initiatives:
Grand Challenges: Voices for Economic Opportunity seeks to elevate new and diverse voices that can help broaden the conversation about the issues underlying economic mobility in the United States and generate deeper awareness and actionable understanding. Application is open to U.S.-based investigators. Initial grants of USD $100,000 will be awarded, and applications are only two pages, with no preliminary data required. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any type of organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. Application deadline is Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:30 am PST.
- The Grand Challenges initiative has awarded grants to 180 investigators in 30 countries, targeting 30 key challenges in global health and development to date.
Grand Challenges Explorations: Innovations for Improving the Impact of Health Campaigns seeks innovative solutions that accelerate the improvement of coverage, reach, efficiency, and effectiveness of campaign-based delivery of health interventions. Initial grants of USD $100,000 will be awarded, and applications are only two pages, with no preliminary data required. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any type of organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. Application deadline is Wednesday, November 13, 2019 11:30 am PST.
- The Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative has awarded grants to 1485 investigators in 71 countries, targeting a diverse set of global health and development challenges.
Global Health Summit October 11, 2019, Health Sciences Center
The Global Engagement Office (GEO) at WVU Health Sciences will host a Global Health Summit on Friday, October 11 at the Health Sciences Campus as a forum for emerging topics in Global Health and as an opportunity to build community in the region and nationally. Now accepting abstracts for presentations. Open to students, faculty and staff.
The Ninth Annual Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) Summit October 14-15, The Ohio State University
2019 Southeast Regional IDeA Conference November 6-8, 2019, The Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY
2020 Undergraduate Research Day at the Capital
The 17th annual West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol will be held in the West Virginia Capitol Rotunda Friday, February 7, 2020 beginning at 8:30 am. The format for the 2020 Research Day will be a poster session featuring research and creative works conducted by undergraduate students under the guidance of faculty mentors from colleges and universities across the state. The purpose of this event is to familiarize state legislators with some of the research and creative activities involving undergraduate students that occur on campuses across the state and the educational impact of those activities. We encourage undergraduates to apply/submit abstracts (due by midnight Nov. 1, 2019) to present their work. The event will showcase posters in a wide range of subjects, including the sciences, arts, social sciences, and humanities.
Clinical researchers across West Virginia have a new resource at their fingertips. In October, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) is launching the Principal Investigators’ (PI) Academy, which is designed to provide guidance and direction to investigators conducting or planning to conduct clinical trials.
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Oct. 8
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WVU Employees Flu Shot Clinic - 7:45 AM - 11:45 AM, G285 C - John Jones Conference Center (other dates/locations available)
Creativity Workshop featuring String Art October 8, 2019 9-10:00 AM or 4-5:00 PM If you plan to attend, please RSVP |
Oct. 9
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Cancer Cell Biology Presents Maria Tretiakova, MD/PhD - 12 PM, 3067 HSN
"Renal cell carcinomas: morphologic clues to cancer biology"
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Oct. 16
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Cancer Cell Biology Presents Jill Slansky, PhD - 12 PM, 3067 HSN
"Focusing T cell responses on specific tumor antigens"
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Oct. 18
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Fall Cancer Conference - Erickson Alumni Center
View the Brochure | Register Now
Research Induction Ceremony - 4:00 PM, Okey Patteson Auditorium
Annual white coat ceremony celebrating all HSC doctoral students as they move into their graduate research careers. |
Oct. 20
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WVU Women's Soccer - Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
WVU's Pink Match for breast cancer awareness, and all fans are encouraged to wear pink, as the team will celebrate its annual fundraising efforts for the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.
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Oct. 22
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Lab Open House -
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, HSC Pylons
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Oct. 28
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Innovation through Commercialization Connecting the WVU Entrepreneurship Ecosystem - 4:30 PM, 301 BMRC
RSVP Requested
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Oct. 30
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Cancer Cell Biology Presents Natasha Caplen, PhD - 12 PM, 3067 HSN
Expanding the functional and actionable genome: Insights from the study of fusion-driven cancers
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Oct. 31
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WVU Employees Flu Shot Clinic - 7:45 AM - 11:45 AM, G285 C - John Jones Conference Center (other dates/locations available)
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Nov. 13
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2019 Annual Day of Giving |
Nov. 16
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WVU Volleyball annual Pink Match - 1 p.m., vs. Texas Tech
The team will don pink jerseys in support of breast cancer awareness. WVU Medicine will sponsor the match and will collect donations for the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Nov. 22
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Annual Scientific Meeting and Hardesty Lecture
Erickson Alumni Center - 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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See more on the WVU Cancer Institute Calendar |
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