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State University of New York Upstate Medical University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, College of Graduate Studies is offering fellowships for its 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The aim of the SURF program is to expose undergraduate students to biomedical research. In an intensive ten-week summer program, undergraduates with appropriate faculty help will formulate their own proposal, carry out research under the supervision of one of our faculty, write a research paper and have the opportunity to see their work published. In the process, students will attend research seminars and participate in discussions on alternative careers in research and how to apply to graduate school. Students are given ample opportunities to interact directly with many of our faculty and graduate students. The program will be held from Monday, June 7, 2010 through Friday, August 13, 2010. Each fellow will be provided a $3,000 stipend for the period plus housing in Clark Tower, our residence hall. Applicants to the program should be undergraduate students in good academic standing, who will be between their junior and senior years during the summer of 2010, and are majors in chemistry, biology, or a related field. Applicants must have a strong interest in pursuing a Ph.D. degree in biomedical investigative research. The main criteria for the selection of fellows will be scholarship and the match of applicant interests with those of participating SUNY Upstate Medical University biomedical faculty members. In addition to the completed application form, please submit the following documentation: A personal statement of your academic goals and career objectives. An official transcript of your undergraduate study to date. Two letters of recommendation. These may be requested from professors related to your major, an advisor, and/or department chair.
Mail application and supplemental documents to: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Graduate Studies Room 3122, Weiskoktten Hall 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 315 464-4538 Email: biosci@upstate.edu Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Mentors
Jeffrey Amack: Genetics and cell biology of organ morphogenesis in the zebrafish embryo. Dr. David Amberg: Genomics level analysis of actin function. Dr. Edward A. Berry:Structural and functional studies of respiratory chain enzymes. Dr. Xin Jie Chen: Mitochondria biology and aging-related degenerative diseases. Dr. Thomas Duncan: The bacterial ATP synthase: structure, regulation, and potential as a target for antibiotics. Dr. Jerrie Gavalchin: Modulation of immune responses after exposure to metals. Dr. Stephen J. Glatt: Performs candidate gene and genome-wide association, linkage, and functional studies of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, and heroin and other substance use disorders. Dr. Huaiyu Hu: Molecular studies of brain malformations and congenital muscular dystrophies. Dr. Mira Krendel: Analysis of the role of myosins (actin-dependent motor proteins) in membrane trafficking, cell motility, and cell adhesion. Myosins and kidney disease. Dr. Stewart Loh: Protein engineering: design of molecular switches and biosensors Dr. Paul Massa: Genetics of virus-induced immunopathogenesis. Dr. David Mitchell: Molecular and genetic analysis of the assembly and function of motile cilia. Dr. Sandra Mooney: The effects of alcohol on brain and behavior. Dr. Andras Perl: Molecular genetics of autoimmunity and cancer. Dr. Francesca Pignoni: Genetic control of eye development, stem cell maintenance. Dr. Dawn Post: Cancer treatment using oncolytic viruses and gene therapy Dr. David Pruyne: Through the microscopic, genetic and molecular techniques, we probe the mechanisms of how cells spatially organize themselves using their cytoskeleton. Dr. Mark Schmitt: Genetics of RNase MRP. Dr. Vladimir Sirotkin: Biochemical analysis and live cell imaging of Arp2/3 complex-dependent actin assembly during endocytosis. Dr. Daniel Ts'o: Neural mechanisms of visual processing, employing electrophysiological, anatomical, computational and functional imaging methodologies. Dr. Andrea Viczian: Retinal stem cell differentiation into retinal cells capable of vision repair. Dr. Stephan Wilkens: Structural studies of membrane bound transport ATPases by electron microscopy and solution NMR spectroscopy. Dr. Steven L. Youngentob: Mechanisms of fetal programming underlying the relationship between fetal ethanol exposure and adolescent alcohol abuse. Dr. Michael Zuber: Molecular and cellular
2010 Embryo Law Essay Competition$5,000.00* in Total Cash AwardsThe Challenge: Write a scholarly position paper in response to a problem presented regarding embryo donation and adoption.1st Place: $2,500.002nd Place: $1,500.003rd Place: $1,000.00Submission Deadline: Monday, March 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. PST
Rules and EligibilityPurpose: Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Nightlight Christian Adoptions is conducting a law student essay competition to raise awareness and increase interest in embryo donation and adoption.Eligibility: The competition is open to currently enrolled students of ABA accredited law schools (including provisionally approved law schools). The essay must be the student's original, unpublished work. The paper may be prepared to satisfy a course requirement or for other academic credit. However, the essay must be the work of the submitting student without substantial editorial input from others. Co-authored papers are ineligible. Essay submission deadline is Monday, March 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. PST*.Format: Entries should reflect scholarship and be presented in law review style. Essays must not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, including title, citations, and any footnotes. The text of the essay must be double-spaced, with twelve-point font and one-inch margins. Citations must be embedded in text or in footnote form; essays with endnotes will be disqualified. Cites must conform with the 18th Edition of The Bluebook: Uniform System of Citation, available through: http://www.legalbluebook.comThe title, page number, and Personal Registration Number (PRN) must appear at the top of each page of the paper.Publication Rights: Entrant in the competition grants the right of publication to Nightlight Christian Adoptions and agrees to hold harmless from and to indemnify them for, any and all damages and costs relating to copyright infringement or plagiarism.Judging: All essay entries will be submitted electronically via the Submit Essay page of this website. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria: * Creativity * Organization * Quality of the analysis and research * Grammar, syntax and form * Compliance with these rulesPapers will be evaluated, and awards given, at the sole discretion of a panel who will have no knowledge of the author's name or law school. Nightlight Christian Adoptions is a licensed, non-profit adoption agency headquartered in California. Under a portion of a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Nightlight is conducting a law student essay competition to raise awareness and increase interest in embryo donation and adoption within the legal community. Nightlight has previously conducted other elements of an awareness campaign, including the development of a series of educational videos and a general information website. www.EmbryoAdoption.org
March of Dimes Request for Proposals for the Prematurity Research Initiative 2011 Program
THE ADDRESS FOR OUR ONLINE SYSTEM IS HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/PRI.PLEASE E-MAIL ANY INQUIRIES TO mailto:RESEARCHGRANTS@MARCHOFDIMES.COMThe March of Dimes seeks applications requesting grant support for projects related to causes of prematurity. Research proposals of new paradigms based on strong conceptual frameworks are invited. The intent is to provide new insights into the large, and increasing, proportion of preterm deliveries in which the cause (and thus the means of prevention) remains elusive. The proposals need to consider especially, but not be limited to, genetics, gene-environment interactions, and animal models. We encourage novel approaches. Applicants must be members of not-for-profit institutions.Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/PRI.The Letter of Intent must include the following information in this order: 1. Its objective. 2. Major hypothesis to be tested and key specific aims. 3. Any preliminary data. 4. A brief description of the study design including key outcome variables and the statistical framework that will be applied to the analysis. 5. A plan for evaluating the results. 6. Projected time frame for the investigation. 7. Current financial support: list each current grant or contract for the conduct of this and any other research. If there are no other grants, state “NONE.”The online process must be completed by April 15, 2010.These grants do not cover the recipient's or other faculty salaries, but do provide salary support for technical help. The grants are awarded for a three-year period. For your information, the financial characteristics of the previous year's grant cycle are as follows: (Per Year) AVERAGE: $145,680 MEDIAN: $141,922 RANGE: $110,070 TO $168,554The Letters of Intent will be evaluated and applications will be invited from those who are selected. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than May 15, 2010. We request no telephone inquiries. Those who are invited to apply will have to do so on or before July 15, 2010. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications no later than January 1, 2011. Funding will be initiated on March 1, 2011.
March of Dimes1275 Mamaroneck AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10605National Office Phone:(914) 997-4488
March of Dimes Request for Proposals Basil O'connor Starter Scholar Research Award 2011 Program
THE ADDRESS FOR OUR ONLINE SYSTEM IS HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/BOC.PLEASE E-MAIL ANY INQUIRIES TO RESEARCHGRANTS@MARCHOFDIMES.COMThis award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers and is limited, therefore, to those holding recent faculty appointments. The applicants' research interests should be consonant with those of the Foundation. Deans, Chairs of Departments, or Directors of Institutes/Centers should submit nominations for this award addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs. In addition, the following information must be provided via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/BOC. The entire process must be completed by March 15, 2010. The information required is: * Title of the proposed research project. * Nominator's name, academic appointment, mailing address, telephone and FAX numbers and e-mail address. * Candidate's name, academic appointment, mailing address, telephone and FAX numbers and e-mail address. * Candidate's curriculum vitae in NIH format. * An abstract of the proposed research. * The Letter of Nomination (due by March 15, 2010) may be submitted by post, facsimile or e-mail. If submitted by e-mail, it must include the file containing the Letter of Nomination as an attachment and be sent to BOCNominations@marchofdimes.com. The nomination letter should contain information about the candidate's faculty appointment, independence, and facilities available, including his/her laboratory space.The submissions will be reviewed for appropriateness of the qualifications of the applicant. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning June 30, 2010. Our scientific advisory committee will conduct the final review of the proposals in October 2010, and the candidates will be informed of the decisions shortly thereafter. The funding cycle begins on February 1, 2011.These grants do not cover the recipient's salary, but do provide salary support for technical help. They may not exceed $75,000 per year, and are awarded for two years.Basil O'Connor applicants may not be recipients of a major grant (e.g. an RO1, or other grant exceeding $200,000 a year) at the time of the application. Candidates may not simultaneously submit an application for any other March of Dimes research program. Those who have previously submitted an application to the March of Dimes are not eligible for a Basil O'Connor Award, but may apply for a regular research grant.The March of Dimes defines a birth defect as any abnormality of structure or function, whether inherited, or acquired in utero and presenting in infancy or early childhood. Deviations from reproductive health of women and men as an underlying basis of birth defects, i.e. preconceptional events, perinatal course, and premature births, are appropriate subjects for research support. (We do not accept applications dealing with infertility.)
Year 2011 March of Dimes Research Program Request for Proposals
THE ADDRESS FOR OUR ONLINE SYSTEM IS HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/LOI.PLEASE E-MAIL ANY INQUIRIES TO RESEARCHGRANTS@MARCHOFDIMES.COMWe invite all qualified scientists with faculty appointments or the equivalent, at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at the prevention of birth defects. Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.**In Social and Behavioral Sciences, we are interested in applications proposing research that advances our understanding of – and therefore our ability to prevent – the cognitive and behavioral risks that affect outcomes of pregnancy, the perinatal period, and subsequent child development. Because change in behavior is an important component of several of our campaigns, we are interested in studies that address this method of prevention.Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/LOI.The Letter of Intent must include the following information in this order: 1. The objective. 2. The relevance to birth defects or reproductive health. 3. The hypothesis or hypotheses to be tested. 4. Preliminary data. 5. A statement of the methods of procedure. 6. A plan for evaluating the results. 7. Current financial support: list each current grant or contract for the conduct of this research. If there are no other grants, state “NONE.” 8. If this is a request for a renewal of a current March of Dimes grant or Basil O'Connor phase-in application, it must include a summary of its progress.The online process must be completed by April 30, 2010.These grants do not cover the recipient's or other faculty salaries, but do provide salary support for technical help. The grants are awarded for a three-year period. For your information, the financial characteristics of the previous year's grant cycle are as follows:(Per Year) AVERAGE: $97,732 MEDIAN: $98,340 RANGE: $59,416 TO $129,690The Letters of Intent will be evaluated by a scientific advisory committee, and applications will be invited from those whom the committee recommends. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than July 15, 2010, and those who are invited to apply will have to do so beginning September 15, 2010. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their applications as soon as they have been made, but no later than April 30, 2011. Funding will be initiated on June 1, 2011. The March of Dimes defines a birth defect as any abnormality of structure or function, whether inherited or acquired in utero and presenting in infancy or early childhood. Deviations from reproductive health of women and men as an underlying basis of birth defects, i.e. preconceptional events, perinatal course, and premature births, are appropriate subjects for research support. (We do not accept applications dealing with infertility.)
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