RESEARCH

Come to Science Café Cleveland: a lively, informal scientific discussion in an inviting atmosphere of food and drink.

This month’s topic: The dark at the end of the tunnel: Searching for dark matter.

Featuring: Dr. Chris Mihos (Astronomy Dept., CWRU)and Dr. Dan Akerib (Physics Dept., CWRU)
Where: The brewpub downstairs at Great Lakes Brewing Company (2516 Market Ave, Cleveland)
When: Monday, September 10th; things will get started between 6 and 6:30 pm
Who: Sponsored by the CWRU chapter of Sigma Xi, WGBH Boston, and Great Lakes Brewing Company

Science Café Cleveland takes place on the second Monday of each month at GLBC. A few free appetizers are provided, and participants are welcome to purchase additional food and drinks.

NASA's Science Mission Directorate has a new website for research and analysis (R&A) news at http://www.science.hq.nasa.gov/research/sara.html. It contains information on the proposal and financial process improvements underway, a list of program officers with email and phone numbers, and statistics on programs. You can submit questions and complaints (and compliments) to SARA (the Senior Advisor for Research and Analysis) and you will get a reply. You can sign up to receive news on SMD's R&A programs at the website. This NSPIRES mailing list will only be used this once to announce the site; so please visit the site and sign up at to get future R&A updates. This NSPIRES mailing list will continue to be used for announcing SMD solicitations like ROSES and AOs.

For further information on SMD's R&A program or the new R&A website, please contact Dr. Yvonne Pendleton, Senior Advisor for Research and Analysis (SARA), Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546; email: sara@nasa.gov.

The Fall Seminar Schedule is posted and available for registration. This semester we will be offering a variety of topics designed to target those new to Case and human subjects research, as well as seminars for our seasoned researchers and faculty members.

New faculty, staff and students should join us for "Basic IRB and CREC Training".

Responsible Investigators will benefit from our special faculty session "Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR): What you need to know to train your staff, fellows and students" and/or "Conflict of Interest Management Plans for Investigators Conducting Human Subjects Research".

Additional seminars will be added throughout the semester. Information will be distributed through Case Research Weekly, Case Daily, and individual emails.

Register online at: http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/research/orc/education/onlinecalendar.cfm.

Application Deadline: September 13, 2007

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is now accepting applications for one Career Development Award and one Fellowship.

AACR Centennial Career Development Award for Childhood Cancer Research: A two-year grant of $50,000 per year for direct research expenses. Research projects must have direct applicability to childhood cancers. Applicants must be junior faculty who completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships between January 2, 2005 and January 1, 2008 and who are at an academic or medical institution anywhere in the world.

AACR-National Brain Tumor Foundation Fellowship, in memory of Bonnie Brooks: A two-year fellowship of $40,000 per year to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow. Research projects must have 100% applicability to brain tumor science. Applicants must be Postdoctoral Fellows or Clinical Research Fellows who are in their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of training at the start of the fellowship term and who are at an academic or medical institution in the U.S. .

Visit proposalCENTRAL to access the online application.

Inquiries may be directed to Julia Laurence at awards@aacr.org.

The National Institutes of Health on Aug. 29, 2007, issued its final policy on a database that will contain findings from genomewide association studies. NIH has been working on the policy since last year; it goes into effect in January. After receiving public comments and holding a town hall meeting last December, NIH revised some aspects of the policy to address concerns about intellectual property rights and the privacy of research subjects. Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-088.html.

NSF has adopted a change in their merit review process to enhance support of transformative research. Please see the link below for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109853&org=NSF&from=news.

Also, NSF has done a study about their overall merit review system and funding mechanisms. You can read more about that report ahead of time at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109852&org=NSF&from=news.