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SUMMARY:"Immunogenicity and protective mechanisms for a live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine”
DESCRIPTION:UVM Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Seminar \n8:00-9:00 AM – Join the seminar online (Passcode: 512840\, Meeting ID: 878 850 0732)  \nImmunogenicity and protective mechanisms for a live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine” \nSean Diehl\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Department of MMG\, Vaccine Testing Center\, UVM Larner College of Medicine
URL:https://vbrn.org/event/immunogenicity-and-protective-mechanisms-for-a-live-attenuated-tetravalent-dengue-vaccine-2/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:“Brucella Type IV effectors: Strength in numbers.”
DESCRIPTION:UVM Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics \n11:00-12:00 PM\, Join the seminar\, Passcode: 846127\, or in person Stafford Hall\, Rm 410  \n“Brucella Type IV effectors: Strength in numbers.” \nJean Celli\, PhD\, Professor\, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department (MMG).
URL:https://vbrn.org/event/brucella-type-iv-effectors-strength-in-numbers/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T113000
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SUMMARY:VBRN Grant Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The VBRN Grant Writing Workshop will be held from 11:30-5:00 PM Friday\, September 29\, 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Burlington\, VT. Attendance at this workshop will be required for all faculty intending to apply for Exploratory\, Pilot or Project Award funding for June 1\, 2024-May 31\, 2025. Attendance is recommended for a faculty who have received VBRN funding in the past and are interested in applying for individual NIH support in the future. The program consists of an informational session followed by small group breakouts to review the submitted pitch papers described below. Lunch is included prior to the start of the program. \nNote the following key dates and information on the pitch paper or draft Specific Aims page. \nKey dates for 2024 VBRN applications: \n\nRSVP for Grant Writing Workshop: Friday\, September 1\, 2023\n\nInclude 2-3 key words for your intended research. Also provide contact information for any suggested reviewers. This workshop is a mandatory requirement to apply for VBRN funding \n\nPitch paper due: Friday\, September 15\, 2023\n\nEmail pitch paper to your coordinator with a working title for your proposal. This is a mandatory requirement to participate in the grant writing workshop. \n\nGrant Writing Workshop: Friday\, September 29\, 2023\nLetter of Intent due: Wednesday\, November 1\, 2023\n\nApplicants must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to VBRN with a working title. VBRN will distribute the LOI template to those who attended the Grant Writing Workshop. \n\nVBRN Application due: Friday\, January 12\, 2024\n\nTentative program schedule\n\n\n\n11:30-12:00 PM\nRegistration\n\n\n12:00-1:00 PM\nLunch and informal networking\n\n\n1:00-1:15 PM\nWelcome remarks\n\n\n1:15-1:50 PM\nCorporate and Private Funding Opportunities (Jay Caporale\, Corporate and Foundation Relations\, UVM Foundation)\n\n\n1:50-2:25 PM\n\nFunding for Experiential Learning (Dr. Delphine Quenet\, UVM) \n“Where to find help to develop a CURE and how to fund it?” \n\n\n\n2:25-3:00 PM\n\nNSF Award PI and Reviewer Insights (Dr. Matt Liptak\, UVM) \n“Differences between the NSF and NIH review criteria: perspective of an NSF PI and reviewer.” \n\n\n\n3:00-3:15 PM\nBreak\n\n\n3:15-5:00 PM\nPitch paper review panel and concluding remarks\n\n\n\n \nDetails on the Pitch Paper (draft Specific Aims page)\nFaculty submit a NIH-style proposal to apply for VBRN funding. Because our network is comprised of primarily undergraduate institutions\, VBRN encourages faculty to submit AREA R15 grants for extramural funding. As such\, the NIH AREA R15 review criteria are used in the VBRN review process and for the pitch papers. \nFor the pitch paper\, faculty are asked to include at a minimum Specific Aims of the proposed research (one-page total). Optionally and additionally\, faculty may include draft Significance and Innovation components of an AREA R15 application (two-pages total\, including the Specific Aims page). \nVBRN’s goal is to recruit outside reviewers to participate in the small group breakouts. If you have any suggested reviewers you would like to recommend\, please share their contact information when you email your RSVP to your BPI Coordinator. VBRN will then reach out to any suggested reviewers. \nThe Specific Aims page: \nThe Specific Aims page is particularly critical as your “calling card” to your readers. During a Study Section\, only the three reviewers will read your full application\, but most panelists will only see the Specific Aims page.  Hence\, your Specific Aims page is critical for selling your application to the whole panel. There is a formal structure to a Specific Aims page. It starts with an introductory paragraph that serves several key functions including introduction of the main scientific question\, and statement of the central hypothesis that your work will test. Then\, you write a short paragraph for each of the 2-4 principal objectives (Aims) of the study. Each Aim should include the premise behind the Aim\, a description of how the Aim will be achieved\, and what the likely impact of successful completion of the Aim will be to the field at large. Some PIs conclude their Specific Aims page with a brief impact statement describing how completion of the research will positively impact on the NIH Mission. A good Specific Aims page convinces the reader of the importance of your question\, the logical strength of your central hypothesis\, and the strength of your approach in testing this hypothesis. \nFor additional resources on writing a Specific Aims page contact VBRN (vbrn@uvm.edu). \nSignificance and Innovation components: \nThe Significance and Innovation sections function to convince the reader of the overall urgency of your scientific question\, and whether you have devised a novel and forward-looking approach to test your main questions. Essentially\, a well written significance section answers the why of your grant and convinces the reader that the problem needs further research. It should support your premise for the importance of the question and help frame why your hypothesis is reasonable. The Innovation section is an argument for the novelty of your approach. Typically\, novelty is expressed in the form of a novel hypothesis\, a new scientific approach or technique\, and a novel conceptual framework to study and analysis. \nFor additional resources on writing Significance and Innovation sections contact VBRN (vbrn@uvm.edu). \nAn excellent guide for writing NIH grant proposals: \nRobertson\, John D. et al. The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook: National Institutes of Health Version. January 2019 edition. Buellton\, CA: Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops\, LLC\, 2019. Print. \nNIH Review Criteria include the following components. Consider these in the preparation of your pitch paper.\n \nOverall Impact\nReviewers will provide an overall impact score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to make useful scientific contributions to the research field(s) involved\, to provide research opportunities to undergraduate students by engaging them in primary research activities\, and to strengthen the research environment of the institution\, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed). \nSignificance\nDoes the project address an important problem or a barrier to progress in the field? Is the prior research that serves as the key support for the proposed project rigorous? If the aims of the project are achieved\, will the data be publishable and useful to the field? If funded\, will the AREA grant have a substantial effect on the applicant institution in terms of strengthening the research environment and exposing undergraduate students to research? \nInnovation\nDoes the application take advantage of\, challenge or build on current research concepts and models or research techniques? Are innovative approaches to engaging undergraduate students in research proposed? \nIf you have any questions about the workshop\, please contact your BPI Coordinator or vbrn@uvm.edu.
URL:https://vbrn.org/event/vbrn-grant-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:DoubleTree Hilton Hotel\, 870 Williston Rd\, South Burlington\, VT\, 05403\, United States
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SUMMARY:“Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) - from observations to action.”
DESCRIPTION:UVM Department of Neurological Sciences Grand Rounds Seminar \n12:00-1:00 PM – In person only\, Davis Auditorium \n“Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) – from observations to action.”  \nSamden Dorjee Lhatoo MBBS\, MD\, FRCP(Lon)\, John P and Kathrine G McGovern Distinguished University Professor of Neurology\, Executive Vice Chair\, Department of Neurology\, Director\, Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program\, Co-Director\, Texas Institute of Epilepsy\, Neurotechnologies and  Neuroinformatics
URL:https://vbrn.org/event/sudden-unexpected-death-in-epilepsy-sudep-from-observations-to-action/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T140000
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CREATED:20230925T174126Z
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SUMMARY:"Immune System Optimization in a Variable World"
DESCRIPTION:Dartmouth College Biological Sciences Seminar  \n2:00-3:00 PM – Join the seminar Meeting ID: 952 7605 0167\, (Passcode: BioSeminar)\, in-person LSC 100\, Oopik Auditorium \n“Immune System Optimization in a Variable World”  \nAnn Tate\, Vanderbilt University
URL:https://vbrn.org/event/immune-system-optimization-in-a-variable-world/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T150000
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SUMMARY:“A People’s Mental Health Movement:  Sawubona and the Rise of Healing Circles”
DESCRIPTION:UVM Department of Psychological Science Department Colloquium \n3:00-4:00 PM\, In-person John Dewey Hall\, Room 314 \n“A People’s Mental Health Movement:  Sawubona and the Rise of Healing Circles” \nDr. Evan Auguste\, Assistant Professor of Psychology\, University of MA\, Boston Ma’at \nPsychological Services
URL:https://vbrn.org/event/a-peoples-mental-health-movement-sawubona-and-the-rise-of-healing-circles/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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