Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, associate professor, presented “Sleep & Wellness: The Effects of Sleep Disturbance on the Brain” on November 9, 2021. Oyegbile-Chidi discussed the neuro-behavioral benefits of adequate sleep, some of the adverse effects of sleep restriction on the body and brain, and basic sleep hygiene techniques that can be utilized to improve wellness and reduce burnout.

Aimee Moulin, is a professor of Emergency Medicine. On November 17, 2021, Moulin provided a presentation titled “Addiction is an Emergency: A New Model for Substance Use” as part of the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (CHPR) Seminar Series.

UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) Research Education Component (REC) Program
Application Deadline: December 10, 2021

The UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Research Education Component (REC) Program supports junior investigators and those new to the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research. The goal of the REC Scholar Program is to support AD research training for clinicians and researchers who will advance the research on cognitive decline, dementia, and AD over the coming decades. The UC Davis ADRC supports a broad range of disciplines and approaches such as basic science, neuropathology, brain imaging, clinical and cognitive science, and social sciences. This program provides up to $6,000 for a one time stipend that may be used for AD-related research expenses or a poster presentation at an AD-related conference.

CALL FOR PROJECTS

ECS 193AB is a team design project course in the Computer Science Department at UC Davis. In this class, student teams respond to client design challenges by planning, implementing, and evaluating projects involving computational and computer systems.

The types of projects that CS students have successfully completed include mobile apps, web apps, data mining, software/hardware interfaces, computer vision, and visualization, and many in healthcare applications.

Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program
Application Deadline: December 13, 2021

All full-time members of the UC Davis faculty, including faculty in the adjunct or professional research series. Project Scientists can participate as co-investigators or trainees. P.I.s must be a faculty member for the application to be considered and submissions from more than one school (co-P.I.s) are strongly encouraged.

Postdoctoral Scholar for Applied Health Data Science
Application Review Begins December 15, 2021

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a field related to Data Science (i.e., either in Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Information Science, etc.), OR in an applied domain with a research background that contains a significant emphasis on quantitative approaches and skillsets including data analysis and high-level programming. Candidates with experience and interest in Signal Processing techniques, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and/or Image Recognition will be given priority, as will candidates with a keen interest and experience in multi-disciplinary collaborations.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Recipients of a Public Impact Research Program grant will receive $5,000-$10,000 for their proposed activities, depending upon budget request and program review. Funds will be distributed in March-April 2022. Grant recipients are expected to budget for funds that they can spend within one year (by end of Spring Quarter 2023).

All current UC Davis Academic Senate and Academic Federation members from any UC Davis location are eligible to apply. The Public Impact Research Initiative will support the development of new research collaborations, and/or projects that will deepen, sustain, or evaluate existing collaborative research.

To answer your questions about the program, “office hours” will be held on the following days/times via Zoom. Office hours require registration, available through the hyperlinks below:

• Dec 9, 2021, 12 p.m.
• Jan 3, 2022, 1 p.m.

This five-week course will help you connect with potential customers for your research project, protocol, service, or prototype.

Paul Calabresi Clinical Oncology K12 Career Development Award
Application Deadline: February 14, 2022, at 10 a.m.

The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce a call for applications for the NCI-funded Paul Calabresi K12 Clinical Oncology Career Development Award.

The goal of the PC K12 program is to train junior faculty (basic/translational scientists and clinician scientists) as investigators in team-based, patient-oriented cancer research. Upon successful completion of a three-year, salary-supported core curriculum, scholars will receive a UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Certificate in Clinical Cancer Research.

Cultivating Team Science Awards - An Intramural Award for School of Medicine Faculty and Colleagues
Application Deadline: February 18, 2022, at 5 p.m.

The Vice Dean for Research of the School of Medicine announces the second round of funding intended to incentivize collaborative science by new research teams. We are seeking bold ideas that will open new areas of investigation between departments/schools and have a multiplicative effect on extramural research funding in the near future. The program will provide two years of support for two multi-department teams to fund planning, preparation and submission of large team-based applications. At least two UC Davis School of Medicine departments must be represented on the team. Recognizing that many of today’s most important problems are layered and complex, the inclusion of faculty from more than two departments and/or colleagues in other schools and colleges is encouraged. The budget should not exceed $100,000 per team per year (total award is $200,000). Staff and/or graduate student support is permitted as well as expenses related to eventual extramural submissions.

• Roundtable Q & A: The Internal Budget - Research Best Practices and Guidelines (CRC 270)
  Thursday, December 9, at 9 a.m.

• Best Practice Advisories Used for Research Recruitment
  Tuesday, December 7, at noon

• Health Equity Resources and Outreach (HERO)
  Wednesdays at 10 a.m. (December 1, 8, 15, 22)
   
• UC Davis Health COVID-19 Limited Dataset
  Thursdays at noon (December 2, 9, 16)
   
• Compliance: Research Billing and Privacy
  Friday, December 3, at noon
   
• Biostatistics
  First and Third Mondays at 1 p.m. (December 6, 20)
  Tuesdays at noon (December 7, 14, 21)
   
• School of Medicine Office of Research Evaluation Unit
  Tuesday, December 7, at 2 p.m.
   
• IRB and Regulatory
  Friday, December 10, at noon
   
• EMR Research Application
  Friday, December 17, at noon