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At OSU, we believe everyone deserves to be addressed by their correct name. That’s why University Information and Technology has launched Namecoach. This transformative tool makes it easy to record and share your name pronunciation and listen to name recordings made by others. Namecoach is available to OSU students, faculty and staff to help make OSU a more inclusive place to learn, work, and grow. Get started and learn more by visiting beav.es/namecoach.

Grass Fellowship
The Grass Foundation recognizes and supports efforts to use neuroscience to unite thoughtful people across various socioeconomic and geographic barriers.

The foundation invites applications for its 2024 Grass Fellowship program. Administered by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, the fellowship program supports investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their careers, providing 14-week fellowships and support including a stipend, laboratory space, animals, equipment, and supplies for a summer in residence at MBL. In addition, the investigator, his/her spouse or legal domestic partner, and dependent children are provided housing and round-trip travel to the MBL.

Fellows will function as an intellectual and social group within the MBL scientific community while sharing space in the Grass Laboratory. In a weekly private seminar series, investigators at MBL will discuss their work with fellows. In addition, a yearly Forbes Lecturer will spend a portion of the summer in the Grass Lab interacting with fellows. Childcare benefits are available and supported by the foundation.

Supported approaches include neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems. The foundation also has a longstanding interest in epilepsy-related research. Comparative and integrative neuroscience have been of particular interest in recent years. Anthropogenic environmental impacts—including climate change, chemical and sensory pollution, and ocean acidification—may impact the brain at the cell and circuit level in poorly understood ways. In partnership with the Grass Foundation, the Kavli Foundation supports Grass Fellows who explore this area through their research related to neurobiology and changing ecosystems.

Due 12/1/23

Energy Fellowship
In an effort to foster education and innovation in the area of societal production and utilization of energy, the Link Foundation invites applications for 2-year fellowships of $35,000 / year for students working toward a Ph.D. degree.

Applications will be evaluated by a panel of experts in the energy field. Criteria for evaluation are as follows:
The project. Is it innovative? Is it technically sound? Does it offer potential for significant impacts on societal energy supply and utilization? Other criteria as appropriate.
The candidate. Important criteria include intellectual ability and achievement, evidence of creativity and initiative, and potential for a career that will impact energy supply and utilization.

Preference will be given to candidates who have a well-defined thesis direction but who still have enough time remaining working toward their Ph.D. that receipt of a Link Foundation Fellowship could make a difference.

Due: 12/1/23

American Society of Nephrology

Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship
The American Society of Nephrology aims to elevate care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine worldwide.

ASN invites applications for its Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship, which awards grants of $50,000 per year for up to two years to nephrology fellows under the direction of a sponsor in support of original research on any aspect of the spectrum of kidney biology and disease. This fellowship serves to establish the beginnings of an independent care.

Due: 12/6/23

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award
The ASN invites applications for its Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award Program, which will provide grants of up to $30,000 per year for up to two years to PhD students under the direction of a sponsor in support of original research on any aspect of the entire spectrum of kidney biology and disease.

The goal of the KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program is to fund PhD students to conduct original, meritorious research projects. This program will foster early career-stage PhD students, under the direction of a sponsor, who are highly motivated to make contributions to the understanding of kidney biology and disease.

Due 12/6/23

Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards
The Autism Science Foundation invites applications for its Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards from graduate students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing careers in basic and clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders.

The proposed training should be scientifically linked to autism but may be broadened to include training in a closely related area of scientific research. The foundation will consider all areas of related basic and clinical research, including but not limited to human behavior and co-occurring medical conditions across the lifespan (language, learning, behavior, communication, social function, motor skills & planning, epilepsy, sleep, repetitive disorders); neurobiology (anatomy, development, neuroimaging); pharmacology; studies that address disparities in access, care, and research; improving research in underserved communities; neuropathology; genetics and gene/environment interactions; epigenetics; immunology; molecular and cellular mechanisms; studies employing model organisms and systems; intervention research (behavioral, pharmacological or a combination of the two), and studies of treatment and service delivery.

ASF welcomes scientific research in all fields; however, it is especially interested in projects that address previously under-researched communities. These include profound autism, those with severe and challenging behaviors, and autism disparities in racial and ethnic minority groups or those with socioeconomic challenges.
Awards are over one year and include $35,000 for predoctoral students and $50,000 for postdoctoral students.

Due: 12/8/23

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program
Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP) provides a total of $60,000 over three years to support the career development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows in a degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada whose training and professional development are guided by mentors committed to helping them advance to stellar careers in biomedical or medical research.

Due 1/18/24

This event is designed to explore the profound impact of effective written communication on professional success. Join for insightful discussion and practical tips on leveraging writing skills to enhance your career prospects, whether through resumes, reports or persuasive communication in the workplace. 4:30 p.m., Nov. 9 in Moreland Hall, Room 330.

The College of Science will host a presentation and answer questions about the OSU-OMSI Spring Science Communication Fellows Program in the Kidder 128 conference room. The program is open to any faculty, postdocs, staff or graduate students at OSU. Join us from noon to 1 p.m., Nov. 14 to learn more.

OSU Families, bring your kids to the MU Family Lounge (112) and pick up a map of prearranged destinations for the trick-or-treat tour happening around campus. OSU departments will have treats, and maybe even some tricks, for you and your children to enjoy on Halloween. 3-5 p.m., Oct. 31, begins in the MU Family Lounge. Open to students, staff and faculty. Please remain with your child(ren) at all times.

The NASA Graduate Research Opportunities due date is November 1, 2023.

The proposals are written by the students but submitted by OSU and consists of one pdf that includes:
Personal statement (2 pages)
Project narrative (5 pages. References do not count toward the page limit)
A NSTGRO Schedule (1 page)
Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 pages, with a note on publications/presentations noted in the solicitation)

Three letters of recommendation (2 pages each) are submitted separately (and due by November 6^th, I think).

This introductory video is quite helpful and worth watching if you plan to apply: https://youtu.be/WxM-Rzrl-e0

Since, the proposals are submitted by the university, this means you need to submit a Cayuse record, that includes the budget, budget narrative and a draft proposal or scope of work 5-7 days prior to the deadline (early next week) for departmental, college and OSRAA review and approval. You can continue to work on the narrative until the deadline. OSRAA implemented a policy that is now in effect that all proposals must be submitted one day prior to the deadline (so, October 31^st).

To submit a proposal through OSU, please see: https://research.oregonstate.edu/osraa

If you are not registered in Cayuse, you can sign up here: https://research.oregonstate.edu/osraa/forms

If you are planning a proposal and would like assistance, please contact our Proposal Support Team at COS-Proposal-Support@oregonstate.edu but, because of the tight deadline, we can only offer minimal assistance.

The OSU Supplier Showcase and Expo takes place 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 25 at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center. The 2023 OSU Supplier Showcase and Expo is an opportunity for OSU faculty and staff who are in the market for goods and services or even contemplating a future purchase. Familiarize yourself with supplier offerings, make meaningful contacts, learn about new products and services from a wide array of preferred vendors and pick up some supplier swag. Visit https://osuexpo.org/attendees/ to register for OSU staff attendance.

Private Company – Lateral flow antibodies for allergens and mycotoxins – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

The company is seeking collaborators with expertise in developing highly sensitive, specific, and robust antibodies for use in lateral flow assays. They are also looking for opportunities to buy or license antibodies that are already developed.

https://www.halo.science/research/food/antibodies-for-food-safety-lateral-flow-assays?utm_campaign=n-650152&utm_source=notification-campaigns&utm_medium=email&_luid=6969&_nid=650152

Bayer Consumer Health – Novel nutritional ingredients or experts in prenatal nutrition – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Bayer Consumer Health is seeking novel nutritional ingredients and/or experts in the field of prenatal nutrition.

Under Armour – Novel cushioning and thermal comfort solutions for athletic footwear – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Under Armour is seeking technologies that can deliver increased thermal comfort through better airflow across the foot while maintaining key properties in athletic footwear (energy return, compression set, weight).

Bayer Consumer Health – Moisture resistant technologies and formulations for solid effervescent tablets – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Bayer Consumer Health is seeking alternative effervescent components and/or moisture barrier coatings for tablets used to deliver drugs or nutritional supplements.

Unilever – Nutritional interventions for telomere defense – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Unilever is seeking novel nutritional interventions, specifically ingredients or blends of ingredients suitable for dietary supplements, to help maintain optimal telomere length.

Private Company – Antibodies for food safety lateral flow assays – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Unilever – Screening system to identify SGLT1, GLUT5 inhibitors and activators – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Unilever is seeking tools and screening capabilities to help understand the impact of different dietary ingredients on SGLT1 and GLUT5.

Altium Packaging – Recyclable materials, additives, or coatings for monolayer barriers – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Altium is seeking a monolayer barrier solution that is compatible with their manufacturing assets (specifically the reciprocating screw blow molding machines used for EBM).

Altium Packaging – Improvements to lightweight plastic bottle packaging – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Altium is seeking materials, additives, processing technologies, and design techniques to enable lighter weight packaging.

Altium Packaging – Bio-based resins and extrusion technologies for rigid plastic packaging applications – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Altium is seeking bio-based resins for plastic packaging and/or polymer extrusion tooling and extrusion technologies that effectively process bio-based resins.

Altium Packaging – Mechanically recycled polymers that perform like virgin polymers – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

Altium is seeking to identify manufacturing methods and materials for PCR resins that offer significant improvement in molded product appearance, mechanical performance, and ease of process than current material available at scale.

General Mills – Making ice cream more resilient towards fluctuations in temperature – Deadline: Tue, Oct 31

General Mills is seeking technologies to make ice cream more resilient towards temperature fluctuations in terms of textural and physical stability, without compromising the sensory experience. Potential solutions can include ingredients, processing, distribution, packaging, and storage.

Private Company – Novel approaches (long-duration) to chronic inflammatory skin conditions – Deadline: Thu, Nov 30

We are seeking therapeutic approaches to chronic inflammatory skin conditions (e.g., atopic and allergic dermatitis) that can achieve long duration of modulated disease progression or severity.

Private Company – Genome editing with CRISPR in vegetable crops – Deadline: Thu, Nov 30

We are seeking a single base genome editing with CRISPR in vegetable crops for known candidate genes.

BASF – Modeling plants to create a “digital twin” – Deadline: Thu, Nov 30

We are seeking graph-based building and querying technologies that can be applied to model plants. We are also looking for methods to integrate data from different physiological levels and different conditions.

BASF – “Point-of-Care” tool for DNA/RNA detection – Deadline: Thu, Nov 30

We are seeking new “point-of-care” tools for detection of DNA and/or RNA features in plant material for routine use in non-lab settings.

Private Company – Caffeine Potentiation and Natural Caffeine Alternatives – Deadline: Thu, Nov 30

We are seeking tools, collaboration, and subject matter expertise to help understand the effects of caffeine and nootropics on cognitive and energy related outcomes in the context of a caffeinated beverage.