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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup

September 18, 2015

In this edition:


Feature
Funding Opportunities
Community
Educational Opportunities
Research Resources
Events
News
 
 

Feature

 
 
 

ACTSI Needs Assessment Survey-Due October 2

The ACTSI Tracking & Evaluation program is conducting a Needs Assessment Survey to gather information regarding the ACTSI resources you may have used, or resources and support that you would like to be offered. The survey data will remain anonymous and will be reported in aggregate. This survey should take you no more than 10 minutes to complete. For more information, please contact Dr. Meltem Alemdar, director, ACTSI Tracking & Evaluation, at meltem.alemdar@ceismc.gatech.edu. Thank you in advance for helping the ACTSI to better serve the Atlanta research community.
 
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Funding Opportunities

 
 
 

Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, the Atlanta VA Center for Visual & Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, & Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease Research Partner for Pilot Grant-Due September 30

The partners have funds available for pilot project grants of up to $35,000 in direct costs.
 
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NIH/CFAR/International AIDS Society (IAS): Creative & Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR)-Due October 16

The intent of this program is to attract both international and U.S.-based early-stage investigators from outside the field of HIV research to help address key scientific questions in HIV research, including emerging issues of long-term survival with HIV infection, prevention of HIV transmission, and research toward a cure.
 
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Doris Duke Foundation-Clinical Scientist Development-Due October 30

Pre-proposals are being sought from junior physician-scientist faculty conducting clinical research in any disease area.
 
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Urinary Stone Disease Research Network: Clinical Centers (USDRN-CCs) (Collaborative U01)-Due November 18

The USDRN will a) design and conduct a randomized clinical trials to investigate the impact of increased fluid intake and increased urine output on the rate of recurrence of urinary stones in adults and children, b) conduct clinical research to understand and mitigate ureteral stent-related pain and symptoms, and c) provide data and collect biological samples from the studies to create a resource for future researchers.
 
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NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award for Development of Medication to Treat Substance Use Disorders (UG3/UH3)-Due December 3

The purpose of this award is to support outstanding basic and/or clinical researchers with the vision and expertise to translate research discoveries into medications for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders.
 
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High Impact Neuroscience Research Resource Grants (R24)-Due December 9

This FOA supports high impact projects in one or more of the following activities: propagation of cutting edge reagents or techniques, dissemination of resources to new user groups, or innovative approaches to increase the scale/efficiency of resource production and delivery.
 
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Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy-Due December 15

Physicians with strong evidence of leadership experience, especially in community efforts, quality improvement, transformation of healthcare delivery systems, and health policy, are encouraged to apply.
 
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Glaucoma Foundation Research Program-Due January 1

Supports research specific to exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma.
 
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BRAIN Initiative: Technology Sharing & Propagation (R03)-Due January 6

This FOA provides funds to enable the incorporation of new technologies or data analysis techniques into research programs that further the aims of the BRAIN initiative.
 
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Community

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2015 ACTSI-CERP Community Academic Research Partnerships Grants Program-Dissemination Grant-Due October 2

This grants program is designed to meet these aims through the provision of funding and technical assistance to community-based organizations (CBOs) to strengthen an existing community academic partnership by supporting their dissemination activities. The CERP invites proposals from CBOs in an established partnership with academic researchers affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine, Emory University, or Georgia Tech. Selected partnerships must have already completed a community-engaged research project and must use the funds for dissemination activities.
 
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2015 ACTSI-CERP Community Academic Research Partnerships Grants Program-Pilot Study Grant-Due October 2

This grants program is designed to meet these aims through the provision of funding and technical assistance to community-based organizations (CBOs) to build capacity and skills to conduct research in collaboration with academic researchers. The CERP invites proposals from CBOs interested in conducting a research project in partnership with academic researchers affiliated with Morehouse School of Medicine, Emory University, or Georgia Tech. CBOs can request that CERP help them find an academic partner or CBOs can request a grant for a pilot study to be conducted with an existing academic partner from one of the three ACTSI universities.
 
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2015 State of Public Health Conference at the University of Georgia- October 6

 
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ideas42 Request for Proposals-Innovative Interventions in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)-Due October 16

In an effort to reinvigorate the search for innovative interventions to IPV, ideas42 seeks to fund implementation and testing for multidisciplinary IPV interventions. ideas42 invites two types of proposals, 1.) Proposals for implementation and pilot testing of pre-developed interventions that have been designed with insights from behavioral economics, psychology, social sciences, philosophy, economics, or other underrepresented disciplines, and 2.) Proposals for the opportunity to collaborate with multi-disciplinary experts to design and test new interventions within existing programs.
 
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Request for Clinical Trial Healthy Volunteers

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Educational Opportunities

 
 
 

Emory School of Medicine Postdoc Career Symposium-Wednesday

 
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Finding Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities-Thursday

This information session is an introduction to searching for organizations and programs that provide salary and research funding to postdocs.
 
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Research Resources

 
 
 

ACTSI's Ethical Dilemma of the Week

Research Misconduct at the High School Level
 
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Research Ethics Consultations Available

If you have a research ethics question or are pondering a research ethics dilemma, John Banja, Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory, and Rebecca Pentz, Professor of Research Ethics in Hematology and Oncology, Winship, are available to confidentially discuss it and offer non-binding advice. Please call or email John at 404-712-4804/jbanja@emory.edu or call or text Becky at 404-831-1758.
 
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Extended ACTSI Clinical Research Site Lab Hours

We are pleased to announce extended core lab hours at Emory University Hospital. We will now be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday; samples will be accepted for processing no later than 6:30 p.m. Friday hours will remain 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., with samples accepted up to 2:30 p.m.
 
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Children's announces formation of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center

 
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Events

 
 
 

20th Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference: Keynote Address by NIMHD Director-Today-Saturday

The conference, held at Morehouse School of Medicine, is designed to heighten participants' awareness on a variety of topics relative to Personalized Medicine. Featuring keynote speaker Eliseo Perez-Stable, NIMHD director.
 
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Healthcare Ethics Consortium Workshop-Monday

This interactive workshop will address many facets of clinical ethics case consultation, discuss the current status of the national move toward certification for ethics consultants, and provide practice opportunities with case consultations involving standardized patients.
 
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CMS Innovation & Health Care Delivery System Reform-Tuesday

Presented by Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
 
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Planning for Analysis-Tuesday

Presented by Denise Hynes, PhD, MPH, RN
 
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Type 2 Diabetes: Why we are winning the battle but losing the war-Thursday

Presented K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, recent recipient of the Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology. Narayan gave his award lecture this summer at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.
 
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Using REDCap: Data management in studies linking primary & secondary data-Thursday

Presented by Stephen Deppen, PhD
 
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Forge Digital Health Meetup-September 29

Forge is colliding health + tech. Come meet founders, engineers, clinicians, investors, and more. Share your ideas and hear about Forge's upcoming plans to help founders disrupt healthcare!
 
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Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) Southeast Regional Career Day-October 8

Transitioning into regulatory affairs? Seeking new ways to boost your career? Considering an advanced degree or certificate in the field? Or are you a student looking for an exciting career? If so, join the RAPS Atlanta Chapter to network and learn about opportunities to promote your career. Volunteer leaders from your local chapter will share essential tools to transition into regulatory, as well as ways to advance professionally. Held from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech
 
Questions?
 
 
 
 

Growing into Big at Children's: Opportunities & Challenges of Big Data-October 9

Presented by Prabhu Shankar, MD, Assistant Professor and Clinical Informaticist, Emory University
 
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Rare Diseases & Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit-October 21-22

This event convenes top leaders from the FDA, NIH, industry, and patient organizations. NCATS Director Christopher P. Austin, MD, will deliver the afternoon keynote address on October 21 about the viability of drug repurposing with NIH
 
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News

 
 
 

Science Advance: Role of ERa36 in membrane-associated signaling by estrogen

By ACTSI scholar Reyhaan Chaudhri, et al. published in Steroids.
 
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ACTSI Investigator Dr. Wendy Book in the News

Wendy M. Book, MD is Professor in the Cardiology Division, Emory Department of Medicine and Director of the Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center. Her research focuses on the outcomes in adults with repaired congenital heart defects such as those who have undergone Fontan palliation for single ventricle heart defects, and other palliative surgeries for moderate to complex congenital heart defects. In her spare time, she enjoys time with her family ...

 
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