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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup
December 16, 2016
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| | | | | ACTSI is one of 62 programs across the country, at other large academic medical centers, with the mission to accelerate clinical and translational research so that treatments and cures reach the community faster. Medical College of Wisconsin's program produces a monthly radio show, Discovery Radio, disseminating research results to the public. A look behind the curtain of what is happening to accelerate discoveries to improve the health of communities. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | The University Research Committee announces the call for proposals for the 2017-2018 funding cycle of regular URC and URC-ACTSI grants. Applications are welcome from all regular, full-time Emory faculty, regardless of rank. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA is intended to foster collaboration between computational scientists, metabolomics experts, and biomedical researchers in developing, piloting, and/or validating novel bioinformatic approaches that address current analytical hurdles in metabolomics data. A goal of providing powerful approaches that will be useful to biomedical researchers, as well as bioinformaticians, is particularly encouraged. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | The Coulter Translational Program provides an operational roadmap to accelerate and fund the translation of technological innovations that improve patient care. All awards are milestone-driven, directed at the transfer of promising technologies from the university research laboratory to commercial development and clinical practice. Those interested should reach out to set up an initial meeting with the Coulter team. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to support pilot clinical trials that test interventions to limit or reduce HIV-1 reservoirs in children (birth to 18 years of age at the time of enrollment) on effective suppressive antiretroviral therapy. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Kids First is soliciting applications (PAR-17-063) to identify samples for whole genome sequencing that will help to elucidate the genetic contribution to childhood cancers and structural birth defects. The Common Fund¿s Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research (Kids First) program is developing a data resource for the pediatric research community of clinical and genetic sequence data that will allow scientists to identify genetic pathways that underlie childhood cancer and structural birth defects and to explore whether shared genetic pathways exist between these conditions. Register for a pre-application webinar by Kids First program staff on January 23, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | These FOA will support research on primary immunodeficiency diseases focusing on ex vivo studies with human specimens and on studies with current or new animal models including novel clinical strategies for detecting, identifying the molecular basis of, or developing innovative therapies for primary immunodeficiency diseases. R03 and R21 available. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to encourage innovative exploratory and developmental health services research to improve minority health and/or reduce health disparities at the health care system-level as well as within clinical settings. R01 also available | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This award is an opportunity for new and early stage investigators to pursue research programs of high interest to the NIBIB that integrate engineering and the physical sciences with the life and behavioral sciences. A Trailblazer project may be exploratory, developmental, proof of concept, or high risk-high impact, and may be technology design-directed, discovery-driven, or hypothesis-driven. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | To improve health and reduce the burden of disease, scientific research needs to be implemented at the population level in addition to the biological and clinical levels. The purpose of this FOA is to support multilevel, transdisciplinary population health interventions that target underlying social, economic, and environmental conditions in an effort to improve health outcomes. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The overarching goal of this NIGMS R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the research training of a workforce to meet the nation¿s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Harvard University's CTSA, Harvard Catalyst offers this opportunity to learn about the spectrum of clinical and translational research, from first-in-human studies to healthcare interventions implemented on a population level. Course participants will learn the research methods used across the spectrum of clinical and translational research. The course will run from February 20-May 10 and is eligible for MPH, MD, PhD, DMD, or equivalent. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA seeks to promote the development of an interdisciplinary workforce to conduct research on Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias. This FOA will support institutional training programs for predoctoral and postdoctoral level researchers with backgrounds in biology, data sciences, and traditional and emerging pharmaceutical science. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | The TL1 program is focused on providing innovative didactic and mentored research training for individuals interested in careers that encompass clinical and/or translational research. The TL1 program supports both predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. The TL1 program supports didactic and mentored research training through the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | The goal of the ACTSI KL2-Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or PharmD) from a wide variety of disciplines at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and University of Georgia (UGA). The ACTSI KL2 program is committed to assisting junior faculty at partner institutions to become ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | Faculty and postdocs are welcome to enroll in a spring 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 Tuesdays from 1:00-2:50 p.m. from January until early May. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | The 3rd Annual ACTSI-Community Engagement Research Program Forum will be held all-day on April 27 and half-day on April 28 at the Atlanta Technical College Dennard Conference Center. We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity and share your translational research and/or program experiences related to academic and community partnerships. Register | Save the Date | Forum Goals ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | A free weekly walk-in statistical consulting clinic for faculty, staff, and students providing 20-minute immediate assistance for basic statistics questions, without scheduling a formal consultation. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | PCORI is hosting a free workshop in Washington, DC to provide applicants with the tools and strategies to develop a winning application. This interactive workshop, led by expert staff, will offer an overview of PCORI and other exciting topics. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Join PhD, MBA, and JD students and postdoctoral fellows across Emory and Georgia Tech to practice effective networking skills in a speed networking, structured format from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Emory. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Emory Integrated Core Facilities (EICF) oversees the largest integrated core facilities and provides a single portal for the discovery and access to core facilities at Emory University. As academic scientific cores increase in number and complexity there is a growing need for PhD level scientists to manage the cores and assist faculty in developing well-defined projects. Join us to learn all about and ask questions to the experts from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in Emory School of Nursing room 203. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Presented by keynote speaker Douglas R. Lowy, MD, acting director, National Cancer Institute, NIH at Morehouse School of Medicine's National Center for Primary Care Auditorium at 1:30 p.m. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Conducting patient-centered research involves more than patients and researchers. Clinical staff, such as physicians, nurses, administrators, and other healthcare providers, offer unique insights into strategies to provide patients with treatments or services. PCORI highlights several projects that have used creative ways to engage clinicians in their studies. | | | | Read More | | |
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Please include the following citation in any publications resulting from direct or indirect ACTSI support, "Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR000454. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health." KL2 Scholars should also list KL2 TR000455 and TL1 Trainees should also list TL1 TR000456. |
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