Thursday • April 07, 2022
Research Funding Announcements and Events Seminars, Lectures, and Symposia Professional Development
Research Funding
Bloom Syndrome Funding Opportunity
calendar April 15, 2022

The ODC has just launched a new funding opportunity for Bloom Syndrome, an ultra-rare multi system disorder that substantially increases the risk of developing cancer at an early age. Apply today!

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Announcing NIH S10 Shared Instrumentation and High-End Instrumentation Grant Programs
calendar April 15, 2022

In an effort to support and encourage S10 submissions, please see the below announcement for the upcoming NIH S10 for Shared Instrumentation and High-End Instrumentation programs.

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DEADLINE REMINDER: PSOM Limited Application - Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
calendar April 18, 2022

The University has been invited to nominate one candidate for the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

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Global Genomics & Health Equity Pilot Project RFA (GGHE-KP-2022-001)
calendar April 20, 2022

GGHE is offering competitive funding to support collaborative pilot projects that seek to understand genetic and environmental risk factors influencing health disparities in under-represented groups.

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Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN)
calendar May 2, 2022

As some of you may know may know, Penn is a member of the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). PIT-UN is a partnership of colleges and universities committed to working with faculty

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Announcements and Events
Resilience Speaker series - Dr. Ranna Parekh on navigating negotiations
calendar April 13, 2022

The Resilience Speaker series at CHOP is intended to spark an ongoing conversation within the CHOP and Penn community about how we can continue to build a resilient culture and best care for ourselves. On Wednesday, April 13th from 12-1 pm, the Resilience Speaker series will host Dr. Ranna Parekh, and will focus on a collaborative approach to navigating negotiations.

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Social Innovation: From Bench to Society
calendar May 5, 2022

honoring Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, recipient of the 2022 Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award

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NEGEA VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
calendar May 10, 2022

NEGEA CONNECT: Conference Registration is OPEN!"MOVING FORWARD: ENGAGEMENT & REVITALIZATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION"

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Presenting the Rx/Museum Initiative

The Rx/Museum Initiative brings the museum experience to the clinician. Featuring 52 original works from Philadelphia arts institutions, our collection pairs artworks with insightful commentary about medicine as a humanistic practice. In examining themes such as community, memory, and relationships, we seek to position the arts as integral to fostering meaningful connection and experience within medicine and beyond. Read more on our website, rxmuseum.org, or here, where a piece from Rx/Museum is featured on a rolling basis.

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Seminars, Lectures, and Symposia
Penn Libraries Event: Algorithms of Oppression: A Conversation with Safiya Umoja Noble
calendar April 12, 2022

Dr. Noble will discuss her book, the impact of marginalization and misrepresentation in commercial information platforms like Google search, and ongoing power struggles over representation on the web.

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Penn LDI Virtual Seminar: Addressing Structural Racism in Medicaid to Promote Health Equity
calendar April 15, 2022

Penn's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics presents a conversation with Cara James, PhD, Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH, and Emma Sandoe, PhD, MPH. Moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD.

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Penn Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity Monthly Hybrid Seminar
calendar April 18, 2022

The Center for Global Genomics & Health Equity Monthly Hybrid Seminar which is open to all members of the Penn community. The lectures will be held on Mondays at 3:00 to 4:00PM.

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Biotech Commons Book Talk - A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales from the Hijacked Brain
calendar April 21, 2022

In her book, Dr. Sara Manning Peskin presents the human stories of people afflicted by rare and obscure nervous conditions, blending narrative medicine, medical history, and medical mystery.

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Professional Development
Strategies for Minimizing Racial and Gender Bias While Teaching (Online Course, 4/11 - 4/22)

(Formerly Teaching with Cultural Competencies) Course participants will learn to apply strategies and best practices in applying Penn's values of inclusion in this new elective for faculty onboarding.

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Communicating Science Effectively on Twitter
calendar April 13, 2022

Sharing the results of your scientific work is a skill that can be learned and must be practiced. Join Diana Montoya-Williams, MD (@DrDianaMW) to hear how she works to communicate science effectively

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