1. 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/http://www.brighamandwomens.org/research/microgrants/ Fund to Sustain Research Excellence Applications due August 1, 2013 Investigators that have recently submitted a non-mentored NIH grant application that was scored (un-scored applications will not be accepted), but just missed the payline, are eligible to apply for funding. Applicants must be in need of support and have a potentially fundable R01 or similar non-mentored NIH grant, application can not be based on an A1 submission. R03, R21, F32 and ARRA Grants will not be eligible. ARRA Grants Criteria for selection will include need and scientific merit. Scientific merit will be inferred from the NIH peer-review summary statement, priority score, and other application materials. More information: http://bwhbri.partners.org/BRI/ResearchExcellence.aspxhttp://bwhbri.partners.org/BRI/ResearchExcellence.aspx BRI Funding Opportunities

2. 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 http://bwhbri.partners.org/ResearchAdmin/Grants/Smith_Family.aspx Message from the NIH: July 5th R01 Deadline is On With the July 4th federal holiday falling on Thursday, it’s quite tempting to make an extra-long weekend and take Friday off, too. Don’t forget that NIH’s July 5th R01 deadline will take place as scheduled - even if your own organization is closed. Get your applications in early and enjoy some time off!! Additional Award Deadlines

3. 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 http://www.brighamandwomens.org/view/EventDetails.aspx?eventID=57342 Contact: Anne Fladger, MLS, AHIP, Director, BWH Medical Library & Educational Services, afladger@partners.orgafladger@partners.org

4. Summer Trainee Orientation Today’s summer student orientation with Matt Opperman has been rescheduled to: Monday, June 24 at 1pm (immediately following journal club) in the HIM 6 th floor conference room

5. BWH Dermatology Research Presentation Schedule June 28Adaptive Biotechnologies- Deep sequencing July 1Dr. Irene Leigh (Special Monday Meeting – At Noon) July 5No Meeting July 12Dr. Rheinwald – Training for & Sustaining a Career in Science July 19Postdoc Candidate – Nicole Desch