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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
April 7, 2022
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Georgia CTSA Evaluators Use New Framework to Show Translational Impact of Supported Pediatric Research Publications
“This article provides a new framework for demonstrating the impact of a translational research program. By evaluating short- and long-term influence across both academic and public spheres, we obtain a more complete picture of how Georgia CTSA-supported pediatrics research has advanced translational science,” says Nicole Llewellyn, PhD, associate director, Georgia CTSA Evaluation and Continuous Improvement.
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Call for Mentors: TEAMS Program
Calling all mentors from Emory, Georgia Tech, MSM, and UGA! Are you a mid to senior-level faculty member who enjoys mentoring others? Are you looking to enhance your mentoring and communications skills and help a junior colleague? Georgia CTSA TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring for Science) is seeking learning community mentors, one-on-one mentors, and content experts to participate in the 2022-2023 academic year program. Sign up now !
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Georgia CTSA Leader Named Associate Director of Health Services Research Center
Georgia CTSA Recruitment Center Director Neal Dickert, MD, Ph.D., has been named the new Associate Director of Emory’s Health Services Research Center. The Center is a joint initiative between the Departments of Medicine & Surgery in the Emory SOM that is committed to advancing healthcare access, quality of healthcare delivery, and health outcomes of patients and populations. Join us at Health Services Research Day at Emory SOM on May 4.
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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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A Call for Investigator-Initiated Seed Grants in Healthcare Innovation Focus: Dealing with Pandemics – LOI Due April 15
Seed grants will fund multi-investigator & multi-disciplinary teams examining healthcare services and clinical effectiveness involving adult and/or pediatric patients. Awards will support innovative approaches that address issues of healthcare quality, costs, and/or access that are consistent with the goals of HIP.
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GA Cystic Fibrosis P30 Core Center Pilot Grant Program – LOI Due April 29
Major advances in the management of pulmonary manifestations of cystic fibrosis (CF) have led to a needed redirection toward non-pulmonary comorbidities that significantly impair quality of life and reduce long-term survival. Eligible investigators are invited to submit a Letter-of-Intent that will be reviewed by the P30 Program Steering Committee. Investigators who submit the highest quality LOIs will be invited to submit a full proposal.
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Emergency Awards: RADx -UP - Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on Disparities in COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) – Due May 2
The goal of this RADx -UP FOA is to conduct social, ethical, and behavioral implications search to understand and reduce barriers to COVID-19 testing, as well as COVID-19 disparities that arise from barriers to testing among underserved and vulnerable populations.
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Emergency Award: RADx-UP Community-Engaged Research on Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) – Due May 2
The goals of this FOA are to implement and rigorously evaluate SARS-CoV-2 rapid testing strategies in communities experiencing COVID-19 health disparities. These two-year Rapid Testing Research Projects will evaluate (1) rapid testing interventions to prevent and control COVID-19 transmission among underserved and vulnerable populations and (2) partnership-driven research to implement and evaluate rapid testing and reduce COVID-19 disparities.
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Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program (T32) – Internal Due June 15
FOA provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the research enterprise. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, mentoring, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.
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K24: Special Request for Application from Underrepresented Researchers – Apply Now
The Research Education Component of Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in collaboration with the DoM Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council is issuing a special request for applications from trainees and junior faculty from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in medicine, who are interested in developing greater experience in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia (ADRD) research. Applicants who are interested in exploring the link between vascular factors and AD/ADRD are encouraged to apply.
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Emory Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) Program – Due April 15
The Emory Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) degree program, in the Laney Graduate School at Emory University, provides innovative didactic and mentored research training to those interested in pursuing a career in clinical and/or translational research. The MSCR degree is designed for predoctoral (medical students or PhD students), postdoctoral trainees (resident and fellow physicians or PhD postdocs), and junior faculty (physicians, PhD-level scientists).
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Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) – Apply by April 29
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 students, postdoctoral fellows (PhD or MD) and junior faculty at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Georgia.
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TEAMS Call for Mentors
Calling all mentors! Are you from Emory, MSM, UGA & Georgia Tech? The Georgia CTSA TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring in Science) Program provides faculty, postdocs, and clinical fellows from our member institutions the opportunity to develop professional skills in the areas of translational and clinical research, with special emphasis on multidisciplinary teams. This innovative, cohort-based model takes a three-pillared approach to mentoring and includes learning communities, 1:1 mentoring, as well as training, and resources.
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N3C’s New Public Health Browser Makes COVID-19 Snapshot Data
The National Center for Data to Health’s National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Enclave houses the largest repository of COVID-19 data in the United States, with more than 4.5 million COVID+ patients. N3C recently launched the Public Health Browser, which provides snapshots of high-value health data for policymakers, investigators, and entrepreneurs to facilitate further research questions for better health outcomes.
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Georgia CTSA Match
Looking to connect with experts in your field? Join the new Georgia CTSA Match! The platform encourages meaningful networking and collaboration by pairing researchers based on similar interests. These matches will help you to build networking opportunities acting as a catalyst to spur your research forward. Discover more and Join Now!
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Bench2Market Talk: Contract Law and Licensing Strategies - April 14
Join us via Zoom from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM! Have you ever wondered what legal contracts are required to spin out technology from the university? This event will provide an overview of contract law and licensing strategies for academic entrepreneurs. This event is the sixth session in the 2021-2022 Bench2Market Talks series which was created to provide commercialization guidance to the university research community.
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GLUE Lecture The Secret Sauce: Ingredients For Biomedical Startup Success - April 19
Join us via Zoom at 1:00 PM! Come learn from Dr. Lee Herron's extensive experience with the Georgia Research Alliance and from work with successful biomedical startups from Georgia's elite research institutions.
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Translational Science 2022 – Chicago – April 20-22
The Association for Clinical and Translational welcomes trainees, educators, researchers, physician scientists, and other health professionals engaged in clinical and translational science. Georgia CTSA Community Engagement Director, Dr. Tabia Akintobi, will be on a leadership panel on April 21 from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM to discuss the state of community engaged clinical research.
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NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health – Due April 22
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering is launching the NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health. Up to $1 million in cash prizes to spur and reward the development of low-cost, point-of-care molecular, cellular, and/or metabolic sensing and diagnostic technologies to guide rapid clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, and ultimately prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Georgia Tech BME Capstone Design Fall 2022 – Due July 15
What's the answer to your "I wish I had..." or, "What if we could...?" when it comes to your ideas for enhancing patient care through novel medical device technology? What if you could partner alongside and advise a Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering (BME) team to investigate and design a patentable solution for that idea in just 16 weeks? BME Capstone is seeking project proposals for the Fall 2022 semester. Capstone teams work over 500 hours per project to ideate, design, and prototype real solutions that address unmet clinical needs.
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RADx COVID-19 Research Testing
Emory, Georgia Tech, and Children's are working with NIH’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program to evaluate and bring more tests to market. Participants will receive a $50 gift card and free PCR COVID test. RADx is currently seeking symptomatic participants who may have COVID-19. Samples will be collected at 59 Executive Park South NE, Atlanta, by an experienced research coordinator or nurse, and you may receive a test kit with instructions to conduct a test on yourself or your child.
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COVID-19 Variant Immunologic Landscape Trial COVAIL Trial (Phase II)
To address durability and effectiveness of CoVID-19 booster vaccinations in the context of variants of concern (e.g., Delta, Omicron, etc.), Morehouse School of Medicine has been selected as one of 26 sites to recruit/consent/enroll participants (for 4 week period, target 1500 trial participants across the U.S.) in Phase 2 randomized open-label, non-placebo controlled, multi-site, multi-stage clinical trial. If you are interested in this vaccine trial or know anyone who might be, please register. View flyer
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GSK-Lullaby Study
This study is looking at different strengths of a potential new investigational vaccine (called the “study vaccine”) against chickenpox (varicella). The study will look at how safe the study vaccine is and will also determine whether it works to help prevent chickenpox in children. The study vaccine will be compared with an approved chickenpox vaccine, Varivax® (called the “reference vaccine”). Varivax® has been available for use in the USA since 1995. Please email us if interested.
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Marcus Autism Center Grand Rounds – TODAY
Join us via Zoom from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to learn more about “Oxytocin Update: Hope, Hype and Latest News” with Professor Lawrence Scahill, MSN, Ph.D.
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Team Science Skill Series: Team Leadership and Motivation – TODAY
Join us via Zoom at 12:00 PM to learn more about ' Team Leadership and Motivation ' presented by C. Shawn Burke, PhD, University of Central Florida.
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Blue Sky Group: Opioids – April 11
Join researchers and clinicians from across the Georgia CTSA for a session on Opioids via Zoom at 5:00 PM! Share your experience, learn from others, enjoy opportunities for interdisciplinary networking and find potential collaborators!
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K-Club – April 11
Join us via Zoom from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM to learn more about “How to Talk to Your Chair” with Professor Lucky Jain, MD, MBA.
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Enabling and Promoting Inter-Institutional Clinical and Genomic Research – April 13
Join CLIC via Zoom at 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM for a session hosted by the Genomic Information Commons. GIC sites seek innovative and collaborative ideas from across the CTSA Consortium to evaluate acceptability and scalability of the prototype system, and to ideate around next steps and future directions.
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CORPH Seminar – April 13
Join us in person or via WebEX at 11:00 PM – 12:00 PM to learn more about “Getting Data to the People: Strategies and Lessons Learned from Pediatric Health System Leaders” with Vaidehi Mehta, Bhavna Mehta, and Philip Hagedorn, MD, MBI.
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SCORE RIP Meeting – April 13
Join us via Zoom at 12:00 PM to learn more about “Sex-and Gender-Specific HIV Transmission: Defining the Impact of Sex Hormones on the Transcriptome and Function of Rectal Mucosal Immune Cells” with Assistant Professor Cassie Grimsley Ackerley, MD, and “Search, Triangulate, Validate, Repeat: Assembling a Cohort of People with Disorders (Differences) of Sex Development” with Professor Michael Goodman, MD, MPH.
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NIH Pain Consortium Webinar: NCATS CTSA Program and the Trial Innovation Network – April 14
Join us via Zoom from 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM! NCATS will be presenting on the CTSA Program and the Trial Innovation Network at the NIH Pain Consortium’s Grant Mechanism Webinar Series.
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Atlanta Workshop for Single cell Omics – April 14-15
AWSOM 2022 will be the first annual meeting hosted by the Atlanta Initiative for Single-Cell Omics and Analysis. This Workshop will both showcase our expertise and introduce four keynote speakers from across America. Two mini-symposia will highlight short talks in the areas of bioinformatics/single cell analytics, and in experimental applications of single cell technologies including scRNAseq, snATACseq, Multi-omics, and others, for biological, clinical, and translational research.
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Egleston Grand Rounds – April 20
Join us via Zoom at 8:00 AM to learn more about “Tissue-mediated Development of Adaptive Immunity in Humans” with Professor Donna Farber, Ph.D.
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Use of Race in Research Town Hall – April 26
Join us via Zoom at 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. This session will encourage participants to explore how is race utilized, reported, and interpreted in biomedical research. We will consider whether the use of race as a variable in clinical research is practical or problematic and how investigators can responsibly participate in health equity scholarship that leads to meaningful change?
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8th Annual Health Services Research Day – May 4
Join Georgia CTSA colleagues at Emory University SOM on May 4 for this symposium and networking opportunity where researchers across Georgia will learn about ongoing quality, effectiveness, and value-based research activities.
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Atlanta VA Research Symposium – May 19
The Atlanta VA Research & Development Service Line will be hosting the first Annual Robert J. Pollet Memorial Symposium in person from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM! Our event will feature a keynote lecture by an internationally recognized VA-funded, physician-scientist; presentations by several prominent Atlanta VA investigators; poster presentations by current investigators, students, and trainees; boxed lunches for registered attendees, and opportunities for discussion and collaboration.
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Annual Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference – June 3
Join us in person at the Georgia Aquarium or virtually for the 11th annual conference. The conference will highlight the scope of pediatric research conducted across the US southeast, with emphasis on research from Emory, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse School of Medicine. This year’s conference theme is "Development and Disease: Translating Insights from Genes and Environment to Transform Outcomes." Submit Abstract by TODAY.
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