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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup

November 1, 2019

In this edition:


Feature
Funding
Education
Research Resources
Innovation & Translation
Community
Events
 
 

Feature

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference - February 27 - 29

Registration now open! Join the Georgia CTSA as we bring together researchers from across the region to present the best new clinical and translational research and build collaborative partnerships. The conference will be held at the beautiful Callaway Resort and Gardens. To register, go to: bit.ly/36muJPm ...

 
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Call for Investigator-initiated Seed Grants in Healthcare Innovation - LOI Due TODAY

The Emory-Georgia Tech Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP), in partnership with the Emory Synergy Award Program, Georgia CTSA, Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub, Emory Health Services Research Center, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory+Children’s Pediatrics Institute, and Georgia State University is pleased to announce the thirteenth round of research seed grants in Healthcare Innovation. Seed grants will fund multi-investigator and multi-disciplinary ...

 
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Funding

 
 
 

Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory Pilot Research Program - LOI Due November 8

The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE) was recently awarded $4.2M by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to reduce the burden of injury in Georgia and the Southeast through research, education, and outreach. In support of this goal, IPRCE's Research Core is excited to announce a funding opportunity for its Pilot Research Program. This program will fund 2-3 pilot grants at $25k to $50k in total costs for projects that address prevention of injuries one of five IPRCE focus areas: drug overdose, falls, transportation injury, traumatic brain injury, and violence (including suicide).
 
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Myasthenia Gravis Network (MGNet) Scholar Program - Due November 20

The National Institutes of Health awarded a research team from George Washington, Yale, and Duke Universities $7.8 million to establish a rare disease network for Myasthenia Gravis. To increase the number of labs researching myasthenia gravis and aid further discovery in the field, the grant will support a career enhancement program and a pilot program. The RFA for this scholar's program is open to investigators at any academic institution across the country, so long as they have an MD, PhD, or equivalent and be a clinical fellow, post-doctoral fellow, or junior faculty.
 
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2020 Doris Duke Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award - Pre-Proposal Due November 22

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award provides grants to early career physician scientists at the Assistant Professor rank to support their transition to independent clinical research careers and funding. The CSDA consists of $150,000 annual direct costs plus $15,000 (10 percent) annual indirect costs for three years. The priority of the CSDA program is to fund outstanding individuals with potential for clinical research careers, whose projects will address highly significant research questions and lead to career advancement. DDCF does not have funding priorities based on disease area or research type.
 
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NIH Common Fund Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures Program - Est. Due November 26

The Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund) intends to publish a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support one Multisite Clinical Center for the NIH Common Fund supported Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Program. Collaborative teams combining expertise in pain management and large clinical trials will be crucial to the success of the studies.
 
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HERCULES Pilot Program - LOI Due December 2

The HERCULES Pilot Program is now accepting applications. A major focus of HERCULES is to advance the science of the exposome (the comprehensive analysis of environmental exposures over a lifetime); however, the Pilot Project Program supports any research in the environmental health sciences that aligns with the mission of NIEHS. To learn more about the Pilot Program, an information session for interested applicants is scheduled for November 12th at 11am in Emory's Rollins Room 4001.
 
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McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience - LOI Due December 2

Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards support scientists who work on novel and creative approaches to understanding brain function. The Endowment Fund is especially interested in how technology may be used or adapted to monitor, manipulate, analyze, or model brain function at any level, from the molecular to the entire organism. A goal of the Technological Innovations award is to foster collaboration between the neurosciences and other disciplines; therefore, collaborative and cross-disciplinary applications are explicitly invited.
 
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Myasthenia Gravis Network (MGNet) Pilot Program - Due December 16

The National Institutes of Health awarded a research team from George Washington, Yale, and Duke Universities $7.8 million to establish a rare disease network for Myasthenia Gravis. To increase the number of labs researching myasthenia gravis and aid further discovery in the field, the grant will support a career enhancement program and a pilot program. The RFA for this pilot program is open to investigators at any academic institution across the country, so long as they have an MD, PhD, PharmD, DDS, DVM, or equivalent and be a faculty member at an academic institution.
 
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Biolocity Commercialization Funding - Due December 20

The Biolocity Commercialization Funding is open to University Innovators (clinicians, engineers, & scientists) looking to commercialize technologies that positively impact patient health. Innovations that address single ventricle defects and Fontan circulation disorders are encouraged to apply.
 
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2020-2021 Emory University Research Committee (URC) Call for Proposals - Due January 7

Emory's University Research Committee announces the annual Call for Proposals for the 2020-2021 funding cycle in the following categories: Regular URC, URC-Georgia CTSA, and URC-Halle Institute for Global Research and Learning International Research Awards. Applications are welcome from all regular, full-time Emory faculty members.
 
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SVPR Global Research Pilot Grant - Phase 1 Application Due January 15

Proposals will leverage populations from Emory's priority countries (Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, and South Korea) to address the health needs and disparities in outcomes of populations who have immigrated to Emory's catchments in and around Atlanta or the State of Georgia. The purpose of this opportunity is to support research that assesses any aspect of immigrant mental or physical health care needs that would help inform interventions to improve health and well-being of populations from any of Emory's priority countries at risk for poor outcomes and who are in the Emory University, Atlanta catchments (which includes the State of GA).
 
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Invisible Shield QuickFire Challenge - Due February 14

Respiratory pathogens are everywhere. While they cannot be seen, they can massively impact individuals and communities. Innovators are invited to submit ideas for potential solutions that repel and protect against airborne viruses while integrating seamlessly into everyday life. Applications are being accepted now through February 14, 2020, and the innovator(s) with the best idea will be awarded up to $200K in funding, plus mentorship from BARDA and JLABS is available.
 
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Education

 
 
 

Call for Nominations - Office of Disease Prevention Early-Stage Investigator Lecture - Due TODAY

The award is made annually to an early-career scientist who has made significant research contributions in disease prevention but who has not yet successfully competed for an R01 or R01 equivalent NIH research grant. The award winner will be invited, with all travel expenses covered, to give a lecture at the NIH on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The awardee will also have the opportunity for professional networking with NIH program directors and scientists.
 
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NIH K Awards Tutorial - November 12 & 19

In anticipation of the February 2020 deadline for the NIH K Career Development Award for new proposals (and resubmission proposals for March), the Office of Postdoctoral Education will be offering the NIH K Grant Writing Tutorial. The series will address the following K Award categories: K01, K07, K08, K22, K23, K25, K99/00 as well as VA CDA and other career development awards. The classes will include didactic presentation, discussion, and Q&A. Time permitting, Dr. Janet Gross will provide an individual read and review of your proposal.
 
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Grant Writing Workshop: Preparing NIH R-Series Awards - November 14

Learn the NIH grant structure and review process, how to use key elements of grantsmanship to help you win funding and have confidence in your ability to execute your plan. With specific focus on NIH R grants, you will learn to strategically design your grant writing timeline, organize your proposal, meet new NIH grant requirements, and more.
 
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NRNM Grant Writing Training - December 14 - 17

During the RCMI 2019 National Conference, December 14 - 17, 2019 in Bethesda, MD, the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Strategic Empowerment Tailored for Health Equity Investigators (SETH) will be offering a Grant Writing Coaching Study for Postdocs, Junior Faculty, and early stage Investigators who are actively writing NIH style research proposals . The application deadline is October 14. Contact klawson@msm.edu or nrmn.seth@gmail.com with any questions.
 
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Phlebotomy 101 - December 19 & 20

Phlebotomy 101 is a two-day classroom and clinical, hands-on training to venipuncture offered through the Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs). The course is offered quarterly to research coordinators from Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine and UGA.
 
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Georgia CTSA TL1 (T32-like) Training Grant Clinical & Translational Research Training - Predoc Due February 17, Postdoc Due March 16

The 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 predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (medical and PhD students, resident and fellow physicians, PhD postdocs, and PharmD residents). Register for the free TL1 Application Workshop on December 11.
 
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Georgia CTSA KL2 Program Clinical & Translational Research Career Development Program for Junior Faculty Members - Due March 2

The goal of the program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD) committed to a career in clinical and/or translational research. The Georgia CTSA is committed to assisting junior faculty at partner institutions to become independent, established, and ethical clinical and/or translational research investigators. Register for the free two-session KL2 Application Workshops on December 5 and 12.
 
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BIRCWH Scholars: Request for Applications - Due March 2

The Emory BIRCWH program, short for Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health, 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. Communicable disease research (HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, influenza, HCV/HBV, bacterial and fungal diseases, antimicrobial resistance, etc.) is an area of focus for the Emory BIRCWH program.
 
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Research Resources

 
 
 

ACT Network

The Georgia CTSA has partnered with ACT Network to bring real-time cohort exploration and discovery to its researchers. ACT uses a web interface in a HIPAA-compliant manner, without require study-specific IRB approval. It offers open access to a national network of academic medical research centers and generates aggregate patient count data. Emory and Morehouse School of Medicine researchers can now explore patient populations, confirm and demonstrate feasibility, and find potential partners for multi-site studies. Access for Georgia Tech and UGA researchers is in development.
 
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GCRC-EUH - Open 2nd Saturdays

The Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers - Emory University Hospital (GCRC-EUH) site is now open every second Saturday of the month. This is to expand our services offered to investigators and provide flexible visit options.
 
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eIRB Update Project: Important Dates and Submission Restrictions

In order to migrate study data from the current eIRB system to the upgraded one, there needs to be a strategic submission slowdown, currently planned for January 7 - January 31. Please note that the IRB will not process or accept the submission of any continuing reviews during the slowdown period. Please read on to learn how the slowdown may affect your studies.
 
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Georgia CTSA Ethical Dilemma of the Week

Misconduct: Playing By the Rules: Multiple Abstract Submissions (PDF)
 
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Children's Healthcare, Emory, & the Pediatric Institute: New Guidelines for Which IRB Reviews

As of September 1, the new Pediatric Institute is in effect. As part of that transition, Children's Healthcare and Emory developed a revised IRB reliance agreement for collaborative research (research in which both Children's and Emory are engaged).
 
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Research Registry Toolkit

The Research Registry Toolkit is designed to support teams creating and managing research registries. Each section includes examples, best practices, and tools to guide conversations about research registry development and maintenance.
 
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Georgia CTSA Statistical Consulting at Georgia Tech - Mondays

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 GA Tech Campus, every Monday from 10:30am to 11:30am in Room 3317 of the Petit Building.
 
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Virtual Stat Tuesdays for UGA Faculty and Trainees

Dr. Kevin Dobbin, UGA co-Director for the Georgia CTSA Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) Program, is offering a free internet-based statistical consulting clinic for UGA clinical and translational researchers (faculty, graduate students, post-docs) every Tuesday from 3:30pm-4:30pm. The virtual stat clinic is via Zoom video conferencing, and users must have UGA login credentials to access.
 
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Morehouse School of Medicine Statistics Fridays

A free weekly walk-in statistical consulting clinic for Morehouse School of Medicine faculty, staff, and students from 10:00 a.m.-noon in MRC Annex, Bldg. F, S-14 Conference Room.
 
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Innovation & Translation

 
 
 

Translational Science 2020 - Call for Abstracts Open Now, Nominations Open TODAY

Acknowledge the outstanding contributions of top investigators and educators in the field by nominating them for a Translational Science 2020 award. Submissions open on Friday, November 1. More than 1,100 trainees, researchers and federal officers are heading to the nation's capital for Translational Science 2020 on April 14-17, 2020 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. Learn about the latest research and explore new opportunities for funding and collaboration. An informative education program and unique networking opportunities make this a can't-miss event. Posters about precision medicine pointing to both individual and populations and posters about precision medicine and initiatives in implementation / implementation science are encouraged.
 
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Community

 
 
 
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Please Consider Participating in the All of Us Research Program

The Georgia CTSA recently partnered with the All of Us Research Program. All of Us is a health research program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its goal is to help researchers better understand why people get sick or stay healthy. The mission of the All of Us Research Program is simple: to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs. To do this, All of Us is asking one million people from across the U.S. to share their health ...

 
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Events

 
 
 

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2019 Department of Medicine Research Day - TODAY

Please stop by the Georgia CTSA table! The full-day program includes both oral and poster presentations as well as a keynote address titled "Seizing unprecedented opportunities in discovery science" from Gary Gibbons, MD Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Friday, November 1 from 7:30 am - 5 pm in Emory's Cox Hall Ballroom.
 
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Healthcare Innovation Symposium: Changing Standards of Care - November 4

The Healthcare Innovation Program presents the 28th HIP Symposia in Emory SOM Auditorium from 12 - 2:00 pm, featuring David Newman-Toker, MD, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Georgia CTSA Informatics Co-Director Jon Duke, MD, MS is a guest panelist! This presentation will include topics on changing standards of care, improving diagnostic excellence and patient safety. Open to all faculty, staff, and students.
 
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Women in STEM Leadership Summit - November 4 - 5

This two-day summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta is dedicated to giving women in scientific and technological fields (from all career paths) access to powerful tools, strategies and connections to advance their careers and their lives.
 
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7th Annual Medical Device Regulations Conference - November 6 & 7

Medical device manufacturers, biodesign innovators, regulatory and QA professionals and academics can register now for the 7th Annual UGA/FDA Medical Device Regulations Conference. The 7th Annual UGA Medical Device Regulations Conference will be held at the University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus in Lawrenceville, GA on November 6 & 7, 2019. Networking reception at the Hampton Inn, 6010 Sugarloaf Pkwy., November 6, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. View agenda at http://mdr-con.com/agenda/.
 
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Women in Bio Atlanta: Using and building your network - November 7

Join us for an evening with Dr. Chris-Michelle Jones (The Life & Style Executive, LLC) and a discussion on how to grow and use your personal network, with additional advice on building your LinkedIn presence. The evening will include workshop-type activities, so please bring your phone! Refreshments will be provided. Everyone welcome.
 
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K-Club Panel: Cultivating a Productive and Successful Relationship with a Biostatistician - November 11

Please join this facilitated panel discussion in Egleston Classrooms 5-7 from 12 - 1 pm with the Biostatistics Core and program leaders to discuss key features that embody a good relationship between statisticians and health science researchers, as well as potential pitfalls to avoid. RSVP by noon on November 7.
 
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Bench2Market Talks Series: Tales from the Trenches - November 13

Join us on November 13 from 11:30-12:30pm at Georgia Tech, Suddath Seminar Room #1128 to hear faculty share commercialization advice. This event is the third session in the Bench2Market Talks series which was created to provide commercialization guidance to the university research community. The series covers topics to help bring your technology from the lab to commercial success and explore market opportunities surrounding entrepreneurial and innovative ideas.
 
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Panel Discussion: Introduction to Medical Writing Careers - November 14

Curious about medical writing careers? Perhaps you're finishing up your PhD or postdoc and want to transition out of the laboratory or are considering a career change. AMWA Southeast chapter invites everyone to attend our Medical Writing Career Panel. Learn from our speakers about the wide variety of options available to you within the medical writing field: drafting publications, regulatory writing, and continuing medical education to name just a few! The speakers will share advice for breaking in to these different fields and what the daily routine is like. Afterwards you'll have the opportunity to network with the speakers and your fellow attendees. This event is free to attend, and food will be provided. Please RSVP to Claire claire.jarvis.chemwriter@gmail.com so we can have an accurate headcount.
 
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Implementation Science Conference & Workshop - November 14 & 15

This Implementation Science Conference and Workshop at Emory is being co-sponsored by the HSR Center and will be a great resource for those who may be interested in learning more about implementation science, and/or those who may be more advanced and may be looking for 1:1 feedback on their grant proposals (day 2). Please RSVP at the link below.
 
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Innovating with Existing Drugs and Nutraceuticals Conference - November 14 & 15

Many existing drugs have uses outside of their original indication, a phenomenon known as drug repurposing. Please join us for the inaugural conference "Innovating with Existing Drugs and Nutraceuticals," intended for researchers, clinicians, philanthropic leaders, policymakers and patients interested in opportunities to improve medical outcomes using repurposed drugs and nutraceuticals, especially in the areas of cancer and brain health. This year¿s conference will feature many top physicians and researchers in their fields who will share recent developments in innovation in drug repurposing.
 
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Immunomodulation Strategies Using Biomaterials - November 15

The Center for Transplantation and Immune-mediated Disorders (CTID) invites you to meet in Egleston Classrooms 5-7 from 12 - 1 pm for a discussion on Immunomodulation Strategies Using Biomaterials lead by associate professor, Julia Babensee, PhD, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. RSVP by noon on November 14.
 
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Integrated Cellular Imaging µConference - November 19

The Integrated Cellular Imaging (ICI) Core presents the 1-day µConference in Emory HSRB Auditorium from 9:45 am - 1:50 pm. Featuring talks on microscopy hints and tips, data analysis, super res, and modern techniques. Meet the latest addition to the ICI team, Gaurav Joshi, PhD, and participate in round table chats. For more information, please contact Neil Anthony at neil.anthony@emory.edu.
 
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Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium: Call for Abstracts - Due November 29

The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium provides an opportunity for medical students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate students from colleges and universities across Georgia to present their research and to engage with a nationally recognized researchers. Those interested in presenting at this year's symposium, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in the MSM National Center for Primary Care, are encouraged to submit an abstract by November 29. All submissions should be modeled after the abstract template as a Word document. A limited number of oral and poster presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts. Students selected to present will compete for cash awards. Submit abstracts online: https://fs10.formsite.com/bbanks/knkdhmjmeg/index.html
 
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2020 Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Science Alliance Conference - February 27-29, 2020 Callaway Resort and Gardens

The annual conference describes how the Georgia CTSA can support your research and increase grant funding; allows attendees to network with national leaders and NIH staff in translational science and education; and share research with others and develop new collaborations.
 
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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.