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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup

July 1, 2016

In this edition:


Feature
Funding Opportunities
Educational Opportunities
Research Resources
Community
Events
News
 
 

Feature

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Former KL2 Scholar Serves as Deputy Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute & PI of a CDC REACH Award

Kisha Holden, PhD, MSc   Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences   Deputy Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute   Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Holden is a former ACTSI KL2 scholar and MSM Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) graduate who dedicated her career to mental health-related research and encouraging well-being among ethnically and culturally diverse families through ...

 
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Course in Advanced Data Management in R

Advanced Data Management in R is being offered by the ACTSI education program to Emory faculty and postdocs. This fall semester course (Thursdays, from 10:00 to 11:50 a.m.) is in the Laney Graduate School. Emory faculty and postdocs may be eligible for the Emory Courtesy Scholarship which would cover tuition for the course. Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in a basic statistics course covering at least linear regression (BIOS/MSCR ...

 
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Funding Opportunities

 
 
 

Announcing the 6th Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Competition-Due July 27

The Atlantic Pediatric Device Consortium (APDC) seed grant competition is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, clinicians, scientists, businesses, or academic researchers to develop and commercialize a pediatric medical device. In addition to seed grant funding, APDC provides assistance to inventors in the areas of technical, clinical, trial design, biostatistics, business planning, marketing, regulatory, legal and intellectual property.
 
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Biophysical & Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R21)-LOI Due August 19

This FOA is intended to encourage innovative and high risk/impact research in the area of physics/mechanics of embryonic development to be explored in model organisms. The research proposed under this program can explore approaches and concepts new to the area of developmental tissue mechanics, research and development of new technologies, or initial research and development of data upon which significant future research may be built.
 
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American Heart Association: Strategically Focused Obesity Research Network-LOI Due August 25

This request for applications seeks to have basic, clinical, and population/behavioral health teams join together and submit proposals which address the topic of obesity via their individual areas of expertise.
 
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Joint NSF/NIH Initiative on Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data-Due September 28

The NSF and the NIH recognize that fundamental questions in basic, clinical, and translational research could benefit greatly from multidisciplinary approaches that involve experts in quantitative disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, and computer science. The program is designed to support research that addresses important application areas at the intersection of the biomedical and data sciences by encouraging inter- and multi-disciplinary collaborations that focus on innovative and transformative approaches to address these challenges.
 
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Basic Biopsychosocial Mechanisms & Processes in the Management of Chronic Conditions (R21)-LOI Due November 6

This FOA seeks to stimulate basic inquiry into the mechanisms that influence people within their larger social contexts to manage one or multiple conditions over the lifecourse.
 
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New Funding Opportunity in the Science of Behavior Change Program-Due November 10

The Common Fund's Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) program aims to implement a mechanisms-focused, experimental medicine approach to behavior change research and to develop the tools required to implement such an approach.
 
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Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care (R01)

This FOA seeks applications that propose to use a common conceptual model to develop behavioral interventions to modify health behaviors and improve health outcomes in patients with comorbid chronic diseases and health conditions. Specifically, this FOA will support research in primary care that uses a multi-disease care management approach to behavioral interventions with high potential impact to improve patient-level health outcomes for individuals with three or more chronic health conditions.
 
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Educational Opportunities

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fundamentals of Epidemiology Course: Fall 2016 Semester

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. ...

 
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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 ...

 
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Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program-Due August 26

This is a competitive opportunity for early-stage physician-scientists to conduct independent clinical and translational research as tenure-track investigators at the NIH and in academia. The program is targeted to outstanding post-fellowship physicians and other clinicians with strong research interests and credentials. Funding provides full research and salary support for 5+ years at the NIH followed by three years in academia (up to $500,000/year) or continued appointment in the NIH intramural program.
 
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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship for Students & Institutions without NIH-funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)

This FOA will support students at institutions without formal NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program (e.g. DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD), and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists.
 
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Research Resources

 
 
 

ACTSI's Ethical Dilemma of the Week:

Conflict of Interest: When the LAR is also the Investigator
 
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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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Community

 
 
 

Research Participants Needed for Study at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Research Institute's Human Systems Engineering (HSE) lab is looking for males 18-49 years old that would like to participate in a one-time study located in the HSE lab (260 14th Street NW). The study involves the use of tools that require a level of activity equal to yard work. It will take approximately one-hour and participants will be compensated $30.
 
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Save the Date: Sixth Annual Winship Win the Fight Walk/Run-October 1

Atlanta Braves Vice Chairman John Schuerholz will serve as grand marshal. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Emory University's McDonough Field.
 
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Events

 
 
 

A Minimally Invasive Nano-Technology Platform to Target, Image, & Treat Tumors-July 13

Presented by Hadiyah-Nicole Green, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Physiology, director of Nanobiophotonics and Targeted Therapeutics Laboratory, Morehouse School of Medicine at 1:00 p.m. at the Marcus Trauma Center Auditorium, Ground Floor, RM GD017, Grady.
 
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Nanotechnology Day-July 14

A Georgia Tech-CDC-Emory-Morehouse School of Medicine co-sponsored event fosters interdisciplinary interactions, increased collaboration, and joint grant writing opportunities between researchers, physicians, and faculty members who work in the intersection of Biology and Nano-/Micro- technology. The event will showcase the Georgia Tech Institute for Electronics & Nanotechnology shared user lab resources and inform the researchers of the easy accessibility of the state-of-the-art core facilities. The free event will focus on novel vaccine development, immunological studies via microfluidic systems, infectious disease detection technologies using micro-sensors, bio-metrology studies for immune cell interactions, and pharmaceutical forensics.
 
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Quality Improvement Methods: A Revised Handbook & Reference for Researchers & Others-July 25

David Belson, PhD will review the updated Quality Improvement Methods handbook and website, including an extensive list of methods and an online service to find the best tools for your project. Researchers and anyone interested in quality and performance improvement should participate.
 
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What is SBIR? Info Session-August 2

The session is for people who know nothing or very little about SBIR/STTR. This high-level overview will help you decide if you should learn more about the SBIR/STTR funding programs.
 
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Having a Patent does not Guarantee Protection: Legal Issues Involved in Commercializing your Invention-August 12

Join Georgia Bio for the third session in the Bench to Business: A Commercialization Workshop Series. This workshop is a practical, hands-on workshop series focused on the challenge of commercializing bioscience technologies.
 
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7th Annual Southern Translational Education and Research (STaR) Conference-September 22-23

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, University of Georgia.
 
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Save the Date

 
Drug Development Boot Camp 2016-November 16-17
 
 
 

News

 
 
 

ACTSI Investigator Dr. Andreas Kalogeropoulos in the News

 
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ACTSI Studio Consultations

ACTSI offers free Studio Consultations to clinical and translational research faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia Tech. A Studio Consultation provides expert review in biostatistics, biomedical informatics, regulatory and ethical concerns, and protocol design.
 
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