Department timelines for grant applications:
In order to meet the various deadlines related to grant applications, all applications that require review and signature by the Department must be received by the Department’s Finance and Facilities Manager, Vicky Yau at vicky.yau@ubc.ca , at least 3 working days prior to the deadline for submission to the Dean’s Office or other unit. This is to ensure that there is adequate time for Department review and signing.
In this week’s issue:
Announcements:
Please see the two emails attached from the Office of the V.P. Research & International:
- Upcoming Deadlines & Faculty Awards Listing of Past Recipients (for Faculty Research Awards, please also see FoM internal deadlines below).
- Nomination Resources
Awards and Honours:
- Office of the V.P. Research & International – Call for Nominations: 2013 UBC Faculty Research Awards and Prizes
Events:
- CHÉOS presents special lecture by Dr. Edward Yelin: “Getting beyond description: Explaining the causes of disparities by race/ethnicity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).” (1 attachment)
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
Deadlines: Various (September 15 – October 15, see below for details).
*Please submit to Bryan Wong at bryan.wong@ubc.ca by the Faculty of Medicine internal deadlines posted below.*
Killam Faculty Research Fellowship
VPRI Deadline: September 15, 2013
Faculty of Medicine: Please allow 3 business days for FoM signatures.
These awards are open to full-time faculty with tenure regardless of rank, although preference is given to applicants who are no more than 14 years from receipt of their PhD degree. The purpose is to assist research and study during a recognized study leave. The maximum award is $15,000 plus a $3000 travel and research expense allowance. All fields of research are included.
President’s Award for Public Education Through Media
FoM Deadline: September 9, 2013
VPRI Deadline: September 15, 2013
This award with research stipend of $3,000 is given to a UBC faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding service to the University and the community by sharing research expertise via the news media.
Killam Faculty Research Prize
FoM Deadline: September 23, 2013
VPRI Deadline: October 1, 2013
Up to ten prizes in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to fulltime faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions – (five awards) in the arts, social sciences and humanities and (five awards) in the sciences, medicine and applied sciences. All fields of research are included.
Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize
FoM Deadline: October 8, 2013
VPRI Deadline: October 15, 2013
The Biely Prize, established in 1969, has long been regarded as UBC’s premier award. All fields of research are eligible, and the prize, in the amount of $1,500 is awarded for a distinguished record of published research by an active researcher.
Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
FoM Deadline: October 8, 2013
Deadline: October 15, 2013
This award, consisting of a certificate, will be presented to an outstanding young member of the faculty of UBC who has demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research. The recipient must be currently in receipt of a research grant from NSERC and be nominated in a year not more than 12 greater than the year they received their PhD degree.
EVENTS:
Date: July 26, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: St. Paul’s Hospital’s New Lecture Theatre (Rm 1477)
This talk is open and will include refreshments.
Abstract: It has long been known that members of racial and ethnic minorities have higher rates of incidence and poorer prognosis after onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, research over the past decade, including some by Dr. Yelin and colleagues, has shown that the poorer prognosis among members of minority groups is mainly the result of lower socioeconomic status. In this talk, Dr. Yelin will describe research conducted at UCSF to establish the reasons for the poorer prognosis, including both the nature of the interactions with the health care system and the characteristics of the communities in which they reside. Although health care reform in the U.S. will reduce the number of uninsured, it is built on the current organization of care. The talk will describe the characteristics of the current health care system which perpetuate disparities in prognosis by the disadvantaged.
Biography: Dr. Yelin is a social scientist who has been researching the social and economic impacts of severe chronic disease, the impact of changes in the health care system in the U.S. on persons with these conditions, and factors affecting health disparities. Most of this work has been done on persons with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Dr. Yelin has won numerous awards for his research, including election to the National Academy of Social Insurance, the organization of the foremost researchers on social welfare and health policy issues in the U.S. He was recently named the winner of the Harold S. Luft Mentoring Award at UCSF, given to the outstanding teacher in health services research and policy at UCSF.
Please see attached _Poster