Events in April, 2018

Abstract Submission Deadline: 54th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

The EASD Annual meeting will be held in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 2-5, 2018.

Location: Berlin, Germany 

More information: https://www.easd.org/annual-meeting/easd-2018#section-welcome

SMB 2018 provides an intense multidisciplinary forum for disseminating the latest developments in bioinformatics/computational biology, fostering fresh dialogues and perspectives to learn about and shape the future of the field. With intensified community involvement form the ISCB Communities of Special Interest (COSIs), ISMB is the leading conference in the field, with the strongest scientific and technical program that showcases the best international developments in bioinformatics and computational biology.

Apr. 11-13, 2018

Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI) 16th Annual Workshop 

More than 300 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 NIDDK, begins with the dedication of senior investigators who mentor and serve 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/events-calendar/Pages/nmri-16th-annual-workshop.aspx#tab-event-details

Apr. 17, 2018

Workshop Registration Deadline: Towards a Functional Understanding of the Diabetic Genome 2018 2

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together researchers from multiple areas to discuss the state of the science and to help us understand where the research opportunities are and the roadblocks.

Location: Bethesda, MD, USA

More information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2018/towards-functioning-understanding-diabetic-genome

Apr. 21-25, 2018

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting

The 2018 ASBMB Annual Meeting will take place April 21–25 in San Diego. The ASBMB is a participating society in this multidisciplinary, scientific meeting that features plenary and award lectures, pre-meeting workshops, oral and posters sessions, on-site career services and exhibits of an array of equipment, supplies and publications required for research labs and experimental study.

Location: San Diego, CA, USA 

More information: https://www.asbmb.org/meetings/

Apr. 21-25, 2018

Experimental Biology 2018  

Location: San Diego, CA, USA  

More information:  http://experimentalbiology.org/2018/Home.aspx

Apr. 23-24, 2018

Towards a Functional Understanding of the Diabetic Genome 2018 

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together researchers from multiple areas to discuss the state of the science and to help us understand where the research opportunities are and the roadblocks. Registration deadline: April 17, 2018.

Location: Bethesda, MD, USA 

More information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2018/towards-functioning-understanding-diabetic-genome

The two-day workshop and symposium will review the basics of metabolomics, while showcasing the application of metabolomics in a variety of fields. The event is appropriate for graduate students, technicians, postdocs and faculty new to the field. RSVP deadline: Wednesday, April 18.

Funding opportunities information and deadlines in April, 2018

Apr. 10, 2018 

HIRN RFA Funding Opportunity Letter of Intend Due Date: Discovery of Early Type 1 Diabetes Disease Biomarkers in the Human Pancreas [HIRN Consortium on Beta Cell Death and Survival (CBDS)] (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requests applications to explore human pancreatic tissues for the discovery of early biomarkers of T1D pathogenesis, the description of specific signaling or processing pathways that may contribute to the asymptomatic phase of T1D, the development of clinical diagnostic tools for the detection and staging of early T1D in at-risk or recently-diagnosed individuals, and/or the identification of therapeutic targets for the development of preventative or early treatment strategies. Successful applicants will join the Consortium on Beta Cell Death and Survival (CBDS), whose mission is to better define and detect the mechanisms of beta cell stress and destruction central to the development of T1D in humans, with the long-term goal of detecting beta cell destruction and protecting the residual beta cell mass in T1D patients as early as possible in the disease process, and of preventing the progression to autoimmunity. The CBDS is part of a collaborative research framework, the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN, https://hirnetwork.org), whose overall mission is to support innovative and collaborative translational research to understand how human beta cells are lost in T1D, and to find innovative strategies to protect and replace functional beta cell mass in humans. This FOA will only support studies with a primary focus on increasing our understanding of human disease biology (as opposed to rodent or other animal models).  This FOA will not accept applications proposing a clinical trial. 

More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-17-021.html

Apr. 10, 2018 

HIRN RFA Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due Date: High-Resolution Exploration of the Human Islet Tissue Environment [HIRN Human Pancreas Analysis Consortium (HPAC)] (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)