NIH Announces Dates for Release of Forms D Application Packets
By March 25, 2016, NIH will release the new FORMS D packet to accommodate the updated requirements for applications due on or after May 25, 2016.
The changes in the new FORMS D packet focus on the following areas:
CCTS Spring Conference Extends Abstract Submission Deadline
The deadline to submit an abstract for the CCTS Spring Conference and cooperating conferences has been extended (for most sessions*) to Friday, April 1, 2016.
Surgical mission work in Ecuador presents challenges, inspires creativity
When asking friends about their vacation to South America, one doesn’t expect stories about ear reconstructions, cleft lip and palate repairs, or accounts of people with severe burn scars finally getting treatment. But those are the memories that several UK physicians and residents brought back with them after a week of volunteer medical service with Medical Mission Ecuador (MME) last March. And while they weren’t typical vacation memories, each one was worth keeping and sharing.
Match Day Results Change the Lives of UK Medical Students
For medical students, there is one day a year that means as much, and might be as stressful, as all the exams and studying. After four years of medical school, and numerous interviews, medical students find out where they will spend the next years of their lives in residency programs. Match Day is a culmination of the hard work and dreams of students on the path to becoming doctors.
UK Big Blue Family: Colleagues in Liver Disease Research and in Life
This story was originally published on UKNow.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 25, 2016) — When you ask Brett Spear about what he most admires in his wife and colleague, Martha Peterson, a smile instantly appears on his face.
Colleagues in Liver Disease Research, and in Life
When you ask Brett Spear about what he most admires in his wife and colleague, Martha Peterson, a smile instantly appears on his face.
The pair, both professors in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department ofMicrobiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, has been married for 32 years and has two sons. Yet, because they have different last names, not everyone on campus recognizes their connection.
OSPA eIAF Tracking Report Now Available
OSPA recently published instructions allowing PIs to track their own eIAFs. To access the instructions, follow the link below.
http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/info/docs/OSPA%20PI%20Tracking%20Report%20Instructions.pdf
UK College of Medicine Hosts Annual Sue Fosson Spring Humanities Festival
Former UK AHEC camper Stella Achenjang on "Global Health" winning team!
Survey to Assess Need for In-House Validation Services
NIH is now requiring grant applicants to validate key reagents to be used in the proposed research, particularly cell lines. Major journals are also starting to require such validation for publication. The preferred validation method is STR (short tandem repeat) profiling. Commercial firms provide this service for fees ranging from $70 to $300, depending on the firm and the precise work being done.