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The University of Mississippi Medical Center: Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
2021-11-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | NAIPI South Eastern Region, Louisiana, LA, United States
Dr. Lisa Didion and Dr. Michael Henderson will give the virtual Medicine Grand Rounds presentation, “Quality & Safety in Healthcare – Where are we?” at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 30, online via WebEx.
When: Tuesday, November 30, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: WebEx
Contact Info: Monica Watkins at mwatkins2@umc.edu or 601-815-1264
Related Link: Click here to watch online
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds – University of Mississippi Medical Center (umc.edu)

Rhode Island INBRE- Cancer Innovator: Alcinous Pharmaceuticals
2021-11-19 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | NAIPI North Eastern Region, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, United States
Alcinous Pharmaceuticals strive to design and develop therapeutics for aggressive cancers. Founded in 2016 by three PhD students at the University of Rhode Island, Alcinous Pharmaceuticals uses a novel drug discovery pipeline in tandem with their innovative team to develop new classes of therapeutics.
They design and develop new molecules that modulate the activity of well-established protein targets related to oncology and other pathologies. Their computational and synthetic approaches facilitate the identification and development of novel target ligands and new therapeutics.
Cancer Innovator: Alcinous Pharmaceuticals – Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (uri.edu)

The University of Southern Mississippi- CMCB Fall Seminars: Vincent Starai, Ph.D.
2021-11-17 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | NAIPI South Eastern Region, Louisiana, LA, United States
The Center for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CMCB) is hosting a series of 10 seminars with top university scientists, sponsored by Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). Our last seminar in the series will feature Dr. Vincent Starai via Zoom.
Dr. Starai is an associate professor at the University of Georgia. His seminar is titled, “Wolbachia Pipientis Disrupts Eukaryotic Actin and Endomembrane Dynamics.”
Dr. Starai’s laboratory has great interest in investigating the biochemistry of eukaryotic membrane fusion, identifying and biochemically characterizing bacterial effectors capable of modulating membrane fusion, and finally analyzing these activities within the context of pathogenesis.
If you have questions about this Zoom seminar, contact Josie Dunson.
CMCB Fall Seminars: Vincent Starai, Ph.D. – The University of Southern Mississippi (usm.edu)

Southeast Regional IDeA Conference
2021-11-12 08:00 - 2021-11-14 17:00 UTC | NAIPI South Eastern Region, Louisiana, LA, United States
2021 Southeast Regional IDeA Conference, which will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico ​from November 12-14, 2021. The Puerto Rico IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence is honored to host the 2021 Southeast Regional IDeA Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 12-14, 2021. The Regional Conference has served as an important platform for faculty, postdoctoral, and student scientists of the Southeastern IDeA States and Puerto Rico to discuss matters of science, administrative policy, and best practices in a cordial and interactive scholarly environment.
https://www.seidea21.hpcf.upr.edu

Vermont INBRE: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2021
2021-11-11 08:00 - 2021-11-14 17:00 UTC | NAIPI North Eastern Region, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, United States
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2021
November 11-14, 2021
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The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) is one of the largest communities of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Students attend this conference to present their research, enhance professional development skills, explore graduate schools, and network. Research faculty and program directors play an essential role in mentoring students and learning strategies for facilitating student success.
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2021 | Vermont Biomedical Research Network (vbrn.org)

The University of Southern Mississippi- CMCB Fall Seminars: Julie Brill, Ph.D.
2021-11-10 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | NAIPI South Eastern Region, Louisiana, LA, United States
The Center for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CMCB) is hosting a series of 10 seminars with top university scientists, sponsored by Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Our ninth seminar in the series will feature Dr. Julie Brill via Zoom.
Dr. Brill is a Professor of Molecular Genetics and a Member of the Institute of Medical Science and the Collaborative Developmental Biology Program at University of Toronto. Her seminar is titled, “PI4P Signaling Drives Membrane Trafficking, Growth, and Development in Drosophila.”
Dr. Brill has great interest in studying phosphatidylinositol phosphates in animal development. In addition to her job as a professor, she works as Senior Scientist in the Cell Biology Program at The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute.
If you have questions about this Zoom seminar, contact Josie Dunson.
CMCB Fall Seminars: Julie Brill, Ph.D. – The University of Southern Mississippi (usm.edu)

Applications and Competitions for Grant Funding
2021-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NAIPI South Eastern Region, Louisiana, LA, United States
LBRN was established in September 2001 with Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks (BRIN) funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Grant P20RR016456, the LBRN is committed to raising the research competitiveness of Louisiana researchers. IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) is the second phase of the BRIN Program when LBRN initially started. Currently, LBRN is in the third phase with continued funding by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Grant 8P20GM103424 and the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund.
The Louisiana Biomedical Research Network offers a limited number of grants and research programs to which qualified researchers may apply. Please look at the available programs listed on the site below:
InfoReady Review (infoready4.com)

New Mexico- NCGR Fall 2021 Virtual Bioinformatics Intensive
2021-11-08 08:00 - 2021-11-12 17:00 UTC | NAIPI Western Region
This program is geared towards training biologists (undergraduates, graduates and researchers) with minimal or no bioinformatics experience. Space is limited.
Hosted online by The National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR), Santa Fe, NM
November 8 – November 12, 2021 (5 days)
Objective
DE: In workshop 1, students will acquire the skill set to independently analyze RNA-Seq data using the command line interface, analytical workflows and current DE tools. UNIX fundamentals, RNA-Seq, data QC, alignments, read count generation and pathway analysis. Visualization will also be briefly covered with topics such as generation of simple graphs using R and utilizing genome browsers (e.g. Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV)).
Metagenomics: students will use the command line interface to learn and conduct 16S Community Profiling and whole genome Metagenomics and meta transcriptomics analysis. Relevant tools such as QIIME2 will be used for community analysis and Centrifuge, MEGAN, DIAMOND and other tools for meta transcriptomics analysis.
Topic overview
DE entails examining the fraction of the genome that is responsible for making products that drive organismal function. Gene expression is influenced by various extrinsic physiological and environmental as well as several intrinsic properties of the organism. Whole transcriptome profiles are becoming increasingly popular, useful and generate large volumes of data. Knowing how to handle, analyze, and make biological inferences on this scale of data is a valuable skill-set for students and researchers.
Microbes are extremely essential for every part of human life. Microbes are closely associated with plants and animals and participate in the healthy functioning of hosts by making all nutrients, vitamins and metals available to them. Our gut microbes for instance make energy from food available to us while protecting us from other pathogenic bacteria. Hence it is evident, microbes do not conduct these functions as single entities, instead as complex communities. Through metagenomics workshop, we will use computational methods to maximize our understanding of the collective genetic composition as well as the activities of complex microbial communities sampled from diverse environments.
NCGR Fall 2021 Virtual Bioinformatics Intensive | New Mexico INBRENew Mexico INBRE (nminbre.org)

Vermont INBRE- Grant Writing Workshop
2021-11-06 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | NAIPI North Eastern Region, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, United States
The VBRN Grant Writing Workshop will be held online on Saturday, November 6. Attendance at this workshop will be required for all faculty intending to apply for Exploratory, Pilot or Project Award funding for June 1, 2022-May 31, 2023. Details on the program will be forthcoming, but there will be an informational morning session followed by small group breakouts to review the submitted pitch papers described on the site.
Grant Writing Workshop | Vermont Biomedical Research Network (vbrn.org)

Hawaii INBRE: Fall 2021 INBRE SRE Professional Development Seminar Series
2021-11-04 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | NAIPI Western Region
INBRE SRE Professional Development Seminar #2
Date: November 4, 2021, 6:30-7:30 pm
Guest Speaker: Mr. Frank Urena (PhD. Candidate) will share about his graduate research
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https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/94366264026
Meeting ID: 943 6626 4026
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Fall 2021 INBRE SRE Professional Development Seminar Series: #2 – INBRE IV (hawaii.edu)

The University of Southern Mississippi- CMCB Fall Seminars: Charles Barlowe, Ph.D.
2021-11-03 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | NAIPI South Eastern Region, Louisiana, LA, United States
The Center for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CMCB) is hosting a series of 10 seminars with top university scientists, sponsored by Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Our eigth seminar in the series will feature Dr. Charley Barlowe.
Dr. Barlowe works as Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. His seminar is titled, “Coat–Dependent Sorting and Quality Control in the Early Secretory Pathway.”
His research program is focused on defining the mechanisms that catalyze protein transport through the early secretory pathway. His lab currently has great interest on the mechanisms of protein transport between the ER and Golgi complex.
CMCB Fall Seminars: Charles Barlowe, Ph.D. – The University of Southern Mississippi (usm.edu)

Funding and Grant Resources for Research- Tulane University
2021-11-01 08:00 - 2021-11-30 17:00 UTC
In this workshop, you will learn about the more “traditional” tools to investigate funding opportunities relevant to your field, including community engaged scholarship. We will then go outside the box and investigate creative ways to find relevant funding and grant opportunities that you may never have considered! Resources that we will cover include grants.gov, grant forward, foundation directory, and more!
Facilitator: Raquel Horlick (Coordinator for Scholarly Resources, Sciences & Engineering, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library), Kathy Kozar (Director, Sponsored Projects Administration)
Thursday, November 4, 11am-12:15pm
Join us live: Room 308 of the Howard-Tilton Library or by Zoom – The Zoom link will be provided immediately after you register here
For more information, contact Myriam Huet mhuet@tulane.edu

For more information on this event, please visit https://tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7499955
Funding and Grant Resources for Research | Tulane University Events

2021 NIH IDeA Western Regional Webinar
2021-08-25 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | NAIPI Western Region
The meeting will be conducted ONLINE with the following speakers,
From NIH:

Jon Lorsch, Director, NIGMS
Susan Gregurick, Associate Director for Data Science
Christy Leake, Grants Management Team Leader, DRCB
Ravi Basavappa, Program Leader, High-Risk High-Reward Research

Speakers from other programs:

NAIPI
CTR-IN
ASCEND HUB

This virtual event is offered at no charge. Register for the event here, the link to the join the meeting will be provided prior to the start of the event.

LBRN Omics Research Symposium
2021-08-21 08:00 - 2021-08-22 17:00 UTC
Online Symposium Dedicated to the Latest Advances in Omics Technologies, Bioinformatics Analysis and Project-based Education. The virtual research symposium is an opportunity for students, faculty and companies to come together and discuss advances in bioinformatics. In the sessions, speakers will highlight advanced new areas for bioinformatics as a discipline, offer students and faculty insight into best practices for mastering bioinformatics skills and allow them to explore career opportunities in academia and industry. We will cover:
·· Bioinformatics – Cutting Edge Research and Applications
·· Undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. programs in Bioinformatics
·· Recruiters, Industry Internships and Job Opportunities
·· Effective Resources for Training and Education
·· Prizes for best school, college and citizen research projects
Learn more: https://edu.omicslogic.com/august-omics-symposium

North-East Regional IDeA Conference
2021-08-16 08:00 - 2021-08-18 17:00 UTC | NAIPI North Eastern Region, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, United States
Rhode Island INBRE is pleased to host the 2021 North East Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference this summer.
This virtual conference will bring together investigators and students from IDeA programs throughout Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont and will feature keynotes, science sessions, breakouts, and
Lighting Talks highlighting some exciting IDeA research and discoveries in the areas of neuro and cardiovascular health, cancer, addiction, host/microbe interactions and drug resistance, environmental health sciences, computational biology, and entrepreneurship. View the agenda.
Our featured Lightning Talks are an exciting opportunity for trainees to share short and engaging presentations. Please encourage your trainees to submit an abstract before the July 1 deadline.

2021 IDeA Central Region ZOOM Conference
2021-07-26 08:00 - 2021-07-27 17:00 UTC | NAIPI Central Region
Team Building the Pipeline of IDeAs: Strength in the Diversity of our Students, Faculty, and Community

NIGMS IDeA-wide Town Hall Meeting
2021-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Dr. Ming Lei is the Director of the Division for Research Capacity Building at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). He oversees the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) and other research capacity-building programs with a total annual funding budget of approximately $500 million. He held leadership positions at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) before joining NIGMS in 2018. Prior to entering public service, Ming Lei was an R01-funded principal investigator and Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, studying the regulation of DNA replication. He earned an Ph.D. from Cornell University at Ithaca, New York.
Presentation Topics

General overview of the IDeA program
IDeA Program-sponsored COVID-19-related research activities
Upcoming COVID-19-related funding opportunities open to IDeA program PIs
Google/Amazon-sponsored cloud computing training and research programs for IDeA program

For registration, follow this link: https://naipi.org/2021/05/11/nigms-idea-wide-town-hall-meeting/

2021 IDeA SE Region Conference
2021-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NAIPI Central Region
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2021 IDeA Western Region Conference
2021-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NAIPI Central Region
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