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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
January 10, 2020
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| | | | | A new study led by former Georgia CTSA TL1 Trainee and Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) graduate Vasiliki Michopoulos, PhD, MSc, finds that assessing proinflammatory immune response to trauma in the emergency room may help identify risk for developing chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Michopoulos is the first author of the paper highlighting these findings, Association of Prospective Risk for Chronic PTSD Symptoms With Low ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| |  | | | Would you like an experienced grant writer to help provide guidance for your grant? The new Georgia CTSA Grant Wise service offers the opportunity for one-on-one feedback from experienced senior faculty on grant writing. Requests for mentoring can range from developing a timeline, reviewing Specific Aims, writing and editing the text, or responding to reviewer comments. All grant types welcome! | | | | Submit a Request | | |
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| | | | This report contains an overview of federal government funding opportunities and fellowship programs that provide support for early career researchers working at universities or other non-government institutions. Some programs provide support for early career faculty, as well as postdoctoral researchers and new investigators. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The goal of the proposed Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery Pilot Grant is to encourage innovative pilot ideas for stage 1 interventions that are feasible in a one-year time period (one-year no-cost extensions may be granted with a strong rationale). It provides mentoring and Design Studio support to strengthen pilot applications for new investigators and established researchers from across the U.S. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Retirement Research Foundation is one of the first private foundations in the nation devoted exclusively to aging and retirement issues. Responsive Grants program supports projects that have a significant focus on older adults, ages 65 and over in advocacy, direct services, professional education and training, and research. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Pfizer Global Medical Grants supports the global healthcare community’s independent initiatives to improve patient outcomes in areas of unmet medical need. The intent of this Request for Proposal is to support both clinical and basic science research on the pathogenesis and treatment of Ulcerative Colitis with a specific focus on projects that are most relevant to improving patient care. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This program is the embodiment of the Foundation's commitment to focus on and accelerate researcher-driven open innovation by supporting high-risk and high-reward science research projects which have potential to lead to science discoveries/solutions and, possibly, based on further research, to breakthrough treatments for patients. Ono Pharma Foundation will be considering proposals for research projects in the field of Chemical Biology. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Respiratory pathogens are everywhere. While they cannot be seen, they can massively impact individuals and communities. Innovators are invited to submit ideas for potential solutions that repel and protect against airborne viruses while integrating seamlessly into everyday life. Applications are being accepted now through February 14, 2020, and the innovator(s) with the best idea will be awarded up to $200K in funding, plus mentorship from BARDA and JLABS is available. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) calls for research on the causes, disease mechanisms, and long-term prognosis of individuals with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI) and related health effects of vaping. Participating Institutes and Centers announce the availability of funds for Administrative Supplements and Competitive Revisions to active funded grants to investigate research questions relevant to EVALI. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is requesting proposals for a new program in Advanced Light-Sheet Microscopy. The Foundation is planning to make several awards in this program for $1.2M each. This is an open call for Pre-Proposals, with invited Full Proposals next year. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | To assist investigators who have temporarily lost significant federal research funding, and to facilitate carefully planned changes in research direction, the Emory School of Medicine offers a Bridge Funding Program. Bridge funding up to $100,000 (including Department support/matching funds) will be available to investigators based on merit, potential for renewal of external funding, and availability of SOM funds. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Winship K12 Clinical Oncology Training Program is a career development program, supported by the National Cancer Institute, for clinician-investigators in the conduct of therapeutic cancer clinical research. The program will combine key didactic, research, and career development components to train independent and productive clinical oncology researchers. Potential applicants must first indicate an intent to apply to the K12 training program by completing and submitting the K12 Letter of Intent (LOI).
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| | | | Phlebotomy 101 is a two-day classroom and clinical, hands-on training to venipuncture offered through the Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs). The course is offered quarterly to research coordinators from Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine and UGA. | | | | Class Schedule | | |
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| | | | The TL1 program is focused on providing innovative didactic and mentored research training to individuals interested in careers that encompass clinical and/or translational research. The TL1 program supports predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (medical and PhD students, resident and fellow physicians, PhD postdocs, and PharmD residents). | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The goal of the program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD) committed to a career in clinical and/or translational research. The Georgia CTSA is committed to assisting junior faculty at partner institutions to become independent, established, and ethical clinical and/or translational research investigators. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Emory BIRCWH program, short for Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health, is a highly selective career development program for junior faculty interested in women's health research and/or sex/gender science. The ultimate goal of the BIRCWH program is to train junior faculty, through a mentored research and career development experience, to become independent investigators who use novel, interdisciplinary approaches to advance the science of women's health and sex/gender research.
Communicable disease research (HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, influenza, HCV/HBV, bacterial and fungal diseases, antimicrobial resistance, etc.) is an area of focus for the Emory BIRCWH program. | | | | Learn More | | |
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| | | | The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT), along with the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA), will be offering the Kauffman FastTrac® TechVenture™ entrepreneur training course again in 2020. This is a six full-day course (over seven weeks) designed to train faculty entrepreneurs who plan to create a startup company to commercialize their inventions. All faculty members at the Georgia CTSA partner institutions can apply. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) is a formal 16-credit Emory Laney Graduate School program for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Calling all clinicians! Do you have a clinical need that might be met through development of a new point-of-care technology? If so, our NIH-funded center wants to hear from you! Please click on the brief 1 question survey below to tell us about a clinical condition you wish you could diagnose faster, monitor or manage better. More information regarding our center can be found here, https://cimit.net/web/acme-poct/home. The survey should only take 1 minute of your time. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Researchers at UMass Medical School focused on heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders (CAPCaT) have created a brief survey that will help inform how to support promising new technologies and want to understand your experiences with point-of-care technologies and where you think new devices are most needed. They need input from healthcare providers to identify the best opportunities for technology to complement healthcare. Compensation will be provided for completing the survey ($20). Contact Nate Hafer with questions: nathaniel.hafer@umassmed.edu. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Project CURE is a reporting site developed by an NCATS-FDA team that gathers information on how clinicians around the world are caring for patients with infectious diseases which lack adequate treatments. With the CURE ID mobile app, you can submit your experience treating an interesting patient and review the experiences of other clinicians with "drug repurposing", i.e., using existing drugs in new ways (for new diseases, in new combinations, or new doses/durations). You can also participate in discussions with a global clinical community. Download the free app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Georgia CTSA has partnered with ACT Network to bring real-time cohort exploration and discovery to its researchers. ACT uses a web interface in a HIPAA-compliant manner, without require study-specific IRB approval. It offers open access to a national network of academic medical research centers and generates aggregate patient count data. Emory and Morehouse School of Medicine researchers can now explore patient populations, confirm and demonstrate feasibility, and find potential partners for multi-site studies. Access for Georgia Tech and UGA researchers is in development. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers - Emory University Hospital (GCRC-EUH) site is now open every second Saturday of the month. This is to expand our services offered to investigators and provide flexible visit options. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The eIRB submission system is being upgraded. Please note that the IRB will not process or accept the submission of any continuing reviews during the slowdown period. Read on to learn how the slowdown may affect your studies. For the most recent news and timeline, go to the Emory IRB website http://www.irb.emory.edu/eirb_project_huron_saas/announcement.html. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Misconduct: Image Manipulation (PDF) | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Research Registry Toolkit is designed to support teams creating and managing research registries. Each section includes examples, best practices, and tools to guide conversations about research registry development and maintenance. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The statistics research group directed by ISyE associate professor Yajun Mei, is now offering free consulting for data-analysis questions in the domain of bio-related initiatives on the GA Tech Campus, every Monday from 10:30am to 11:30am in Room 3317 of the Petit Building. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Dr. Kevin Dobbin, UGA co-Director for the Georgia CTSA Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) Program, is offering a free internet-based statistical consulting clinic for UGA clinical and translational researchers (faculty, graduate students, post-docs) every Tuesday from 3:30pm-4:30pm. The virtual stat clinic is via Zoom video conferencing, and users must have UGA login credentials to access. | | | | Request Meeting Link | | |
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| | | | A free weekly walk-in statistical consulting clinic for Morehouse School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students from 10:00 a.m.-noon in MRC Annex, Bldg. F, S-14 Conference Room. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | More than 1,100 trainees, researchers and federal officers are heading to the nation's capital for Translational Science 2020 on April 14-17, 2020 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Learn about the latest research and explore new opportunities for funding and collaboration. An informative education program and unique networking opportunities make this a can't-miss event. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association (jGPHA) announces a call for papers with an emphasis on how multidisciplinary teams design, implement and assess the impact of translational research, policy, practice and educational initiatives designed with the explicit intent to transform community/population health in the State of Georgia. | | | | Read More | | |
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| |  | | The Georgia CTSA recently partnered with the All of Us Research Program. All of Us is a health research program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its goal is to help researchers better understand why people get sick or stay healthy. The mission of the All of Us Research Program is simple: to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs. To do this, All of Us is asking one million people from across the U.S. to share their health ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Join the K-Club for a presentation on “ORCID, NCBI, and PMCIDs: Requirements and opportunities for managing your publications with efficiency and ease” by Kimberly Powell, MIS and Jeremy Kupsco, PhD, on Monday, January 13th from noon-1pm in Egleston, Classrooms 5-7. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Join the Division of Animal Resources for a Town Hall Meeting on January 13th at 1:00pm-2:00pm in the Emory DAR Conference Room, G02E WBRB. Come present anything that is on your mind, receive an update on what is happening now in DAR, and discuss items of mutual interest. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | As part of the Aflac Visiting Lecture Series, please join for a presentation on “What Patients Can Teach Us About Blood Production” by Vijay g. Sankaran, MD, PhD, on Tuesday, January 14th, from 12:30pm-1:30pm, in Egleston, Classrooms 5-7. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Join the K-Club for a presentation on “Early-life Microbiota Influences Intestinal Epithelial and Immune Responses” by Timothy Denning, PhD, on Friday, January 17th, from noon-1pm in Egleston, Classrooms 5-7. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Join us from 12:00-1:00pm in WINSHIP C3018 to learn how the Emory University HPLC Bioanalytical Core offers powerful HPLC platforms in support of Emory investigators. The EHBC can identify and quantify purine bases, and nucleotides, monoamine neurotransmitters, and amino acids from a variety of biological samples. We provide expertise to develop and validate HPLC method to measure some drugs, endogenous compounds, peptides, and proteins. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The new Researcher Survival Skills workshop series is designed to provide researchers with the skills they need to succeed in academic medicine. Not only will we discuss traditional skills such as manuscript and grant writing, but we will also address lab/research team management, people skills, navigating research administration, and other topics not covered in professional school. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | As part of the Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, Pediatric Research Grand Rounds, please join us at 8:00am for a presentation on "PEDSnet: A National Pediatric Learning Health System" by Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, in Egleston, Classroom 5.
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| | | | As a part of the Healthcare Innovation Symposium XXX, please join for a keynote presentation from Tait Shanafelt, MD, on "Burnout, Satisfaction and Work-Life Balance" on February 11th from noon-2pm in the Emory SOM Auditorium, room 120. Lunch will be provided. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | As a part of the Bench2Market Talks Series, please join for a panel discussion covering the differing regulatory pathways for devices, therapeutics, diagnostics, and digital health technologies. We'll review the many variables in cost and timeline and what they mean to you and your technology. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The annual conference describes how the Georgia CTSA can support your research and increase grant funding; allows attendees to network with national leaders and NIH staff in translational science and education; and share research with others and develop new collaborations. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The NUCATS Institute at Northwestern University in Chicago is hosting an Un-Meeting on Lifespan and Life Course Research: Integrating Strategies to explore strategies for study design and implementation of life course research and promote new collaborations within and between life course and lifespan research domains. To nominate a TL1 scholar for a travel stipend, email awest2@emory.edu. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Save the date for Emory Core Day 2020 and register to display a poster by January 13! Learn about statewide core facilities and shared resources that can support your research. Socialize with core leaders, other core users, and vendors displaying their latest platforms. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Register and submit abstracts now for the 10th Annual Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference on June 12 at the Georgia Aquarium. Abstract submissions are being accepted until March 13 at 1:00pm. | | | | Read More | | |
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Please include the following citation in any publications resulting from direct or indirect Georgia CTSA support, "Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR002378. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health." KL2 Scholars should also list KL2TR002381 and TL1 Trainees should also list TL1TR002382. |
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