Graduate Student Receives JMNMF Research Scholar Award

The Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation (JMNMF) presented Kim Paraiso with one of nine, nationally competitive, "Research Scholar Awards" (RSA). The $10,000 melanoma research grants support exceptional graduate students and provide recognition to their lab directors/PIs, schools, and cancer research institutions across the U.S. 

According to Robert E. Nicolay, JMNMF Chairman, "Our Foundation's 'Research Scholar Awards' are invaluable at the grassroots level, to specifically grow interest in melanoma research, at qualified cancer centers across the country.  If we can attract the brightest minds that are considering, or already within, the nation's cancer research pipelines, to pursue a career in melanoma research - we're that much closer to better understanding the disease, identifying the means for effective treatments and, most importantly, finding a cure for this deadly and very prevalent disease."  Read more.

In addition to this honor, Ms. Paraiso's recent paper in Clinical Cancer Research was also featured in an editorial in the same journal of being "outstanding translational relevance".

PMID: 22351686   |   PMID: 22442059
 

M. Catherine Lee and Colleagues Receives GE award

GE and Partners announced yesterday the winners of their "HealthMagination Cancer Challenge."  Dr. M. Catherine Lee and colleagues including Dr. Ya-Yu Tsai, and Weihong Sun were 1 of 5 teams chosen from over 500 applicants from 40 countries.  In addition to the $100,000 award, GE will provide support for each winner through mentorship and access to GE researchers and industry thought leaders with opportunity for expanded partnership in the future.

Her team's project, "Identifying a Predisposition to Cancer Spread" aims to understand the genetic "modifier" genes and their role in predisposition to the spread of cancer to other parts of the body following cancer onset.  This research could form the basis of diagnostic testing for genes that place a patient at disproportionate risk for cancer spread and guide aggressiveness of treatment.

GE Press Release  |  GE Healthmagination website
 

Research Roundtable - Timing is Everything: The Research Proposal Process

The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) is hosting a roundtable discussion for research investigators on Wednesday, April 18 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm.  While the focus is on our new investigators, all are welcome to this event.
 

The staff in OSR realizes that there are some Moffitt requirements and processes that are not well understood and thus can delay completion of proposals and subsequent submission.
 

This discussion will be a forum where these kinds of issues can be raised and discussed and clarified.  If there is no clear resolution during this roundtable, OSR staff will explore the issue and inform researchers of the results.

All of the staff of OSR will be present, to address any issues or concerns that research investigators may have. This is also an opportunity to put a face on all of those emails!

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National Functional Genomics Center Funding Opportunity

On behalf of Drs. Pledger and Chellappan, we are pleased to announce plans to award a limited number of NFGC Programmatic Research Grants to support collaborative, multiple investigator proposals. Translational research proposals that promote inter-programmatic collaborations and are multi-disciplinary will receive precedence. Use of the TCC database or tissue repository is strongly encouraged. The funded applications will be expected to lead to the submission of a P01, U54, or equivalent grant application to the NIH or an equivalent extramural funding agency within 6 months from the end date of the project.

The maximum for each award will be $150,000 direct costs and the funding period will be a maximum of one year.

Submission deadline is Monday, April 30, 2012 at 4:00 PM. A copy of the guidelines is attached. Please contact Rae Reuille via email at rae.reuille@moffitt.org for an application and instructions. The anticipated start date is June 1, 2012, provided all regulatory approvals are in place.

Miles for Moffitt Annual "Milestone Awards" Funding Opportunity

On behalf of Dr. Sellers and the Research Executive Committee, we are pleased to announce a revised funding opportunity for the Annual Miles for Moffitt "Milestone Awards".  The selection committee along with a representative from Miles for Moffitt will recognize four outstanding scientists in two categories: Established Moffitt Investigators and Moffitt Junior Faculty. The maximum award amount is up to $40,000 for 12 months. The project should aim to produce preliminary data that will lead to a peer reviewed funding and also propose new research that does not overlap with projects already underway. This opportunity is competitive and requires the submission of a brief proposal consisting of:

• A two-page description of your research project that includes your goal and project aims and how you plan to spend the funds within the 12 month period. (Funds cannot cover faculty salaries but can be used for research supplies, minor equipment and salary support of lab staff (e.g., graduate students and postdocs).

• Your biosketch that includes a list of pending and funded grants.
  

Submission deadline is Monday, April 16^th at 4:00pm. Please submit your proposal and biosketch to Maureen Ahearn via email at maureen.ahearn@moffitt.org. Awardees will be announced at the May 10th Scientific Symposium.
  

Anna Valentine Cancer Fund (FIG) Funding Opportunity
 

Moffitt Cancer Center, through funds established by the Anna Valentine Cancer fund and the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant, invites Moffitt investigators to apply for a Team Science Pilot Project to develop a SPORE, collaborative R01 and P01 application within eighteen months of the award date.  The maximum award amount is up to $75,000 for 12 months.

Proposal Guidelines   |   Proposal Application 

Submission deadline is Monday May 2, 4:00 pm.  For additional information contact: Maureen Ahearn at x8824 or maureen.ahearn@moffitt.org.

April 12 - SPORE Lung Cancer Comprehensive Research Center Seminar, Contact Carol Ulge, x3886

Kwok-Kin Wong, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Dana Farber Medical Center, Boston, MA

Mechanistic, Preclinical and Co- clinical studies with Genetically Engineered Mouse lung Cancer Models

11:00 - 12:00 noon, Stabile Research Building, David Murphey Conference Room

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