1. Department of Medicine
Research Activites
August 22, 2016
Charlie Irvin
Vice Chair-Research

2. Outline State of the DOM Research Engine
Research Committee Activities last Quarter; esp; Funding opportunities
COM initiatives
Announcements

3. State of the DOM Research Engine

9. Research Committee Activities last Quarter

10. DOM Research Committee Topics
DOM Mentor Award nominations
DOM Translational Medicine Pilot Projects 
Catalyzation of Grant Competitiveness Funding Guidelines
DOM Research Day Discussion  
Review/Discuss Faculty Bridge Funding Request
Trends & NIH Scoring Discussion
Clinical Fellow Research Funding Opportunities & Institutional Requirements Discussion
COM Research Mentoring Program Discussion
FY2017 Committee Goals

11. Grant Submission Process and Associated/Available Resources
Centralized pre award support
Centralized pool of resources to capture core facility descriptions, biosketches, etc.
Could a Grant Writer be helpful?
Using Med Photo to assist with tables, graphs, pamphlets, etc.
COM SAD-R resources to include the SWAT Team concept for larger submissions
OVPR assets – J. Heraldsen

12. DOM Translational Medicine Pilot Projects

13. Trends & NIH Scoring Discussion
How Criterion Scores Predict the Overall Impact Score and Funding Outcomes for
National Institutes of Health Peer-Reviewed Applications, (Eblin et. al.)
Obtained from:

15. FY2017 Committee Goals
3 of 4 COBRE proposals from DOM – how can the Research Cmte engage to facilitate the selected proposal’s strength?
Jan/Feb submission deadline
Template
The cmte recommends administrative support investment from the DOM to support the proposal
Engage Jeralyn
DOM Research Day (Spring ‘17)?
Inspirational Speaker (external) suggestions for COM Research Day (Fall ‘16)

16. COM Initiatives

17. COM Research Mentoring Program Discussion
Suggestions to enhance research mentoring within the COM?
Speaker?
Journal Clubs?
Early and Late Stage Investigators discussing how to do science from a negotiation, communication, selling, etc. perspective?
Alda Center and communications focus?
Mini symposia?
Monthly sessions of short presentations (i.e., “tasty bits”)?
Increase awareness of what other people are doing?

18. COM Salary Support for PIs Developing Training & Major Institutional Grants
Availability of salary support for principal investigators developing and submitting training grants or other major institutional grant opportunities.
This program will provide 20-40% effort of principal investigator salary at the NIH cap for a maximum of 3 months to support development and submission of training or other major institutional grant opportunities.
Training grants will be given priority, but other major institutional grants will be considered.
Renewal and resubmission applications will also be considered.
Proposals that are collaborative efforts involving more than one department and/or center will be given priority. In order for salary support to be received, a copy of the submitted grant as well as documentation that the grant has been received for review by the funding agency must be provided to the Senior Associate Dean for Research.
A total of $100K annually has been allocated to support salary and fringe for approximately 3-9 faculty members each year depending upon the award amounts.
The standard award amount will be at 20% effort but in cases where very substantial effort will be required, the principal investigator may request up to 40% effort at the NIH cap for a maximum of 3 months.

19. COM Research Day Updates
November 1, 2016, 4-7PM
Location: COM campus
State of Research in the COM
Dean’s Excellence in Research Awards
New Investigator
Mid-Career Investigator
Senior Investigator
Research Mentorship
Keynote Lecture: TBD
Reception
Wine & cheese
Poster session (1 poster/department)
Recognize trainee research publication award recipients (med student, resident, graduate student, & PD trainee)

20. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building
Through a generous gift from
Dr. John Stetson, UVM’57, MD’60 and Roberta B. Stetson, UVM’57,
The UVM College of Medicine is pleased to announce
THE INAUGURAL STETSON LECTURE in
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN MEDICINE
JOHN ABELE
Founding Chairman, Retired, Boston Scientific Corporation
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
12:00 noon
Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building

21. Comments / Questions?

22. Clinical Fellow Research Funding Opportunities & Institutional Requirements Discussion
Clinical Fellows submitting research grant proposals (as PIs) require unique appointment considerations because of conflicting institutional policies
UVM PI Eligibility Policy – insert link here
Request exception to policy as a result of the following considerations:
Hospital appointment requirements (handled as consultant agreement)?
CMS implications?
Timing implications (fellowship completion, grant terms and conditions, etc.)?