Upcoming Events
WoWTALK VIII – Nov. 6, 2018
Date/Time: Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Science & Engineering Hall, B1220
Speakers:
- Sidney Fu Opens in a new window, Medicine
- MicroRNA Biomarkers in Cancer
- Omur Ozel Opens in a new window, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Optimizing Robustness of Flow Networks against Cascading Failures
- Erik Rodriguez Opens in a new window, Chemistry
- Tools to Image Single Molecules to Human Disease
Opening remarks by CCAS Interim Dean Paul Wahlbeck
(For Dr. Rodriguez's presentation, please contact him directly.)
Funding Opportunities
GWSPH Genomics Core Mini Grant Program- Cosponsored by Illumina
Deadline: December 3, 2018
Description: GW’s Genomics Core is offering a unique opportunity for innovative investigators to support pilot research projects using Next-Generation Sequencing technology on the Illumina NextSeq platform. We are pleased to announce a pilot award in collaboration with Illumina to provide sequencing for multiple applications. The support covers sample library preparation and sequencing on a NextSeq flow cell (up to 400 million reads) for 1 winner.
Objective: The goal of this program is to support GW researchers as they seek to generate pilot data to submit in support of future grant applications, and to promote the utilization of cutting-edge next-generation sequencing technology for genomic and translational research.
Example Runs on NextSeq 550 System*
• Whole Genome Sequencing • Small RNA-Seq
• Whole Exome Sequencing • Shotgun Metagenomics
• Methylation Sequencing • Single Cell Sequencing
• RNA-Sequencing • Targeted Enrichment and Amplicon Panels
• ChIP-Seq
* Sample number will vary depending on desired coverage and number of reads
Eligibility:
- Applicants must hold primary research positions and must be planning to submit a grant application to support a broader research aim for which they need pilot data.
- Applicants may not hold current awards directly related to the proposed research.
Apply: Please submit abstracts of one page or less to Castle Raley at castleraley@email.gwu.edu by December 3rd, 2018 to be considered for this grant program. Applications will be reviewed within two weeks of the submission deadline.
Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps
Description: In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering. NSF’s Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Big Idea is a visionary, national-scale activity to enable new modes of data-driven discovery, allowing fundamentally new questions to be asked and answered in science and engineering frontiers, generating new knowledge and understanding, and accelerating discovery and innovation. The HDR Big Idea will establish theoretical, technical, and ethical data science frameworks, and apply them to practical problems in science and engineering, and in society more generally. The Data Science Corps is one of the components of the HDR ecosystem, focusing on building capacity for harnessing the data revolution at the local, state, national, and international levels to help unleash the power of data in the service of science and society.
As a first step in establishing the Data Science Corps, this solicitation focuses specifically on enabling participation by undergraduate students in the Data Science Corps, by supporting student stipends for participation in data science projects and supporting integration of real-world data science projects into classroom instruction.
If interested, please let us know at ccasres@gwu.edu.
More Info: Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Data Science Corps
UFF Submission Reminder
Letter of intent (LOI) due: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 by 5:00 PM ET (Submit LOI using InfoReady)
- NOTE: Log In -> "Login for George Washington University Users" -> Login with GW @gwu.edu email and password
Full Proposal Due: Thursday, December 13, 2018 by 5:00 PM via InfoReady
Please email reshelp@gwu.edu with any questions and include "UFF" in the e-mail's subject line.
Updates
Updates from NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a new Grant Policy Statement, effective October 2018. This applies to awards with budget periods beginning in FY 2019, including all future proposals as well new awards with start dates after 10/1/18). Details can be found at:
Significant Changes since October 2017: https://grants.nih.gov/
Full NIH FY 2019 Grants Policy Statement: https://grants.nih.
For the National Science Foundation (NSF), the current NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is expected to be updated in January 2019, and we will keep you posted on that.
- From the SRA Team
