Amy S. Lee, PhD Associate Director for Basic Research and Judy and Larry Freeman Cosmetic Chair, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine Dr. Lee’s major research focus is in the area of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and, in particular, the ER chaperone proteins GRP78
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS Professor Hong-Wei Dong leads a team working on an ambitious NIH-funded Mouse Connectome Project at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC. The first major milestone research paper entitled “Neural Networks of the Mouse Neocortex” was published in Cell in the Feb. 2014 issue
Are you currently looking for funding opportunities? For a listing of current extramural and intramural funding opportunities, please visit: http://cafe.usc.edu/KeckNewsletter/funding.html USC Office of Research has implemented a new simpler portal for submission of internal research proposals (http://uscapplicationportal.weebly.com/) including both external proposals that are institutionally limited and internal funding programs, such as Zumberge and the Collaboration
On November 3, 2014, the Keck School of Medicine of USC went live with Kuali Coues (KC), the new USC grant and contract proposal submission system. Since the training period in August, the university has successfully routed and submitted 287 proposals through the KC system. Coming Soon! Faculty and staff training on grants.gov system-to-system grant
Read these updates first: NIH salary cap increases to $183,300 effective January 11, 2015. Go to: Notice of Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts (NOT-OD-15-049). For all NIH training grants, pre-doc and post-doc stipend rates are increased effective October 1, 2014. Go to: National Institutes of Health, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
Effective December 26, 2014, a new federal guidance will go into effect eliminating the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) circulars A-21, A-110, and A-133. These circulars will be replaced by A-81, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The purpose of the guidance is to streamline administrative burdens, and to
Investigators can find most institutional identification information needed for grant applications at the following website, including the address of the HSC Department of Contracts and Grants Office, Congressional District and Federal Wide Assurances for Research Subjects. https://research.usc.edu/files/2014/04/General-Information-Page.pdf
Voluntary committed cost sharing is not expected and generally cannot be used as a factor during merit review. Direct charging of administrative and clerical salaries is appropriate if the salary is integral to the project, the individuals to be charged are specifically identified and included in the budget or have sponsor approval, and the salary
If you are looking for help with your budget or assembling grant sections, Janet Stoeckert, Director of Research Advancement, is available to assist you. Contact Janet at (323) 442-3568 or email stoecker@med.usc.edu.
February Mission Agency Funding – DHS, DOD, DOE, ED, EPA, FAA, FHWA, NASA, NOAA, NIST & USDA. February 19, Noon – 2 p.m. HSC NML E. Conference Room Protecting Your Intellectual Property (IP). February 25, Noon – 2:30 p.m., HSC NRT LG Room 503/504 Writing Persuasive Proposals. February 26, March 12. 4 p.m. – 6
