Canada’s $140 Million Investment Propels B.C. Towards Global Leadership in Life Sciences

An exciting 8-month mentorship opportunity is accepting applications for early career academics. In its 5th year, the 2024/2025 Maximizing Impact cohort will support 35 faculty across both UBC-V and UBC-O campuses. The program considers early career academics as those in educational leadership and research streams who are within their first 3 years at UBC.

About the Program

In response to the pandemic, in 2020 UBC launched Maximizing Impact, a program to engage early-career researchers/faculty in maximizing the impact of their academic endeavours. The program invites non-tenured faculty members at the level of Assistant Professor, to take part in a program that provides networking opportunities, lunch-and-learn sessions with thoughtful and engaging speakers, and group and/or 1:1 leadership coaching.

Program Hightlights

• Connect and network with fellow early-career academics from both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses who are navigating similar challenges and opportunities and build a network that supports your work and vision.
• Benefit from one-on-one and/or group coaching with certified and experienced UBC Leadership Coaches to navigate the complexities associated with the role, explore strengths, uncover the broader system, and set and achieve professional and personal goals.
• An in-person institute/orientation (at the suggestion of the last cohort) will be held on Saturday, September 21, at UBC Vancouver.
• Monthly workshops, including a selection of the following:
  • Finding Balance
  • Expanding Mentorship
  • Reframing Imposter Syndrome
  • How to Say No
  • Building a Research Pipeline
  • Tenure expectations

Key Dates

• Application Deadline: 9 September 2024
• Program: September 2024 to end of April 2025

Links

• Program Summary
• Full Details and Information
• Application Form

The Faculty of Medicine (FoM) has launched its internal selection process for the Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship. The ATM Community is likely full of eligible candidates who may apply for this funding to support their translational research endeavours. These Awards are provided to early-to-mid-career researchers who possess potential for significant impact in their field of scholarship.

Eligibility: Recently tenured faculty (within 3-4 years) who are no more than 15 years post-PhD. Specific eligibility conditions and exceptions apply.

Funding Amount: One-time research allowance of $50,000. Additional funding of $60,000 will be provided to the awardee’s academic unit to help offset teaching load over the 2-year period.

Funding Term: 2 academic years, beginning 1 July 2025

Nomination Process:  Researchers can self-nominate for the FoM internal process. From the internal process, the FoM Dean can submit up to 2 nominations to the annual UBC-wide competition (which offers up to 6 awardees).

FoM Internal Nomination Deadline: 28 October 2024

Full Nomination (by FoM Dean) Deadline: 15 November 2024

To apply for theFoM’s internal competition, please review the instructions and follow the process carefully.

For full information regarding this award, including past winners, please visit the UBC Office of Research Prizes & Awards.

We recently shared that registration is open for the Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences Micro-certificate returning in Fall 2024. The ATM is pleased to provide an update, which is that students registered in the Fall 2024 iteration of the UBC Micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences are eligible for funding through the StrongerBC future skills grant (FSG).

This is the second consecutive year that the Micro-certificate has been chosen to receive this support, since the introduction of the FSG in Fall 2023.Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences is one of nine eligible UBC programs in Fall 2024 for FSG funding, which can provide students with up to $3,500 in eligible short-term skills training, regardless of a learner’s financial need. With the FSG program aiming to equip learners with job-related skills for high-opportunity roles, the inclusion of Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences speaks to its high-calibre. With both the Micro-certificate registration the FSG grant portal open, now is the time to register for the program and enhance your knowledge.

Links

• For guidance on eligibility and utilization of the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant, please visit UBC Extended Learning’s website
• Register today for the Introduction to Regulatory Affairs course starting September 2024!
• Full Micro-certificate details are found on here on the UBC Extended Learning website 
• To access information through the ATM Website, visit the Education page here

Nominations have opened for the 2024 UBC Faculty Research Awards

UBC recognizes individual investigators who demonstrate excellence in research through a suite of seven annual research awards and fellowships that span all disciplines in the sciences, applied sciences, medicine, arts, social sciences, and humanities. Full details regarding this suite of awards can be found here

Nomination Process

• EOI – Expression of Intent (Optional)
  • Optional stage
  • Deadline: Monday 16 September 2024 | 11:59 pm
  • Details
    • Assists in planning and EOIs are not evaluated.
    • Nominations can still be submitted if the EOI deadline is missed.
    • EOI not requested for Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships given the required Faculty-led nomination process.
  • Click here for the EOI form

• Full Nomination (Required)
  • Required stage
  • Deadline: Friday 15 November 2024 | 11:59 pm
  • Details
    • All required components must be submitted through the nomination form, and Killam Faculty Research Fellowship referee letters must be received by ORPA.
  • Click here for the nomination form

Explore guidelines for the following Faculty Research Awards which may be of interest to the ATM Community:

Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships

Supports exceptional early career researchers across all disciplines who have the potential for significant impact in their field of scholarship.

Killam Faculty Research Fellowships

Assisting promising faculty members who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave.

The ATM is pleased to share that registration is open for the Fall 2024 semester of Introduction to Regulatory Affairs, 1 of 2 courses in the Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences Micro-certificate.

The 2024-2025 cycle will be the third consecutive year that the Micro-certificate has been offered, due to popular demand. The ATM is excited to welcome new learners to this engaging program and expand their breadth of knowledge.

British Columbia (BC) has the fastest growing life science sector in Canada, and regulatory expertise is vital to the continued growth of the sector. The UBC Micro-certificate in Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences is tailored to the unique bio-innovation landscape of BC and will equip learners with highly sought-after skills critical for the life sciences, biotechnology, biomanufacturing, medical device and pharmaceutical industries. The part-time program is delivered and developed by the UBC Academy of Translational Medicine and the UBC Faculty of Medicine in consultation with world leaders in regulatory affairs. It offers a well-rounded, foundational understanding of Canadian and global regulatory systems, processes and stakeholders.

The Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences Micro-certificate consists of 2 courses

The first course, Introduction to Regulatory Affairs, provides an overview of the Canadian and global regulatory affairs landscape and its major stakeholders, and covers basic tools for evaluation safety and efficacy, regulatory requirements for clinical trials, and regulatory process pathways for medical devices. Next start date: September 2024 (Register today!)

The second course, Regulatory Sciences and Health Economics, explores the emerging discipline of regulatory science, including real-word evidence, adaptive clinical trial design, patent law, health economics, post-market surveillance and regulatory reform. Next start date: January 2025.

Format & Length

Blended, with instructor-supported real-time online sessions, and an in-person, on-campus workshop for each course (a virtual option using Zoom is available so you can complete the program entirely online). Each of the 2 courses is 10 weeks, with 50 to 70 hours of course work total.

Cost

$1,250 per course, $2,500 for the program (Canadians and permanent residents)

$2,500 per course, $5,000 for the program (international students)

Bursaries

The Academy of Translational Medicine is pleased to offer a limited number of 50% tuition bursaries to eligible learners on a first-come-first-served basis.  If interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please send an email to lea.cameron@ubc.ca with the following information:

• Full Name
• Current position
• Degrees held or in progress
• Reason for your interest in the program

If approved for the bursary, we will advise about next steps for registration.

Register today for the Introduction to Regulatory Affairs course starting September 2024!

Full Micro-certificate details are found on here on the UBC Extended Learning website 

To access information through the ATM Website, visit the Education page here