dkNET community events and announcements in April, 2024

Dear dkNET Community,

dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org.

dkNET News

• Upcoming webinars:
• Texera: A Scalable Cloud Computing Platform for Sharing Data and Workflow-Based Analyses, presented by Dr. Chen Li on Friday, April 26, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT
• The 4D Nucleome Data Portal, presented by Dr. Andrew Schroeder on Friday, May 10, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT
• Single Cell Multi-Omics Analysis of Beta Cell Heterogeneity, presented by Dr. Yan Li on Friday, May 17, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT
• Recording and slides are available:
• The Multi-Omic Response to Exercise Training Across Rat Tissues: Data Dissemination Through the MoTrPAC Data Hub, presented by Dr. Malene Lindholm on Friday, March 8, 2024: Recording; Slides.
• Tabula Sapiens, presented by Dr. Angela Oliveira Pisco on Friday, March 22, 2024: Recording; Slides.
• Upcoming dkNET Office Hours: NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan on Friday, May 3, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT. Registration: https://uchealth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscOqtrD8qGdOfb48YCremcTtS4zhpDcdi

Events in April 2024

Apr. 05, 2024

UT Southwestern Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research – Nephrolithiasis Research Symposium

UT Southwestern’s Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research is holding the 3rd Pak Symposium on Kidney Stones. The symposium will be held in Dallas, Texas on April 5th, 2024.

More information: 

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/Z6MCLAGSL89118c3?ref=email

Apr. 12, 2024

dkNET Webinar: Unlocking the Power of FAIR Data Sharing With ImmPort

Join dkNET Webinar on Friday, April 12, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT

Presenter: Sanchita Bhattacharya, ImmPort Science Program Lead, Baka r Computational Health Sciences Institute UCSF

Abstract

The Immunology Database and Analysis Portal (ImmPort) is a domain-specific data repository for immunology-related data which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation. ImmPort has been making scientific data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) for over 20 years. ImmPort data sets encompass over 7 million experimental results across 160 diseases and conditions, including data related to diabetes, kidney and liver transplantation, celiac disease, and many more conditions. In this webinar, participants will learn about da ta management and sharing through ImmPort, as well as finding and leveraging data sets of interest for research.The top 3 key quest ions that the ImmPort can answer: (1) How can researchers share data t hrough ImmPort to comply with the NIH Data Management and Sharing policy? (2) How does ImmPort support FAIR data and why is this powerful for res earch? (3) What scientific data does ImmPort house that would be of in terest to NIDDK researchers?

Dial-in Information: https://uchealth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qceGhrj8sHNMJNeG4Rqyxa UwrIpdlt5rt

More information: https://dknet.org/about/blog/2729

Apr. 17-18, 2024

NIDDK Workshop: Understanding the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Health Consequences of Racism, Marginalization, and Discrimination

To convene people from diverse populations living with or at risk for diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases and conditions, as well as researchers and clinicians from across disciplines, to understand the state of the science and identify opportunities for considering common biological pathways underlying the consequences of racism, marginalization, and discrimination across population groups and disease areas. The focus on interdisciplinary research is intended to foster the cross-pollination of ideas and shared learning, as well as to promote consideration of intersectionality across marginalized identities and the multidimensional research framework.

Location:  Dulles, VA, USA

More information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2024/understanding-the-biological-mechanisms-2024

Apr. 17-19, 2024

NMRI Annual Workshop 2024

More than 700 researchers have participated in NMRI workshops in the past decade, and approximately 100+ are active members. The success of the NMRI, a network that is “owned” by its members and supported by the NID DK, begins with the dedication of senior investigators who mentor and serv e as role models for junior investigators. The participation of active members and the recruitment of new members is a primary reason for the Network’ s success in the past and the reason for confidence that it will continue to grow in the future.

Location:  Bethesda, MD, USA

More information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2024/nmri-annual-workshop-2024

Apr. 26, 2024

dkNET Webinar "Texera: A Scalable Cloud Computing Platform for Sharing Data and Workflow-Based Analyses" 

Join dkNET Webinar on Friday, April 26, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT

Presenter: Chen Li, PhD. Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of California Irvine

Abstract

Many data analytics projects have collaborators with complementary backgrounds, including biologists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists, and AI/ML experts. Many of them have limited experience to code, set up a computing infrastructure, and use ML models. Existing tools and services, such as email attachments, GitHub, and Google Drive are inefficient for sharing data and analyses. In this talk, we present an open source system called Texera that provides a cloud computing platform for collaborators to share data and ana lyses as workflows. After seven years of development, the system has a rich set of powerful features, such as shared editing, shared execution, version control, commenting, debugging, user-defined functions in multiple languages (e.g., Python, R, Java), and support of state-of-the-art AI/ ML techniques. Its backend parallel engine enables scalable computation on large data sets using computing clusters. We will show a demo of the system, and present our vision supported by a recent NIH award to serve the diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolic diseases research communities through the FAIR sharing of data and knowledge.

Resource link: https://github.com/Texera/texera

Dial-in Information: 
https://uchealth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcuuvrTgsHdaSU_sHRU iygD5_l5kOhbfq

More information: https://dknet.org/about/blog/2737

Apr. 30-May. 01, 2024

NIDDK Workshop: Gut Feelings: Interoceptive Contributions to Obesity and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

The purpose of the Gut Feelings: Interoceptive Contributions to Obesity and Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction workshop is to bring together experts in interoception, obesity, and disorders of gut–brain interact ion (DGBIs) to examine the contribution of interoceptive processes to the development or exacerbation of these diseases and identify research gaps and opportunities to advance the field. The overall goal of this workshop is to highlight research needs and opportunities for furthering the understanding of interoceptive processes relevant to obesity and DGBIs. This is a hybrid event.

Location:  Bethesda, MD, USA

More information: https://www.niddk.ni h.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2024/niddk-gut-feelings-2024

Funding Opportunities Information and Deadlines in April 2024

Apr. 01, 2024

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Application Due: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Enhance Engagement Activity with Underserved Populations Within the Type 1 Diabetes Community (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIDDK aims to achieve equitable engagement in research across all persons impacted by type 1 diabetes (T1D). Understanding that participation in research is inequitable across many groups impacted by T1D, this supplement opportunity supports activities which enhance outreach to and engagement with underserved populations which experience diabetes-related health disparities. (ref. NI H designated health disparities populations). Improved engagement, participation, and incorporation of leadership from underserved T1D populations is deemed essential for addressing disparities and advancing health equity in T1D outcomes. This supplement opportunity is available to PD(s)/PI(s) of active NIDDK research grants investigating T1D. Administrative supplements must support work within the scope of the original project and cannot be used to support planning activities for future grants. Application Due: April 1, 2024, June 1, 2024, December 1, 2024, March 1, 2025.

More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-dk-24-010.html

Apr. 08, 2024

NIDDK Funding Opportunity First Available Date: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Encouraging Health Disparities and Health Equity Workforce Development within NIDDK Mission Areas

This NOSI invites applications focused on training and workforce development activities to improve health disparities and health equity research within the scope of NIDDK’s mission diseases and conditions. Applications may focus on individual or institutional research training and workforce development activities across the spectrum of basic, clinical, behavioral, social, and translational biomedical sciences relevant to NIDDK’s mission. Applications submitted in response to this NOSI should also include activities to equip researchers with competencies to embed equity-centered strategies across the spectrum of NIDDK science and address skills and training needed to respond to research recommendations in the “Pathways to Health for All” report from the NIDDK Advisory Council Working Group on Health Disparities and Health Equity. The report outlines research opportunities that require advanced understanding of the science related to social, environmental, structural, and systemic drivers of population health and health disparities. It also emphasizes the importance of building partnership with communities affected by NIDDK diseases and conditions and engaging organizations and individuals that people trust with their health information. First available due date: April 8, 2024.

More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-dk-24-015.htm l

Apr. 11, 2024

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: Cardiovascular Repository – Type 1 Diabetes (CARE-T1D) Consortium (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of death for individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and significantly shorten their liv es.  Cardiovascular disease (CVD) progression in people with T1D differs from that observed in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and residual increase d risk of CVD remains after treatment of standard risk factors, such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The NIH Cardiovascular Repository for T1D (CaRe-T1D) was initiated with the goal of establishing a biorepository of human CV tissue and a scientific consortium to advance and support discovery and mechanistic research that increase the understanding of CVD in T1D.  The first phase launched the biorepository and now in the second phase investigative teams will be added to form a consortium with the biorepository serving as the Coordinating Center (CC).  CaRe-T1D is currently collecting hearts, kidneys, carotid and peripheral arteries, and blood from organ donors with T1D, T2D and without diabetes.  The goal of this NOFO is to attract investigative teams with complementary interests and expertise who will leverage these resources through individual and collaborative studies to advance our knowledge of the pathogenesis of CVD in T1D.

More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-23-0 21.html

Apr. 15, 2024

ISAC Funding Opportunity Application Deadline: ISAC Awards

The Innovative Science Accelerator Program accepts 3-page essays describing your research proposal. The program aims to provide seed funding for exceptionally innovative, disruptive (high-risk/high-reward) research relevant to KUH research communities. Applicants may request up to $100,000 Total Costs (Directs + Indirects).

More information: https://isac-kuh.org/shared/fundingPrograms.aspx

Apr. 19, 2024

NIH ODSS Funding Opportunity Information Webinar: Advancing Health Research through Ethical, Multimodal AI

The Advancing Health Research through Ethical, Multimodal AI Initiative aims to develop ethically focused and data-driven multimodal AI approaches to more closely model, interpret, and predict complex biological, behavioural, and health systems and enhance our understanding of health and the ability to detect and treat human diseases. Administered from the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), the program will establish a portfolio of innovative projects that address systems level biomedical challenges using collaborative and participatory approaches for multimodal AI that will elucidate unique opportunities, risks, and challenges. Application Due Date: May 16, 2024.

More information: https://dknet.org/about/dknetnews/2735

Apr. 20, 2024

Response deadline: Request For Information (RFI): Proposed Use of Common Data Elements (CDEs) For NIH-Funded Clinical Research and Trials

The purpose of the Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit public input on 1) a set of minimum core common data elements (CDEs) that would be used across all NIH funded/conducted clinical studies/trials and co mmunity-based research involving human participants; 2) additional CDEs for social determinants of health (SDoH) and clinical domains including autoimmune diseases and immune-mediated diseases; and 3) technologies, tools and policies that could facilitate the use of NIH CDEs.  NIH CDEs are defined as CDEs “recommended” or “required” by an NIH body, and/or found in the NIH CDE Repository. These RFI responses will be used to inform NIH’s continuing guidance on CDE use and assist in the planning for adequate resources for CDE implementation.

More information: https://datascience.nih.gov/cde-rfi

Apr. 29, 2024

NIH ODSS Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Advancing Health Research through Ethical, Multimodal AI

The Advancing Health Research through Ethical, Multimodal AI Initiative aims to develop ethically focused and data-driven multimodal AI approaches to more closely model, interpret, and predict complex biological, behavioural, and health systems and enhance our understanding of health and the ability to detect and treat human diseases. Administered from the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), the program will establish a portfolio of innovative projects that address systems level biomedical challenges using collaborative and participatory approaches for multimodal AI that will elucidate unique opportunities, risks, and challenges. Application Due Date: May 16, 2024.

More information: https://dknet.org/about/dknetnews/2735