October 23, 2020

In Case You Missed It:

• Refer to the COVID-19 and MCW Research page to stay up-to-date on changes in research operations related to the current pandemic
• COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding
• Free Event! NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration, October 27–30 | Register
• Grants & Contracts Office Reorganization – The Grants and Contracts Office analyst assigned to Department of Surgery has been updated to Chelsea Hamilton. Additional information available here.
• Tammy Kindel, MD, PhD, named 2020 Cardiovascular Center Michael H. Keelan Jr., MD Scholar. Congratulations!
• The Office of Research has a special thank you to MCW researchers. View the message here.
• Next Surgery Research Conference: November 11, 2020, at 5 p.m.​, Melissa Lingongo and Chris Fueger, MS, Pediatric Surgery, Being a Data Coordinating Center: Why does it feel like I am personally cooking a 5-course meal for 300 people?

Fall Research Symposium Presentation Winners

Congratulations to the 2020 Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium winners:

• Catherine Bodnar – Association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and complicated appendicitis in children
• Basil Karam – Need for emergent intervention within 6 hours (NEI-6): A novel prediction model for prehospital trauma triage
• Nathan Smith – Early right ventricular assist device and VV ECMO improve outcomes in severe COVID-19 ARDS
• Sarah Suh – The influence of pre-operative carbohydrate loading on post-operative outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: A randomized, controlled trial

Surgery Research Conference Recap, October 14, 2020
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GRANT$ Alert

W. M. Keck Foundation Research Program
$500,000 - $5M over a period of 1-5 years
Phase I Applications Due Date: (June Grant Cycle) November 2

The Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in two specific areas
(1) medical research and (2) science and engineering, that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. An internal selection committee will review and papers and select one nominee from MCW.

American Gastrointestinal Association Research Scholar Award
$100,000 per year for three years
Proposal due in eBridge: November 2, 2020

The objective of the AGA Research Foundation Research Scholar Award (RSA) is to support early-career investigators working toward independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research (i.e., a minimum of 75 percent effort dedicated to the proposed project). The award will support junior faculty (not fellows) who have demonstrated exceptional promise and have some record of accomplishment in research.

AHW Collaborative Research for Improved Health
$1 million available to support 4 meritorious MCW-led collaborations, 2-3 years in length
LOI Application Due: November 16, 2020

AHW’s Call for Collaborative Research for Improved Health aims to foster collaborations along the T0-T5 spectrum to support research that addresses Wisconsin’s health needs. Projects should lead to health improvements for Wisconsin communities either as a direct result of the proposed research (immediate improvement to human health), or as a result of longer-term research plans (eventual improvement to human health that could not occur without important advancements in the scientific field). 

AHW Innovations to Advance Wisconsin’s Health Workforce
$500,000 available to support 2 meritorious MCW-led collaborations, 2-3 years in length
LOI Application Due: November 16, 2020

AHW’s Call for Innovations to Advance Wisconsin’s Health Workforce aims to support projects to develop innovative and sustainable programs, tools, and resources to advance Wisconsin’s current and future health research, health care, and community health improvement workforces. Successful projects should result in a sustainable workforce development resource or product that has been institutionalized within an existing system for ongoing workforce development beyond the project period.

The Pablove Foundation Seed Grant
$50,000
LOI Application Due: December 1, 2020

The Pablove Foundation invites pediatric cancer researchers to apply for our Powered by Pablove Seed Grant Program, which provides an award of $50,000 to conduct innovative, cutting edge investigations, with preferences going toward less common childhood cancers. Our seed grants serve to advance the work of our researchers to qualify for larger grants, federal funding and clinical trial. The Pablove Foundation is interested in principal investigators who will join us in taking risks, pushing for new solutions, and harnessing the transformative power of science in their research.

Abstracts Alert

The American Society of Breast Surgeons 22nd Annual Meeting
April 28-May 2, 2021, Orlando, FL
Abstract Deadline: November 4, 2020

Authors may submit one or more abstracts for consideration for oral, quick shot, or poster presentations at the Annual Meeting.  Abstract should be 500 words or less and include one table or one figure.

2021 Surgical Education Week
Boston, MA
April 27-29, APDS
April 29-May 1, ASE
Abstract Deadline: November 13, 2020

The Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) and the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) will come together for Surgical Education Week 2021, April 27-May 1, at the Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA. The APDS will meet April 27-29 and the ASE will meet April 29 – May 1. April 29 will be the “Joint Program Day” with speakers, panels, and paper sessions sponsored by both the APDS and ASE.

The American Surgical Association Annual Meeting 2021
April 15-17, 2021, Seattle, WA
Abstract Deadline: November 16, 2020

Abstracts must be authored or co-authored by a Fellow of the Association.  Abstracts must be limited to 250 words and each graph, table, or picture included in the abstract counts for 25 words.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021
April 9-14, 2021, Washington, DC
Abstract Deadline: November 19, 2020

The combined length of the abstract body, title, and tables may not exceed 2,600 characters, not including spaces and the author string.  Tables count for 800 characters against the limit. Each abstract should contain (a) an introductory sentence indicating the purposes of the study; (b) a brief description of pertinent experimental procedures; (c) a summary of the new, unpublished data; and (d) a statement of the conclusions.

2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
June 4-8, 2021, Chicago, IL
Abstract submission open on November 12

ASCO membership is not required to submit an abstract, however each abstract must be sponsored by an ASCO member. Do not exceed 2,600 characters including the abstract title, body, and table (excluding spaces and author information).

American Transplant Congress (ATC) Annual Meeting 2021
June 5-9, 2021, TBD
Abstract Deadline: December 4, 2020

Abstract submissions will be presented through peer reviewed oral and poster presentations. The abstract character limit is 2750 characters, including abstract title, body, authors/institutions, table, and figures.

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