Vice President's Message
New Web Info for Grants.gov and the 5-day Submission Deadline is Here
With the passage of October 1, 2006 and another heavy NIH
deadline, there are a few noteworthy issues to mention.
The transition to full electronic submission of NIH's
R01 grants is just 4 months away, and the Office of
Sponsored Program's internal five day deadline is now
in full swing. As you know, Stony Brook, in collaboration
with Binghamton, Buffalo and
Albany, is diligently working on the
COEUS system to system implementation in order to meet
this deadline, and also to provide enhanced research
administration capabilities including proposal routing
and electronic IRB approvals. Furthermore, I have received
many inquiries from the faculty asking if COEUS will
be Mac-compatible, and I am happy to say that the answer
is yes. Until that implementation has been fully realized,
the campus and OSP will continue to utilize the Pure
Edge software to accomplish electronic proposal submission.
In light of this, OSP has dedicated a portion of its
website to Grants.gov, the federal portal for electronic
proposal submission. So, with special thanks to Stanford
University for assisting us in its development, I am
pleased to announce that the link is now ready and
accessible at:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/grants-gov/.
The site contains a direct link to Grants.gov, and provides
assistance in using Grants.gov, individual agency implementation
plans, getting started, setting up your computer, finding
funding and downloading your application packages,
completing your application, routing your application
and tracking your application. Furthermore, in the
coming weeks, OSP will collaborate with the Research
Resources Center to provide individual and group
training sessions on Grants.gov. Should you have any
specific questions on the use of this website please
contact your appropriate Sponsored Programs Coordinator
or Administrator:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/spo/deptasgn.pdf.
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Good News and Coming Events
News
School of Medicine, OVPR, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Microbiology
The Office of Scientific Affairs, School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Vice-President for Research and the Departments of Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Microbiology is pleased to announce the opening of the Central Microscopy Imaging Core (CMIC), a core facility located in the basement of the Life Sciences Building, which provides both transmission electron microscopy and confocal (and two photon imaging) microscopy resources for the Stony Brook research community.
The Center houses an FEI Tecnai 12 BioTwin G2 transmission EM with a digital camera for data collection as well as a Zeiss 510 Meta mutliphoton confocal microscope suitable for both standard and two photon confocal applications. Additionally, a second Olympus multiphoton microscope for live, whole organism imaging is available. Center technical staff are available to assist with sample preparation, protocols, and data analysis.
For rates and more information about EM services, contact Susan Van Horn phone:631-632-8623 or email: susan.vanhorn@sunysb.edu) or for Confocal Microscopy, Guo-Wei Tian (phone: 631-632-9331 or email: tian@osa.sunysb.edu)
Tech Transfer
The Milken Institute recently released an in-depth examination of the world's best universities for biotechnology research and technology transfer—judging how well the schools turn intellectual property into successful commercial ventures. SUNY ranked 21 out of 135—ahead of Berkeley and Johns Hopkins—in the Milken Institute University Technology Transfer and Commercialization Index, which seeks to quantify how well universities translate research into licensing income and business startups. The complete report and rankings are online at: www.milkeninstitute.org.
Medicine
Last week Congressman Tim Bishop and Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton secured $1.1 million to establish the National Center for Cancer Prevention through Remote Biological Sensing, which will allow the University to expand ground-breaking research already under way. The Center will study ways to use remote biological sensors to detect cancer at earlier stages of development than is now possible. Wireless detectors and drug delivery devices would both detect cancer in a patient and deliver appropriate medication to the site of the malignancy.
President Kenny commented on the grant, "This funding is critical to the efforts to develop wireless applications for healthcare. It will benefit patients not only on Long Island, but throughout the region and the nation."
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Events
October 3: "The Stony Brook Human Evolution Symposium and Workshop: The First Humans"
Convened by Richard Leakey, the 3rd annual Human Evolution Symposium is a full-day event featuring many of the foremost scholars in the field. This year's workshops will examine the origins of the human lineage in Africa. Human-like fossils and archaeological artifacts can be traced back as far as some 2.5 million years ago in East and South Africa. These fossils and the archaeological traces are usually attributed to the earliest members of the human genus, Homo. However, there is good reason to suspect that these remains lack critical features that would describe them as being truly human. If such suspicions are correct, then the earliest evidence for humans is found only substantially later–at about 1.8 million years ago.
For more info and to register please go to :
www.stonybrook.edu/sb/humanevolution/
Wine Center Events
Thursday, October 5 6:30-8:00 p.m. Island Journeys
Steve Biscari-Amaral, chef of Black Tie Catering, pairs wines from Palmer Vineyards with choice dishes defined by flavors from his island travels, from Hawaii to Long Island. A professional chef and caterer for over 30 years, Biscari-Amaral has worked, studied, and taught culinary arts in France, Spain, Israel, Hong Kong, and Hawaii, and was nominated "Chef of the Year" Pacific, Northwest, by the James Beard Foundation.
Register now with secure online payment. $55.00 for the first person $45.00 for every person in the group after that $40.00 for one person, for three or more events at the same location. Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University Note: You must be 21 or over to participate in wine-tasting events.
Thursday, October 19 6:30-8:00 p.m. Stellar New American Cuisine
Chef Elmer Rubio, who came to the United States in 1989 from El Salvador, began his career at the Mill River Inn in Oyster Bay. Today, after serving in the kitchens of some of Long Island's top chefs, he is the chef-owner of the Chachama Grill.
Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University Note: You must be 21 or over to participate in wine-tasting events. Registration and payment are required for attendance. Please register as early as possible, as space is limited. Please note that the Center has a 48-hour pre-event cancellation policy.
November 16-18: Civic Performance: Building Bridges to a Better Tomorrow
This three-day conference presented by the Humanities Institute will explore the complex issues facing Long Island, bringing together the University, local communities, scholars, and performers.
Day 1: Sustainability—Immigration and the Long Island Economy
Day 2: Surviving the Teenage Years—Youth and Violence
Sponsored by the Frances L. Brisbane Leadership and
Service Foundation
Day 3: Protecting Long Island’s Ecosystem—Competing
Interests for Improving the Environment
Pre-Conference Lantern Procession Ceremony at Stony Brook University
Wednesday, November 15, 8:00 pm
A Symbolic Coming Together of Community
Special rates for students and seniors
For more information visit: www.stonybrook.edu/humanities
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Opportunities and Sponsor Information
L'Oréal USA
L'Oréal USA invites applications for its 2007 Fellowships for Women in Science program. This program provides grants to postdoctoral researchers who are pursuing studies and research in the life and physical/material sciences, mathematics, engineering and computer science. Following selection of 20-25 finalists, five $40,000 fellowship grants will be offered for a one-year term. Applicants who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents or naturalized citizens must be affiliated with a U.S.-based academic or research institution. Applicants must be planning to do their postdoctoral studies and research in the U.S. Applications are due Oct. 31, 2006. More information is available by clicking on "For Women in Science" (top of the page) at: http://www.lorealusa.com/_en/_us/
Diabetes Related Research Opportunities
Grant funds are available to support diabetes and endocrinology related pilot research and to solicit proposals from interested investigators. This opportunity has arisen as a component of a larger grant application that Stony Brook University will be submitting in December to the NIDDK to establish a Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center (DERC). The intent of a DERC is to support multidisciplinary research in diabetes and endocrinology by providing shared access to specialized resources and expertise. For more information, you can access the NIH DERC grant information site at (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-06-014.html).
As part of this application, we anticipate funding 3-5 pilot and feasibility grants directed at basic biomedical, clinical and translational research questions relevant to diabetes and its complications. The budget requests for these applications cannot exceed $50,000/year in direct costs for a maximum of two years ($100,000 total). To be considered, proposals must be received no later than 10/15/06. For more information including eligibility and related guidelines, please go to this link:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/derc.html
--Contributed by Lucy Kenny, Department of Planning, SBUH
Rowland Junior Fellows Program
The Rowland Institute at Harvard is soliciting applications for their Junior Fellows program. The fellows will perform experimental research for five years with full institutional support. Candidates in the sciences and engineering will be considered with special attention paid to interdisciplinary work and new experimental methods. Most candidates will have just completed a Ph.D. or have up to two years post-doctoral experience. The deadline for applications is November 1. Applicants should send a cv and a one page research proposal, and have three letters of reference sent to:
Dr. Michael M. Burns
Rowland Junior Fellows Program
Rowland Institute at Harvard
100 Edwin H. Land Boulevard
Cambridge, MA 12142
For more information please visit: www.rowland.harvard.edu
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the NSF.
The affiliated institution receives a $40,500 award for the costs described below. Fellows abroad receive direct NSF grant awards up to the same amount. The Graduate Research Fellowship stipend is currently $30,000 for a 12-month tenure period, prorated monthly at $2,500 for shorter periods. All awards will be for a maximum of three years usable over a five-year period. Deadlines are as follows:
- November 1, 2006, for Interdisciplinary Fields of Study
- November 3, 2006, for Mathematical Sciences and Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
- November 6, 2006, for Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences and Geosciences
- November 8, 2006, for Life Sciences
- November 9, 2006, for Engineering
- November 13, 2006, for Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy
URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06592/nsf06592.htm
NSF Research Assistantships for High School
Students (RAHSS):
Supplemental Funding to Current BIO Awards to Broaden Participation in the Biological
Sciences
The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will fund supplements
to current BIO awards that: Foster interest in the pursuit of studies
in the Biological Sciences; and
Broaden participation of high school students, particularly
those who are women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities.
The establishment of Research Assistantships for High School Students
(RAHSS): Supplemental Funding to Current BIO Awards to Broaden Participation
in the Biological Sciences reflects the continuing effort by BIO to promote
increased participation of women, underrepresented minority students,
and those students who are persons with disabilities. The Principal Investigator
must be the PI of an active BIO award. There are no deadlines for RAHSS
supplemental requests, but requests should be made as early as possible
in the fiscal year.
The complete text of the "Dear Colleague" letter can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06027/nsf06027.jsp
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now accepting online applications for its five Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs)
The five LRPs offered by the NIH include the Clinical Research LRP,
Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds,
Contraception and Infertility Research LRP, Health Disparities LRP, and
Pediatric Research LRP.
Through these programs, the NIH offers to repay up
to $35,000 annually of the qualified educational debt of health professionals
pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The programs
also provide coverage for Federal and state tax liabilities.
To qualify, applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree, devote 50% or more of their time (20 hours per week based on a 40-hour work week) to research funded by a domestic non-profit organization or government entity (Federal, state, or local), and have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20% of their institutional base salary. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or U.S. nationals to be eligible.
All applications for 2007 awards must be submitted
online by 8:00 p.m. EST, December 1, 2006. For an online application,
program information, or other assistance, visit the LRP Web site at
www.lrp.nih.gov, telephone the Help desk at
866-849-4047, or send email inquiries to lrp@nih.gov
Funding Opportunities and COS
The University subscribes to Community of Science (COS), home to at least two data-bases that will be of interest to faculty members.
The COS Expertise database can assist in identifying experts and collaborators for your research. You can search among 500,000 profiles of researchers from 1,600 institutions throughout the world. Discover who's doing what -- current research activity, funding received, publications, patents, new positions and more.
You can also promote your research with a COS Profile that will showcase your research and expertise among researchers and scholars from universities, corporations and nonprofits in more than 170 countries.
The information that you input about your research interests will generate e-mail alerts when the COS Funding Opportunities database is updated with new grant opportunities.
Faculty can also search the Funding Opportunities database directly.
The Main Search interface may be a little intimidating, so why not try
the Search Wizard option. Search Wizard will allow you to do searches
that are more detailed than those allowed by the Simple Search.
With its step-by-step guidance, it's ideal for helping
you become familiar with the process of building a targeted funding search.
Visit the COS homepage at: http://www.cos.com/
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
For a complete list of upcoming deadlines, please go to -
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/fndopp/deadlcal.html
Interdisciplinary Seminars
Please remember that, in an effort to encourage interdisciplinary research on campus, this office will supply $100 toward a speaker's luncheon when your department invites a Stony Brook colleague from an unrelated discipline to give a seminar. Please contact Ann-Marie Scheidt amscheidt@notes.cc.sunysb.edu to determine eligibility. You will be asked to provide a copy of the seminar notice annotated with the number of attendees and a brief description of any anticipated collaborations with the speaker's department.
Music for Meetings
Please remember that the OVPR would like to assist those of you who are planning a research meeting on campus by providing musical interludes. If you would like to have Stony Brook student musicians play at the reception for your meeting it can be arranged by contacting Ann-Marie Scheidt amscheidt@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Arrangements must be made with this office in advance of the meeting. OVPR will make a payment to the Department of Music and the Department in turn pays the students. You get to listen to some nice music.
NSF Target Dates Reminder
When submitting proposals to NSF in response to program announcements that have a Target Date, if you feel your proposal will not be submitted via Fastlane to NSF by the Target Date, you need to contact your Program Official prior to this date to discuss and agree on an extended deadline date. The window of time allowed for requested extensions, which has gotten smaller over the past couple of years, varies from Program and Division and is dependent on when the panel is scheduled for review. NSF can still accept proposals submitted after the Target Date, however, they are under no obligation to accept the proposal unless prior approval from the Program Official has been received for the late submission.
--Contributed by Ivar Strand, Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs
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For More Information
Gail S. Habicht is Vice President for Research. She can be reached at (631) 632-7932. An abundance of specific information for the research community is available on our Website, where past issues of this bulletin can also be found.
Office of the Vice President for Research -
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/
Monday Memo archive - http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/monmemo/mmarchive.html
All Past issue of Monday Memo are keyword searchable.
And if you are challenged by the embarrassment of riches in the over 2,000 individual Web pages that comprise the Website, you may find the alphabetical site index helpful. The index can be accessed at - http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/index2.html.
If you have information you would like to contribute to Monday Memo please email it to the editor, Adnan Rangwala, at marc.dempsey@stonybrook.edu
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