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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup
March 17, 2017
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| | | | | Sean Stowell, MD, PhD, member of the Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapies and assistant professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, is supported by ACTSI’s Pilot Grants program. In December 2014, he was given a one-year Immunoengineering Award of $50,000 for his work on “Immunoengineered Micro/Nanobeads to therapeutically fix complement and mask incompatible antigens prior ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | An informal faculty panel discussion featuring senior faculty from across the university will talk about the grants they did not get, the book contract that fell through, challenges they ran into when writing and/or researching – and what they gained from those failures. Hear their stories and learn how they kept from getting discouraged. The session will be held in the Center for Ethics Commons, Room 102 w/remote viewing in Egleston, Classrooms ... | | | | Read More | | | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to invite applications that address the unmet need to detect cognitive impairment, including dementia, in large and diverse populations seen in primary care across the United States, including in health disparities populations, when a patient, relative, or care provider indicates concern. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to encourage applications for translational and clinical research as well as clinical trials that will advance our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of drug action, response, and safety in children at various developmental stages, and in women during pregnancy and lactation. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this award is to support outstanding basic and/or clinical researchers with the vision and expertise to translate research discoveries into medications for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) stemming from tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, or prescription opiate use. Eligible applicants must demonstrate the ability to develop molecules with the potential to treat SUDs and advance them in the drug development continuum. The ultimate goal of this FOA is to bring molecules closer to FDA approval. | | | | 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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| | | | | 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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| | | | Informed Consent: The Right to Participate in Research | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | The statistics research group directed by ISyE associate professor Yajun Mei, is now offering free consulting for data-analysis questions in the domain of bio-related initiatives on the Georgia Tech Campus every Monday in Petit Institute, Room 3317 at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. during the 2018 fall and 2019 spring semester.
This is the continuation of the consulting sessions offered by Professor Brani Vidakovic, who is taking a leave to work at NSF as a ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Join PCORI and the National Kidney Foundation for an hour-long interactive Facebook Live event. Bring your questions about how research can help those impacted by chronic kidney disease and how PCORI's work can make a difference. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Hosted by the Emory Physician Assistant program Class of 2018 at Lullwater Park Preserve to raise funds for the medically underserved. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Marjorie L. McCullough, ScD, RD, Strategic Director, American Cancer Society, will present a seminar sponsored by the Emory Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition, HERCULES, and the graduate program in Nutrition and Health Sciences 4:00 p.m. in the Emory School of Medicine, room 170A. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | PCORnet is a large, highly representative national network of networks. It collects data that are routinely gathered in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, doctors' offices, and community clinics. Learn the basics about PCORnet and how to get involved in a Patient-Powered Research Network or Clinical Data Research Network. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Crawford W. Long Lecture and Celebration of Science presents George Mashour MD, PhD, University of Michigan School of Medicine at 5:00 p.m. in Emory School of Medicine 110. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Presented by Kelly M. Jolley, Esq., Jolley Law Group, LLC at noon. | | | | 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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| | | | Come learn about using different clinical datasets in your research. Included in the discussion will be Children's Clinical Data Warehouse, Hadoop, and Medicaid data at Georgia Tech. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Presented by Machelle Pardue, PhD, Georgia Tech-Emory University BME at 11:00 a.m. in Georgia Tech's Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB), Room 1005. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | J&J Innovation, MassDevice, and GCMI discuss the state of Southeastern medtech innovation. An open dialogue focused on where we are as a medical device community is necessary for growth. It is crucial to recognize pain points, celebrate wins, and identify new opportunities on a regular basis to foster growth in the Southeast medtech ecosystem. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Presented by ACTSI investigator and scholar Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH, at noon. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This session will highlight the vital role of working through conflict and how it affects individual and organizational productivity. This event is open to both faculty and PhD students in STEM. The goal is to start conversations around managing and resolving conflict from PhD student and faculty perspectives. You must attend both session. Facilitated by Michael Sacks, PhD, vice provost, University Strategies, Office of the Provost and associate professor, Emory Goizueta Business School at 2:00 p.m. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | Presented by David Nash, MD, MBA, Dean, Jefferson College of Public Health, Thomas Jefferson University. Hosted by Emory-Georgia Tech Healthcare Innovation Program and the Georgia CTSA from noon to 2:00 p.m. in Emory School of Medicine auditorium 120. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | The 3rd Annual ACTSI-Community Engagement Research Program Community Health Matters Forum provided participants with the tools necessary to develop and sustain successful and mutually beneficial community-university translational research partnerships to improve population health in metro Atlanta and beyond. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | The half-day 8th Annual Academic & Industry Intersection Conference explored the digital tools needed to facilitate a vision of personalized connected health and population health management. Co-hosted by ACTSI and Georgia Bio. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This year's event Striving to Empower Each Partner (STEEP) is a critical way for REM to bring partners together from across Georgia to discuss current and future research in regenerative medicine. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | To accommodate the schedules of clinicians, the format and time of the conference has changed this year. Poster presentations and workshops will occur from 1:00-4:00 p.m., with the main speakers presenting from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Poster submissions are due on May 1. Please save the date! Questions: emily.hulkower@emory.edu | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The seminar will address the specific needs of mid-career faculty from a culturally responsive approach while offering skill building and strategies for pursuing career advancement in academic medicine. The seminar will be delivered through a blended learning model, including virtual learning sessions, a 2.5-day in-person meeting, and post-seminar activities. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | A newly published article in Annals of Family Medicine provides an outline of how to engage patients, caregivers, and other stakeholders as partners in planning, conducting, and disseminating research. The hope is that the rubric will help shift the research paradigm from one in which patients are passive subjects to one in which researchers collaborate with patients and other stakeholders to better reflect the values, preferences, and outcomes that matter to the patient community. | | | | Read More | | |
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