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March 4, 2009 Last Updated
 
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MARCH 2009  

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARCH

From the Associate Provost for Research

Biomedical Research & American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) March 12

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BIRCWH research mentoring program is now accepting applications
Congress passes economic stimulus package
New NIH “Challenge Grants” will have their own web page
NCI raises limit on allowable salary levels on K-type career development awards
SOCRATES will host two proposal review sessions in March
HCC Spring Symposium will be March 12-13
Division of Rheumatology will host Pfizer Visiting Professor, March 12th
Commercializing Discoveries: The Interrelationship between Patents and Investments
Seminar on NIH requirements March 20
Stroke Seminar at MUSC - March 27, 2009
Challenge Grants, Grand Opportunities, and Other NIH Stimulus Opportunities - March 31
Pilot project proposals on addiction issues are due April 1

 

SOUTH CAROLINA CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SCTR)

News and Announcements

  • The first annual SCTR Research Retreat will be held on March 5, 2009 starting at 9 AM, extending past lunch into the early afternoon. The retreat will be held at the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) in Charleston.

  • SCTR now has over 30 services available to MUSC researchers.

  • Monthly Lunch-n-Learns will be held on the third Wednesday of every month from 12-1. These Lunch-n-learns are sponsored by SUCCESS Center, RESCUE, and LCARP. The next lunch-n-learn will be on March 18th.

  • The new Research Study Registry is now open to the public. It is being displayed on the hospital and university webpages. The MUSC Call Centers and Recruitment Coordinators will be referring this website when they receive inquiries about research studies. If you are an investigator with an IRB approved study, please make sure that you register.

  • The name of the GCRC has changed to SCTR Clinical and Translational Research Center.