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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup

October 9, 2015

In this edition:


Feature
Funding Opportunities
Educational Opportunities
Research Resources
Events
News
 
 

Feature

 
 
 

Upcoming Webinars to Discuss Proposed Changes to Federal Regulations for Human Research (Common Rule)

Please join the CTSAs at a learning session focused on how volunteers are protected in research and the possible changes to federal regulations relating to the way research studies are planned and conducted. Come learn about the regulations, ask questions, and engage in discussions with experts about the rules that govern research studies in the U.S. Webinar Schedule: Requiring Consent for Research with Biospecimens and Allowing Broad Consent, Wednesday | Streamlining IRB Review, October 29 | Revising and Expanding the Scope of the Common Rule, November 5 | Enhancing and Clarifying Consent Forms and Establishing Standard Safeguards, November 18
 
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Pediatric Clinical Trial: How Sugar Affects Fatty Liver Disease

Miriam Vos, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Emory University School of Medicine, and pediatric hepatologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal disease in children as well as fatty liver disease and obesity. Several of her clinical studies on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) use the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s (ACTSI) clinical ...

 
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Funding Opportunities

 
 
 

Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP)/ACTSI/Winship Cancer Institute/Georgia State University (GSU): Investigator-initiated Seed Grants in Healthcare Innovation-LOI Due October 30

Seed grants will fund multi-investigator and multi-disciplinary teams examining healthcare services and clinical effectiveness. Awards will support innovative approaches that address issues of healthcare quality, costs, and/or access that are consistent with the goals of the HIP. Two types of seed grants will be offered: Preliminary Study Grants or Complete Project Grants. ...

 
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Creative & Novel Ideas in HIV Research Pilot Program-Due October 30

Great grant program for researchers with no HIV/AIDS experience but who might be interested in branching out. It¿s a large award with lots of opportunities built in for the recipients, including attending the International AIDS Society Meeting. The purpose of the program is to create a mechanism via the NIH Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) to fund developmental projects to bring insight and new ideas from early stage investigators with expertise in other disciplines to HIV research.
 
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Forge Founders Forum-Due November 13

Digital Health Startup Support Founders Forum helps digital health startups launch a clinical or enterprise pilot, connect with experts and mentors, and strengthen their investment potential. Startups also receive seed funding and access to workspace.
 
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NINDS Institutional Center Core Grants to Support Neuroscience Research (P30)-December 9

This FOA invites applications for Center Core Grants that provide resources and facilities shared by a minimum of six NINDS-supported investigators, and supporting a wider base of neuroscience research. The centers are expected to capitalize on economies and synergies associated with shared resources, and to foster a collaborative environment among neuroscientists at host institutions.
 
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Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2016 (P2C)-Due December 21

The purpose of this FOA is to advance the field of population dynamics research by increasing research impact, innovation, and productivity; develop junior scientists; and maximize the efficiency of research support.
 
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Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)-Due January 25

Supports fundamental research on populations, species, communities, and ecosystems including evolutionary and ecological patterns and processes at all spatial and temporal scales.
 
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Pharma Foundation Research Starter Grants-Health Outcomes-Due February 1

To assist individuals beginning independent research careers in health outcomes at the faculty level.
 
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NIH/NIAID: Integrated Preclinical/Clinical AIDS Vaccine Development Program (U19)-LOI Due February 9

The goal of this FOA is to facilitate the translation of sufficiently advanced, innovative, and promising vaccine candidates into early clinical testing.
 
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NINDS Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K22)-Due February 12

This grant is designed to enhance the participation of highly trained early career investigators from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in neuroscience research.
 
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Educational Opportunities

 
 
 

CS584: mHealth Informatics: Affordable & Sustainable Healthcare Technologies Spring 2016, Thursdays 2-5pm

Are you interested in developing meaningful and impactful healthcare interventions in low resource environments? Do you want to learn how to work in interdisciplinary teams to build scalable mHealth systems? CS584 is a project-based course designed for engineers, computer scientists, medics and anthropologists, to work together to solve some of the most pressing health issues in the most disadvantaged communities around the world. Through ...

 
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RFA: ACTSI KL2 Clinical Research Career Development Program for Junior Faculty Members-Due March 1

Junior faculty members at the MD or PhD level from a wide variety of disciplines at Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine, or Georgia Tech who are committed to an academic career in clinical and/or translational research and who have excellent potential to become independent clinical investigators are encouraged to apply to the KL2 – Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars (MCTRS) Program. The KL2 award provides support for didactic ...

 
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RFA: ACTSI Master of Science in Clinical Research-Due April 1

Applications are being accepted for the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) degree program in the Emory Laney Graduate School for classes beginning in August 2016. The MSCR provides didactic and mentored clinical and/or translational research training and is designed for participants who hold a doctorate or equivalent degree (such as physicians and PhD-level scientists) and have demonstrated a commitment to a career in clinical investigation ...

 
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Research Resources

 
 
 

ACTSI's Ethical Dilemma of the Week

Misconduct: Image Manipulation
 
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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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Need Assistance With Your Data Management/Sharing Plans, Data Archiving, or Compliance With NIH Public Access Policy?

Emory libraries provide a number of services to assist researchers in developing proposals. Emory's libraries provide access to resources that can aid in pre-award and post-award research administration.
 
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Emory IRB Help Desk

 
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Events

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Special K-Club: Demystifying the NIH Scientific Review Process-Monday, December 14

Breakfast with Division Director, NIH Center for Scientific Review-Monday All welcome to attend an informal opportunity to meet Karyl Swartz, PhD, Division Director, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes for Health in Emory’s Health Sciences Research Building, Café at 8:00 a.m. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. K-Club Open to ALL! Presented by Karyl Swartz, PhD, Division Director, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes ...

 
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What can the VA Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Resource Centers do for You?-Wednesday

Presented by Todd Wagner, PhD; Denise Hynes, PhD, MPH, RN; Jeffrey Scehnet, PhD; and Rani Elwy, PhD, MSc
 
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Applications of Meso Scale Discovery Plate-based Electrochemiluminescent Assays-Wednesday

Emory Multiplexed Immunoassay Core (EMIC) special seminar at 1:00 p.m. in Emory¿s Whitehead Auditorium. The maturation of biomarker assays from discovery to application in clinical trials and longitudinal studies can be challenging. The evolution of biomarker studies for neurodegenerative diseases exemplifies both the technical hurdles and the need for the translation research community to reach consensus on the utility of the biomarkers.
 
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Metabolomics in Tuberculosis: Potential Utility in Pathophysiology & Biomarker Development-Thursday

Presented by Thomas R. Ziegler, MD, professor, Emory School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, and sponsored by the Emory Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition, HERCULES, and the graduate program in Nutrition and Health Sciences.
 
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Sparse Data Bias from Stratification-October 23

Emory's Rollins School of Public Health hosts speaker Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH, Distinguished Fellow,Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC.
 
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NanoFANS Forum: Current Trends in Ophthalmology-October 29

This year NanoFANS forum will focus on Ophthalmology featuring four pioneers in this area of research.
 
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Emory Department of Medicine Research Day-October 30

Researchers from across the department will share exciting new findings, engage in scientific exchange, and identify potential new collaborations.
 
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
 
 
 
 

Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) at NIH Workshop-November 10

NCATS and Pfizer representatives will host a workshop for NIH intramural researchers to discuss collaboration opportunities through Pfizer's CTI for NIH Researchers program.
 
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Emory Research AtoZ (ERAZ)-November 19

 
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Register Now/Sponsorship Opportunities: 7th Annual Academic & Industry Intersection Conference: Georgia as a Biotechnology Capital-April 14

ACTSI and Georgia Bio organize the conference annually to provide critical information on how academia and industry can work together to translate science into discovery and engage communities in clinical research efforts and outcomes. This year¿s event will explore Georgia¿s biotechnology climate, venture capital innovation, and feature an expert panel highlighting commercialization training options throughout the state.
 
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BIO 2016 International Convention: The Global Event for Biotechnology-June 6-9

San Francisco, CA
 
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News

 
 
 

ACTSI Investigator Dr. Mark Hyman Rapaport in the News

 
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