The Executive Committee for the Kansas City Consortium on Musculoskeletal Diseases (KCMD) is pleased to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Neuromuscular/Musculoskeletal Research Grants to be submitted to the KCMD for funding consideration. Funding for this grant program is provided by the member institutions. Background, Scope, Eligibility, Review Criteria, Application Procedures, the Review Process, and submission instructions are provided here. Applications are solicited from clinical, translational and basic scientists engaged in research at one of the four member institutions of the Kansas City Consortia on Musculoskeletal Diseases with expertise in neuromuscular/ musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., ALS or osteoarthritis). Genetic, molecular, cellular and systems approaches aimed at elucidating the development and progression of such diseases are encouraged. Proposals must clearly identify how the research team intends to generate critical preliminary data needed for future collaborative proposal submissions to external agencies. Proposals must be from collaborative research teams spanning two or more organizations. Funding of up to $50,000 per team is available.
Month: January 2018
We’re Here to Help: Chris Winders
Title
Director, Research Compliance
My focus
Develop, implement and monitor policies and procedures for the University as related to non-financial research compliance matters that affect the research mission of the University. Responsibilities include the review and interpretation of regulations that impact compliance with federal and state statues and how changes in those statues will affect the University. Among other areas, the Director ensures compliance and promotes ethical conduct of research in the administration of the:
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
Where I came from
I have spent time in restaurant management, as a high school science teacher, as an admistrator for an independent review company serving human subjects research and the past 7 years here at UMKC in Research Compliance.
Some favorite things
- My family – wife Teresa and 3 children
- Watching my children enjoy their respective activities
- Oldest son – baseball and basketball
- Middle son – basketball and track
- Daughter – gymnastics
- College football and basketball, especially the Oklahoma Sooners
- Reading
2017 Faculty Research Symposium
The fourth annual UMKC Faculty Research Symposium was held on December 8th, 2017 in the Student Union, showcasing research from a variety of disciplines. A wide range of poster topics was presented by faculty representing 18 academic departments on campus. Visual arts presentations were provided by seven faculty members from Art and Art History. The annual event was created to promote campus recognition of the research, scholarship, and creative-activities performed within the UMKC community. In addition, it is anticipated that the event will promote interaction and collaboration among faculty members from all across UMKC.
2017-18 Funding For Excellence Faculty Research Awards Announced!
The third year of Funding For Excellence Faculty awards program attracted 33 applications from each of our 11 academic units. Applications received represented a diverse segment of research and scholarly activity from across the entire University. The applications were reviewed by a panel of faculty members from across UMKC and, 10 applications were awarded totaling $108,071.00.
The funded applications for the 2017-18 are:
“The Weight of Water: A Virtual Reality Art Installation”, Barry Anderson, Professor, Department of Art & Art History, College of Arts and Sciences
“Shaping Monastic Devotional Culture in Late Medieval England “, Virginia Blanton, Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
“Molecular Analyses of Contactin-Amyloid Complexes”, Samuel Bouyain, Associate Professor, Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences
“A Silver River in a Silver World: Dutch Trade in the Rio de la Plata 1648-1678”, David Freeman, Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences
“Expert and Novice Musicians’ Auditory Discrimation Skills within Authientic Music Contexts “, Lani Hamilton, Assistant Professor, Music Education, Conservatory of Music and Dance
“The Director’s Dreamscape: Building Machado’s Cuba”, Joseph Hartman, Assistant Professor, Latinx and Latin American Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences
“Flute and Oboe Recording Project”, Celeste Johnson Frehner, Associate Professor, Instrumental Studies, Conservatory of Music and Dance
“Sound Mandala”, Tom Mardikes, Professor, Department of Theater, College of Arts and Sciences
“Shedding New Light on Why Galaxies Die with the World’s Greatest Radio Observatory”, Daniel McIntosh, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences
“Modern Masterworks and Saxophone Standards”, Zachary Shemon, Associate Professor, Instrumental Studies, Conservatory of Music and Dance
Mark Your Calendar
Mark Your Calendar
Third Annual Midwest Bioinformatics Conference
- April 11 –12, 2018, in Conjunction with 2018 Missouri Life Sciences Week
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Bond Life Sciences Center
- http://kclifesciences.org/events/
Research By the Numbers: October to December 2017
The Office of Research Services supports the scientific, scholarly and creative endeavors of the faculty and staff at UMKC. From October 1st to December 31st, 2017, our work included:
- 114 proposals totaling $54,856,196.07 direct costs and $17,837,778.00
- Indirect costs for a total of $72,693,974.07
- 56 new awards
- 7 invention disclosures (FYTD)
- IRB 2016 Turn-around Time (PDF)
