Limited Submission Opportunity: Oskar Fisher Prize
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2020. The Oskar Fischer Prize initiative will engage the world’s brightest minds in a comprehensive literature review with the goal of synthesizing that information into one explanation for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, taking a new systems approach to the research on Alzheimer’s, building on the work Oskar Fischer started over a century ago.
Research Revealed: Bring Your Idea to Market
September 2020 | Information & Support for the BU Research Community Insider Insights You Have an Idea for Impact. What’s Next? Director of Faculty Entrepreneurship Rana Gupta explains why you don’t need to be an entrepreneur to bring an idea to market, and shares two questions faculty should ask before licensing or marketing their research. Advancing […]
Research Revealed: Video Diaries from Reopened Labs
August 2020 | Information & Support for the BU Research Community Insider Insights BU’s NEIDL Profiled for “Long Game” Coronavirus Research A July New Yorker feature goes inside the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, where researchers are in steadfast pursuit of COVID-19 treatments. Behind the Scenes at Kilachand Center Video diaries from on-campus researchers provide a snapshot of […]
Research Revealed: Phased Return to Labs + New Funding Opportunities
May 2020 | Information & Support for the BU Research Community Insider Insights Restarting operations for 4,000+ researchers and 1,681 labs will require a massive, coordinated effort as research groups adapt their work to allow for reduced density, physical distancing, and rapidly implementable contingency plans. Read more A comprehensive database of COVID-19 publications (National Institutes of Health) A platform offering […]
ORCID Seeking Researcher Input
Between now and May 1, ORCID is looking for researchers and scholars from all countries, career stages, and disciplines to tell them what they think about how they are connected to their work so we can ultimately improve and enrich the environments, workflows, and interactions that are a part of research and scholarly work. The participation options are […]
No Cost Access to High-performance Computing Resources to Accelerate COVID-19 Research
Members of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Consortium (MGHPCC) are joining forces to provide broad access to the high-performance computing resources they have available, for use in projects were these resources could help to accelerate resolution of the COVID-19 crisis. MGHPCC will work with academic and commercial enterprises to provide priority access to compute […]
Join the Fight Against COVID-19
In light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, researchers at Harvard University and Boston University have developed a short web-based survey to gather information on coronavirus disease and social distancing behaviors from the general U.S. adult population. The results from this survey aim to produce timely, rapid results that will inform the policy response to the disease. The survey […]
Transnetyx COVID-19 Program Info
The following opportunity is for labs conducting essential research with animals. Transnetyx provides automated genotyping researchers in universities, hospitals, and bioscience companies. As a reminder, BU has ramped down non-essential research to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Transnetyx is offering all labs [conducting essential biomedical research] within BU 50 free samples, free shipping, free supplies […]
Research Revealed: COVID-19 Updates for Researchers
March 2020 | Information & Support for the BU Research Community Insider Insights Our COVID-19 page is updated daily with resources to support researchers and administrators through the pandemic, including coronavirus research funding, grant FAQs, and guidance for donating supplies to our BU colleagues on the front line. An open data set for research on COVID-19 (Allen Institute for AI) Tools for […]
BU ASC Vivarium Operational Changes effective Monday 3/23/2020
Dear Researcher, To proactively manage our animal colonies and resources under the current and predicted restrictions posed by COVID-19, ASC is implementing the following changes within our vivaria effective Monday 3/23/2020: Reduced PPE in rodent areas: Working with EHS, ASC has created a plan to reduce the use of face masks, hairnets, and jumpsuits inside our […]