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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
July 16, 2021
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Save the Date: Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Science Conference – March 3-4, 2022
Hosted by the Georgia CTSA, mark your calendar and plan to join us in 2022 as we bring together researchers from across the region to present the best new clinical and translational research and build collaborative partnerships. Additional information, registration, and the call for abstracts will be announced in the coming months.
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Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Conduct COVID-19 Surveillance Through Detection of SARS CoV-2 in Wastewater
An Emory research team including Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers Director Colleen Kraft, MD, is partnering with Ceres Nanosciences on a $3 million project to test wastewater for SARS-CoV-2. The study will focus on underserved and vulnerable populations around the Atlanta community where the burden of COVID-19 may be under-recognized. Researchers will be able to inform health authorities of trends in virus concentration in specific areas.
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Funding (* New Opportunities)
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NIH Funding Opportunities Specific to COVID-19
This page contains a listing of active and expired funding opportunities specific to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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* SBIR Small Business Innovation Research Grants – Standard Dates Apply
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are one of the largest sources of early-stage capital for technology commercialization in the U.S. NIH, CDC, and FDA support small businesses through the SBIR and STTR programs to develop promising technologies and products that align with their mission to improve health and save lives.
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* NEH Summer Stipends Call for Submissions – Emory Internal Due July 22
The purpose of this program is to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months.
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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Awards – Due August 1
The Foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and aligned disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.
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Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) – Internal Due August 2
This FOA invites applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an integrated and existing program of nutrition and/or obesity research. The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers program is designed to support and enhance the national research effort in nutrition and obesity.
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Cognitive Empowerment Program Call for Seed Grant Pre-Proposals – Due August 13
The vision of the Cognitive Empowerment Program is to revolutionize the experience of people affected by Mild Cognitive Impairment by creating a comprehensive approach that can be replicated nationally and internationally. The Innovation Accelerator core is offering seed grants to support research in the following areas: therapeutic programming, technology, and the built environment.
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John Templeton Foundation: Psychological Science Cross-Training for Christian Theology – Due August 20
This RFP provides an opportunity for cross-training in psychological sciences, which is understood to include: cognitive, social, personality, moral, developmental, evolutionary, and cultural psychology; cognitive anthropology; behavioral economics; cognitive science; and cognitive and social neuroscience.
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John Templeton Foundation: Annual Grant Cycle – Due August 20
John Templeton Foundation’s funding from 2019 to 2023 focuses on 12 strategic priorities that fall under the Foundation’s “Science & the Big Questions” department. By focusing on these select areas, they hope to accelerate progress in topics that hold promise for advancing the frontiers of knowledge and understanding.
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* March of Dimes 2022 Research Grant – Due September 10
March of Dimes is seeking applications that involve translational and actionable science that will lead directly to interventions or preventions. The proposed research should focus on one of these priority areas: Pregnancy-Related Disorders, Developmental Origins of Infant Health and Maternal Morbidity & Mortality.
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Free Online Trainings for Clinical Research Professionals
The newest program, “Conducting Clinical Trials in the Era of Emerging Technologies and Treatments”, is now available online. Select a course/program that interests you and click on the blue “Enroll” button.
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N3C - COVID-19 Analytics Platform
Researchers studying COVID-19 are able to access an innovative analytics platform that contains clinical data from the electronic health records of people who were tested for the novel coronavirus or who have had related symptoms. Part of the NCATS National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Enclave, the centralized and secure data platform features powerful analytics capabilities for online discovery, visualization and collaboration.
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Georgia CTSA COVID-19 Biorepository
The Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Center at Emory has established a COVID-19 Biorepository that includes residual nasopharyngeal (NP) swab samples from over 1,700 patients known to be COVID-19 positive and negative. Our goal is to provide de-identified samples to investigators validating or developing diagnostics and therapeutics in an effort to improve the understanding of the effects, response, and mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.
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Medical Device Regulations Conference – September 21-23
Save the Date for the 8th Annual Medical Device Regulations Conference sponsored by UGA and the FDA! There will be an option for virtual or in-person. Stay tuned for further details.
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Participants Needed for COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatment Studies
All races and ethnicities are needed to participate in COVID-19 trials. Please spread the word to help recruit minorities, especially for vaccine trials.
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COVID Information Commons Research Webinar – TODAY
Please join NIH COVID research colleagues via Zoom at 1:00-2:30 PM for the next COVID Information Commons Research Lightning Talks Webinar. Researchers leading NIH- and NSF-funded research projects will share their research focus and findings and answer questions from the community. Hear their insights and develop new collaborations to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pediatric Research & Career Development Symposium – October 5
The Annual Pediatric Research and Career Development Symposium showcases the local clinical, basic and translational research conducted by our fellows and junior faculty at Emory and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Child health researchers who are postdocs, fellows and junior faculty with a rank of no higher than assistant professor are invited to submit abstracts as the lead author by August 16.
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Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth Provider-to-Provider Communication Workshop – October 12-14
This virtual event led by NIH aims to identify research gaps, explore barriers and facilitate successful, sustainable implementation of provider-to-provider telehealth in rural settings.
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Creative Scientist Workshop: Remote Trials – November 9
Join the University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Medical University of South Carolina from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for a virtual workshop exploring remote clinical trials.
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Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference – March 3-4, 2022
Hosted by the Georgia CTSA, mark your calendar and plan to join us in 2022 as we bring together researchers from across the region to present the best new clinical and translational research and build collaborative partnerships. Additional information, registration, and the call for abstracts will be announced in the coming months.
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