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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup
June 17, 2016
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| | | | | Vitamin D supports the immune system, and low levels of vitamin D may be associated with increased risk for infections in certain patient populations. Jordan A. Kempker, MD, MSc, Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) KL2 Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholar, and 2013 graduate of the ACTSI Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program explored this relationship further in a study entitled, “Vitamin ... | | | | Read More | | |
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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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| | | | A two-year award is intended to support projects that include ongoing activities during project period, not just two meetings two years in a row. Support for meetings and conferences that align with PCORI¿s Mission and Strategic Plan1 and facilitate expansion of patient-centered outcomes research/clinical comparative effectiveness research (PCOR/CER). | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | To support innovative research that will advance the existing knowledge base in the areas of healthcare financing, delivery, management and/or policy. Studies must have strong potential to yield insights that can be used to have a positive impact on the U.S. healthcare system by reducing spending, improving quality of care, and/or expanding access to insurance coverage and healthcare services. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The program is currently soliciting innovative pilot projects in clinical, basic, or translational cancer-related research that offer significant potential for reducing the incidence, mortality, and morbidity of cancer and/or improving the quality of life. ACS initiatives also focus on the fields of cancer prevention and cancer control and eliminating cancer disparities. Applicants should be assistant professors (or equivalent) with faculty appointments of six years or less who are eligible to apply for independent national competitive (peer-reviewed) research grants, but who currently do not hold such funding. The goal of the program is to support junior faculty in initiating cancer research projects so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA invites applications from institutions to participate in a cooperative research group focused on transplantation immunology research in three priority areas: 1) microbiota; 2) intravital imaging; and 3) targeted therapeutic delivery. The purpose of this FOA is to stimulate and support innovation in transplantation immunology through the application of scientific developments and technologies that have not been widely used in transplant immunology research and the formation of new interdisciplinary collaborations. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | CCFA supports research that increases understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, therapy, and prevention of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In addition to supporting studies and clinical trials, CCFA provides grants and fellowships for the training and development of the next generation of researchers and physicians specializing in inflammatory bowel diseases. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | Faculty and postdocs are welcome to enroll in a fall semester course which is part of the curriculum in the Certificate Program in Translational Research in the Laney Graduate School. Tuition awards are not available, but faculty and postdocs at Emory may be eligible for the Emory Courtesy Scholarship if employed at least one year. This is a semester-long course which meets on Mondays from 3:00-4:50 p.m. from late August until early December. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | 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 ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Conflict of Interest: Uncertainties & Conflicting Interest in Lung Transplantation | | | | 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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| | | | The AMP Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal, online library, and discovery engine has greatly expanded data and search capabilities to accelerate the pace of scientific advancement. Customizable and simplified navigation, along with aggregated data from more than 100,000 DNA samples from research supported by NIH and other institutions, encourage new understanding of diabetes by increasing users' ability to share and evaluate content. The portal enables user-friendly exploration of international networks of human genetic information linked to type 2 diabetes. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Emory Biomedical, Grady, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Consent/HIPAA templates have been updated. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Whether done over the phone, online, or in person, collecting identifiable private information for study screening purposes requires informed consent (and HIPAA authorization, if applicable). | | | | Watch More | | |
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| | | | If so, please consult with the IRB before finalizing your protocol and submitting. If the informed consent is not broad enough, data/specimen-sharing policies not fully fleshed out, or genetic analyses not anticipated, then the use of these valuable resources can be unintentionally limited. With more and more rules and regulations around privacy and confidentiality of even de-identified data, it's important to get it right from the start. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Many neighborhood environment factors, such as sidewalk conditions, having good places to walk to, and perceived safety from traffic and crime influence physical activity. Fortunately, venues like malls and airports offer walk-friendly settings that remove these barriers.
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| | | | The National Park Service helps communities create close-to-home recreation opportunities and conserve natural resources. Our Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program is accepting applications for help with a wide range of community-led projects. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | American Academy of Pediatrics is accepting applications for the Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program Planning, Implementation, and Resident Grants to plan innovative community-based child health initiatives that will ensure all children have medical homes and access to healthcare services not otherwise available in their community. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools along with the U.S. Soccer Foundation is accepting applications for the Safe Places to Play grant. | | | | Read More | | |
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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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| | | | Presented by Toni L. Johnson, MD with the goals to increase knowledge about poverty in the U.S., increase understanding of generational verses situational poverty, address stereotypes related to persons living in poverty, and promote self-awareness related to our own about personal experiences of socioeconomic class. | | | | 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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| | | | The Ask the Compliance Office Series presents Can I Make An App For That? This session will address how FDA and HIPAA regulations can apply to medical mobile device apps presented by David Giannantonio, JD, MS. Anyone thinking about developing a medical or wellness-related mobile device app should attend.
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| | | | The conference is open to all translational science investigators and trainees. There is graduate (pre-doc) student, post-doc, and young investigator award competitions. The University of Georgia will host a regional scientific conference for faculty, students, residents and fellows that focuses on the latest advances in translational research for improving human health. The STaR conference will include state-of-the-art topics in clinical and translational research and offer valuable opportunities for trainees and faculty to showcase their research and network with others to develop new scientific collaborations. The conference agenda will include keynote addresses by two prominent scientists whose work is highly respected throughout the international scientific community. Dr. W. Robert Taylor, Marcus Chair in Vascular Medicine and Director of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, and Dr. Ted Ross, GRA Eminent Chair in Influenza and Emerging Pathogens and Director of the Center for Vaccines and Immunology, UGA. | | | | Read More | | | | |
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| | | | NIH invites university research communities engaged in and supporting biomedical investigations to comment on practices related to the generation and handling of high-throughput data. Biomedical core facilities provide access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and services in a variety of research areas, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, cell biology, neuroscience and bioimaging. NIH is interested in learning about the cores¿ practices in production of high-quality, high-throughput data and their annotation with high-quality metadata. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Association for Academic Minority Physicians is seeking abstract submissions dealing with the broad fields of medical education, biomedical research, clinical care, and preventive medicine. Abstracts are encouraged from all professions and levels, including students, trainees, and faculty. | | | | Read More | | |
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