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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup

December 13, 2019

In this edition:


Feature
Funding
Education
Research Resources
Innovation & Translation
Community
Events
 
 

Feature

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Georgia CTSA Research Bionutritionist Explores Relationship Between Gut Microbiome and Obesity

Kayellen Umeakunne, MS RDN LD, Research Bionutritionist, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Center (GCRC) recently co-authored a manuscript about the role of the gut microbiome in the development of chronic metabolic and autoimmune diseases and disorders. The findings were published in EC Nutrition in "The Gut Microbiota, Obesity and the Effect of Dietary Modulation and Bariatric Surgery on the Microbiome: A Review ...

 
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Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) - Request for Applications - Due April 30

The Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) is a formal 16-credit Emory Laney Graduate School program for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine. The CPTR enhances and transforms translational research training for predoctoral PhD and PharmD students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty at Emory, MSM, Georgia Tech, and UGA College of Pharmacy. ...

 
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Funding

 
 
 

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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Georgia CTSA Pilot Grant RFA - LOI Due January 15

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.
 
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2020 EGHI Faculty Seed Grants - Applications Due January 15

The Emory Global Health Institute Faculty Seed Grants Program open to Emory faculty members to conduct preliminary research or programmatic work that will lead to improvement in individual or population health through long-term, sustainable, and multidisciplinary global health partnerships and programs, or to conduct a pilot project that leads to such a proposal.
 
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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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Emory Roybal Center for Caregiving Mastery Pilot Grant - LOI Due February 1

The goal of the proposed Roybal Translational Research Center is to provide support to investigators (both junior and senior investigators) across the nation to conduct NIH Stage I-III intervention research aimed at nurturing and supporting innovations that promote competence and confidence in context-specific dementia caregiving. This pilot seeks to fund 2-3 one year projects over the next 5 years.
 
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Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program - LOI Due February 20

This program is the embodiment of the Foundation's commitment to focus on and accelerate researcher-driven open innovation by supporting high-risk and high-reward science research projects which have potential to lead to science discoveries/solutions and, possibly, based on further research, to breakthrough treatments for patients. Ono Pharma Foundation will be considering proposals for research projects in the field of Chemical Biology.
 
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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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NIAID Funding Opportunity: Administrative and Revision Supplements to Expand Vaping Research and Understand EVALI - Applications Accepted Now Through February 27

This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) calls for research on the causes, disease mechanisms, and long-term prognosis of individuals with electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI) and related health effects of vaping. Participating Institutes and Centers announce the availability of funds for Administrative Supplements and Competitive Revisions to active funded grants to investigate research questions relevant to EVALI.
 
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Beckman Foundation Advanced Light-Sheet Microscopy Program - Pre-Proposals Due March 6

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is requesting proposals for a new program in Advanced Light-Sheet Microscopy. The Foundation is planning to make several awards in this program for $1.2M each. This is an open call for Pre-Proposals, with invited Full Proposals next year.
 
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Emory SOM Bridge Funding Program Applications - Due April 15 (DoM Internal Due April 1)

To assist investigators who have temporarily lost significant federal research funding, and to facilitate carefully planned changes in research direction, the Emory School of Medicine offers a Bridge Funding Program. Bridge funding up to $100,000 (including Department support/matching funds) will be available to investigators based on merit, potential for renewal of external funding, and availability of SOM funds.
 
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Education

 
 
 

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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Biostatistics for Translation Research CPTR Course - Spring 2020

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. For more information and instructions on how to enroll, contact Cheryl Sroka (csroka@emory.edu).
 
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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. Register for the free two-session BIRCWH Application Workshop on December 5 & 12.
 
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Winship K12 Clinical Oncology Career Development Training Program - LOI Due January 10

This award serves to increase the number of clinicians and non-clinician postdoctoral researchers, who will be trained to design and test clinical therapeutic research protocols in clinical trial settings. The goal of Winship's K12 is to establish an exceptional training program for clinician-investigators in the conduct of therapeutic cancer clinical research studies with a focus on phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials and to develop the next generation of researchers and leaders in clinical oncology.
 
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Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) - Request for Applications - Due April 30

The Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) is a formal 16-credit Emory Laney Graduate School program for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine.
 
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Research Resources

 
 
 

Emory Integrated Genomics Core Services

The Emory Integrated Genomics Core has recently launched two new groups of genomics services: epigenetics services and single cell sequencing services. These methods can allow an investigator to understand the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that regulate gene expression in their cells and to identify specific cell types within a population of cells and investigate gene expression or epigenetic landscape of individual cells.
 
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NovaSeq6000 at Yerkes Genomics Core

We have been successful in obtaining NIH funding for the acquisition of a NovaSeq6000 into the Yerkes NHP Genomics Core. The NovaSeq6000 vastly increases the sequencing capacity of the core, offers shorter run times, and four different flow cell types for improved flexibility in supporting projects of differing sizes and allows us to bring affordable whole genome sequencing and associated assays such as DNA methylation analysis directly to the Emory community.
 
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ACME POCT Clinical Needs Survey 2019

Calling all clinicians! Do you have a clinical need that might be met through development of a new point-of-care technology? If so, our NIH-funded center wants to hear from you! Please click on the brief 1 question survey below to tell us about a clinical condition you wish you could diagnose faster, monitor or manage better. More information regarding our center can be found here, https://cimit.net/web/acme-poct/home. The survey should only take 1 minute of your time.
 
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CURE ID Mobile App

Project CURE is a reporting site developed by an NCATS-FDA team that gathers information on how clinicians around the world are caring for patients with infectious diseases which lack adequate treatments. With the CURE ID mobile app, you can submit your experience treating an interesting patient and review the experiences of other clinicians with "drug repurposing", i.e., using existing drugs in new ways (for new diseases, in new combinations, or new doses/durations). You can also participate in discussions with a global clinical community. Download the free app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
 
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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: Research Misconduct at the High School Level (PDF)
 
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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

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

 
 
 

2019 Toys for Tots Campaign - Now Through December 19

Help us this holiday season in our 2019 Toys of Tots Campaign! We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys now until Thursday, December 19. Our Toys for Tots collection boxes can be found next to the elevators on the 1st and 2nd floors of WHSCAB and by the main doors of the Emory SOM. Let's see if we can eclipse last year's tally of 451 toys!
 
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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

 
 
 

K-Club: How the NIH Works - December 17

Join the K-Club for a special lecture presented by Ann Namkung Lee, MPH about 'How the NIH Works: Including Tips and Strategies for Having Effective and Valuable Interactions with Program Officers' on December 17th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm in Winship C5012 Kauffman Auditorium.
 
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Bench2Market Talks: IP Strategy Patentability, Freedom to Operate, Prior Art & Patent Strategies - January 7

Learn the fundamentals any scientist or engineer needs to know about intellectual property from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM at Georgia Tech, Suddath Seminar Room #1128. Our speaker James Rains, Director of Practice at Georgia Tech, takes a practical approach to demystify the world of patents, filings & disclosures. This event is the 5th session in the Bench2Market Talks series which was created to provide commercialization guidance to life science innovators.
 
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Volunteers Needed for the Rural Teacher Training Initiative 2020 Symposium on January 13 & 14

We need volunteers for our January 13 - 14 symposium held at the UGA Griffin campus! We are currently looking to recruit graduate students, postdocs or other researchers to act as Teacher Helpers. As a Teacher Helper, you would assist our Master Teachers with teaching laboratory techniques to participating teachers while building relationships with middle and high school teachers from across the state. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact Megan Heaphy at mheaphy@gabio.org.
 
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Research Survival Skills Workshop Series: Science as a Team Sport - January 27

The new Researcher Survival Skills workshop series is designed to provide researchers with the skills they need to succeed in academic medicine. Not only will we discuss traditional skills such as manuscript and grant writing, but we will also address lab/research team management, people skills, navigating research administration, and other topics not covered in professional school.
 
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2020 Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Science Alliance Conference - February 27-29, 2020 Callaway Resort and Gardens (Register today!)

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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Emory Core Day 2020 - March 19 (Register to display a poster by January 13)

Save the date for Emory Core Day 2020 and register to display a poster by January 13! Learn about statewide core facilities and shared resources that can support your research. Socialize with core leaders, other core users, and vendors displaying their latest platforms.
 
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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.