dkNET community events and announcements in September, 2021

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

• D-Challenge: Is the answer to Type 1 Diabetes already out there? Can you find it? The D-Challenge is a bioinformatics challenge focused on Type 1 diabetes. Enter as a team or an individual to compete for cash awards! Register by: September 30, 2021. Learn more at: https://dknet.org/about/blog/2299
  

• dkNET Academy is launched: dkNET collaborated with the(sugar)science.org to create the dkNET Academy which will provide engaging content and training on the vast collection of dkNET tools. The site is rigorously updated with tools and services that will support robust and reproducible science, all while helping users stay up to date and compliant with fast-approaching FAIR data and NIH open science mandates. Learn more: https://dknet.org/about/blog/2283

• dkNET Bootcamp: Hypothesis Center - A Platform for Biomedical Researchers to Explore FAIR data. Join us on September 10, 11 am PDT! https://dknet.org/about/blog/2298
  

• RRIDs for HPAP Donor Pancreas Biosamples: dkNET team and Resource Identification Initiate team collaborated with the Human Pancreatic Analysis Program (HPAP) to ??implement the Research Resource Identifiers (RRID) system to tag all PANC-DB donors in addition to using the HPAP IDs that were already in use. This would allow researchers to cite their source at a granular level, where they can cite not only the database, but the donors themselves. Now researchers can also find the information and track the use of these biosamples at dkNET Resource Reports: https://dknet.org/data/source/nlx_143929-1/search?q=HPAP&l=HPAP.?? Read more: https://dknet.org/about/blog/2292

• dkNET Summer Program: The 2021 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program recently concluded (June 21 - July 30, 2021). This year we selected 15 students (high school, undergraduate, and graduate) from 12 different institutions. Congratulations to these awardees who presented stellar final presentations and completed the program! We wish you all successful careers in research! https://dknet.org/about/summer_program_student_2021

Events in September 2021

Sep. 01, 2021

Registration Deadline: 2021 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium

The 2021 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium by Zoom is co-sponsored by the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch (DEOB) at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) at the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine. The goal of this meeting is to encourage scientific exchanges, interactions, and collaborations at the regional level.

Registration Deadline: September 1, 2021

Symposium on September 24, 2021.

More Information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2021/annual-mid-atlantic-diabetes-obesity-research-symposium

Sep. 03, 2021 

NIDDK Obesity and COVID-19 - Obesity Research Task Force Symposium

Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of life for both adults and children. Obesity increases the risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19 and may interfere with immune response to vaccination. COVID-19 also may affect health behaviors and increase the risk of diabetes. This NIH Obesity Research Task Force Symposium will discuss the many ways in which COVID-19 may affect adults and children with and at risk for obesity disproportionately.

Register by September 1, 2021

Symposium takes place 9am-12:30pm Sept. 3 2021.

More Information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2021/obesity-covid-19-obesity-research-task-force-symposium

Sep. 08, 2021 

EMBL-EBI webinar: How to interpret AlphaGold structures

This webinar will introduce AlphaFold system for prediction and interpretation of protein structures. This webinar is designed for experimental biologists who wish to understand the strengths and limitations of AlphaFold and use the models to guide their experimental studies. In this webinar we will provide an overview for the AlphaFold method and statistics that can be used to understand the reliability of the models. We will also introduce the AlphaFold Database.

Webinar takes place Sept. 8, 2021 at 7:30-9:00am PST. Register for free.

More Information: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events/how-interpret-alphafold-structures/

Sep. 08, 2021 

DRC Diabetes Virtual Seminar Series: “Diabetes and the Gut Microbiota”

Learn about Diabetes and the Gut Microbiota as presented by Dr. Peter Turnbaugh and Dr. Ruth Ley. Tune in on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 at 11:00 AM PST | 2:00 PM EST

More Information: https://diabetes-virtual-seminar.org/

Sep. 09, 2021 

the(sugar)science State of the Science T1D Discussion: Reprogramming Tregs and other Whole Cell Tweaks

State of the Science is an interactive conversation with room for granular and lively debate focused on the most pressing issues in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our goal is to foster open science, interaction, and collaboration–all hallmarks of the(sugar)science mission. 

Discussions take place May-September 2021

Thursdays, 8-9 am PDT

September 9, 2021 Topic: Reprogramming Tregs and other Whole Cell Tweaks

More Information: https://thesugarscience.org/state-of-the-science/

Sep. 09, 2021 

HIRN Webinar: Introduction to the HIRN Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP): Real World Examples of Successful Data Analyses

Topics to be Discussed:

- Introduction to the Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP)

- Overview of the Pancreas Database (“PancDB”)

- Presentation of PancDB in recent publications (Use Cases)

Presented by: 

- Klaus Kaestner, University of Pennsylvania

- Paul Wang, University of Pennsylvania

- Maria Hatzoglou, Case Western Reserve University

- Golnaz Vahedi, University of Pennsylvania

Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 11:00am Pacific [2:00pm Eastern]

More Information: https://cityofhope.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcof-CsrDssGdIXJ5hoVPhVu6aNuVvxcwcx

Sep. 10, 2021 

dkNET & the(sugar)science Hypothesis Center Bootcamp: A platform for biomedical researchers to explore FAIR data

dkNET is creating a hub for big data and hypothesis generation, bringing together a collection of online tools that will allow researchers to explore different datasets and utilize analytics and visualization tools. Through detailed tutorials and integration of these different resources, the dkNET Hypothesis Center will enable researchers to explore questions of immediate relevance to their research.

What You Will Learn:

• How to use dkNET Hypothesis Center

• How to access additional tutorials to enhance your understanding of data, bioinformatics, and application

Join the virtual bootcamp on Sept. 10, 2021 at 11am PDT. Register at the link below.

More Information: https://info.thesugarscience.org/dknet-21-bootcamp-4

Sep. 10, 2021 

NIH MorPhiC Pre-Application Webinar

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will host a pre-application webinar for the Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs):

• RFA-HG-21-029 - Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Production Research and Development Centers (UM1 Clinical trials not allowed)

• RFA-HG-21-030 - Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Analysis and Validation Centers (U01 Clinical trials not allowed)

• RFA-HG-21-031 - Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Resource and Administrative Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical trials not allowed)

NHGRI staff members will provide an overview of the three FOAs, the goals and objectives of the program, and the application review process.

Join the webinar on Sept. 10 at 10:00am PST | 1:00pm EST

More Information: https://www.genome.gov/event-calendar/MorPhiC-pre-application-webinar

Sep. 13-14, 2021 

NIH Virtual Workshop on Broadening Cloud Computing Usage in Biomedical Research

To gain insight into barriers toward equitable access to cloud resources, ODSS, NIGMS, NIMHD, CIT will hold a virtual workshop to bring students, faculty, and researchers from universities and colleges within the IDeA-eligible states, Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and representatives from funding agencies together to explore the needs, challenges and opportunities of cloud computing in these institutions.

Workshop takes place Sept. 13-14 2021.

More Information: https://web.cvent.com/event/1810b41e-ffaa-4466-b607-3ddea288d545/summary

Sep. 21, 2021 

LIPID MAPS Webinar: "NEO-PUFAs, Isoprostanoids: Promising Oxygenated Metabolites of omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs"

Thierry is a group leader at IBMM, Montpellier. His research interests include the total synthesis of oxygenated cyclic and non cyclic metabolites of PUFAs, mainly leukotrienes, iso-, phyto- and neuroprostanes/furans, as well as dihydroxylated PUFAs, branched fatty acids termed FAHFAs, lipophenols, lipopeptides and lipooxadiazolones and more recently targeted lipidomics on isoprostanoids (NEO-PUFAs) in human, animal and vegetable matrices. Thierry is developing collaborations all over the word in the different fields linked to oxidative stress, biomarkers and all the biomolecules mentioned above.

Presenter: Professor Thierry Durand

Tune into the webinar at September 21st, 2021, 5pm BST | 9am PDT

More Information: https://www.lipidmaps.org/resources/webinars/13

Sep. 21-23, 2021 

HIRN 2021 Annual Investigator Meeting

The HIRN 2021 Annul Investigator Meeting will be held virtually from Tuesday, September 21 – Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 9:00am-2:00pm PST. The meeting will be held virtually.

More Information: https://hirnetwork.org/news-meetings/2020-hirn-virtual-investigator-meeting

Sep. 24, 2021 

2021 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium

The 2021 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes and Obesity Research Symposium by Zoom is co-sponsored by the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch (DEOB) at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) at the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine. The goal of this meeting is to encourage scientific exchanges, interactions, and collaborations at the regional level.

Abstract Deadline: August 1, 2021

Registration Deadline: September 1, 2021

Symposium on September 24, 2021.

More Information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2021/annual-mid-atlantic-diabetes-obesity-research-symposium

Sep. 27, 2021 

Abstract Deadline: NMRI South Regional Workshop

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 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.

Abstract Deadline: September 27, 2021 (11:59 p.m. EST)

Workshop takes place on Oct. 28 - 29, 2021. Register by Oct. 8, 2021

More Information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2021/nmri-south-regional-workshop?abstracts

Sep. 27-Oct. 01, 2021 

Petabyte-Scale Sequence Search: Metagenomics Benchmarking Codeathon

The focus of the codeathon is creating publicly available resources that make it easy for scientists to compare sequence search methods across a standardized set of benchmarks and datasets. This event is part of a series bringing together a diverse group (biologists, bioinformaticians, statisticians, mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers) of collaborators to develop and test new approaches for sequence search. Codethon projects will lay the groundwork for future events focused on methods development.

Throughout the online, interactive codeathon, participants will:

• Have access to Zoom meetings and team breakout rooms for collaboration and access to experts from the NIH and DOE.

• Participate in a dedicated Slack channel to source assistance and collaboration.

• Hear from topic experts about Petabyte-Scale Sequence Search.

• Work together to solve biological problems and create computational tools.

Event takes place Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 1-5 p.m. EDT

Application deadline: Aug. 20, 2021.

More Information: https://datascience.nih.gov/news/petabyte-scale-sequence-search-metagenomics-benchmarking-codeathon

Sep. 29-30, 2021 

NIH Workshop: Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research Workshop

This NIH workshop on whole person research will focus on the methods needed for rigorous research on interconnected systems, multicomponent interventions, and multisystem or multiorgan outcomes. The goal is to identify research methods from other fields that can be applied to whole person research, as well as gaps, opportunities, and needs that could be met via new research. Invited speakers will discuss study design and methodological challenges for whole person research.  

Workshop Dates: September 29-30, 2021

Location: Virtual; Register on Eventbrite

More Information: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/methodological-approaches-for-whole-person-research

Sep. 30, 2021 

dkNET & the(sugar)science D-Challenge Registration Deadline

The D-Challenge is a global focused scientific movement that begins with the end in mind. We are leveraging our connections with Type 1 Diabetes researchers around the world and inviting ALL of them to compete to catalyze innovation and accelerate research towards a practical cure for Type 1 Diabetes. In doing so, we aim to add a solid appreciation of the biology that drives this relentless disease to the current literature and knowledge base. Entries will be judged on the creative use of public tools, data, and knowledge resources to develop a compelling hypothesis regarding the biology, treatment, or sequelae of T1D.  The winning teams will be awarded up to $20,000 in total cash prizes to further their research.

Registration Deadline: Sept. 1 2021, 11:59am PDT

Hypothesis & protocol Presentations: December 1, 2021.

More Information: https://info.thesugarscience.org/dknet-21-d-challenge

Sep. 30-Oct. 01, 2021 

NIDDK Conference: Neurodegenerative Disorders and the Gut-Brain Axis: Parkinson's Disease

Each year approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and by 2030, nearly one million people in the U.S. will be living with the disease. Parkinson's disease symptoms are not limited to motor dysfunction and patients who develop Parkinson's disease often have a history of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, which may occur decades before the appearance of motor symptoms. There is a need for research on the neuropathological events in the GI tract that may provide insights into the disease origins and mechanisms associated with progressive neurodegeneration with the goal of developing innovative early-phase diagnostic tools or preventative therapies.

Webinar takes place Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2021

Register by Sept. 23, 2021. 

More Information: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-workshops/2021/brain-gut-axis-neurodegenerative-diseases

Funding Opportunities Information and Deadlines in September 2021

Sep. 01, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

The NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award Program supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the nation’s research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications are welcome in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. No preliminary data are required. Projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of relevance to the NIH. The NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.

Pre-application Webinar: Tuesday, June 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM EDT

Application Deadline: Sept. 1, 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-21-017.html

Sep. 01, 2021 

NSF Funding Opportunity Response Due: Request for Information (RFI) on an Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource

The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation are issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to inform the work of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force (“Task Force”). The Task Force has been directed by Congress to develop an implementation roadmap for a shared research infrastructure that would provide Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers and students across scientific disciplines with access to computational resources, high-quality data, educational tools, and user support.

Responses Deadline: Sept. 1, 2021.

More Information: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/23/2021-15660/request-for-information-rfi-on-an-implementation-plan-for-a-national-artificial-intelligence

Sep. 04, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)

The NIH Director's Early Independence Award supports exceptional junior investigators who wish to pursue independent research soon after completion of their terminal doctoral degree or post-graduate clinical training, thereby forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period and accelerating their entry into an independent research career. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations, are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director's Early Independence Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Common Fund.

Letter of Intent Deadline: August 4, 2021

Application Deadline: September 4, 2021

Pre-application Webinar: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-21-018.html

Sep. 10, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the nation’s research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator’s research program or elsewhere. The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.

Pre-application Webinar: Monday, June 28, 2021 at 1:30 PM EDT

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-21-015.html

Sep. 15, 2021 

NHGRI Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Production Research and Development Centers (UM1 Clinical trials not allowed)

This FOA is one of three issued to create a new program called "Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)". The long-term goal of MorPhiC is to develop a consistent catalog of molecular and cellular phenotypes for null alleles for every human gene, using in vitro multicellular systems. The catalog will be made available for broad use by the biomedical community. The program will start with a Phase 1 to optimize available methods to create null alleles and measure their phenotypic effects in a target subset of 1000 protein coding genes across the program. Phase 1 will also assess the scale limitations of such methods, develop common data formats, establish “use cases” for this catalog, and inform whether and how a potential second phase will be implemented.  This specific FOA seeks applications for MorPhiC Data Production Research and Development Centers, which will develop diverse systems and assays and explore and compare approaches to produce MorPhiC data at scale, and to maximize its informativeness.

Letter of Intent Deadline: Sept. 15, 2021

Application Deadline: November 1, 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-21-029.html

Sep. 20, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Development of New Technologies and Bioengineering Solutions for the Advancement of Cell Replacement Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications from institutions/organizations proposing original research addressing barriers that limit progress toward effective cell therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D). The purpose is to support research leading to the development and testing of novel and supportive technologies for the improvement of cell interventions using novel cell sources, immune-modulatory strategies, biomaterials and devices for T1D treatment.

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-21-006.html

Sep. 20, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an integrated and existing program of nutrition and/or obesity research. The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORC) program is designed to support and enhance the national research effort in nutrition and obesity. NORCs support three primary research-related activities: Research Core services, a Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) program, and an Enrichment program. All activities pursued by Nutrition Obesity Research Centers are designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity, effectiveness and multidisciplinary nature of research in nutrition and obesity. 

Letter of Intent Deadline: Sept. 20, 2021

Application Deadline: October 20, 2021. 

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-21-015.html

Sep. 20, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Standardization of C-Peptide and HbA1C Measurements Program (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for a Central Primary Reference Laboratory (CPRL) to provide support for the harmonization and standardization of laboratory measurements critical for clinical research in type 1 diabetes. The CPRL will provide administrative functions to coordinate harmonization efforts among clinical laboratories and commercial suppliers of reagents and methods, and will provide measurements of reference values for C-peptide and HbA1c measurements.

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 20, 2021

Application Deadline: October 20, 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-21-007.html

Sep. 20, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Identification and Characterization of Bioactive Microbial Metabolites for Advancing Research on Microbe-Diet-Host Interactions Knowledgebase Management Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites U24 cooperative agreement applications for a Knowledge Management Center (KMC) to support the grantees funded by a companion announcement PAR-21-253: Identification and Characterization of Bioactive Microbial Metabolites for Advancing Research on Microbe-Diet-Host Interactions (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), engaged in identifying and characterizing microbial metabolites for building a knowledgebase. PAR-21-253 invites applications for identifying and characterizing microbial metabolites that will be used by this KMC to create a knowledgebase on microbial metabolites that is accessible to the research community.

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 20, 2021

Application Deadline: October 20, 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-21-014.html

Sep. 20, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Identification and Characterization of Bioactive Microbial Metabolites for Advancing Research on Microbe-Diet-Host Interactions (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of the Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite applications to identify and characterize microbial metabolites that will establish causal associations between microbial metabolism and host health and disease. Data acquired through this initiative will be used to create a knowledgebase of microbial metabolites and associated functions that will be provided to the research community. Development of the database and knowledge portal for these awards will be supported under a separate initiative: RFA-DK-21-014, Identification and Characterization of Bioactive Microbial Metabolites for Advancing Research on Microbe-Diet-Host Interactions Knowledgebase Management Center (Clinical Trial Not Allowed).

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 20, 2021; May 20, 2022; September 20, 2022; May 19, 2023 and September 19, 2023

Application Deadline: October 20, 2021; June 22, 2022; October 20, 2022; June 22, 2023; October 19, 2023

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-21-253.html

Sep. 22, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

SuRE is a research capacity building program designed to develop and sustain research excellence in U.S. higher education institutions that receive limited NIH research support and serve students from groups underrepresented in biomedical research (see NOT-OD-20-031) with an emphasis on providing students with research opportunities and enriching the research environment at the applicant institutions. The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to support research grants for faculty investigators who have not had prior independent external research grants.

Application Deadline: September 28, 2021

AIDS Application Deadline: Jan. 7 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-21-173.html

Sep. 23, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Application Due Date: Kidney Precision Medicine Project Tissue Interrogation Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requests applications for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) - Tissue Interrogation Sites (TIS) to analyze human kidney tissue. The TIS will collaborate with the Recruitment Sites (RS), Kidney Tissue Atlas Coordinating Center (KTACC) and Central Hub (CH) to obtain and evaluate kidney biopsies from participants with acute kidney injury (AKI) or chronic kidney disease (CKD), create a Kidney Tissue Atlas, define disease subgroups, and identify critical cells, interstitial components, pathways, and targets for novel therapies.

Application Deadline: Sept. 23, 2021.

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-20-028.html 

Sep. 23, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Application Due Date: Kidney Precision Medicine Project Recruitment Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requests applications for the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP) - Recruitment Sites (RS) to enroll participants with either acute kidney injury (AKI) and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD) into a longitudinal cohort study and perform protocol-based research kidney biopsies. The RS will collaborate with the Tissue Interrogation Sites (TIS), Kidney Tissue Atlas Coordinating Center (KTACC), and Central Hub (CH) to obtain and evaluate kidney biopsies from participants, create a Kidney Tissue Atlas, define disease subgroups, and identify critical cells, interstitial components, pathways, and targets for novel therapies.

Application Deadline: Sept. 23, 2021.

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-20-026.html 

Sep. 24, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)

The purpose of the FIRST Cohort is to transform culture at NIH-funded extramural institutions by building a self-reinforcing community of scientists committed to diversity and inclusive excellence (defined below). Implementing and sustaining cultures of inclusive excellence within the program has the potential to be transformational for biomedical research at the awardee institutions and beyond. This community will be built through recruitment of faculty who are competitive for an advertised research tenure-track or equivalent faculty position (positions must be at the Assistant Professor (or equivalent) level), have not held a position at this level, and have demonstrated strong commitment to promoting diversity and inclusive excellence.

Letter of Intent Deadline: 30 days prior

Application Deadline: Sept. 24 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-21-025.html

Sep. 28, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Application Due Date

The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an early stage investigator (ESI) and for which no preliminary data exist. Applications submitted to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) must not include preliminary data. Applications must include a separate attachment describing the change in research direction.

The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement does not accept applications proposing clinical trials.

Application Deadline(s): September 28, 2021; January 26, 2022; May 26, 2022...

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-21-038.html

Sep. 29, 2021 

NIH Request for Information Due: Developing Consent Language for Future Use of Data and Biospecimens

NIH is interested in input on 1) the sample consent language, 2) the "points to consider," and 3) any gaps or additional components that should be included. NIH is also interested in input on any hurdles or barriers to the voluntary use of the sample language and "points to consider" by the community. NIH welcomes input from research investigators, institutional review board members, study participants, professional organizations, associations with a focus on research oversight, and other interested members of the public. Respondents are free to address any or all of the information listed below or any other relevant topic for NIH to consider. Respondents should not feel compelled to address all items.

Response Deadline: Sept. 29, 2021

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-131.html

Sep. 30, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: Limited Competition: Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Transition Award (R00 Clinical Trial Optional)

 The Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program supports research activities during the early stage careers of independent clinical researchers.  This FOA offers the opportunity for current Lasker awardees (Si2) to apply for the transition phase (R00) of the program.  In the R00 phase, successful Si2 scholars will receive up to 5 years of NIH support for their research at an extramural research facility. 

Rolling Response Deadlines: June 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021; October 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022;

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-20-315.html 

Sep. 30, 2021 

NIDDK Funding Opportunity Letter of Intent Due: Characterization of Islet-derived Extracellular Vesicles for Improved Detection, Monitoring, Classification, and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This initiative will support the development of tools and experimental platforms for the purification and characterization of Extracellular Vesicles (EV) originating from the human pancreatic islet and its broader tissue environment in healthy individuals, and individuals with T1D or at-risk of developing the disease. It will also support the exploration of the contribution of pancreatic EV biology to islet function, dysfunction and T1D disease initiation; the development of EV-based diagnostic tools for disease monitoring and classification; and the use of pancreatic EV biology to identify novel therapeutic targets.

Letter of Intent Deadline: October 3, 2021

Application Deadline: November 3, 2021.

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-dk-21-016.html

Sep. 30, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Application Due: Request for Information (RFI): NIH Programs to Increase Access to Cloud Computing to Diverse Biomedical Research Institutions

The Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) seek input on current and future needs and utilization of cloud computing for biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social science as well as any challenges or strategies to adopt cloud computing broadly among universities and colleges within the IDeA-eligible states, institutions with Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Rolling acceptance until Sept. 30 2021.

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-158.html

Sep. 30, 2021 

NIH Funding Opportunity Submission Due: Request for Information (RFI): NIH Programs to Increase Access to Cloud Computing to Diverse Biomedical Research Institutions

The Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) seek input on current and future needs and utilization of cloud computing for biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social science as well as any challenges or strategies to adopt cloud computing broadly among universities and colleges within the IDeA-eligible states, institutions with Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Submission Deadline: Sept. 30, 2021. 

More Information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-158.html