Georgia CTSA Newsletter
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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
February 2, 2018
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| | | | | 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.
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| | | | | The Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA) shares a common vision to translate laboratory discoveries into treatments for patients, engage communities in clinical research efforts, and train the next generation of clinical investigators.Translation is the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic, and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public. ... | | | | View/Share | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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| | | | | This position will manage the Georgia CTSA Coordinating Center (Job Requisition ID: 79246BR) which will serve as the “front door” triage for all Georgia CTSA customer service requests across Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Georgia. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project in scientific areas that represent the investigators - specific interests and competencies and that fall within the mission of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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| | | | The program supports basic/biomedical, clinical, dental, nursing, and health services/epidemiology research. The purpose of the award is to facilitate the transition of a newly-trained clinician who wishes to develop into an independent investigator. Four-year postdoctoral research awards are offered to historically disadvantaged physicians, dentists, and nurses who are committed to developing careers in academic medicine and to serving as role models for students and faculty of similar background. Applications are due the second week of March. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Winship has issued a unique prostate cancer funding opportunity that might be of interest to Emory faculty. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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| | | | | 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 | | |
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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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| | | | Coulter Commercialization Seminar Series provides insights into the minds of savvy medtech funders at 5:00 p.m. in Tech Square, Centergy Building, Hodges Room, 3rd Floor. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Do you have an interesting life science technology that should become a product? Are you interested in learning how you can help make that happen? If so, then the ¿Bench to Business¿ Workshop Series, presented by the Georgia Bio Commercialization Committee and the Emerging Leaders Network, offers you a pragmatic, interactive, and fun experience to provide you with insight you need to commercialize your discovery or invention. Bench to Business is a series of five workshops, led by select experts who guide you through the real-life challenges of commercializing your technology. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The award is given annually to up to five individuals whose careers have greatly contributed to the advancement or promotion of physical activity, fitness, sports, or nutrition nationwide. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | A family-friendly Peachtree Road Race qualifier event, the race benefits Emory Saint Joseph's and Mercy Care Atlanta, and attracts runners and walkers of all levels. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Presented by Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH, Chief, Cardiology Section and Director, Center for Population Genomics Boston Veteran's Administration Healthcare System, Chief Scientist, Veteran's Administration Million Veteran Program, Senior Investigator, NHBLI's Framingham Heart Study. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | 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.
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| | | | The Brookings Institution reports that the difference in life expectancy between the rich and the poor and between whites and minorities has more than doubled since the 1920s. WABE presents the live taping from Morehouse School of Medicine to connect you with medical professionals and advocates.
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| |  | | 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 | | |
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| | | | | Join researchers from across the Georgia CTSA for an evening of energetic and dynamic networking. Attendees will participate in a series of short one-on-one meetings with potential collaborators from both clinical and basic science areas.
The event will be held at UGA from 5:00-7:30 p.m.
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| | | | This bootcamp will provide a comprehensive overview of the major components involved in clinical research, including the development of sound research protocols, maintaining compliance and high ethical standards, and the successful planning of a productive research career.
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| | | | How do we look at issues of efficiency and operations in clinical trials? Why should we? This webinar will outline some of the key processes used during the Working with Academic Centers and Community Oncology Practices project, and how three activities in particular: a) self-assessment; b) process mapping; and c) measurement can make a real difference in outcomes around recruitment, retention, and accrual. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This is an academic-industry partnership program from Daiichi Sankyo and is open to all investigators in health sciences interested in Drug Discovery in Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal Diseases, Pain/Sensory neuronal systems, Cell therapy, Rare diseases, Gut Microbiome and others. | | | | Read More | | |
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| 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. |
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