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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup
June 3, 2016
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| | | | | In a study published in the journal Hypertension, Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) investigators found that arterial stiffness (the hardening of the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to rest of the body), may be superior to blood pressure in predicting cognitive decline (the gradual loss of certain aspects of brain function including thought, reasoning, and memory).
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| | | | | Emory's Office of Technology Transfer, along with the Georgia CTSA, offers the Kauffman FastTrac TechVenture entrepreneur training course again in 2018. This is a six full-day course (over seven weeks) designed to train faculty entrepreneurs who plan to create a start-up company to commercialize their inventions. The course has been conducted at Emory seven times since 2012 and it was well received by faculty participants. All faculty members at ... | | | | Read More | | | | |
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| | | | The NIAID and NIH support research related to the basic understanding of microbiology and immunology leading to the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and medical diagnostics for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of infectious and immune-mediated diseases. The NIAID, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) has a requirement to provide and develop animal models in order to advance our understanding of infectious diseases as well as advance the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The goal of this FOA is to establish the impact of aging on the expression and/or modulation of AD pathological processes and to assess age-related AD genotype-phenotype relationships in human cell models. Research incorporating different brain cell types to promote neural circuit maturation and complexity in such cell models is expected to better recapitulate and give greater insight into AD pathological processes. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to develop a comprehensive understanding of innate and adaptive immune responses triggered by pathogens, adjuvants, or vaccines using a systems biology approach. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA invites applications for a Central Primary Reference Laboratory (CPRL) to provide support for the harmonization and standardization of laboratory measurements critical for clinical research in type 1 diabetes. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA invites applications for Diabetes Research Centers that are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes, its complications, and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This is a two-year program that exposes PhD students and postdocs to broad career options, hone their professional development and leadership skills, and builds a community of like-minded scientists. First year trainees are immersed in weekly programming. The second year is a part-time internship and independent exploration. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Beyond Flexner Conference, to be held September 19-21 in Miami, announces the nomination process. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The USBJI Research Committee offers a grant mentoring program and career development program consisting of workshops to provide early-career basic and clinical investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to assist them in securing funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA provides opportunities for up to five consortia to develop and support global health research training programs. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | | The CPTR is a multidisciplinary, innovative program which provides predoctoral 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 the Laney Graduate School of Emory University are required to complete the certificate program. Emory faculty and postdocs may be eligible for the Emory Courtesy Scholarship if employed at least one year. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Authorship: When the Author Can't Write English | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | | 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. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Effective June 1, Emory will move online training modules from Emory's ELMS system to the CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Good Clinical Practice environment, limit the mandatory training to those conducting FDA-regulated clinical trials at Emory to reduce the burden on those performing social and behavioral research, and extend continuing education to every three years to harmonize with the VA, Children's, and IRB. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Emory Child Study Center is currently seeking families with children from infancy through 17 years old to participate in child development research studies. You and your child are invited to participate in engaging and active research studies on child development at Emory University. At the Emory Child Study Center, we study language, learning, memory, and how children understand space and numbers. Most studies last between fifteen minutes and one hour. You can be with your child the entire time. Studies are designed to be like games for the children to make sure they enjoy their visits. Parking is free and convenient and children are thanked with a toy or gift card - current studies provide up to $35 for participation.
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| | | | The inaugural Run for Mercy 5K/1K is a family-friendly Peachtree Road Race qualifier, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The race benefits Mercy Care, a network of 15 clinics providing healthcare services to those living in homelessness and poverty. Proceeds will also be used for the purchase of medical equipment for the new Mercy Care Chamblee clinic. The run will kick off in the Perimeter Place Shopping Center, 100 Perimeter Center Place. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Free confidential testing in minutes from noon-6:00 p.m. at the West End Mall (850 Oak Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30310). For more info, contact David-Lee Mattison at 404-613-1460. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The conference theme is Relieving Patient Suffering and Enhancing the Joy in Providing Care and feature presentations from Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer of Press Ganey and professor at Harvard Medical School, and Christine Sinsky, Vice President of Professional Satisfaction at the American Medical Association and internist at Medical Associates Clinic and Health Plans in Iowa. Please contact emily.hulkower@emory.edu with questions. | | | | Read More | | | | |
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| | | | Megan A. McCrory, PhD, associate professor of nutrition, Georgia State University, will present a seminar sponsored by the Emory Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition, HERCULES, and the graduate program in Nutrition and Health Sciences at noon in Emory's SOM 190P. Snacks and coffee will be provided.
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| | | | | | iADAPT 2.0 Project: Chronic Disease Education Train-the-Trainer Sessions for Community Health Workers, three-day classes accept up to 25 participants. Contact Dr. Pamela Daniels at 404-756-5714 or pdaniels@msm.edu for more information. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | 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.
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| | | | Hosted by Georgia Bio. Baxalta is located in Covington, GA. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The conference will be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. Registration for TS17 is expected to open in December. | | | | Read More | | |
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