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	ACTSI Weekly eRoundup April 1, 2016

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Feature

ACTSI Multi-site Study Finds Association between Expiratory Central Airway Collapse & Poor Respiratory Outcomes in Smokers

Expiratory central airway collapse (ECAC) usually occurs in former or current smokers, in which they develop weaker airway walls and experience a flattening or collapse of the central airway during expiration. Many times people are not even aware that this is occurring. With a healthy respiratory system, there is a slight contraction in the airway during expiration – those with ECAC, however, experience a collapse of the airway of as much as ...

ACTSI Research Technologies Medical Student Discovery Phase Mini-Grant Program-Due April 6
To encourage Emory medical students in the opportunity to conduct hypothesis-driven research under the direction of a faculty mentor, the ACTSI Research Technologies program has established this $5,000 mini-grant program. ...

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Funding Opportunities

A Call for Investigator-Initiated Seed Grants in Healthcare Innovation-LOI Due April 15
The Emory-Georgia Tech Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP), in partnership with ACTSI, the Winship Cancer Institute, and Georgia State University (GSU) is pleased to announce the tenth round of research seed grants in healthcare innovation. Seed grants will fund multi-investigator & multi-disciplinary teams examining healthcare services and clinical effectiveness. Two types of seed grants will be offered: Preliminary Study Grants and Complete Project ...

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Pre-clinical Development of Existing Market-approved Devices to Support New Market Indications-Due May 2

This NIH FOA is part of the Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) Common Fund program. The purpose of this FOA is to invite applications from investigators proposing to conduct pre-clinical testing of existing neuromodulation devices, from SPARC's industry partners, in support of new market indications.

NCI: Research Centers for Barretts Esophagus Translational Research Network (BETRNet) (U54)-Due May 23

This FOA solicits applications for multi-institutional, trans-disciplinary, translational research centers to serve as the main units of the BETRNet.

NSF Seeks EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)-Due June 1

The Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) Division at NSF seeks EAGER proposals that address key challenges in cellular biomanufacturing science and engineering, with the intended use of the final cell product in cellular therapies. Proposals that propose production of molecules as end products are discouraged.

FDA: Therapeutic Areas for Data Standards Development (U01)-Due June 3

The primary objective of this FOA is to support projects leading to the development of specifications for therapeutic areas which capture how to structure commonly collected data and outcome measurements in disease clinical trials.

New Funding Opportunity in the Kids First Program-Due June 17

The Common Fund's Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research is soliciting applications (PAR-16-150) to identify samples for whole genome sequencing that will help to elucidate the genetic contribution to childhood cancers and the genetic etiology of structural birth defects.

Request for Applications: Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR)-Due June 30

CPTR is a multidisciplinary, innovative program that provides pre-doctoral or postdoctoral trainees with the expertise and experience to translate fundamental biomedical scientific discoveries into treatments that will benefit human health. Sixteen credits of didactic training focused on translational research in Emory’s Laney Graduate School of Emory University are required to complete the certificate program. Emory faculty and postdocs may ...

ADA: Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship (PMF)-Due April 15

These fellowships are available to minority postdoctoral researchers (MD, MD/PhD, PhD, DVM, or equivalent) who are underrepresented in biomedical research. Fellowships provide support for high quality training in disciplines and topics relevant to diabetes, in an environment conducive to beginning a career in diabetes research.

ACTSI's Ethical Dilemma of the Week

Authorship: Author, Author!

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.

New CRISPR Services

The Transgenic Mouse and Gene Targeting Core is now making CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing techniques available to the research community.

New Peds Research Website

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Community

Webinar: Public Health Reaching out to the Faith Community: Why, How, & What Works-Monday

Hosted by the Emory University Interfaith Health Program, in partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and the Emory University Region IV Public Health Training Center.

2016 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program-Due April 15

The Aetna Foundation recognizes that individual health is rooted in the community: in the places where we live, learn, work, play, and pray. By increasing the opportunities to make healthy choices in these places, we can empower whole communities to lead healthier lives.

Culture of Health Leaders, Call for Applications-Due April 19

This is a new leadership development and funding opportunity for leaders from sectors that influence health - including education, transportation, technology, public health, government, faith/spiritual, business, health care, social service, economic development, urban planning, and others. The goal is to engage a diverse array of professionals to take their leadership and influence to the next level; collaborate in new ways to create a healthier, more equitable future for all people; and to develop advanced leadership skills to build a Culture of Health that will enable everyone to live longer, healthier lives now and for generations to come.

New Connections Grants through the Healthy Eating Research Program-Due June 1

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program. The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among groups at highest risk for obesity: black, Latino, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, and children who live in lower-income communities (urban, suburban, and/or rural).

NCATS/FDA: Assay Guidance Workshop for High-Throughput Screening & Lead Discovery-Tuesday-Wednesday
The goal of the workshop is to share best practices and provide advice for robust assay design and development. During the workshop, drug discovery experts will cover a broad range of critical concepts underlying assay development and lead discovery strategies. The workshop is designed to disseminate critical information about the implementation of robust assay methods that can benefit the entire drug discovery community.

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Vaccine Dinner Club-Selfie Shots: Self-administering Influenza Vaccine Using a Microneedle Patch-Wednesday

Presented by ACTSI investigators Mark Prausnitz, PhD, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Regent's Professor (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering), and Director, Center for Drug Design, Development, and Delivery, Georgia Institute of Technology and Nadine Rouphael, MD, Assistant Professor at Emory School of Medicine. Registration required

K-Club: How to Interpret & Act Upon Reviews Following a Research Grant Application Submission-December 12
The K-Club provides an educational forum to assist fellows and faculty. Featuring Dr. Stacy Heilman, Department of Pediatrics, along with a panel of experienced investigators. A light lunch will be provided at noon in Egleston, classrooms 5-7. Flyer \| Attend Remotely ...

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Register Now: 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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Interactive SAS Basics Workshop-April 14

The workshop is a two-week SAS basic workshop which is open to faculty, staff and students who are interested in acquiring "hands-on" SAS data analysis skills for preliminary reports, theses and dissertation projects. An introductory course in statistics is a prerequisite for this workshop! The workshop at Morehouse School of Medicine is presented by Fengxia Yan, MD, MS.

Pfizer CTI at NIH Workshop-April 14

NCATS and Pfizer representatives will host a workshop for NIH intramural researchers to discuss collaboration opportunities through Pfizer's Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) for NIH Researchers. This workshop will include a presentation by Nadir Halim, PhD, who is the Pfizer CTI NIH representative.

Spring 2016 Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo-April 26

Over 1,000 seniors from Engineering schools, along with Architecture, Public Policy, and Industrial Design, will showcase their innovative projects designed and built during their Senior/Capstone Design course. Projects range from solutions for real-world problems from industry and developing communities to those which have real commercialization potential. RSVP by April 8 if you wish to attend as a judge and/or tour the Invention Studio.

ACTSI & Emory School of Nursing: The Clinical Practice of Human Subjects Research Seminar-June 2-3
Fundamental concepts for clinical research professionals held in the Emory University Hospital Annex, room 240 and covering new topics such as IND/IDE application and a panel discussion on the Informed Consent Process. Register Now! ...

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Register: Molecules for Minions: Southeastern Pediatric Research Innovation Conference-June 21-22
The Pediatric Research Centers with partners at Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse School of Medicine are pleased to announce the annual conference at the Georgia Aquarium. Abstracts due today.

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News

Photos: Forge Demo Day & Digital Health Showcase

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ACTSI Scholar Dr. Ashish Mehta in the News

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