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(NEW!) Register today for the Rally for Medical Research!

Every September, a broad coalition of groups representing the medical research advocacy community meet with House and Senate offices in Washington, DC to urge members of Congress to make funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) a national priority. Their goal is to have meetings scheduled with all 535 members of Congress.

The final day to register is Wednesday, September 4, 2024, please Register Here.

(NEW!) Accepting Applications: Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)

CER compares the benefits and harms of alternative healthcare interventions. It utilizes data generation (new studies) and data synthesis (comparisons of existing studies) to provide evidence on best practices for improving health care. This program has two workshops:

Observational Studies and Data Registries (deadline to register is Friday, September 6).

Pragmatic Clinical Trials (deadline to register is Friday, September 13).

Up to 15 applicants will be competitively selected and invited to participate in each workshop Participation and the travel costs will be covered by the grant. Learn more and Apply

Poster Session Apps for the Scientific Retreat Due September 20

Faculty, please encourage your pre and postdoctoral trainees to submit an abstract for the poster session! The top three posters will receive an award.

Join us for this year's one-day Scientific Retreat on Friday, November 8, 2024 at The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, Huntington Beach, please Register Here.

Mentorship, Education and Training (MET) Program Application Due September 16



The year-long program offers junior and mid-career faculty (mentees) in basic, clinical, and population sciences the opportunity to engage with senior CFCCC members (mentors) to overcome career and scientific challenges. Learn more and apply.

Collaborative Engine Pilot Project Program Application Due September 16



The CFCCC is accepting proposals from scientists who are interested in collaborating with the UCI High-end Mass Spectrometry Facility (HMSF) to address important biological research questions in cancer that can only be answered using the advanced technology available at the HMSF. 

Learn more and apply.

Accepting Applications: Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course

The School of Medicine Office of Research is excited to announce the Physician Scientist Pathways Certificate Course! This course will prepare physician scientists by enabling them to combine their clinical knowledge with skills in scientific investigation. This course will commence in September 2024 and run for six weeks, two hours/week. It is a hybrid course, which includes three in-person sessions and three online sessions. Apply by Friday, September 6, 2024.

Target applicant: Residents, fellows and junior faculty physicians interested in pursuing a career path that includes basic, translational, clinical and/or epidemiology research. This course is designed to not only provide a basic level of knowledge but for attendees to develop an individual development plan for further research training.

Join the Director’s Team for the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge!

Please consider signing up and joining our Chao Cancer Center Director’s team for the 2024-Anti-Cancer Challenge event happening on Saturday, October 5th at UCI’s Aldrich Park.

This event raises critically needed funds for cancer research which are awarded to support pilot projects and early phase clinical trials at UCI. If you are able to help raise awareness or funds, UCI researchers and cancer patients will be grateful! Everything we do each and every day supports this important mission. Please invite your friends and family to the team page and sign up for this event to help us raise awareness and money for the work we do! Join Here.

Experimental Tissue Shared Resource (ETR) Offers Custom Tissue Microarray and Brightfield Whole Slides Scanning

The ETR is excited to discuss your project’s study design and tissue needs. We can now create custom tissue microarrays (TMA) with tissue you provide or human tissue remnants and scan whole histology slides at 40X. Selection of optimal representative tissue regions can be performed by our pathologist. 

We can provide histology support for special transcriptomics platforms supported by GTH Share Resource

Questions? Contact Delia Tifrea, ETR Core Manager, 714-872-1093.

Biobehavioral Shared Resource (BBSR) Consultation & Comprehensive Project Request is Live

The BBSR is excited to discuss your project’s study design and needs, as well as see how our new menu of services can best support your project goals.

During our “Consultation Meeting” we’ll learn more about your project and how the BBSR can support your team. Ready to schedule? Complete the "Consultation Request" on iLab.

Questions? Contact Jose Lechuga, BBSR Core Manager.

Biostatistics Shared Resource (BSR) - In-person Walk-in or Zoom Consultations Available

Informal statistical in-person walk-in or via Zoom consultations are available to discuss your study design and statistical needs. 

With Wen-pin Chen, MS, Senior Statistician & Manager for BSR:

• Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 2:00 - 4:00 PM | Book your meeting here
• Location: 200 S Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868, Suite 400, Room 433 OR Zoom

Funding Opportunities

For a curated list of internal, federal and foundation funding opportunities, please refer to CFCCC's Funding Opportunities webpage. Highlighted funding opportunities are listed below.

UCI & UC FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

UCI Institute for Clinical & Translational Science Campus-Community Research Incubator (CCRI) Grant Program

Two funding levels ($3k - $10k)

The Campus-Community Research Incubator Program (CCRI) is a small funding mechanism designed to foster collaborative, research-oriented projects between university researchers and community organizations

Applications: September 16, 2024

Learn More and Apply>>

UCI CFCCC: A1 Bridge

Up to $20k in bridge funding to investigators who have received scores on NIH grant applications (i.e., not triaged) that have missed the funding pay line and will be resubmitted.

Applications: Due on a rolling basis

Learn More and Apply >>

FOUNDATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Melanoma Research Alliance

Focus area: pre-clinical, translational, and early clinical research with the potential to produce unusually high-impact, near-term advancements in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.

Up to $300k (various awards available)

Letter of Intent for Team Science: September 27, 2024

Deadline for Established Investigator Award: November 4, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research

Focus area: cutting-edge prostate cancer research

$50k / 1 year

Applications: October 1, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

(NEW!) Notice of Funding Opportunity: Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet): CP-CTNet Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Required)

Purpose: to perform early phase clinical trials to evaluate the biologic effects of preventive agents and interventions and to determine clinically-relevant correlates in order to advance their development for cancer prevention.

Letter of Intent: November 10, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

(NEW!) Notice of Funding Opportunity: The Confluence of Cancer Stigma and HIV Stigma in HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Purpose: to support pilot/exploratory research that expands the current understanding of the confluence of cancer stigma and HIV stigma in people with HIV (PWH) diagnosed with cancer.

Letter of Intent: November 10, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

(NEW!) Notice of Funding Opportunity: The Confluence of Cancer Stigma and HIV Stigma in HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Purpose: to support pilot/exploratory research that expands the current understanding of the confluence of cancer stigma and HIV stigma in people with HIV (PWH) diagnosed with cancer.

Letter of Intent: November 10, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

(NEW!) Notice of Funding Opportunity: NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Purpose: To encourage those who want to continue to participate in the NCI clinical trials networks through leadership in the: development of national clinical trials, implementation of NCI clinical trials in their institutions and national service to the NCI clinical trials networks through participation in the scientific review committees.

Application: November 5, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Funding Opportunity: RNA Modifications Driving Oncogenesis (RNAMoDO; U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-CA-24-029)

Purpose: Promote fundamental studies in the emerging area of RNA modifications that underlie the oncogenic process, focusing on the central role of RNA modifications in translational reprogramming of cancer cells

Letter of Intent: October 5, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

NCI Addressing Barriers to Healthcare Transitions for Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Focus area: Address barriers to care that contribute to disparities in health outcomes for childhood cancer survivors, and/or that focus on high-risk groups such as the uninsured/under-insured

$499k per year for up to 5 years

Preliminary Application: October 11, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Notice of Special Interest: Conferences and Scientific Meetings in Cancer Biology

Purpose: Support innovative conferences, symposia, and workshops that explore basic, fundamental questions in areas of cancer biology

Application: December 12, 2024

Learn More and Apply >>

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

FY24 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - next deadline September 12, 2024

FY24 Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) - next deadline October 9, 2024

FY24 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) - next deadline September 24, 2024

FY24 Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) - next deadline September 18, 2024

FY24 Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) - next deadline October 15, 2024

Newsroom

Internationally recognized cancer expert joins UCI Health as Cancer Center Deputy Director

Internationally recognized cancer expert Dr. Miguel A. Villalona-Calero has joined the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as its deputy director and chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.

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