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May 25, 2007

Grants.gov site down this weekend

Grants.gov will be unavailable from May 26, 2007, through May 27, 2007, to complete upgrades to the infrastructure. The site will be live Monday, May 28, 2007.

"Tracking the target of a plague virulence protein" - June 7

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series
Noon to 1 p.m.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Hospital Auditorium, HG611

Speaker: Sue Straley, Ph.D., Professor, University of Kentucky Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics

Objectives:

1) Learn about the anti-host weapons of the plague bacterium that make plague so lethal.
2) Understand early host-pathogen events in plague and their implications for vaccine development.

Lunch available at 11:45 a.m. Presentation begins at noon.

Register by 6/04/07: Jessica Wehle, gcrc@email.uky.edu. If you require special physical arrangements to attend this meeting, please call 323-8150.

Sponsors:

• Dr. Jay A. Perman, M.D., Dean, College of Medicine
• C. William Balke, M.D., Sr. Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science

 

"Conflict of Interest: How To Spot and Manage It" - June 12

National Council of University Research Administrators Satellite Teleconference
June 12, 2007
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Student Center Theater

The words “Conflict of Interest” have been known to strike fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned research administrators. As institutions increase their research enterprise, the gateway for conflicts widens. Our job is to first identify it – whether real or perceived – and then, if possible, determine ways in which to manage it. The faculty will give tips on what to do when you uncover a conflict and, in particular, for those out in the department, where they can go for help. This program, with its expert panel, will relate best practices in managing a COI and give examples of what works, and what doesn’t.

Moderator:
Christina Hansen, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Research Administration, University of California-Irvine

Faculty:

• Mary Ellen Sheridan, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Chicago
• Vivian Holmes, Director, Finance & Administration, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School
• Alex Dreier, Partner, Hogan & Hartson, LLP

We will schedule 30 minutes following the telecast for discussion and questions.
Lunch will be provided for participants who register prior to the conference.

Sponsor: Office of Sponsored Projects Administration

Register: Contact Heather Crowley, 257-9424 or heather.crowley@uky.edu

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May 4, 2007

National Science Foundation – Updated Grant Policy Guide and Manual

The National Science Foundation has issued a new Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide that replaces the old Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) nsf0423and the Grant Policy Manual (GPM) nsf05131. This new document will be effective for proposals submitted on or after June 1, 2007.

See the following link for a full PDF version (163 pages) June 2007: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07140.

It is important that proposers use the appropriate guidelines when preparing proposals for submission to NSF. As such, when preparing proposals via FastLane, the guidelines contained in the Grant Proposal Guide govern; and when preparing proposals via Grants.gov, the guidelines contained in the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide govern.(The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide will be inserted into the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide at a later date.) Additionally, some NSF programs have program solicitations that modify the general provisions of these guides, and, in such cases, the guidelines provided in the solicitation must be followed.

A separate link to just the new Grant Proposal Guide is available here: (PDF, 68 pages)
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg07140.

New Funding Opportunities in the KSEF Research & Development Excellence Program

The Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (KSEF) announces a new Request for Proposals (RFP). A total of up to $400,000 is available under the R&D Excellence Program for individual awards of up to $20,000 for a 1 year period. This round of funding (KSEF-07-RDE-010) is open ONLY in the "Emerging Ideas" grant category. Scientists and engineers from universities, private colleges and other post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply.

The purpose of this RFP is to solicit applications for funding in five priority research areas in the "Emerging Ideas" grant category under the R&D Excellence Program. This grant category allows preliminary work on highly innovative, untested, novel ideas to venture into emerging research areas ahead of others. Research results obtained through this funding are likely to be used as preliminary results in competing for federal funds and in getting researchers recognized as pioneers by their early publication of the new concept. This funding is considered a high-risk investment but successful applicants will help make Kentucky a leader state in coming years.

Research Focus Area Priorities:

Applications are invited in the following priority: Research Focus Areas established by the Department of Commercialization and Innovation, Cabinet for Economic Development, Commonwealth of Kentucky. See www.thinkkentucky.com/DCI/DCITechnology.aspx to access a description of these focus areas. Funding priority will be given to the critical technologies in these areas:

1. Biosciences
2. Environmental and Energy Technologies
3. Human Health and Development
4. Information Technologies and Communications
5. Material Science and Advanced Manufacturing

Eligibility:

Faculty members having a regular appointment and researchers with their own lab and funding at any accredited Kentucky college or university are eligible to apply for funding under this RFP announcement. Adjunct faculty members, post-doctoral fellows or graduate students are not eligible as a PI; however, they can work on a project if awarded to an eligible faculty member or researcher.

Application Instructions: Request for Proposal

Deadlines and Submission Forms:

1. To be eligible for an invitation to submit a proposal, a Letter of Intent (LOI) must be submitted online by Friday, May 11, 2007, 4 p.m. ET. Click here to access the Online LOI Submission Form.
   Note: You will be prompted for a login account consisting of your email address and a password. If you do not have a previous login account you may apply for one by clicking the link above.
2. Invitations for proposal submission will be sent by Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 4 p.m. ET.
3. Invited proposals must be submitted online by Thursday, June 14, 2007, 4 p.m. ET.
   Copies of Cover Sheet and Budget Page signed by the PI and authorized official must be received in the KSEF office within two business days of the on-line submission deadline.

Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation
kstc@kstc.com / www.kstc.com
859.233.3502

“Cultural Outreach in Dementia Services" - May 16

Speakers: Alise Brickhouse, Clinical Research Coordinator, and Jo A. Hudson, RN, Administrative Coordinator, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
PH223, Pharmacy Building

Lunch and Pre-Show at 11:30 a.m.
Presentation noon to 1 p.m.

Participants will learn about the efforts of the Dementia Research Group to:

1. Increase awareness in the African-American community.
2. Provide culturally sensitive care to patients.
3. Overcome challenges/barriers.
4. Network with church community.

Registration: Please call or email the UKCRO office by Friday, May 11, 2007 to reserve your place (323-8545 OR UKCRO@UKY.EDU).

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approves the University of Kentucky College of Nursing as a provider as well. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual continuing nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This educational activity is approved for a maximum of 1.2 KBN (50 Minute) contact hours and 1.0 ANCC (60 minute) contact hours for nurses who complete program. Provider #: 3-0008-7-07-134.  A certificate will be issued to participants after the conference.