BRI Funding Opportunities BRIght Futures Prize Proposals due June 15, 2013 The project must clearly address a provocative, significant question or challenge related to one of  the stated themes and be scientifically meritorious. The project should be focused and achievable, with a high potential to secure future additional funding It should focus around one of the 2013 Research Day themes: Allergy, Immunotherapy, Nursing Research, Comparative Effectiveness/PCOR, Microbiome, Regenerative Medicine, Personalized Medicine, Neurodegeneration & Regeneration, Technology & Innovation The winner will be announced at the 2nd Annual BWH Research Day on Thursday, November 21st More information: http://bwhresearchday.partners.org/BFF/ BRI/ORC MicroGrants: pilot program Application accepted on a rolling basis Post-docs, clinical fellows and junior faculty (ranking assistant professor or below) in the BWH research community are invited to apply. Individuals may only be the recipient of one microgrant in this pilot phase. Applicants must apply in advance of the event requiring support and may not receive support for events that have already occurred. More information: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/research/microgrants/

Upcoming BWH Invitational Award Deadlines Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Internal Deadline: Monday, June 17, 2013 Amount: $240,000 over 4 years More information is available at: http://bwhbri.partners.org/ResearchAdmin/Grants/Pew_Scholars.aspx Smith Family Awards For Excellence in Biomedical Research Internal Deadline: Friday, June 28, 2013 Amount: $300,000 over 3 years More information is available at: http://bwhbri.partners.org/ResearchAdmin/Grants/Smith_Family.aspx

myNCBI Training Available from the BWH Medical Library NIH Public Access Policy: How to use myNCBI for Progress Reports –June 26 Investigators will need to use myNCBI to enter papers onto progress reports. Learn how to use the myNCBI tool in PubMed to link bibliographies to NIH grant submissions. Dates: Wed., June 26th, 2:00 – 3:00 PM in Bornstein Auditorium. REGISTER: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/view/EventDetails.aspx?eventID=57342 Contact: Anne Fladger, MLS, AHIP, Director, BWH Medical Library & Educational Services, afladger@partners.org

State of the Department Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Dermatology 10th Annual State of the Department   Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:00 – 5:00 Joseph B. Martin Conference Center Amphitheatre If you have not already done so, please RSVP to Marie Thistle: mthistle1@partners.org

BWH Dermatology Research Presentation Schedule June 21 T32 presentations- Lilit Garibyan and Esther Freeman June 28 Adaptive Biotechnologies- Deep sequencing July 1 Dr. Irene Leigh (Special Monday Meeting – At Noon) July 5 No Meeting July 12 Dr. Rheinwald – Training for & Sustaining a Career in Science