Posts Tagged ‘resources’

The Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) has consolidated offices and clinical research space into Hatfield Research Center and Multnomah Pavilion. All OCTRI space in the Center for Health & Healing has been vacated. If you collaborate with OCTRI or utilize their services, here are a few basic reminders: All OCTRI mail should be sent to mailcode CR107. Some phone numbers will change. SmartWeb and Outlook will be updated by mid-July. It’s best to … Read More

Investigators, are you stuck on the “Resource Sharing Plan” section of your grant application? Many funding opportunities from the National Institutes of Health require a resource sharing plan that addresses, as applicable, data, model organisms, and genome-wide association studies.  We recently added a Resource Sharing Plan reference page to the OHSU Research Funding and Development Services website with some advice and a few examples. Questions? Feel free to send Research Funding and Development Services an … Read More

The OHSU eagle-i Consortium recently launched their web-based discovery network which links scientists to more than 42,000 research resources across the country. The OHSU eagle-i team would like to thank all of the participants who used the search engine and then completed a brief survey. The team is pleased to announce the winners of the drawing: Aletha Lesch, Barbara Smoody, Esther Moe, Weike Mo and Michael Hutchens have all won an iPad2. Congratulations! (The editors … Read More

Anyone currently involved in preparing and submitting Statement of Appointment forms and Termination Notices associated with institutional research training programs, institutional career development awards, individual fellowships and research education awards may now refer to the newest xTrain User’s Guide from NIH. It’s as easy as clicking on a topic in the Table of Contents to navigate through this definitive resource. Updates include helpful illustrations as well as the latest list of xTrain Activity Codes. xTrain … Read More

Getting money from a private foundation is different than approaching the NIH or other large federal agencies. At this month’s Funding Focus seminar, Finding Foundation Funding and Writing a Letter of Intent, our speaker will lead you through the process of contacting a foundation, how the OHSU Foundation can help, and where you can find resources. Whether you are a seasoned grant writer or just starting out, this workshop will help you put your best … Read More

Interested in collecting samples from one of the largest local health systems? This is an opportunity to collaborate with Kaiser Permanente to collect samples that will enhance their existing biobank. The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR), in collaboration with OCTRI, is offering another opportunity for OHSU investigators to guide a specimen-collection effort at Kaiser Permanente Northwest. The NW Biobank at Kaiser Permanente is currently collaborating with OHSU investigators on two projects: risk biomarkers of … Read More

In case you didn’t see it elsewhere, the Centers for Disease Control have a useful guide to preparing for emergencies like infestations by zombies, or maybe earthquakes. Hint: Stocking up on water is only the beginning!

OHSU’s popular science writing class, the Vollum Writing Program, is now enrolling for its summer session, which is geared toward graduate students working on their qualifying exams. Students will learn proposal writing and grantsmanship skills, utilizing the NIH format. Six individual tutorials with the instructor are included. Classes take place on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting June 15, 2011. Registration is by permission only. Write to Rachel Dresbeck, PhD, for more information or … Read More

The Primate Center Molecular Core has purchased an Applied Biosystems OpenArray system that performs high throughput genotyping and qPCR. This system is optimal for when you have hundreds and thousands of samples on which you want to perform from 24 to 1000 qPCR or genotyping reactions on each sample. The systems is also ideal for predefined panels of gene quantification. Loading of samples is robotic so minimal sample preparation is involved and thousands of reactions … Read More

We know your research images are good-looking, and we think you should share them with your OHSU colleagues and the world. We want to put some of them on our OHSU Research websites (like the home page) and use them in Research News. In addition to personal glory, you’ll have the chance to win cool prizes. So here’s the deal: Send us your images for a chance to win lunch for you and your research … Read More