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Research News
NIH eRA Advisory: CRISP to be retired October 31, 2009 - Start using RePORTER Today! Click here for additional information
OKBio’s 3rd ACCELERATE Workshop “THE ART OF THE DEAL: Recipes for successful partnerships.” HURRY! Workshop is Tuesday, November 17th. Click here for more info or registration.
NEW NIH Application Forms & Instructions for proposals due on or after January 25, 2010 - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-149.html
OUHSC Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center – Seed Grant Call for Applications
Required Letter of Intent is due by 5pm, Friday, January 29, 2010 – Click here for link to website for
additional information
Oklahoma EPSCoR – Summer 2010 Research Opportunity Awards – Deadline March 31, 2010
Click here for more information.
OU Research Communications Site - Check out the NEW OU Research Communications site for current and updated information on research events and news regarding research at OU and around the world. Visit http://www.ou.edu/research/home/research_communications.html
OCAST tool assists businesses and students- At www.ocast.ok.gov, find an OCAST tool to assist those in research based fields. The INTERN Database is available for businesses and students to input their information. Use the tool to locate an intern, search for internships, or for a faculty sponsored research opportunity. For more information, contact Tessa 405-319-8410 or Jessica at 405-319-8412.
NIH Announces New Scoring Procedures for Applications Received for FY2010 Funding
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-024.html
Important Announcement from the OUHSC Laboratory for Genomics and Bioinformatics
The Laboratory for Genomics and Bioinformatics announces changes in sample handling for DNA sequencing. The Laboratory will no longer require that preparations be diluted and contain primers or be delivered in 96-well plates. Any number of samples in 0.5ml or 1.5 ml conical microcentrifuge tubes will be accepted. The concentration of DNA (Template concentration must be at least 100 ng /ul for plasmid DNA, and 10 – 20 ng /ul for PCR product, in water. NO EDTA!) will be determined by the Laboratory and the appropriate primers, indicated on the investigator’s order sheet, will be added. In addition, if an investigator prefers to bring a cell pellet, for an additional $0.50 (total cost per sample $6.50), the laboratory will prepare the DNA by Qiagen extraction and/or clean up PCR products for sequencing. Cell pellets should be from a 5 ml overnight culture or from a culture volume that results in approximately the same number of cells. Further changes in the Laboratory are in the offing. Several of the analyses presently carried out by genome lab personnel will be converted to a hands-on approach by investigators after appropriate training. The details are being worked out and a reservation system and charge scheme for instrument use will be set up. Two free sequence analyses are being offered for those investigators who wish to tryout the Laboratory for the first time.
OCAST Funding Competitions - Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) will hold FY10 funding competitions for the Oklahoma Applied Research Support http://Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) will hold (OARS)
R&D Faculty and Student Intern Partnerships http://www.ok.gov/ocast/documents/FY10.1%20RDIP%20Solicitation.pdf and the R&D Intern Partnerships Supplemental Solicitation http://www.ok.gov/ocast/documents/FY10.1%20RDIP_SUP%20Solicitation.pdf.
These are competitive, peer-reviewed programs which fund research projects for one to three years. The solicitations for the competitions are now available on the OCAST website and can be accessed by clicking on each of the above links. If you have questions about the funding programs, please contact Ms. Michelle McFarland at 405/319-8408 or email her at mmcfarland@ocast.state.ok.us.
Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) and EDGE Update
Presbyterian Health Foundation Announcement (2009)
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ORA Employee Spotlight
Mitzi Jones, our Staff Assistant, recently celebrated her 7th year anniversary with the ORA. Mitzi provides administrative support to the management team for ORA, and her long and varied experience has afforded her the opportunity to train most of the new administrative secretaries for many years. As a seasoned member of the ORA administrative staff, she is also integrally involved with many special projects often regarding file maintenance and storage, and database maintenance. Mitzi was an OUHSC Employee of the Month in FY 2008, is a loyal employee to the OUHSC, and is a huge OU fan. Boomer!