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New Statistics on Diversity in U.S. STEM Workforce

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has released a special report detailing statistics on the representation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in STEM. A key takeaway: the U.S. STEM workforce gradually diversified between 2011 and 2021, with increased representation of women and underrepresented minorities. In 2021, 24% of individuals in the U.S. workforce were employed in STEM occupations.

February

Focus on Evolution Seminar Series

February

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Seminar Series

February

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Special Seminar

February

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NSF DEB Virtual Office Hour: How to Write a Great Budget

Join NSF’s Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) on Monday, February 13 from 10am – 11am PT for the next Virtual Office Hour. Program Officers will be joined by the Division of Grants and Agreements to discuss tips and tricks for writing a great budget. Representatives from DEB programs will be available for questions. To participate, register here.

UCI MIND Don and Joan Beall Scholar Award

The UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) is pleased to request applications for the newly launched “UCI MIND Don and Joan Beall Scholar Award” to support the research program of an early career investigator. This award, made possible by the sustained support from philanthropists Don and Joan Beall, will provide research funding to an Assistant or Associate Professor (or equivalent) who is a faculty member from any school or department, provided that their research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease or another neurodegenerative condition that results in dementia.

The award amount is anticipated to be $50,000, annually, for a period of five years, renewable up to one time. The award is intended to help early career investigators ensure the development of a robust and successful research program that will make an impact on UCI MIND’s mission to discover solutions for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Deadline: February 28, 2023

Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award

The Sontag Foundation is soliciting applications for its Distinguished Scientist Award. The goal of this funding initiative is to change the paradigm of brain cancer research by building a community of outstanding scientists whose pioneering approaches have the potential to make significant advances in the field of brain cancer/brain tumors. The Foundation believes that multi-disciplinary collaborations are critical to advancing research. Researchers from various scientific backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must have received their first independent faculty appointment no earlier than March 1, 2018 at a tax-exempt academic, research, or medical institution within the United States or an equivalent institution in Canada.

Deadline: March 15, 2023

NSF Molecular Foundations for Biotechnology (MFB) Partnerships to Transform Emerging Industries - RNA Tools/Biotechnology

This initiative calls for fundamentally new approaches in molecular sciences to drive new directions in biotechnology, a critical and emerging technology of the 21st century. This is the second year of a campaign targeting broad annual themes to be pursued through collaborative high risk/high reward projects.

This year’s solicitation calls for synergistic scientific research collaborations that involve innovative machine learning (ML) methods to foster advances in research on the function of biomolecular systems and have the potential to drive innovation in biotechnology.

LOI deadline: March 16, 2023

Full proposal deadline: May 11, 2023

NIH Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

This initiative will support intervention research that addresses structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities.

Next deadlines: March 23, 2023; October 10, 2023

NIH Team Science Approaches Integrating Experimental and Computational Brain Aging Models (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications proposing to establish new, or significantly expand existing, interdisciplinary collaborations involving both experimental and computational researchers to simultaneously address a targeted research question in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD), including AD-related dementias (ADRD).

This FOA utilizes the R21/R33 Phased Innovation Award activity code. The R21 phase provides up to 2 years of support for initial developmental activities. The R33 phase provides up to 3 years of support for expanded activities.

The aim of this initiative is for investigators to develop a sustainable, interdisciplinary collaboration across experimental and computational laboratories to support projects that address key research questions in brain aging and AD/ADRD.

Deadline: September 22, 2023

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