Eligibility

• Full-time academic appointment at the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Funded Research Program

Responsibilities

Required Activities

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission of our Center
• Attend Center meetings, seminars, retreats, and special events
• Upon request, submit an annual report (less than three pages) to our Center administration of publications, grant submissions and awards, collaborative efforts with other Center members, and mentoring, service-related, and community engagement activities
• Participate in ad hoc review committees of funding proposals of fellow our Center members upon request
• Acknowledge our Center on all publications, in oral/poster presentations, grant submissions, and internal and external media announcements
• Maintain your credentials, appointments, publications list, and CV on the Faculty Collaboration Database, and indicate your Center membership on all grant submissions through eBridge

And one or more of the following activities:

• Join and actively participate in any of the following programs: Bioinformatics, Cancer, Clinomics, Pharmacogenomics, Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Epigenomics, Microbiome, Clinical Diagnostics, Genetic Counseling, Genomic Sciences Research, Precision Public Health and Health Disparities
• For Senior Members: Participate in mentorship opportunities with junior faculty members in your area(s) of expertise and interest
• Pursue extramural funding as a Principal Investigator on an NIH or other national/regional peer-reviewed, precision medicine-related research grant or Foundation award, or
• Serve as a Principal Investigator of a Center-Initiated Special Program, or
• Serve as a protocol chairperson for a national, peer-reviewed clinical trial, or
• Serve as a senior leader of a national, peer-reviewed funded cooperative group

Benefits

• Receive invitations to research program meetings, seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the year
• Receive Center communications and announcements
• Eligibility to apply as a Principal Investigator for Center pilot awards
• Eligibility for leadership positions within the Mellowes Center
• Priority access and negotiated rates for sequencing and bioinformatics support
• Most direct access to expert faculty, colleagues, and internal and external collaborators
• Opportunities to receive mentorship from senior researchers, and/or serve as a mentor in various Center programs with junior researcher and students
• Membership listing on Center website and materials

Support from the Mellowes Center Administrative office for:

• Development and submission of large, multi-departmental precision medicine grants
• Planning, scheduling, organizing and announcing of Center-endorsed activities
• Announcement of new research developments and clinical breakthroughs
• Philanthropic activities supporting the Mellowes Center mission and strategic outreach goals

Eligibility

Full-time Academic Appointment at the Medical College of Wisconsin or any CTSI regional member institution:

• Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin
• Children's Wisconsin
• Froedtert Hospital
• Marquette University
• Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
• Others by invitation from Center Administration

Responsibilities

Required Activities

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission of the Mellowes Center
• Upon request, submit an annual report (less than three pages) to Center administration of publications, grant submissions and awards, collaborative efforts with other Center members, and mentoring, service-related, and community engagement activities
• Participate in ad hoc review committees of funding proposals of fellow Center members upon request
• Acknowledge the Mellowes Center on all publications, in oral/poster presentations, grant submissions, and internal and external media announcements
• Maintain your credentials, appointments, publications list, and CV on the Faculty Collaboration Database, and indicate your Center membership on all grant submissions through eBridge

And one or more of the following activities:

• Join and actively participate in any of the following programs: Bioinformatics, Cancer, Clinomics, Pharmacogenomics, Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Epigenomics, Microbiome, Clinical Diagnostics, Genetic Counseling, Genomic Sciences Research, Precision Public Health and Health Disparities
• Pursue extramural funding as a Principal Investigator on an NIH or other national/regional peer-reviewed, precision medicine-related research grant or Foundation award, or
• Serve as a Principal Investigator of a Center-Initiated Special Program, or
• Serve as a protocol chairperson for a national, peer-reviewed clinical trial, or
• Serve as a senior leader of a national, peer-reviewed funded cooperative group

Benefits

• Receive invitations to research program meetings, seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the year
• Receive Center communications and announcements
• Priority access and negotiated rates for sequencing and bioinformatics support
• Priority access to expert faculty, colleagues, and internal and external collaborators
• Opportunities to receive mentorship from senior researchers
• Membership listing on Center website and materials

Eligibility

Full or Part-time employment at the Medical College of Wisconsin or the following regional member institutions:

• Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin
• Children's Wisconsin
• Froedtert Hospital
• Others by invitation from Center Administration

Responsibilities

Required Activities

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission of the Mellowes Center
• Upon request, submit an annual report (less than three pages) to Center administration of publications, grant submissions and awards, collaborative efforts with other Mellowes Center members, and mentoring, service-related, and community engagement activities
• Acknowledge the Mellowes Center on publications, in oral/poster presentations, grant submissions, and internal and external media announcements to which Center personnel and / or resources contributed
• Join and actively participate in any of the following programs: Bioinformatics, Cancer, Clinomics, Pharmacogenomics, Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases, Epigenomics, Microbiome, Clinical Diagnostics, Genetic Counseling, Genomic Sciences Research, Precision Public Health and Health Disparities

Benefits

• Receive invitations to research program meetings, seminars, retreats, and special events throughout the year
• Receive Center communications and announcements
• Fee waived for Center sponsored CEU events
• Discounted fee for Center sponsored conferences
• Eligibility to participate on special Center committees including DNA Day and Rare Disease Day planning committees
• Access to expert faculty, colleagues, and internal and external collaborators
• Membership listing on Center website and materials