About Us
UCSF has a diverse and longstanding tradition in musculoskeletal research dating back to the 1940s, when Verne Inman formed the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory with a focus on locomotion. Today, UCSF is one of the most productive and highly regarded research institutions in the nation. In the context of the rich research and educational environment, the Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology & Medicine (CCMBM) defines itself by emphasizing musculoskeletal-specific education and services that are critical to its members but not available elsewhere in the university system.
The goal of the CCMBM is to stimulate and support transdisciplinary collaborations to accelerate translational research in the musculoskeletal field. A unique strength is the linkage formed between scientists who study disease biology, researchers who analyze vast archives of clinical data, and clinicians who have active clinical practices. These interactions create significant potential for new research collaborations that lead to clinically significant discoveries. The interdisciplinary networking also enhances research productivity and, at the same time, reinforces a sense of scientific community.
Specific Aims Review
Increase your chances of being funded for the next RAP cycle submission, NIH R01 and K grants! CCMBM established investigators give you personalized feedback on your specific aims page that can help focus your aims and improve your overall application for funding opportunities.
Reviews are available for CCMBM members at the following locations:
1. General sign up (Mission Bay)
2. Ortho-related sign up (Parnassus)
3. Radiology-related sign up (China Basin)
Become a CCMBM member to be eligible to sign up.
Become a Member
Join the CCMBM to receive the lastest MSK news and funding opportunities. Members also have special access to visiting faculty and networking events.
Applications are reviewed on a monthly rolling basis.
Funding Opportunities
The CCMBM offers various funding opportunities for its members:
-Pilot and Feasibility Grants for established investigators and junior investigators.
-Tools & Technology
-Core Vouchers
-Travel Grants for junior investigators
Upcoming Events
During these unprecedented times, let CCMBM help you weather COVID-19 and prepare grants for the upcoming Cycle II and Cycle III NIH deadline(s).
With everyone hunkered down, reading papers, analyzing data, and writing grants, your CCMBM community has opportunities available to help.
Are you applying for a summer or early fall grant? Here is a valuable opportunity! Get statistical analysis help from a biostatistical expert.
How the CCMBM Statistical Analysis Coaching Session Works:
1. A one-hour Zoom call open to all CCMBM members.
2. Three investigators get input on a grant application biostatistical plan from a biostatistical expert, while others watch and learn.
3. 15-20 minutes is spent on each investigator.
4. The participants must be preparing a grant application to submit this summer for Cycle II, or fall for Cycle III.
Each investigator presents 4 slides:
1. The grant's specific aims.
2. What data is being collected.
3. An example/mock figure or table demonstrating how the data will ultimately be presented.
4. The several draft sentences from the grant application describing the statistical approach.
The expert will provide big-picture initial advice, potentially helping the investigator articulate questions to ask in a more detailed CTSI/CCMBM consultation.
For those interested in presenting or just joining to learn may sign up via this link bit.ly/CCMBMstats. Date and time for Zoom session will be announced.
CCMBM by the Numbers
