Omics Logic Research Symposium 2022
Opportunity for Students to Showcase Their Research Projects
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 Omics Logic Research Symposium, Aug 30-31, brings together students, researchers, faculty, and industry to discuss recent advances in Omics data and Computational Biology (Bioinformatics). Discussions will highlight challenges, opportunities, and applications – such as clinical, pharma and biotech, research, and agriculture. The Symposium will be accompanied by a poster session and competition awarding prizes and giving a stage to students, faculty, and research teams to present their work and get expert feedback. By joining, students will broaden their horizons and get an opportunity to explore collaborative projects, internships, and careers. The Symposium will also provide a forum to showcase the Omics Logic training programs, outcomes, and new developments with educational and research resources.
Deadline to submit poster abstract is Aug 16. Submission is open to all registered participants from high school, undergrad, grad, and post-grad categories, as well as for citizen science projects.
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2022 KY INBRE Funding Recipients
This weekly series introduces you to the 2022 KY INBRE funding recipients. You can read the full funding announcement and learn about both present and past funding recipients on our website in the Outcomes section (Funded Research).
Meet Katrina Burch
KY INBRE Award: IDeA Award
Institution: Western Kentucky University
Department: Psychological Sciences
Project title: Investigating the spillover and crossover effects of workplace incivility on family health and behavior
About the project: I’m investigating the short and long-term effects of experiencing workplace incivility, which has been on the rise in the last few years. Workplace incivility is problematic in that it involves experiencing rude and dismissive behaviors from coworkers or supervisors that is somewhat ambiguous in nature, often leaving the employee who experiences incivility wondering why and what they must have done to bring it on. Not only does workplace incivility impact employees in and outside the workplace, but the emotional fallout from experiencing workplace incivility can also impact family members.
Intended outcomes: Through the use of intensive longitudinal research methods, we hope to refine and advance our understanding of this phenomenon which can lead to more targeted workplace intervention efforts.
How KY INBRE will help accomplish these goals: Funding from KY-INBRE has helped to tremendously, allowing the time and resources necessary to conduct this research which I am passionate about.
Outside of the classroom/lab: I foster animals for my local humane society and often have baby kittens and mama cats in my home for 6-8 weeks at a time.
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Now Registering!
On Sat, Nov 5, KY INBRE will again offer an intensive FREE virtual workshop on the development of NIH R15 proposals (three years, $300,000). Faculty at nearly all institutions in Kentucky are eligible. Register by Oct 31. More
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 Presentations Available
The KY INBRE Electron Microscopy Core held their annual Summer Workshop online and in-person at the University of Kentucky on Aug 4. Some of the presentations from the Workshop are available on our website. Learn more about our EM Core
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The following KY INBRE funded faculty have received NIH R15 awards in 2021 and 2022. Congrats to all!
Noah Ashley, WKU, Sympathetic regulation of inflammation from sleep fragmentation (2021)
Ty Brumback, NKU, Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Heavy Drinking Adolescents: Interactions with sleep, circadian functioning, and health (2021)
Cynthia Corbitt, UofL, Prenatal Cigarette Smoke Exposure: Impact on Offspring Gut Bacterial Microbiome (2022)
Michael Guy, NKU, Determining how 2'-O-methylations in the eukaryotic anticodon loop region of tRNA are formed and how they affect translation (2022)
Janelle Hare, MoSU, Mechanisms of Action of UmuD in Regulating DNA Damage-Induced Genes in a umuC-Deficient Bacterium (2022)
Christopher Lennon, MuSU, Inteins: Expanding Biological Roles and Biotechnological Applications (2021)
Cheri Levinson, UofL, Diversity Supplement for 'Personalized Networks and Sensor Technology Algorithms of Eating Disorder Symptoms Predicting Eating Disorder Outcomes' (2021)
Melissa Mefford, MoSU, Telomere and telomerase evolution in S. cerevisiae (2022)
Juw Won Park, UofL, Identifying and characterizing translation of circular RNAs using high-throughput sequencing data (2021)
Jenni Teeters, WKU, Evaluation of an Interactive Mobile Phone-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Substance-Impaired Driving among Emerging Adults (2022)
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Publications Alert!
KY INBRE funding recipient Katrina Burch, Western Kentucky University, and lab recently published “Work and Personal Determinants of Mobile-Technology Adoption and Use Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Approach, in the Technology, Work and Inequality special issue of Technology, Mind, and Behavior. The article is available as open access.
KY INBRE Electron Microscopy Core provided EM images for the paper, “Isolation of Exosome-Enriched Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor from Embryonic Stem Cells,” published in J. Vis. Exp. View on JoVE
Change in Leadership
 KY INBRE welcomes January Haile from Centre College. Departing is Jeff Fieberg, who has completed his service as Chair of Centre’s Science and Mathematics Division. January is the new Division Chair and replaces Jeff on our Steering Committee.
NIH Notice of Upcoming Prize Competition Announcement for the RADx® Tech for Maternal Health Challenge
This Notice is being provided to inform potential Innovators of the upcoming opportunity to compete in the RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge. Publication of the Challenge announcement and launch of the submission portal are planned for Sept 1. The estimated submission deadline is Nov 1.
NICHD intends to award a total of up to $8M in cash prizes throughout three stages of the prize competition. More
New Funding Program
 The Innovative Science Accelerator Program (ISAC) Award, funded by the NIDDK, is seed funding for high-risk/high-reward research relevant to the Kidney-Urologic-Hematologic (KUH) communities that has the potential to lead to groundbreaking or paradigm-shifting results that will change the field. ISAC awards are NOT Pilot & Feasibility projects for the generation of more preliminary data for traditional NIH applications (e.g., R01). Three-page applications may request up to $100,000 (direct + indirect costs) Total Costs for one year. The next submission deadline is Aug 15. More
NIH Virtual Gender & Health: Impacts of Structured Sexism, Gender Norms, Relational Power Dynamics, and Gender Inequities Workshop
 Workshop, held Oct 26, 11 am to 5 pm EDT, will convene members of the scientific community to discuss methods and best practices in biomedical and sociobehavioral research on gender roles, gender norms, gender inequity, and structural sexism.
Call for Poster Abstracts: Abstracts are being accepted through Aug 15. Selected abstracts will be presented in a virtual poster gallery. The top three posters will be featured in a live presentation during the workshop. Visit the abstract submission portal for more details and to submit. More
 Join NIH for a three-part webinar series designed for faculty and sponsored programs/research development personnel at institutions building research and research training capacity. Learn considerations for determining research idea and grant writing readiness, selecting opportunities to apply for, and effectively writing your grant application and seeking appropriate feedback.
Webinar 1: Before Writing – Faculty Readiness and Submission Considerations, Aug 16, 2 to 3:15 pm ET
Webinar 2: Determining Whether a Funding Opportunity is Right for You, Sept 26, 2 to 3:15 pm ET
Webinar 3: Writing a Competitive Application, Nov 1, 2 to 3:15 pm ET
Registration is required to attend. The webinars will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the event. You may also register if you’re unable to attend but would like to be notified when the recordings are posted. For more information on topics covered and to register, visit the webinar series webpage.
 The STR Program, the Council on Undergraduate Research's Advocacy Program, is a six-month program developed as an expanded and enhanced event to replace Posters on the Hill and REU Symposium while drawing on their successes. It is meant to serve as a professional development opportunity for both faculty and mentors as well as undergraduate research students. In teams of up to three (two students and one faculty/mentor) participants will garner communication and advocacy skills to leverage the impact of their undergraduate research experience by conveying their story to stakeholder groups such as funding agencies, association partners, elected officials, future employers, community members, and beyond. Apply by Sept 7. More
 Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) Program
The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from most areas of the sciences and engineering (up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research). Sigma Xi strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Apply by Oct 1. More
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 Acknowledging
KY INBRE
KY INBRE provides Acknowledgement Statements on our website. Remember, we should be referred to as KY INBRE and not KBRIN!
Murray State
Res Assoc, Bio Sci. Apply by 8/17.
NKU
Lab Asst I (student employmt), Chem & Biochem
UK
Sci II, Mass Spec Svc Ctr. Apply by 8/14.
Res Coord, Mol & Biomed Pharm. Apply by 8/15.
Res Analyst, Ctr on Drug & Alcohol Res. Apply by 8/15.
Res Analyst Principal, Endocrin. Apply by 8/15.
Res Analyst, Behav Sci. Apply by 8/16.
Lab Tech, Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Res. Apply by 8/16.
Lab Tech Sr, Bio. Apply by 8/16.
Lab Tech-Morganti Lab, Sanders-Brown Ctr on Aging. Apply by 8/16.
Res Analyst, Microbio, Immun & Mol Gen. Apply by 8/18.
Res Asst, Sanders-Brown Ctr on Aging. Apply by 8/18.
UofL
Temp Lab Asst, Ophthalmol
Proj Mgr Sr, Ky Spinal Cord Injury Res Cntr
Res Coord, Ky Spinal Cord Injury Res Cntr
Asst Prof Term, Envirome Institute
Res Mgr, Microbio
Res Tech I, Ky Spinal Cord Injury Res Cntr
Res Tech II, Microbio
For more, visit our Jobs Board
Aug 17
1 pm, AWIS Webinar: Leveraging Social Media for Professional Opportunities
2 pm, NCFDD Course Week 4: Making the Case: Preparing Your Dossier for Promotion to Full Professor
Aug 18
1 pm, AACR-Lung Cancer Initiative at Johnson & Johnson Stimulating Therapeutic Advances Through Research Training (START) Grant
Aug 19
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
Aug 23
2 pm, NCFDD Guest Webinar: Equitable, Accessible, and Inclusive Teaching Practices
LOI: NIH BRAIN Initiative: Res Opps Using Invasive Neural Recording & Stimulating Tech in the Human Brain (U01)
Aug 25
LOI: NIH NIDA Prog Proj Grant Apps (P01)
LOI: NIH NIDA Res Ctr of Excellence Grant Prog (P50)
Aug 26
LOI: NIGMS IDeA Clinical Res Resource Ctr (U24)
LOI: NIH NIDA "Center of Excellence" Grant Prog (P30)
Aug 27
LOI: NIH HEAL Initiative: Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Harm & Improve Quality of Life for Patients on Long Term Opioid Therapy (MIRHIQL) (R01) // Resource Ctr (U24)
Aug 29
LOI: NIH Common Fund Harnessing Data Sci for Health Discov & Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Res Ed Prog (UE5) // Partnership for Innovation Res Projs (U01)
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