DER Weekly Newsletter, October 16th, 2020


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October 16, 2020

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SciENcv Account and Format Changes

The new NSF 20-1 PAPPG requirements for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support formats become effective on October 5^th. Want help? DER invites you to add DER@msu.edu as a delegate on your SciENcv/NCBI account for your NSF proposals.

Delegates have the ability to view, edit, and create profiles in the original account holder’s SciENcv, as well as edit the account holder’s My Bibliography. This will allow DER to help your NSF proposals stand out even further. Click here for instruction guide. Additional info available Click here to learn more.

Engineering Research Reactivation SharePoint

The Engineering Research Reactivation all-inclusive SharePoint page has helpful reopening resources, important processes, and documents that need to be completed and approved to "return to research". Please request access if prompted.

Important Announcement:

Where is my "LABORATORY PLAN FOR A SAFE RETURN" in the approval process?

You can see what step of the approval process your plan is on by looking under the “Engineering Research Reactivation” folders on the SharePoint site.

If the plan has been approved by the Department Chair, you can see if it has been sent to VPRI by clicking on “EGR ADR Review” > “At VPRI for Review”. If the plan is in the “At VPRI for Review” folder then it is currently being reviewed by VPRI.
To check to see if your plan has been completely approved by all required departments (DC, EGR Dean's Office, and VPRI), you can click on the “VPRI Final Approved Plans” folder. If your plan is in the “VPRI Final Approved Plans” folder then you approved to return to research. Monique Blackmer (monique@msu.edu) will reach out to you.

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SPA News - NSF October Updates

Click on each title below to be taken to the corresponding site.

		Finding Foundation Funding
		If you missed the October 1 Coffee Break on Foundation Funding, be sure to visit the event page where both the slides and videos from the presentation are now posted. We sincerely appreciate and thank both Tim Wuchter from University Advancement for his expert advice on connecting with foundation officers, and Anita Ezzo for her excellent demonstration on using the online directory available through MSU Libraries to search for foundation funding. Learn more HERE.

Building a Trojan Horse to fight breast cancer

With a nearly $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Michigan State University researchers are using nanoscopic particles to turn the body’s own cells into weapons that cancer won’t see coming.

“We are developing a precision, ‘Trojan Horse’ nanotherapy that treats breast cancer without the typical side effects,” said Bryan Smith, an associate professor in MSU’s Biomedical Engineering Department. To learn more click HERE.

		DER Seminar Submissions
		DER is currently working on scheduling the fall DER Seminar Series. If you have an idea for a seminar please share that by email to Robert Nelsen at rnelsen@msu.edu, or Max Gates at gatesmax@msu.edu.

DER's Proposal Volume

The chart above shows DER's Proposal Volume from 2016 to 2021 as of (10/09/2020). Due to technical difficulties, the proposal volume could not be updated.

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DER Seminars

Coming on October 20th, DER will be hosting a seminar on Writing a Compelling Project Summary.

Miss the Last Seminar? Watch it Here!

The MTRAC @ MSU seminar hosted by Joseph Affholter will provide an overview of the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) program based here at MSU. Referred to the AgBio Innovation Hub, the program provides competitive, early-stage translational research and risk assessment funding for technology-based innovations with potential to create value in the agriculture, food, fiber, bioproducts and bioprocessing (“AgBio”) industries.