dkNET community events and announcements in May, 2016

Dear dkNET Community,

dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org.

Events in May, 2016

May 6-10, 2016

American Urological Association AUA2016 Annual Meeting

The AUA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of urologists in the world, providing unparalleled access to groundbreaking research, new guidelines and the latest advances in urologic medicine.

Location: San Diego, CA, USA

More information: http://www.aua2016.org

May 7, 2016

The University of Chicago Medicine Kovler Diabetes Center 11th Annual Chicago Diabetes Day 

This conference serves as a forum for basic and clinical investigators, clinicians, and pharmaceutical industry professionals in Chicago and the Midwest to meet, share information, and discuss common interests. The goal of this program is to foster collaborations between individuals and between institutions. 

Location: Chicago, IL

More information: http://kovlerdiabetescenter.org/events/11th-annual-chicago-diabetes-day/

May 18-19, 2016

Indiana University Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 9th Annual Midwest Islet Club(MIC)

The meeting goal is to foster greater communication and interaction between pancreatic islet cell biology investigators within the Midwest region.

Location: Indianapolis, IN

More information: https://www.midwestisletclub.org

May 19-20, 2016

NIH NHLBI/NIDDK Mitochondrial Biology Symposium

2016 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Mitochondrial Biology Symposium: Novel Roles of Mitochondria in Health and Disease. This symposium will bring together the leading thinkers in these areas of research to present the newest findings.

Location: Bethesda, MD

More information: http://www.cvent.com/events/nhlbi-niddk-mitochondrial-biology-symposium-2016/event-summary-edb91bf70ee04f9b84ca5c7476592ec3.aspx

May 23-25, 2016

NIH NIDDK Kidney Precision Medicine Meeting

This conference aims to bring together basic, clinical, and translational scientists, health care professionals, industry and government representatives, and patients – all of whom are interested in the treatment of acute and chronic kidney disease.

Location: Bethesda, MD

More information: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/events-calendar/Pages/kidneyprecision2016.aspx#tab-event-details

Funding opportunities deadlines in May, 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016

Boehringer Ingelheim Diabetic Nephropathy New Therapeutic Challenge Submission Deadline

The challenge and funding opportunities for the New Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy.

More information: https://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/9933841?cc=Nature9933841&utm_source=nature&utm_medium=pavilion&utm_campaign=challenges

Saturday, May 14, 2016

NIH NIDDK letter of Intent Due Date: Diabetes Research Center Funding Opportunity (P30)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Diabetes Research Centers, formerly named Diabetes Endocrinology Research Centers (DERCs) and Diabetes Research and Training Centers (DRTCs).  Diabetes Research Centers are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes, its complications, and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. 

More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-15-026.html

Sunday, May 22, 2016

NIH NIDDK Letter of Intent Due Date: 1 Diabetes Special Funding Opportunities (DP3)

Funding opportunities for Type 1 Diabetes: (1) Improving Diabetes Management in Children with Type 1 Diabetes (2) Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Type 1 Diabetes Management in Adults (3) Improving Diabetes Management in Pre-teens, Adolescents and/or Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.

More information: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/about-niddk/research-areas/diabetes/type-1-diabetes-special-statutory-funding-program/funding-opportunities/Pages/default.aspx

Saturday, May 28, 2016

NIH NIDDK Letter of Intent Due Date: Clinical, Behavioral and Physiological Research Testing Current and Novel Closed Loop Systems (DP3)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications from institutions/organizations proposing human studies to develop and/or test a highly reliable, wearable, portable and easy to operate system linking continuous glucose monitoring and pancreatic hormone delivery in a closed loop system.  This research is intended to improve glucose control and quality of life of patients with type 1 diabetes. Only human studies will be considered responsive to this FOA.

More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-16-009.html

Saturday, May 28, 2016

NIH NIDDK Letter of Intent Due Date: Development of New Technologies and Bioengineering Solutions for the Advancement of Cell Replacement Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes (R43/R44)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications for funding to perform research leading to the development of innovative technologies that may advance progress toward more effective cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D).  

More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-16-004.html