Posts Tagged ‘basic science’

The Pew Charitable Trust has invited OHSU to sponsor a single candidate for their Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. This prestigious opportunity provides $60,000 in support per year for four years to assistant professors with outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The funds may be used, at the discretion of the Pew Scholar, for personnel, equipment, supplies, or travel; however, no more than $10,000 of the annual award may … Read More

$125,000 UNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCHERS The OHSU Center for Women’s Health Circle of Giving is now accepting submissions for its 2013 Women’s Health Research Funding Opportunity. Circle of Giving funding is intended to support new or established investigators interested in developing innovative directions in women’s health research. Applications will be accepted from OHSU faculty at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The Circle expects to award $125,000 to support one … Read More

The Ellison Medical Foundation has invited OHSU to nominate two junior faculty members who show outstanding promise in basic biology of age-related diseases and disabilities for the New Scholar Award in Aging. This award will provide new research faculty with up to $100,000 per year during the critical first few years of their independent research career. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: structural biology, molecular genetics, studies with model systems ranging from lower eukaryotes to … Read More

A new study by researchers at the OHSU School of Dentistry advances our understanding of how a protein, TDP-43, impacts gene expression in neurodegenerative diseases like ALS. The researchers altered levels of TDP-43 in fruit flies to directly compare too much versus too little of the protein. Using massively parallel sequencing, they found that loss of TDP-43 results in widespread gene activation and altered splicing. Over expression resulted in decreased gene expression–a finding contrary to … Read More

Updated 6/7/12: The criteria for this funding opportunity have changed to include the acceptance of proposals for translational research projects. Therefore, we are extending the internal deadline to next Friday, June 15. ————————————————— OHSU has been invited by the V Foundation to apply for their V Scholar Program, an opportunity for young, talented cancer researchers to gain support in their development into successful, independent investigators. The two-year, $200,000 grant will provide funds directly to young scientists … Read More

$125,000 Unrestricted Grant for Women’s Health Researchers The OHSU Center for Women’s Health Circle of Giving is now accepting submissions for a specific 2012 Women’s Health Research Funding Opportunity. Circle of Giving funding is intended to support new or established investigators interested in developing innovative directions in women’s health research. Applications will be accepted from OHSU faculty at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. The Circle expects to award $125,000 to support … Read More

OHSU researchers Jessica Martin, Ph.D., Alexandra Brown, and Agnieszka Balkowiec, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator and associate professor of integrative biosciences in the School of Dentistry, have discovered the importance of glial cells in regulating the growth of brainstem neurons. Until now, glial cells had been thought to play a peripheral role in regulating the neurons that control blood pressure and breathing. This new research, published in Neuroscience, shows that glial cells actually play a significant … Read More

Each year, OHSU’s Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Center administers the Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer’s Research (OPAR), a program which allows Oregon taxpayers to have a portion of their state income tax refund donated to Alzheimer’s research. Researchers in Oregon have an opportunity to receive up to $40,000 from OPAR via the Oregon Tax Checkoff Alzheimer’s Research Fund. Priority for funding will be given to investigators just entering the field of dementia research and to … Read More

The Ellison Medical Foundation invites OHSU to nominate two junior faculty members who show outstanding promise in the basic biology of age-related diseases and disabilities for their New Scholar in Aging Award. The award is intended to provide new faculty with up to $100,000 per year during the critical first few years of their independent research career. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: structural biology, molecular genetics, studies with model systems ranging … Read More

OHSU researchers have been getting quite a bit of media attention because of next week’s World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) in Portland. Here are some highlights you don’t want to miss: On Friday, September 16, OHSU announced a $25 million donation by Bob and Charlee Moore, founders of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. The Moore’s donation will support research, policy, and public outreach related to the health effects of … Read More