The first ARPA-H disease targeted program:  NITRO - Novel Innovations for Tissue Regeneration in Osteoarthritis. NITRO will fund a large and ambitious effort to regenerate cartilage. Learn more here: https://arpa-h.gov/engage/programs/nitro  

Key Timelines: 

• Proposer's Day on June 15, 2023
• 6-page abstracts deadline June 23, 2023
• Full Proposals deadline July 28, 2023

The NITRO program will develop technologies to enable needle-based and/or non-invasive regeneration of cartilage and bone as well as the total reconstruction of a synovial joint with load-bearing, non-immunogenic, osteo- and chondro-inductive, bioresorbable replacement joints. To accomplish this, the NITRO Program is focused on three TAs: 

• Technical Area 1 (TA1): Needle-Based and/or Non-Invasive Subchondral (SC) Bone Regeneration. Development of an IA therapeutic to fully regenerate SC bone in all synovial joint(s) in all cases of primary osteoarthritis as well as trauma- and obesity-induced secondary osteoarthritis. Proposals for TA1 must also include TA2. 

• Technical Area 2 (TA2): Needle-Based and/or Non-Invasive Cartilage Regeneration. Development of therapeutics (both IA and systemic) to fully regenerate cartilage in all synovial joints in all cases of primary osteoarthritis as well as trauma- and obesity-induced secondary osteoarthritis. Proposals for TA2 must also include TA1. 

• Technical Area 3 (TA3): Allogeneic and Autogenous Non-Immunogenic, Load-Bearing and Osteochondroinductive Total Replacement Joints. Development of autogenous and allogeneic, non-immunogenic, osteo- and chondro-inductive, load-bearing total knee replacements that requires no permanent foreign body implantation (e.g., is fully bioresorbable, no permanent fixation) and performs at or above the current standard set for artificial total knee implants. Proposals for TA3 may be submitted alone or with inclusion of both TA1 and TA2. 

Key Dates
Application Deadline: May 1, 2024 by 5:00 pm PST
Awardees notified around late May 2024
Start Date must be before July 1, 2024

Any questions should be sent to [email protected]

The mission of the UCSF Musculoskeletal (MSK) Training Program is to prepare a diverse community of Ph.D. scientists and M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. residents and fellows for a lifetime of  scholarly pursuits that lead to in-depth understanding and improved care of patients with MSK diseases. The MSK T32 program is seeking applications for the inaugural class of fellows eager to push the boundaries of MSK science, and in doing so, advance the field in fundamental ways. One-year training slots are available on a competitive basis to trainees proposing research in any area of musculoskeletal science, for projects across all UCSF campuses.

Application Deadline:

• Applications may be submitted by email to Aaron Fields no later than 5:00 p.m. PST, on the Due Date listed above. Early submission is encouraged. We have three slots that are available immediately and need to be activated by July 1, 2024.
• Please see below for the application package requirements

Trainee eligibility requirements:

• The trainee must fit the NIH T32 eligibility criteria for postdoctoral fellowships: “U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a research or clinical postdoctoral program.”
• The trainee cannot already have received more than 2 years of prior NIH postdoctoral Fellowship-level training support (T32, F32, etc.) at the time that this award starts. Fellows are allowed a maximum of 3 years of combined NIH postdoctoral Fellowship-level training.
• Trainees must have received a Ph.D. or M.D. or equivalent.
• Trainee selection will be based on previous scholarly record, proposed research, potential translational value, mentor commitment, and the likelihood that the proposed training will result in a highly impactful contribution to MSK research.
• Trainees who are appointed to the T32 are expected to participate in and present at UCSF CCMBM/Orthopaedic Surgery enrichment activities, such as grand rounds, research retreats and journal clubs, as well as provide materials needed to fulfill grant reporting requirements.

Mentor requirements:

• The mentor should be a UCSF faculty member with an established training record. Co- mentorship is allowed. The mentor does not need to be in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
• The mentor is expected to provide a strong training environment and support the trainee’s participation in MSK T32-related research and mentoring activities.
• The mentor should be able to demonstrate adequate funding to support the trainee and proposed research. See Award requirements for additional details.

• 1 page training proposal, describing your training goals and objectives, and planned activities under your fellowship to achieve those goals.
• NIH Fellowship Biosketch of the applicant. In the personal statement section (max ½ page), please briefly describe your long-term goals, your mentoring plan, and how this grant will be beneficial to your career development (see the NIH Biosketch Format page for instructions and templates; make sure to use the Fellowship biosketch format!)
• NIH Biosketch(es) of the mentor(s).
• Letter from the mentor (max 1 page), describing the mentor’s contributions/support for the study, a brief mentorship plan, that the mentor will provide funding for research expenses and any salary/benefits gap, and that the mentor supports the trainee’s participation in the UCSF CCMBM/Department of Orthopaedic Surgery activities.

Application timeline:

Application Deadline: May 1, 2024 by 5:00 pm PST
Awardees notified around late May 2024
Start Date must be before July 1, 2024

Any questions should be sent to [email protected]

- Award maximum is up to $200 for economy airfare

Key Dates
- Application Deadline has passed
- Travel must occur by June 15, 2023 

We are happy to announce the Spring 2023 Cycle of the Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine (CCMBM) Junior Investigator Travel Award Program. This award is intended to support the travel of trainees to develop expertise, network, or acquire skills in a field at a scientific conference that the applicant may otherwise be unable to attend. The award is particularly designed to encourage travel to a conference where the trainee may not be presenting an abstract, but where interactions with attendees and participation in conference activities can serve as a springboard for trainees to transition to the next stages in their scientific careers. 

Restrictions: Travel awards may only be used to cover economy airfare for up to $200 per award, for travel occurring by June 15, 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come basis with final application deadline on February 6, 2023, 5:00PM (PST).

Eligibility: All postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, assistant researchers, and specialists who are members of the CCMBM are eligible for this award. If you are not a member, we invite you to join the CCMBM. Please visit our membership page and follow the appropriate instructions for Student Membership or Associate Membership (for postdoctoral fellows). 

Deliverables: Awardees will be asked to provide a short summary of the experiences they had from attending the conference or workshop, and excerpts of the summary may be used to publicize future embodiments of this award.

·  Provide a short summary of your experiences from attending the conference or workshop (600 words or less).
·  Include 1-2 pictures from your conference or workshop to compliment your summary.

If you have questions about this program, please contact Serra Kaya. 

Key Dates

- Deadline - Application deadline has passed

Eligibility

- Associate and Full CCMBM Members are eligible. If you are not currently a member, please see how to become a member.

- T/T funds may not be used for personnel salary/benefits or travel.

- T/T Grants cannot be used to supplement a current P/F award.

The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) is accepting applications for its Tools and Technology (T/T) Grant Program. Research topics should be translational in nature within the musculoskeletal field. The goal of this grant mechanism is to encourage utilization of the many cutting-edge technologies or services now available through the CCMBM cores. There are three core facilities: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics. Priority will be placed on proposals requesting T/T funds to add the use of a new technology/core service to an existing or recently-proposed project. Proposals requesting funds to support new project ideas should, instead, apply to the CCMBM Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program that will open September 2023.

Applications should consist of the following sections:
 

1. Cover page with the following items:

-PI name(s)

-Main PI Academic title

-Department

-Email of main PI

-Phone number of main PI

-Are you an Associate or Full CCMBM member?

-Are you a junior investigator?

-Account manager/contact name, email address, and phone number

2. Clear research plan that is no more than 2 pages, including the innovative features and potential impact (references not included)

3. Detailed budget page with justification ($7,500 maximum) – specifying which core technology or service to be accessed with the T/T grant funds. Please note award funds MUST be used by December 31, 2023. No cost extensions will be given.

4. Other research support document including current and pending support, particularly in relation to possible overlap

Use of T/T grants will be restricted to: generate preliminary data; incorporate the use of new technologies into existing, funded projects; or generate data for resubmission of extramural grants with promising prior review (please include a copy of the grant’s pink sheet).

The completed application should be submitted as a single PDF file and saved with your name (John_Smith-2023_TT_grant_app.pdf) to Tom Sulivan no later than Tuesday, April 25, 2023,  5:00 PM PT.

Key Dates
- Deadline - Application deadline has passed
- Travel must occur by December 31, 2023

CCMBM is pleased to announce the CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Award. This award is intended to support the travel of trainees to develop expertise, network, or acquire skills in a field at a scientific conference that the applicants may otherwise be unable to attend. The award is particularly designed to encourage travel to a conference where the trainee may not be presenting an abstract, but where interactions with other attendees and participation in conference activities can serve as a springboard for trainees to transition to the next stages in their scientific careers.  

Restrictions: Travel awards may only be used to cover economy airfare for up to $200 per award and travel to be completed by December 31, 2023. Funds will be issued after the awardee completes their travel to the relevant meeting and provides deliverables.

Eligibility: All postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, assistant researchers, and specialists who are members of the CCMBM are eligible for this award. If you are not a member, you are invited to become one. Please visit https://msk.ucsf.edu/become-member and follow the appropriate instructions for Student Membership or Associate Membership (for postdoctoral fellows).

Deliverables: Awardees will be asked to provide the following: 

• A short summary of your experience from attending the conference or workshop (600 words or less).
• 1-2 pictures from your conference or workshop to compliment your summary.

Apply soon to ensure your opportunity to receive one of the available awards. Eligible applicants must not have received CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Grant within the past year.

If you have any questions about this program, please email Serra Kaya.

- Established Investigators - $50,000 max
- Early Career Investigators - $40,000 max

Fall 2023 Cycle Key Dates
- Application Deadline - Application deadline has passed
- Award Notifications - End of December 2023

The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) and CoLabs announce a new Request for Applications. CCMBM and CoLabs have partnered as RAP sponsors to encourage investigators to further musculoskeletal discovery and translation by utilizing the five CoLab Teams.
 

CCMBM provides shared facilities and services to investigators addressing scientific problems in musculoskeletal biology and medicine to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity. CoLabs is a new model for research collaborations and core labs for the UCSF community.

Use of funds must be for musculoskeletal research that includes at least one of the five CoLab Teams - 1. Biological Imaging Development CoLab (BIDC), 2. Data Science CoLab, 3. Disease to Biology CoLab (D2B), 4. Flow Cytometry Colab, and 5. Genomics CoLab. Kindly consult with the CoLabs Chief Strategist, Andrea Barczak for guidance on the appropriateness of your application idea within the framework of the CoLabs. Consultations must be completed by September 18, 2023.

Applications are to be submitted through the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) portal. Established investigators may be awarded up to $50,000. Early Career Investigators may be awarded up to $40,000. All applications are due Monday, October 2, 2023, 2:00 PM PST. You must be a member to be eligible to apply. If you have questions regarding CCMBM membership, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Applications can be found for the following categories: <<Early Career Investigators>> and <<Established Investigators>>.

- Established Investigators - $50,000 max
- Early Career Investigators - $40,000 max

Fall 2023 Cycle Key Dates
- Application Deadline - Application deadline has passed
- Award Notifications - End of December 2023
​​
The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) provides shared facilities and services to investigators addressing scientific problems in musculoskeletal biology and medicine to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity.

​The UCSF CCMBM will accept applications for its Pilot Grant Program via RAP Portal. Research topics should be translational in nature and related to musculoskeletal disease. If you have any research questions in regards to applying, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Use of funds are to be utilized in at least one of three CCMBM Research Cores: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics.  Kindly consult the appropriate Core(s) contacts for guidance on the appropriateness of your application idea within the framework of the overall Center, and if you require a quote for Core consultation and/or service. 

​

Applications are to be submitted through the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) portal. Established investigators may be awarded up to $50,000. Early Career Investigators may be awarded up to $40,000. All applications are due Monday, October 2, 2023, 2:00 PM PST. You must be a member to be eligible to apply. If you have questions regarding CCMBM membership, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Applications can be found for the following categories: <<Early Career Investigators>> and <<Established Investigators>>.

Award amount is $7,500 max.

Key Dates

- Deadline has passed.
- Award Notifications: December 2023

Eligibility

- Associate and Full CCMBM Members are eligible. If you are not currently a member, please see how to become a member.

- T/T funds may not be used for personnel salary/benefits or travel.

- T/T Grants cannot be used to supplement a current P/F award.

The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) is accepting applications for its Tools and Technology (T/T) Grant Program. Research topics should be translational in nature within the musculoskeletal field. The goal of this grant mechanism is to encourage utilization of the many cutting-edge technologies or services now available through the CCMBM cores. There are three core facilities: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics. Priority will be placed on proposals requesting T/T funds to add the use of a new technology/core service to an existing or recently-proposed project. Proposals requesting funds to support new project ideas should, instead, apply to the CCMBM Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program that will open December 2023.

Applications should consist of the following sections:
 

1. Cover page with the following items:

-PI name(s)

-Main PI Academic title

-Department

-Email of main PI

-Phone number of main PI

-Are you an Associate or Full CCMBM member?

-Are you a junior investigator?

-Account manager/contact name, email address, and phone number

2. Clear research plan that is no more than 2 pages, including the innovative features and potential impact (references not included)

3. Detailed budget page with justification ($7,500 maximum) – specifying which core technology or service to be accessed with the T/T grant funds. Please note award funds MUST be used by May 31, 2024. No cost extensions will be given.

4. Other research support document including current and pending support, particularly in relation to possible overlap

Use of T/T grants will be restricted to: generate preliminary data; incorporate the use of new technologies into existing, funded projects; or generate data for resubmission of extramural grants with promising prior review (please include a copy of the grant’s pink sheet).

The completed application should be submitted as a single PDF file and saved with your name (John_Smith-2023_TT_grant_app.pdf) to Tom Sullivan no later than Monday, December 4, 2023, 9:00 AM PT.

Enter content.

Key Dates
- Deadline has passed
- Travel must occur by May 30, 2024

CCMBM is pleased to announce the CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Award. This award is intended to support the travel of trainees to develop expertise, network, or acquire skills in a field at a scientific conference that the applicants may otherwise be unable to attend. The award is particularly designed to encourage travel to a conference where the trainee may not be presenting an abstract, but where interactions with other attendees and participation in conference activities can serve as a springboard for trainees to transition to the next stages in their scientific careers.  

Restrictions: Travel awards may only be used to cover economy airfare for up to $200 per award and travel to be completed by May 30, 2024. Funds will be issued after the awardee completes their travel to the relevant meeting and provides deliverables.

Eligibility: All postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, assistant researchers, and specialists who are members of the CCMBM are eligible for this award. If you are not a member, you are invited to become one. Please visit https://msk.ucsf.edu/become-member and follow the appropriate instructions for Student Membership or Associate Membership (for postdoctoral fellows).

Deliverables: Awardees will be asked to provide the following: 

• A short summary of your experience from attending the conference or workshop (600 words or less).
• 1-2 pictures from your conference or workshop to compliment your summary.

Apply soon to ensure your opportunity to receive one of the available awards. Eligible applicants must not have received CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Grant within the past year.

If you have any questions about this program, please email Serra Kaya.
 

- Established Investigators - $50,000 max
- Early Career Investigators - $40,000 max

Spring 2024 Cycle Key Dates
- Deadline has passed
- Award Notifications - End of May 2024
​​
The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) provides shared facilities and services to investigators addressing scientific problems in musculoskeletal biology and medicine to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity.

​The UCSF CCMBM will accept applications for its Pilot Grant Program via RAP Portal. Research topics should be translational in nature and related to musculoskeletal disease. If you have any research questions in regards to applying, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Use of funds are to be utilized in at least one of three CCMBM Research Cores: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics.  Kindly consult the appropriate Core(s) contacts for guidance on the appropriateness of your application idea within the framework of the overall Center, and if you require a quote for Core consultation and/or service. 

​

Applications are to be submitted through the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) portal. Established investigators may be awarded up to $50,000. Early Career Investigators may be awarded up to $40,000. All applications are due Monday, March 4, 2024, 2:00 PM PST. You must be a member to be eligible to apply. If you have questions regarding CCMBM membership, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Applications can be found for the following categories: <<Early Career Investigators>> and <<Established Investigators>>.
 

- Established Investigators - $50,000 max
- Early Career Investigators - $40,000 max

Fall 2024 Cycle Key Dates
- Deadline has passed
- Award Notifications - End of December 2024
​​
The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) provides shared facilities and services to investigators addressing scientific problems in musculoskeletal biology and medicine to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity.

​The UCSF CCMBM will accept applications for its Pilot Grant Program via RAP Portal. Research topics should be translational in nature and related to musculoskeletal disease. If you have any research questions in regards to applying, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Use of funds are to be utilized in at least one of three CCMBM Research Cores: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics.  Kindly consult the appropriate Core(s) contacts for guidance on the appropriateness of your application idea within the framework of the overall Center, and if you require a quote for Core consultation and/or service. 

​

Applications are to be submitted through the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) portal. Established investigators may be awarded up to $50,000. Early Career Investigators may be awarded up to $40,000. All applications are due Monday, September 30, 2024, 2:00 PM PST. You must be a member to be eligible to apply. If you have questions regarding CCMBM membership, please email Pui Yee Law.

​

Applications can be found for the following categories: <<Early Career Investigators>> and <<Established Investigators>>.