The Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Research Unit serves the University of Utah health sciences community in pursuit of discovery and innovation that advances medicine and science. The office seeks to strengthen all departments and colleges within the University of Utah health sciences by assisting in:
The research unit’s major functions include institutional goal setting, oversight of graduate programs, the summer medical research program, training grant proposal support, financial modeling, pre-award support for basic science departments, research space management, new program development, and execution of the Health Sciences’ Research Strategic Initiatives.
Many here at the U have voiced their congratulations and thanks to Dr. Weyrich for his years of service and leadership. We too, in health sciences research, would like to add our voice and express our deep gratitude for the leadership of Dr. Weyrich. ... Read More
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Join us for the 9th annual Vitae. We will be regaled by the stories of six rising faculty members. They'll share their journey of how they came to be focused on their respective areas of expertise and what their research promises for the future. ... Read More
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Submitting a first successful R01 is a major challenge. The University's KL2 program, a part of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, is again organizing R01 writing groups that will include up to five NIH defined new investigators who are pursuing their first R01 NIH award (or equivalent). Each group will be headed by one or two senior faculty members with extensive success with NIH awards and study section reviewer experience. The groups will foster peer and senior mentoring to produce top quality grant submissions. The groups are not intended to replace grant writing courses or seminars, but, rather, to provide advice, mentoring and time management for the grant writing process. As such, prior participation in grant writing courses or seminars, formal or informal, is encouraged.... Read More
Select...This is a simple reminder that Research Incentive Seed Grant Program applications are due for all colleges on December 1. Tenure-line faculty and Career-line faculty who hold at least a .75 FTE appointment and are in residence at UU are eligible to apply. ... Read More
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The American Lung Association and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award represents a joint effort to encourage and support applicants who hold a primary faculty appointment in a clinical allergy and immunology division and who are conducting research into advancing the understanding of allergic respiratory disease. One of the goals of this collaboration is to fund researchers at important crossroads of their careers.... Read More
Select...Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Award NYSCF is soliciting applications from early career investigators for awards in neuroscience. The goal of this initiative is to foster innovative scientists whose pioneering approaches have the potential to transform the field of neuroscience. ... Read More
Select...The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States. Welfare is broadly defined to include physical and mental health, safety, nutrition, education, play, familial support, acculturation, societal integration and childcare. ... Read More
Select...There are two opportunities in the realm of 3i that investigators and graduate students should be aware of. The first is our next round of Team Building Grants. The second opportunity is a call for applications for 3i Graduate Student Fellowships. ... Read More
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The S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah will be hosting an event of interest for the health sciences research community on November 9, 2021. The event is titled ‘"The Genome Defense:" The Lawsuit That Ended Gene Patenting in America’ and the details can be found on the S.J. Quinney College of Law event page. ... Read More
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Will Dere
Associate Vice President for Research
