NIH: NOT-OD-19-042

The National Institutes of Health intends to publish new Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to invite applications to develop and/or further refine human tissue models that closely mimic and can be used to faithfully model human embryonic development or other aspects of human biology, for example, the human immune system, that do not rely on the use of human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions. Research proposals may include using these models to understand human tissue development, function, and disease. Types of studies that should be submitted under these FOAs include research to develop alternative models to the use of human fetal tissue in biomedical research. These may include cell culture models using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), iPSC-derived organoids, or other three-dimensional culture systems. Studies may also include new approaches or advances on existing methods to significantly improve current approaches to recapitulate the human immune system. NIH plans to publish FOAs in the coming months for funding to begin in FY19 and FY20. FOAs will be published using a variety of activity codes, including but not limited to: R01, R21, U01, and R43. Supplements also will be used to augment ongoing activities.

Expiration Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019

Friday, October 12, 2018, 9:00 - 10:00 am N315 at BCM

P. Roy Vagelos, MD "My Career in Drug Discovery"

Roy Vagelos was the former CEO of Merck and is currently the Chairman of the Board of Regeneron.

Expiration Date: Friday, October 12, 2018

The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to support the development of innovative and transformative mathematical and statistical approaches to address important data-driven biomedical and health challenges. The rationale for this interagency collaboration is that significant advances may be expected as the result of continued NSF investments in foundational research in mathematics and statistics as well as inter- and multi-disciplinary research and training at the intersection of the quantitative/computational sciences and domain sciences, while NIH benefits from the enhancement of biomedical data science with new approaches that strengthen the reproducibility of biomedical research and support open science.

Full Program Solicitation details. 

Expiration Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Powerful new computational methodologies are being developed for analyzing today’s large and complex data sets. For example, machine learning methods provide insight in biomedicine by recognizing, classifying and exploiting complex patterns and probabilistic models for reasoning under uncertainty. Cutting edge research in the data science and machine learning communities seeks to create novel ways of discovering new knowledge from data, presenting discovered information to users, facilitating associations and guiding decision-making in clinical settings.

Researchers often work collaboratively on problems that span sequencing and imaging to data mining of medical records, comparative analysis of drug efficacy and personalized treatments for cancer. Our 2018 conference will focus on recent advancements in data science and machine learning that impact biomedicine and the new challenges that lie ahead.

Oct 26th, 2018 9am - 5pm. Free Event. Register Here

Expiration Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018

Materials Today and Rice University are proud to present the first "Materials Today: The Future of Materials Science in the Next Two Decades" workshop.

Materials science is not only one of the fastest growing and most rapidly evolving scientific disciplines, but also one that stands at the forefront of modern technology, spanning every facet of 21st-century life. This unique event will bring together leading researchers, spanning the field of materials science and engineering, to present and discuss cutting-edge research with other experts in the field, exchanging ideas to advance current understanding toward the future of materials science.

As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Materials Today, the workshop will focus on the next two decades, comprising four key themes:

• Next-Generation Manufacturing
• Next-Generation Integrated and Embedded Sensors
• Biomaterials and Soft Active Materials
• Materials and Data Science

Each session will be led by Rice pioneers in the area, with top speakers from across the field of materials science. Confirmed invited speakers include: Long-Qing Chen (Penn State), Joseph M. DeSimone (University of North Carolina), Nick Glavin (AFRL), William Herbert (Carpenter Technology), Kam Leong (Columbia University), Benji Maruyama (AFRL), Meyya Meyyappan (NASA), John Rogers (Northwestern University), Tobias A. Schaedler (HRL Laboratories), Doris A. Taylor (Texas Heart Institute), and Priya Vashishta (USC), with more to be announced soon.

The inaugural Materials Today ‘Rising Star Awards’ will also be presented at the workshop: four winners will receive a cash prize of USD1000 and the opportunity guest-edit an issue of Materials Today. Please submit your nomination by 17th August 2018 at www.materialstoday.com/rising-stars-2018.

In addition to talks by leading researchers, the workshop will also feature the presentations of the Materials Today ‘Embracing Challenge Award’ and a Materials Today ‘Materials in Society Lecture’

Expiration Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018

Register Now for Early Bird Pricing Discount-- 2018 Rice Data Science Conference Panel: Opportunities and Challenges with Applying Data Science to Human Performance, Injury Prevention, and Rehabilitation
Featuring:

• Chris Culbert, CTO, NASA JSC [MODERATOR]
• John Dewitt, Senior Biomechanist, KBRwyle/NASA JSC
• B.J. Fregly, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Bioengineering, Rice University
• Marcia O’Malley, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Computer Science & Electrical and Computer Engineering; Advisor to the Provost, Rice University
• Michael Watts, Senior Manager Athlete Performance, Under Armour

Expiration Date: Monday, September 24, 2018

Members of IBB, K2I and SCI: Dr. Asha Rajagopal, Director of the Office of Technology Transfer, has accepted to give an introductory, lunchtime, informal series of workshops on TT, patenting, licensing, and related issues. The tentative program is as follows:

• October: What is university technology?
  • Bayh-Dole
  • Stories from university licensing
• November: What is IP?
• Patents, copyright, trademark
• Disclosure
• Technology evaluation
• Filing
• Small business
• R&D
• Revenue
• December: University Technology Transfer
• January: Impact of Technology Transfer

In order to estimate the number of potential participants, we ask all interested grad students, postdocs, research scientists and faculty to register at the following link: https://sci.rice.edu/OTT-workshop-registration

Registering will also help us choose specific dates for each workshop. Please do not hesitate to spread the information around you to potentially interested students and colleagues.

Expiration Date: Friday, August 24, 2018

As part of the Discovery Week collaboration with the Office of Inquiry Based Learning, I am writing to invite a representative from your department, research group, or program to the annual Discover Research Fair on August 22^nd from 4:30-5:30 in the Grand Hall. Attracting students in all disciplines, this event serves as a “one-stop shop” for undergraduates interested in learning about how to get involved in research across a range of disciplines at Rice. It is a wonderful opportunity to talk to students about prerequisite research courses in your discipline and to advertise specific research opportunities available in your department or program this coming academic year. If a departmental or program adviser is unable to attend, I encourage you to send a student who has knowledge of your research program.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the attached Google form and submit it by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14th. We will provide you with a table and signage at the fair. Please indicate any additional needs, such as an easel or electrical outlet access, on the form. I will provide you with additional information regarding the logistics of the fair once the registration period is complete.

Here is the link for the Google form to register: https://goo.gl/forms/sdorrGcK3UlsDjhi2.

If you have any questions please contact:
Michael S. Domeracki, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Programs and Fellowships
Center for Civic Leadership
Adjunct Lecturer
Department of Religion
Rice University
Cell: 615.972.1012
Office: 713.348.2577

Expiration Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Program aims to promote excellent collaborative and interdisciplinary research programs among faculty members in the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University and in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Emphasis of the program is placed on developing new collaborations between Rice and BCM.

Full details are described in Engineering Solutions in Surgery

Expiration Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018

The TMC Venture fund is a $25M fund that invests in early-stage technologies and companies in the healthcare and life sciences space. Investments are made with the goal of assisting technologies and companies through R&D, operational, and clinical milestones. In addition to funding, portfolio companies will have access to TMC’s resources and network of advisors.

Learn more and apply today by visiting www.tmcventurefund.com.

Expiration Date: Sunday, March 4, 2018

Small, short duration grants designed to enable collaboration with an existing or previously funded TRI for Space Health project.Synergy Grants are intended to permit sharing of resources and personnel across funded projects and allow researchers and NASA to get the most value from each project. This mechanism will supply modest funding to explore new collaborative ideas.

Expiration Date: Monday, December 31, 2018

The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to post this pre-announcement for a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) focused on providing innovative solutions to critical problems in visual loss. The overarching goal of this program is to provide biomanufacturing or advanced development for an emerging area of medical technology and innovation that supports standard procedures toward a prototype aimed to re-establish or regenerate damaged visual pathways.

Rice University is a member institution

Expiration Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018

The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to post this pre-announcement for a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) focused on Drug Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury (DTTBI) – to rapidly advance the development of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) drug candidate prototypes, through focused Phase 2 clinical trial testing, to produce a TBI drug that has been fully characterized and ready for Phase 3 trial. The end goal of DTTBI is a commercial TBI drug product that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat moderate – severe TBI.

Rice University is a member institution

Expiration Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Requests for Applications (RFAs) for the NIH BRAIN Initiative® continue to address critical components of the BRAIN 2025 Report, including novel tools to explore brain microconnectivity and non-neuronal cells, technology integration and dissemination, neuroethics, non-invasive human brain imaging, invasive human neuroscience, and team-based research on neural systems and circuits

Expiration Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018