Volume 4 Number 42.......ORA News Online.......Week Ending 02/21/03

 

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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSORSHIP

The college of medicine has been invited to nominate five tenured faculty with a distinguished current record of research for the University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Program for 2003.

These are three-year term professorships that provide $5,000 annual salary supplement and a $3,000 grant to support research in year one. Associate and Full Professors who are tenured and have been on the UF faculty for at least five years are eligible.

The iInternal deadline for nominations to the Office for Research Affairs has been extended to February 25, 2003.

Nominations must include:
1. Supporting letter from the Department Chair
2. A one page statement by the candidate
3. Curriculum vitae

For details regarding the program and nomination of candidates Click Here. (Posted 02/21/03)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: COLLEGE OF MEDICINE RESEARCH DAY

The College of Medicine Annual Research Day will be held on Friday, April 11, 2003.

A highlight of this event is the presentation of Research Posters by the Faculty. Traditionally, this has served to showcase the ongoing research in the College of Medicine and foster interaction among faculty, fellows and students.

We invite you to participate by presenting your research in a poster-session between 12:00 p.m. - 2: 30 p.m. on April 11, 2003. In anticipation of an impressive attendance, we will hold the poster displays in the Shands Hospital Atrium, the Founder's Gallery and the new Health Professions, Nursing and Pharmacy Building. Lunch will be served.

Please send information on your presentation(s)
by Friday, March 7, 2003.

1. Name(s) of the Author(s)
2. Department Afiiliation
3. Title of the Abstract
4. Full Abstract sent as an attachment

This information should be sent to:
Sandra Smith
Office for Research Affairs
snsmith@dean.med.ufl.edu
Tel: 392-5398
Fax: 392-7427 (Posted 02/21/03)

 

INTRAMURAL FUNDING

PA FOOTE CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Perry A. Foote Program in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics seeks proposals from University of Florida faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students for small grants to support the development of new research projects.

The purpose of the Program is to support the development of research at the University of Florida and SHANDS HealthCare in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics. The Program seeks to accomplish this goal by supporting the development of proposals likely to attract outside funding in the future.

For the purposes of this call for proposals, "health outcomes " are defined as the end result of the provision of health services to patients and their families, and include a broad range of phenomena, from morbidity and death, to health status and functional status, to patient satisfaction and health related quality of life. "Pharmacoeconomics" takes a comparative approach to outcomes and costs of drug therapy, taking into consideration description and analysis of costs of drug therapy and its sequels. Common methods used are cost-minimization, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and cost- utility analysis


Eligibility
All faculty, staff and graduate students in the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Shands Health System are eligible for the grants program. Other personnel can be included on an application, but the principal investigator with overall responsibility for the project must be a clinician, faculty member, graduate student, or post-doctoral fellow.

Any graduate student enrolled in a program in any of the Colleges mentioned is eligible to apply. Students must be able to demonstrate potential for making substantial progress on their thesis or dissertation, and must have the written endorsement of a faculty advisor or the Department's chair.


Awards: Three grants for a maximum of $10,000 each are available for faculty, and three grants for a maximum of $5,000 each are available for graduate students. No indirect costs are required.

Award funds may be used for data collection and analysis of any type, or for interventions, or for other resources for the completion of the project. Award funds may not be used to pay for clinical patient care, purchase of computer hardware, faculty salary or for travel to conferences. Award winners agree to submit a progress report after twelve months. Funds are not transferable, and should be drawn before the due date f the final report. Award recipients will be notified by Tuesday, May 20, 2003.

Submission Deadline: Friday, April 18th, 2003, by 5:00 p.m.

The Grant Application Package should include the following:

* Cover Page, with title and full contact information for the principal investigator,

* DSR-1 Form (Sponsored Projects Approval Form),

* Abstract of 300 words or less,

* Scientific Plan of 10 pages or less, no author information, double spaced, font size 10-12 pt., references additional;

* Biosketch of 2 pages for the principal investigator and key personnel,

* Budget and budget justification,

* IRB approval (confirmation of approval or evidence of application).

Submit four copies of the application package by April 18th, 2003, to:
College of Pharmacy,
Dept. of Pharmacy Health Care Administration
Re: P.A. Foote Small Grants Program
PO Box 100496, University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0496

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the program director, Abraham G. Hartzema, Ph.D., Perry A. Foote Eminent Scholar Chair in Health Outcomes Research and Pharmacoeconomics, at (352) 392- 5270 or by e-mail at hartzema@cop.ufl.edu, to discuss their ideas before submitting an application. (Posted 02/21/03)



NEW
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES


For funding opportunities annouced by Research and Graduate Programs FYI http://rgp.ufl.edu/fyi/

   

New NIH notices, requests for applications and program announcements can be found at NIH Notice




INTERNAL
DEADLINES


Certain agencies announce Requests for Applications that limit the number of proposals that can be submitted by the University. In these instances, the Office for Research Affairs will post an internal deadline for interested faculty to submit a Letter of Intent to the Office for Research Affairs.

If there are more applicants interested in submitting a proposal than the agency's guidelines allow for, an internal review process will be coordinated by ORA. ORA will only coordinate the requests that are specifically for health related projects. RGP will coordinate all other requests. There is not always a candidate who applies for an award. If you are interested in a funding opportunity and the internal deadline has passed, check with ORA to see if this opportunity is still available.

Upcoming Internal Deadline

The American Geriatrics Society is accepting proposals for the 2003 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GESR) program. Applications are due to ORA for an internal competition by February 28, 2003. Only one application from a department will be accepted. (Posted 02/21/03)


Contact Dr. Madsen with questions related to funding opporunities or internal competitions.

 


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