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CFDE Announcements to Post 03-04-2024 #404

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jeremywalter commented 9 months ago

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jeremywalter commented 9 months ago

The SPARC Data and Resource Center (DRC) hosts regular open office hours to support the scientific community. Each session is hosted by experts with a focus on a specific SPARC resource; however, we welcome all attendees to any open office hours. We will strive to answer your questions and point you to the appropriate resource.

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jeremywalter commented 9 months ago

CFDE Announcements

March All-Hands Meeting

The CFDE is holding the annual CFDE Program Meeting on March 19-20, 2024 in Bethesda, MD. We have registered nearly 100 members for in-person attendance! Find details at the 2024 March All-Hands Meeting website. You can also join our event Slack channel #2024-march-meeting.

Cross-Pollination Meeting

The next Cross-Pollination meeting will take place March 5th, 2024, at 2 pm ET/ 11 am PT. After March we will be pausing this Cross-Pollination series and will be moving to a new series of meetings sponsored by the Knowledge Center.

SPARC Open Office Hours

The SPARC Data and Resource Center (DRC) hosts regular open office hours to support the scientific community. Each session is hosted by experts with a focus on a specific SPARC resource; however, we welcome all attendees to any open office hours. We will strive to answer your questions and point you to the appropriate resource.

CFDE Funding Opportunities

NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Cloud Workspace Implementation Center (OT2)– OTA-24-005

The CF is announcing a funding opportunity (OTA-24-005) to establish the Cloud Workspace Implementation Center (CWIC) for the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE). The CWIC will create a synergistic cloud workspace that enables users to import their data and co-analyze them together with other Common Fund data sets. The cloud workspace will also enable the use of CFDE-constructed pipelines, workflows, and other analysis and visualization resources. It will meet the needs of both novice and expert users.

Applications are due April 22, 2024, by 5:00 PM local time of the applicant organization.

An informational webinar about this announcement will be hosted on March 7, 2024: 1 PM – 2 PM ET. Webinar registration information can be found on the CFDE Frequently Asked Questions page.

More information can be found on the Common Fund Data Ecosystem website. Email Dr. Anthony Kirilusha at anthony.kirilusha@nih.gov and CFDE@od.nih.gov with any additional questions.

NIH Common Fund: Research supplements to promote workforce diversity and enhance utility and use of Common Fund datasets (NOT-RM-24-003)

The NIH Common Fund (CF) has signed onto PA-23-189 and is accepting applications regarding a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NOT-RM-24-003. To maximize the impact of Common Fund data and to engage a broader, more diverse community of end-users, eligible applicants must (1) substantially leverage data from at least one Common Fund program and (2) promote the diversity of researchers using data generated by these programs. See the list of eligible Common Fund datasets on announcement page.

Applications are due April 8, 2024, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.

Email Dr. Sahana Kukke at sahana.kukke@nih.gov and Dr. George Papanicolaou at george.papanicolaou@nih.gov with any additional questions.

NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) Training Center (OT2) – OTA-24-004

The CF is announcing a funding opportunity to establish the Training Center (TC) for the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE). This center will be responsible for identifying and addressing the training opportunities and needs of the CFDE community. The TC team must effectively and productively collaborate with the CFDE investigators and the ecosystem's other components. The TC will promote the use and reuse of CF resources by creating and implementing activities addressing three target training-related functions: training and mentoring, coordination of CFDE training activities, and web infrastructure.

Applications are due April 1, 2024, by 5:00 PM local time of the applicant organization.

More information can be found on the Common Fund Data Ecosystem website. Email Dr. Sahana Kukke at sahana.kukke@nih.gov and CFDE@od.nih.gov with any additional questions.

Internships & Fellowships

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Training Program (NOT-RM-24-006)

The Office of Strategic Coordination, which oversees the NIH Common Fund (CF), has signed onto the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (PA-23-262) and is accepting applications from Postdoctoral Fellows (NOT-RM-24-006) interested in conducting research that leverages data from at least one Common Fund program to address novel research questions and encourage careers in bioinformatics research.

Common Fund support will be limited to two years for this award. Recipients are expected to attend one two-day CFDE Consortium meeting in the Spring to be held in Bethesda, Maryland, for scientific and professional interactions with the CFDE community.

Applications are due April 8, 2024, by 5:00 PM local time of the applicant organization.

More information can be found on the Common Fund Data Ecosystem website. Email Dr. Sahana Kukke at sahana.kukke@nih.gov or Dr. George Papanicolaou at george.papanicolaou@nih.gov with any additional questions.

NIH Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD) Fellowship

We are currently recruiting for a fully paid Master’s in Data Science Fellowship. The application deadline is the end of the day on April 22, 2024.

This opportunity allows students to earn an MPS degree in data science while earning a full stipend to work at CARD with real-world data in the dementia space, working to explore the genetic architecture of disease from a data science perspective. This program is a collaboration with NIH FAES and UMBC. We are particularly passionate about recruiting diverse fellows. We have a blog post featuring interviews with current MPS in Data Science Fellows at CARD – students can learn what it’s like to be in the program: https://card.nih.gov/news-events/card-news/what-its-be-masters-data-science-student-nih-card. Prospective fellows can learn more about this opportunity and apply here: https://faes.org/CARD-FAES-UMBC_Fellowship.

Working Group Updates

You can find a list of CFDE WGs and linked agendas on the Cross-Pollination Meeting Schedule. Currently scheduled working group meetings are as follow: Working Group Date Time Agenda
Knowledge Graph April 16th 12pm PT / 3pm ET Knowledge Graph WG
Ontology April 17th 8am PT / 11am ET Ontology WG

C2M2 Submission Schedule

Submission Deadline Portal Update
Mar 15 Apr 1

Contributing

You can contribute to the next announcements by commenting on the open announcements issue in this repository. Share your events and updates by posting links and descriptions in our announcements issue! If you have questions about these or other events/activities in the CFDE, contact our helpdesk at support@cfde.atlassian.net.