Georgia CTSA Newsletter
|
Trouble viewing this email? View on the web.
| |
|  | 
Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
January 26, 2018
|
| |
| | | | | The Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA) is part of a national network of medical research institutions who work together to improve the translational research process to get more treatments to more patients. Emory University partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Georgia to form Georgia CTSA and offer research resources. Watch this :90 second animation to learn ... | | | | Watch Animation | | |
|
| |
| | | | | Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA, assistant professor of nursing, Emory University, and Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance’s (Georgia CTSA) Certificate Program in Translational Research trainee, was recently awarded the March of Dimes Georgia Nurse of the Year in the category of Community Health.
These awards honor extraordinary nurses who go above and beyond to deliver compassionate care in hospitals, NICUs, clinics, or home ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | The American Academy of Pediatrics is accepting applications. The grants support pediatricians and fellowship trainees in the initial planning and/or pilot stage of implementing a community-based child health initiative. The program is designed to help increase children's access to medical homes, immunization services, or specific health services not otherwise available. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | | Georgia CTSA's Pilot Grants program is soliciting proposals that either generate preliminary data and refine research strategies for subsequent extramural grant applications or develop the best approaches and methodologies to address complex translational and clinical research problems. Two categories of grants will be considered:
Grants that focus on translational and clinical research
Grants that address a translational research question which ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | | Georgia CTSA's Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) program is soliciting proposals to support novel methodological research in biostatistics, epidemiology, or health economics to advance clinical and translational research (CTR).
Review criteria include:
quantitative methodological research to fill gaps in CTR;
innovation;
feasibility; and
plans for dissemination of results.
Awardees are encouraged to disseminate any software ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | The goal of this FOA is to translate and adapt the most successful global, evidence-based HIV-related service provision strategies to marginalized populations in the U.S. with a substantial risk of HIV-infection and AIDS. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | The initiative will allocate approximately $210 million in FY2017 and an additional $210 million each year for four years to support additional meritorious early-stage and mid-career investigators. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | This FOA focuses on sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex populations. Basic, social, behavioral, clinical, and services research relevant to the missions of the sponsoring Institutes and Centers may be proposed. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | The purpose of this initiative is to encourage interdisciplinary research to decrease symptom burden and enhance health-related quality of life (HRQL) in persons with chronic illness through increasing knowledge of the biological mechanisms of symptoms and promoting innovative, cost-effective, targeted interventions to prevent, manage, or ameliorate these symptoms. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | | The Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, the NIH-supported Clinical and Translational Science Award, TL1 program is focused on providing innovative didactic and mentored research training to individuals interested in careers that encompass clinical and/or translational research. The TL1 program supports didactic and mentored research training and provides an opportunity to complete the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) p ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | The Emory Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH), is a highly selective career development program for junior faculty interested in women's health research and/or sex/gender science. The ultimate goal of the BIRCWH program is to train junior faculty, through a mentored research and career development experience, to become independent investigators who use novel, interdisciplinary approaches to advance the science of women¿s health and sex/gender research. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | | The goal of the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award, KL2 Scholars program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or PharmD) committed to a career in clinical and/or translational research. The program is committed to assisting junior faculty at the Georgia CTSA partner institutions to become independent, established, and ethical clinical ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | | U.S. Healthcare: What's Broken & How to Fix It Series of quarterly free symposia sponsored by the Emory-Georgia Tech Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP) and the Georgia CTSA. The symposium will feature students presenting from various health-related disciplines. This student-led event underscores the importance of an interdisciplinary and technology-driven approach to identifying the key problems and solutions in U.S. healthcare. ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | | The Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, the NIH-supported Clinical and Translational Science Award, TL1 program is focused on providing innovative didactic and mentored research training to individuals interested in careers that encompass clinical and/or translational research. The TL1 program supports didactic and mentored research training and provides an opportunity to complete the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) p ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | Protocol Deviation: Two Protocol Deviations | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | | 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 | | |
|
| |
| | | | Please join Georgia Bio's Emerging Leaders Network for an Industry Tour of EGL Genetics, a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory who expertise spans common and rare genetic disease testing, genomic variant interpretation, test development, and research. In 1970, Emory University established the company as an academic, not-for-profit organization, with the mission of performing biochemical, cytogenetics, and molecular clinical genetic testing. Since its inception, the company has served as the only comprehensive provider of clinical and laboratory genetic services in Georgia. In January 1991, EGL achieved its first major growth milestone by expanding its molecular laboratory to explore improving technologies and advancements in DNA testing. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | | A team of MBAs and JDs can help you commercialize your research! Learn more about TI:GER (Tech Innovation: Generating Economic Results), a program within Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business.
Learn more about the program ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for this leadership development opportunity for people working in every field and profession who want to use their influence to advance health and equity. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | The award is given annually to no more than 50 individuals or organizations that provide or enhance opportunities to engage in sports, physical activity, fitness, or nutrition-related programs within a community. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | Learn about shared resources and core facilities available to support your research from across the state. Collaborate with other cores in your state and provide your thoughts on what we can do to work together. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | | The K-Club provides an educational forum to assist fellows and faculty. Facilitated by Stacy Heilman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Director, Pediatric Research Operations, Emory University Department of Pediatrics & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and presented by Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD, Assistant Professor, Director, Pediatric Research Operations, Emory University Department of Pediatrics & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
A light ... | | | | Read More | | |
|
| |
| | | | Hospitals and health systems are increasingly held accountable for outcomes after hospital discharge, yet high-value practices are difficult to find. Using the translational medicine paradigm (T1 to T4), the session will discuss active issues regarding post-discharge and transitional care. Intended Audience: Physicians, clinicians, and health services researchers.
| | | | Read More | | |
| |
| |  | | Day One: Attendees are invited to learn more about the Georgia CTSA services and ways the alliance accelerates clinical and translational science in Georgia and beyond. Georgia CTSA education, clinical research support, collaboration and coordination, community engagement, evaluation and quality, expert assistance, and pilot grant services will be presented, with a focused session on translation services and an evening networking reception. Day Two: ... | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | Presented by the Atlanta Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) Program by Martin Frank, PhD.
| | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | This webinar will discuss methods used to engage older adults in research. Whether research is conducted targeting groups with overt physical and mental challenges, or targeting relatively more independent adults with few physical or mental complications, the challenge of connecting with the community itself is of high importance. Strategies for success based on lessons learned from multiple research experiences with older adults will be discussed.
| | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | Bringing together engineers, scientists, and clinicians to examine the role of biomechanics in cardiovascular biology and disease. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| | | | Nominate a clinical investigator or educator that deserves to be honored for his or her valuable work and contribution to translational science for Translational Science 2018 in April. | | | | Read More | | |
| |
| For more information on Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA), please visit
www.GeorgiaCTSA.org. Do you have news, seminars, or events of interest to clinical and translational researchers? Send them to
GeorgiaCTSA@emory.edu by noon on Thursday. To suggest subscribers or unsubscribe to the listserv please email
GeorgiaCTSA@emory.edu.
Please include the following citation in any publications resulting from direct or indirect Georgia CTSA support, "Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR002378. 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 KL2TR002381 and TL1 Trainees should also list TL1TR002382. |
| |
|
