JANUARY 2015 BWH Health & Technology Innovation Fund- $50,000 Awards Letter of Intent Due January 6, 2015 The BWH Health & Technology Innovation Fund seeks applications for basic/clinical/translational sciencefocused as well as commercializationoriented research projects from scientists and clinicians at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. BRI/ORC MicroGrants Applications accepted on a rolling basis The Brigham Research Institute (BRI) and the Center for Faculty Development and Diversity's Office for Research Careers (ORC) jointly sponsor a microgrants/personal expense defrayment grants pilot program The Boston Biomedical Innovation Center (B-BIC) Launches PILOT and DRIVE Grants Pre-proposals accepted on a rolling basis B-BIC provides support for the development of devices, diagnostics, and therapeutics related to heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. Contact the Brigham Research Institute for more information – bwhbri@partners.org Career Building in a Research Hospital Friday, January 9th, 12-1 PM, Shapiro Board Room Vijay Kuchroo, PhD, Samuel L. Wasserstrom Chair of Neurology Research Connection Live Lunch Monday, January 12th, 12-1 PM, Carrie Hall Conference Room Discussion with BRI Leadership: Vision for the Future“ Rick Blumberg, MD, Director, Brigham Research Institute BWH Employee Patient Engagement Idea Lab Monday, January 12th, 5-6:30 PM, Shapiro Breakout Room Innovation Grand Rounds Tuesday, January 13th, 4-5:30 PM, Ramzi Cotran Conference Room “Cancer Immunotherapy: How Close Are We?“ Fredrick J. Schoen, MD, PhD Safety, Quality & Well-Being: The Impact of Just Culture, Peer Support and Professionalism at BWHC Wednesday, January 14th, 4-5:30 PM, Carrie Hall Conference Room Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Center Seminar Series Wednesday, January 14th, 21st, & 28th, Shapiro Breakout Room Principal Investigator Input and Ideas (PI3) Lunch Friday, January 15th, 12-1 PM, Location to be confirmed Functional and Molecular Neuroimaging Salon Tuesday, January 20th, 1-2 PM, Shapiro Board Room. “Transcranial Focused Ultrasound For Non-invasive Neuromodulation” Seung-Schik Yoo, Ph.D., MBA Big Data – Harnessing Partners BioBank Idea Lab Wednesday, January 21st, 12:30-2 PM, Shapiro Breakout Room Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Wednesday, January 21st, 4-5 PM, HMS NRB 4th Floor, Room 457 "Genome Engineering: Technologies and Applications“ Feng Zhang, PhD Follow @BWHResearch on Twitter For more information about BWH research, events, funding opportunities and more please visit our website http://brighamandwomens.org/research Patient-Centered Outcomes Seminar Series Tuesday, January 27th, 4-5:30 PM, Shapiro Breakout Room "Update on PCORI Methods“ Dan Solomon, MD, MPH and Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD, ScD Register Online at the BWH Events Calendar to Attend