dkNET community events and announcements in December, 2023

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.

Events in December 2023

Dec. 01, 2023

The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Open Science Recognition Challenge Submission Due

This recognition challenge seeks to spotlight the stories and teams behind projects that have addressed a challenge or advanced a solution, while embodying open science principles and practices.

More information:https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=ostp-year-of-open -science-recognition-challenge

Dec. 01, 2023

NIH ODSS Seminar: Innovations and Challenges in AI and its Applicat ion to Health

Advances in the field of AI have led to exciting opportunities, including improvements in protein structure prediction and protein design, computer-aided diagnosis on medical images, better understanding of Long-COVID phenotypes, and large language models to interpret clinical, electronic health care records and reports to aid in clinical decision support. This talk will outline NIH’s support for Artificial Intelligence, highlighting new innovations and challenges in AI applications to health and engage participants in discussions on the future of biomedical-AI. Presenter: Susan K. Gregurick, Ph.D.

More information: https://www.innovation .lab.virginia.edu/seminar-series/upcoming-seminars/v/innovations-and-challe nges-in-ai-and-its-application-to-heath 

Dec. 02-06, 2023

Cell Bio 2023

Cell Bio 2023, the joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), will showcase a diverse global community of the brightest minds in cell biology in person, December 2-6, 2023, in Boston, MA. This unique meeting focuses on cell biology as the fundamental basis of biology as well as sessions on emerging interdisciplinary topics.

Location:  Boston, MA, USA

More information: https://www.ascb.org/cellbio2023

Dec. 09-12, 2023

American Society of Hematology 65th ASH Annual Meeting

The 65th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition will take place December 9-12, 2023, in San Diego, California, and online. Mark your calendars now to attend the world’s most comprehensive hematology event of the year.

Location:  San Diego, CA, USA

More information: https://www.hematology.org/meetings/annual-meeting

 

Funding Opportunities Information and Deadlines in December 2023

Dec. 18, 2023

PKDRRC Funding Opportunity Application Due: Pilot and Feasibility G rant- Early Investigator

The PKD RRC Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program will provide funds for a maximum of two years to eligible investigators for the development of innovative and high impact projects broadly related to the study of polycystic kidney and liver disease. Projects focusing on the following areas of emphasis are encouraged:

• Use of existing data sets (For example “omics” or EHR databases) to address basic and clinical questions in PKD.
• Use of PKD RRC pre-clinical models to: a) decipher the early events/pathways involved in cyst initiation/formation or b) to test therapeutic strategies.
• Human biomarker studies utilizing the PKD RRC biorepository.
• Studies focused on understanding the role of polycystins in the cardiovascular system.
• Studies aimed at understanding the functional domains of polycystin-1 and -2, fibrocystin and other cysto-proteins.
• Studies utilizing Human iPSC-derived organoid or tubuloid models of PKD to understand cystogenesis.
• Projects investigating PKD progression in underrepresented communities.

More information: https://www.pkd-rrc.org/pilot-and-feasibility-grant-pr ogram-early-investigators/