Office of Research Update
New Proposal Submissions
In April, NSM faculty submitted 16 research proposals (including 4 to NSF, 1 to NIH, 1 to DOE, 1 to American Cancer Society, 1 National Institute of Justice, 1 MD Anderson, 1 American Association for the Advancement of Science and more) corresponding to $40.03M in requested funding.
Awarded Research Grants
Wa Xian (Biology & Biochemistry, Stem Cell Center) was awarded a $1,976,103 grant from NIH: “Pathogenic Heterogeneity in Mucosal Stem Cells in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease.”
Loi Do (Chemistry) was awarded a $1,530,000 grant from NIH: “Development of Transfer Hydrogenation Small-Molecule Intracellular Metal Catalysts (Simcats) and Their Application Toward Toxic Aldehyde Remediation.”
Donna Pattison (Dean’s Office/Student Success) was awarded a $949,995 grant from Texas Southern University: “Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation: Senior Alliance (LSAMP).”
Vassiliy Lubchenko (Chemistry) was awarded a $450,000 grant from NSF: “Dynamic Charge-Density Waves and Bonding in Inorganic Solids.”
Jiajia Sun (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $71,128 grant from DeBeers: “Maximizing the Value of Squid Magnetic Tensor Data with Machine Learning.”
Thomas Lapen (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences) was awarded a $62,756 grant from NASA JSC: “Tripe-Oxygen and SI Isotopic Analyses of Cryogenic Opal-A and Silica Precipitated from Low Temperature Brines: Implications for Determining Paleotemperatures and Fluid Histories from Returned Samples from Mars.”
Sanghyuk Chung (Biology & Biochemistry, CNRCS) was awarded a $20,000 grant from Golfers Against Cancer: “A Novel Therapeutic Target for Cervical Cancer.”
Chin-Yo Lin (Biology & Biochemistry, CNRCS) was awarded a $20,000 grant from Golfers Against Cancer: “Novel Target Mechanisms and Targeting Agents in the Treatment of Breast and Pancreatic Cancers.”
Patents
Shoujun Xu (Chemistry) and Yuhong Wang (Biology & Biochemistry) with Li Yao, Qiongzheng Hu, and Haopeng Yang were awarded the following patent: “Exchange-Induce Remnant Magnetization for Label-Free Detection of DNA, Micro-RNA, and DNA/RNA-Binding Biomarkers.” U.S. Patent Number: 10,640,813.
DOR Workshops
Online: COVID-19 Related Funding Opportunities for Research
Date/Time: Friday, May 22, 1-2 pm
Announcements
National Science Foundation (NSF) Biosketch and Current/Pending Support Formats
The new Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020. NSF will require use of an NSF-approved format in submission of the biographical sketch and current and pending support documents, once the PAPPG (NSF 20-1) becomes effective.
NSF-Approved Formats
- SciENcv: NSF has partnered with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae as an NSF-approved format for use in preparation of both the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of an NSF proposal. SciENcv will produce an NSF-compliant PDF version of the documents which proposers can save and submit as part of their proposals via FastLane, Research.gov or Grants.gov. Additional information about the NSF-approved SciENcv formats is available on the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending support webpages.
The SciENcv tool integrates with ORCID, enabling proposers to populate their Biographical Sketches by importing data directly from their ORCID records rather than having to manually enter all the required information. Additionally, Biographical Sketch data maintained in SciENcv can be quickly and easily updated on an ongoing basis for subsequent proposal submissions.- NSF Fillable PDF: NSF is also providing a fillable PDF as an NSF-approved format for use to prepare both the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support sections of an NSF proposal. Proposers can download the respective fillable PDF form from the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending support webpages and then submit the completed forms as part of their proposals via FastLane, Research.gov or Grants.gov. Note that the NSF fillable PDF for the Biographical Sketch does not integrate with ORCID.
National Science Foundation Research Submissions Portal
Beginning in early 2020, NSF will discontinue FastLane, and all proposals will need to be submitted through Research.gov. In order to become familiar with the system and to troubleshoot errors, NSM will immediately begin using Research.gov for all non-last-minute NSF submissions.
National Science Foundation Separately Submitted Collaborative Proposals
Effective March 30, 2020, the research community can prepare and submit separately submitted collaborative proposals from multiple organizations in Research.gov. Proposers can now prepare Full, Research proposals in Research.gov that are:
- Single submissions from one organization (available since April 2018)
- Single submission collaborative proposals with subawards (available since June 2019)
- Separately submitted collaborative proposals from multiple organizations
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
CPRIT is suspending the first cycle of grant applications for fiscal year 2021 (FY 21.1) for Academic Research, Product Development Research and Prevention Program awards. CPRIT is taking this action in response to the unexpected impact to the State’s budget from the COVID-19 pandemic and a projected decrease in oil and gas revenues. CPRIT continues to evaluate releasing Requests for Applications (RFAs) for fiscal year 2021 and is committed to doing so if circumstances support it.
Internal Awards
National Centers Planning Award
The National Centers Planning Award funding is intended to provide up to 14 months of support to teams of researchers led by a UH faculty member to prepare for the submission of a proposal to a targeted funding opportunity.
Applications accepted through September 30, 2020, or until the funds are exhausted.