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dkNET community events and announcements in September, 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.
dkNET Data View Updates
Aug. 4, 2016 NURSA: animal model data view added to dkNET
Aug. 4, 2016 T1DBase: Human GRCh38 Variants data view added to dkNET
Aug. 4, 2016 Cellosaurus data view has been updated
Aug. 24, 2016 Diabetic Complications Consortium: Histology data view added to dkNET
Events in September, 2016
Sept. 8 - 10, 2016
68th Clinical Endocrinology Update
Keep your endocrine practice up-to-date by attending Clinical Endocrinology Update (CEU). This three-day meeting provides the latest information available in clinical endocrinology.
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
More information: https://www.endocrine.org/ceu
Sept. 8, 2016
bioCADDIE webinar: dkNET - a Community research resource, information, and data discovery portal
The NIDDK Information Network (dkNET; http://dknet.org) is a open community resource for basic and clinical investigators in metabolic, digestive and kidney disease. dkNET’s portal facilitates access to a collection of diverse research resources (i.e. the multitude of data, software tools, materials, services, projects and organizations available to researchers in the public domain) that advance the mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Most of these resources are web-accessible databases or web portals, each developed, designed and maintained by numerous different projects, organizations and individuals. While many of the large government funded databases, maintained by agencies such as NIH’s National Center for Biotechnology Information and the European Bioinformatics Institute, are well known to researchers, many more that have been developed by and for the biomedical research community are unknown or underutilized. dkNET functions as a Resource, Information, and Data Discovery Index (i.e. a “search engine for research information”), searching across millions of records contained in hundreds of biomedical databases developed and maintained by independent projects around the world. dkNET makes it easy to find research resources relevant to your work, through a concept based search interface across multiple databases created for the NIDDK community, e.g. Nuclear Receptor Signaling Atlas, GenitoUrinary Molecular Anatomy Project, Diabetic Complications Consortium, to name a few, as well as general biomedical resources. Through the data ingest process used in dkNET, additional data sources can easily be incorporated, allowing it to scale with the growth of digital data and the needs of the dkNET community. In addition to search across information sources, dkNET provides the ability to search across a Resource Registry, a curated catalog of thousands of research resources, and the Literature, a searchable index across literature via PubMed and full text articles from the Open Access literature. Building on dkNET’s core infrastructure, We have also worked to implement standards, most recently by brokering deals with major publishers to improve research reproducibility by providing data curation and research resource identification standards (RRID Initiative;http://scicrunch.org/resources) within their publication pipelines. As a community aggregator, dkNET can interoperate with bioCADDIE as important resources in the overall data ecosystem.
Location: Webinar
More information: https://biocaddie.org/events/webinars/niddk-information-network-dknet-community-research-resource-information-and-data
Sept. 8, 2016
JAX webinar: Essential tips for new mouse researchers
At times, information that can greatly improve research quality and help locate resources more quickly is not easily found in the literature. We know this can be frustrating, particularly for researchers who are new to working with mice. Join us as we share strategies for navigating available databases and discuss how mouse strain choice impacts research data quality and reproducibility.
Location: Webinar
More information: https://www.jax.org/education-and-learning/education-calendar/webinars/2016/092016/essential-tips-sept-8
Sept. 8, 2016
BD2K Deep Learning (DL) training opportunities: Overview of deep learning in healthcare
Overview of Deep Learning in Healthcare, September 8, 3:00pm - 4:30pm ET, Bldg 31, 6C Room 7, NIH Bethesda campus (open to all; no registration required) and via webcast http://videocast.nih.gov. The talk will introduce DL in the broader context of machine learning and discuss critical factors driving the success of DL with examples of how deep learning is advancing healthcare. We will also outline development and deployment workflows for building powerful DL solutions and provide an overview of relevant open source toolkits, companies and products. We will wrap up with a short demo of NVIDIA’s DIGITS training system for rapidly prototyping your own deep learning applications.
Location: Webinar
More information: http://videocast.nih.gov
Sept. 11-12, 2016
Endocrine board review 2016
The Endocrine Society's Board Review (EBR) courses offer a comprehensive mock-exam format, with case-based ABIM-style questions forming the bulk of the presentations. Each section follows the ABIM blueprint for the board exam, covering the breadth and depth of the certification/recertification examination.
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
More information: https://www.endocrine.org/ebr/general-information
Sept. 12 - 16, 2016
2016 EASD Annual Meeting
The EASD (European Association for the Study of Diabetes) Annual Meeting will take place at the Messe München, which is easily accessed using public transport. I look forward to welcoming you there from 12-16 September 2016 for a meeting which promises to offer outstanding new insights into the most recent research findings and health care in diabetology. Early registration deadline: July 11, 2016.
Location: Munich, Germany
More information: http://www.easd.org
Sept. 12 - 16, 2016
Glucose clamping the conscious mouse: a laboratory course
A week-long course to familiarize participants with methods, protocols and quantitative tools necessary to perform glucose clamps in the conscious mouse. E-mail mmpc@vanderbilt.edu to join waiting list for future courses.
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
More information: https://www.mmpc.org/shared/clamping.aspx
Sept. 12 - 14, 2016
4th Workshop on sustainable software for science: practice and experiences (WSSSPE4)
Progress in scientific research is dependent on the quality and accessibility of research software at all levels. It is now critical to address many new challenges related to the development, deployment, maintenance, and sustainability of open-use research software: the software upon which specific research results rely. Open-use software means that the software is widely accessible (whether open source, shareware, or commercial). Research software means that the choice of software is essential to specific research results; using different software could produce different results.
In addition, it is essential that scientists, researchers, and students are able to learn and adopt a new set of software-related skills and methodologies. Established researchers are already acquiring some of these skills, and in particular, a specialized class of software developers is emerging in academic environments who are an integral and embedded part of successful research teams. WSSSPE provides a forum for discussion of these challenges, including both positions and experiences, and a forum for the community to assemble and act.This event is immediately preceding and co-located in Manchester, UK with the 1st Conference of Research Software Engineers (RSE Conference), September 15-16.
Location: Manchester, UK
More information: http://wssspe.researchcomputing.org.uk/wssspe4/
Sept. 13 - 16, 2016
BioTech 4: Cellular immunology: principles and methods workshop
FAES (Foundation for the Advanced Education in the Sciences) is pleased to announce BioTech 4: Cellular Immunology: Principles and Methods, a 5-day intensive hands-on training workshop, September 13-16, on the NIH Bethesda campus. There is a class limit of 18 participants, so please register soon. Registration information can be obtained from Carline Coote at the FAES (301-496-7975) or from the FAES website.
Location: Bethesda, MD, USA
More information: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ecrjdpk1005fabf3&llr=k4uamblab
Sept. 14, 2016
Early registration deadline: ASN annual meeting kidney week 2016
Join ASN and more than 13,000 other kidney professionals from across the globe at Kidney Week 2016 in Chicago, IL. The world's premier nephrology meeting, Kidney Week provides participants exciting and challenging opportunities to exchange knowledge, learn the latest scientific and medical advances, and listen to engaging and provocative discussions with leading experts in the field.
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
More information: https://www.asn-online.org/education/kidneyweek/
Sept. 15, 2016
JAX webinar: generating mouse models using CRISPR/CAS technology
Do you need to generate new mouse models within 3-4 months instead of 1-1.5 years? Revolutionary CRISPR/Cas technology enables rapid, economical model generation through precise genome editing. During this webinar, we will help you understand the potential of CRISPR/Cas to accelerate your research.
Location: Webinar
More information: https://www.jax.org/education-and-learning/education-calendar/webinars/2016/092016/crispr-sept-15
Sept. 16 - 18, 2016
ISG-2016 The islet study group meeting
The meeting will take place directly after the EASD Conference (Sept 13-16th) and just before the annual Nature Medicine – Helmholtz Diabetes Conference (Sept 18-20th) in Munich. Transportation from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen will be organized for the attendees of the EASD. The Islet Study Group focuses on pancreatic islet biology and its relevance to diabetes. The meeting will cover topics: Islet cell development and differentiation, Stress and failure of pancreatic islets, Human islet biology and genetics, Islet cell physiology, signaling and metabolism and Islet cell regeneration. This meeting will bring together expert faculty and young investigators to exchange the latest concepts and data, as well as providing excellent networking prospects. Abstract submission deadline: July 12, 2016.
Location: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
More information: https://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/isg-2016
Sept. 19 - 21, 2016
The 4th Helmholtz-Nature Medicine Diabetes Conference
The high impact conference brings together international top leaders in the field of diabetes to facilitate the identification of, and potential solutions to, the preeminent scientific challenges facing the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Moreover the conference will feature two award presentations: the Helmholtz Diabetes Lecture, in recognition of the lifetime achievements of a senior leader in the field, and the Novo Nordisk — Helmholtz Young Investigator in Diabetes Award (HeIDi), in recognition of a rising star. The HeIDi award jury is a scientific panel consisting of independent scientists. The HeIDi Award is sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S which has no influence in the selection of the recipient of the award. Early registration deadline: June 30, 2016.
Location: Munich, Germany
More information: http://www.nature.com/natureconferences/hmgu2016/index.html
Sept. 22, 2016
BD2K Deep Learning (DL) training opportunity: extracting insights from healthcare data with deep learning
Extracting Insights from Healthcare Data with Deep Learning, September 22, 9:00am - 5:00pm ET, Bldg 31, 6C Room 10, NIH Bethesda campus (NIH only; registration required). Learn how advanced deep learning techniques are being applied to rich data sets to help solve problems in diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, calculating ventricular ejection fraction, and predicting survival in a Pediatric ICU. We will cover a variety of frameworks, tools and languages including: DIGITS, Caffe, MXNet, Keras, MATLAB, R, Python and more. The hands-on exercises will help you get started applying deep learning to your own work.
Location: Bethesda, MD, USA
More information: https://datascience.nih.gov/deeplearningreg
Sept. 23 - 25, 2016
ISN Forefronts symposium 2016: the metabolome and microbiome in kidney disease
This symposium will focus on the interaction of the Metabolome and Microbiome and its connection to different disease states and how these approaches could be applied to kidney diseases.
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
More information: http://www.isnforefronts.org/sandiego/home
Sept. 26 - 27, 2016
NIDDK 2016 new PI workshop
The purpose of this meeting is to provide our first-time R01 investigators with the information they will need to be successful in securing continued support for their research programs at a very critical juncture in their career. It also provides a networking forum for the new investigators to interact with NIDDK program and review staff and with each other.
Participation in this meeting is by invitation only to those investigators in a position to renew their R01s within the next year or two. We hold this workshop on a regular basis, so those who do not receive an invitation to the 2016 meeting will be included in future meeting invitations. Because space at the workshop is limited, "New PIs" invited to attend this workshop are encouraged to register as soon as possible if they want to participate.
Location: Bethesda, MD, USA
More information: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/events-calendar/Pages/2106-new-pi-workshop.aspx
Sept. 23 - 25, 2016
White house data transparency 2016/Open data summit
The first-ever White House Data Transparency 2016/Open Data Summit (formerly called the White House Open Datapalooza) will take place September 28 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The White House Open Data Summit will be housed within the Data Foundation’s fourth annual open data policy conference, Data Transparency 2016. Admission is free for government employees and discounted for nonprofits.
Location: Washington, DC, USA
More information: http://www.datafoundation.org/dt-2016
Sept. 30, 2016
2016 Mid-Atlantic diabetes research symposium
The 2016 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium is co-sponsored by the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch (DEOB) at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) at the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland; the Johns Hopkins University-University of Maryland Diabetes Research Center (JHU-UMD-DRC); and the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) at the NIH. Its purposes are to encourage collaborations and enhance interactions at the regional level through the sharing of both reagents and expertise.
Location: Bethesda, MD, USA
More information: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/news/events-calendar/Pages/2016-Mid-Atlantic-Diabetes-Research-Symposium.aspx#tab-event-details
Funding opportunities information and deadlines in September, 2016
Sept. 2, 2016 [extend to Sept. 30, 2016]
Data Science Rotation for Advancing Discovery Trip (RoAD-Trip) Funding Opportunity Application Due Date
The BD2K Training Coordination Center introduces Data Science Rotation for Advancing Discovery Trip (RoAD-Trip). A program for rotations into Data Science Labs.
More information: http://www.bigdatau.org/roadtrip
Sept. 2, 2016
NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1) Funding Opportunity Application Due Date
The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award initiative complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on enhancing health, lengthening life, and reducing illness and disability. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator’s research program or elsewhere.
More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-16-005.html#_Section_III._Eligibility
Sept. 5, 2016
NIH NIDDK Assay Development and Screening to Discover Therapeutic or Imaging Agents for Diseases of Interest to the NIDDK (R01) Letter of Intent Due Date
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to develop, validate, or conduct a screen using a novel assay to identify therapeutic or imaging agents relevant to health related outcomes of interest to the NIDDK. It is expected that state of the art measures of basic cellular processes or molecular events that are key mediators of disease pathogenesis are incorporated into these novel assays. Such assays should be useable in screens for molecules that modulate or monitor these processes or events in an unbiased and efficient manner. In particular, the NIDDK is interested in assays utilizing phenotypic readouts that provide opportunities to measure disease-relevant endpoints and lay the groundwork for future therapeutic and imaging agent discovery and development programs. It is expected that there is significant novelty in the assay approach to be developed or library to be screened and that this is articulated clearly in the application. It is not intended to support research focused on understanding normal biology, disease processes, or performing later-stage optimization of therapeutic or imaging agents.At the end of the project period, a successful project will have either 1) developed and validated a novel assay suitable for identifying prototype therapeutic or imaging agents or 2) utilized a novel assay to identify prototype therapeutic or imaging agents.
More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-374.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Sept. 9, 2016
NIH Director's New Innovator Awards Application Due Date
The NIH Director’s New Innovator (DP2) Award initiative supports a small number of early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches that have the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems in biomedical and behavioral research. The New Innovator Award initiative complements ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early stage investigators through R01 grants, which continue to be the major sources of NIH support for early stage investigators.
More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-16-004.html
Sept. 12, 2016
KPMP/Central Hub Funding Opportunity Webinar
NIDDK announces new funding opportunities: the NIDDK Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP).
More information: https://goo.gl/rNrKJ7
Sept. 14, 2016
KPMP/Tissue Recruitment Sites Opportunity Information Webinar
NIDDK announces new funding opportunities: the NIDDK Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP).
More information: https://goo.gl/j2FxMR
Sept. 19, 2016
KPMP/Tissue Interrogation Funding Opportunity Information Webinar
NIDDK announces new funding opportunities: the NIDDK Kidney Precision Medicine Project (KPMP).
More information: https://goo.gl/1sX9E8
Sept. 28, 2016
Joint NSF/NIH Initiative on Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data (QuBBD) Funding Opportunity Application Due Date
Joint NSF/NIH solicitation on Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data (QuBBD). Full Proposals are due September 28, 2016.
More information: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505292 or https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-EB-16-008.html
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