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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
August 30, 2024
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Introducing Georgia CTSA’s Outstanding 2024-2025 MSCR and CPTS Students
Join us in welcoming our new clinical and translational research and science students! The Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) provides innovative didactic and mentored research training to those pursuing a career in clinical and/or translational research. The Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) is for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine.
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SBIR/STTR Grant Writing Workshop
Join us via Zoom on October 2 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM for a comprehensive Grant Writing Workshop sponsored by Georgia CTSA and Emory School of Medicine. Learn from experienced academic investigators about crafting a strong proposal, understanding the differences between SBIR/STTR and typical R01 grants, developing commercialization plans, and navigating the submission and review process. Receive valuable insights from award winners. View Flyer.
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Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, UGA FACS
UGA seeks a visionary leader for the role of Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. This key position will drive interdisciplinary research and graduate education initiatives, aligning with UGA’s strategic goals. Applications are being accepted with a priority deadline of October 17. View Position Announcement.
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Funding (* New Opportunities)
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NOSI: Emory CFAR Research Projects Related to Mental Health, Health Equity, and HIV - LOI Due September 3
The Center for AIDS Research at Emory University (Emory CFAR) has released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) inviting applications for pilot grants up to $50,000 focused on HIV and mental health, utilizing a health equity approach. This funding aims to support projects that enhance access to mental health care for people living with HIV, reduce stigma, and promote integrated care models. Collaborative projects must include a faculty PI from Emory University or AUCC and a community-based partner from the Metro Atlanta area.
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Clinical Trial Participation from Underrepresented Groups – LOI Due September 12
Academy Health is working with Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) to disseminate latest RFP under Equity in Access Research Program. “Building Evidence for Effective Interventions to Increase Therapeutic Cancer Clinical Trial Accrual: Promoting Access for Patients from Underrepresented Groups,” will fund research studies that will increase our understanding of effective interventions for increasing accrual in therapeutic cancer clinical trials, particularly among underrepresented populations. LLS will review submissions to allocate up to $2.5 million per funded study over 5 years, with awards to begin July 1, 2025.
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Assay Guidance Workshop for High-Throughput Screening and Lead Discovery – September 24-25
Join us for a two-day workshop hosted by NCATS Assay Guidance Manual program and Eli Lilly and Company. With 14 talks from experts across government, industry, and academia, you'll delve into critical concepts of assay development, high-throughput screening, and lead discovery. This workshop covers everything from robust assay methods to data analysis and artifact identification, along with emerging technologies like DNA-encoded libraries and 3-D tissue models. Perfect for researchers aiming to develop molecular probes or clinical candidates, this event is free to register and packed with networking opportunities and hands-on training.
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Phlebotomy 101 Training – September 26 & 27
Phlebotomy 101 is a two-day introductory classroom and clinical hands-on training that teaches the techniques of venipuncture. Led by the GCRC nurses, the course is offered to Georgia-CTSA affiliated partners.
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Calling All Clinical Research Professionals: Discover the Power of eMPACT!
Are you looking for a free, comprehensive career navigation system that can help you achieve your professional goals in the field of Clinical Translational Science? Introducing eMPACT (Empowering Purposeful Advancement of Careers and Training in the Research Workforce), a dynamic platform designed to promote purposeful training and career advancement for professionals like you.
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Free Online Trainings for Clinical Research Professionals
Georgia CTSA and SC CTSI created an Online Course Catalog with free course and program offerings available to clinical research professionals. Participants earn a certificate or badge with contact hours (continuing education – CE) from an accredited provider upon completion of a course or program (series of courses). Featured Program: Clinical Trials with Medical Devices Program
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Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Consultation
Georgia CTSA’s BERD program provides free comprehensive biostatistical, epidemiological, and research design support for researchers. Emory: Submit a RAPID Request for a BERD Consult. Georgia Tech: every Monday from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, virtual statistical consulting clinic via Zoom. Register via Google form . MSM: every Friday from 10AM-12PM, virtual statistical consulting clinic via Zoom. Book appointment . UGA: every Tuesday from 11AM-12PM, virtual stat clinic via Zoom. Request a link .
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Patients Needed for Georgia CTSA Recruitment Center's Patient Advisory Panel
The Georgia CTSA Recruitment Center is recruiting patients or care partners who receive care at Emory Healthcare or Grady Hospital to join a Patient Panel. Researchers, care providers, or other faculty and staff can share the flyer linked here with interested patients. This panel will serve as a resource for all CTSA investigators who are looking to gain patient insight about specific aspects of their study, or general research topics. Panel discussion topics could include designing recruitment materials, developing consent language, best practices for research recruitment contact, and more. This Panel will launch during the last week of October and advise clinical researchers and, if necessary, the IRB. Contact Mugisha Niyibizi if you have any questions. View Flyer.
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New Video from UGA's Center for Family Research: The NeuroImmune Network Hypothesis
The NeuroImmune Network Hypothesis (NIN) combines both biological and social factors to suggest how stress gets under the skin of children who experience chronic stress and then leads to life long mental and physical health problems. This biosocial approach suggests that the mechanisms that have been uncovered through research on biological and social processes can be better understood through a more wholistic approach which investigates how these systems interact with each other and further the effects of stress. Learn more .
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Georgia CTSA Resources and Support Programs Guide
Are you a research investigator with an appointment at Emory, MSM, Georgia Tech, or UGA? This resource guide is for you! Take a look at the broad range of Georgia CTSA resources and support programs available including consult offerings, clinical/translational research & clinical trials, innovation & entrepreneurship, education & career development, grant writing, funding, collaboration, team science, databases, conferences, and more.
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Call for Content Experts: Georgia CTSA TEAMS Mentoring Program Are you a mid to senior-level faculty member with expertise in academic success? Do you excel in providing feedback, managing a team, grant writing, or creating your personal brand? Eager to serve as an expert for a learning community group? Georgia CTSA’s TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring in Science) Program wants you! Attend via Zoom up to three Learning Community or 1:1 meetings and share your expertise. Learn more.
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Call for Mentors: Georgia CTSA TEAMS Program
Calling all mid to senior-level faculty from Emory, Georgia Tech, MSM, and UGA to join our Mentoring Community! Invest just ONE hour a month to pay it forward by lending your expertise to a junior faculty member and build your network. Georgia CTSA TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring in Science) is seeking experts in public health, clinical and translational science, community engagement, health equity, and more. Apply Now ! View flyer .
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Georgia CTSA Match
Looking to connect with experts in your field? Join 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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Request for Collaborators on Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study
Request for collaboration on the research study: Control Coronary Disease, CONCORD, trial. Dr. Michael Domanski from University of Maryland Baltimore is seeking collaborators for a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of intensive serum LDL-C lowering with and without cardiometabolic optimization to that of usual care when preventing progression of coronary atherosclerosis among young adult men and women.
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Bench2Market Talks: The Art of Talking to Stakeholders - September 4
Join us for this hybrid event on September 4, from 12:00-1:00 PM. Attend in person at Georgia Tech IBB, Suddath 1128, or via Zoom. In this interactive presentation, learn the importance of customer discovery as a first step in the commercialization journey and how to achieve maximum effectiveness. Melissa Heffner, an innovation leader passionate about human-centered research and design, will share her expertise from teaching over 800 startup teams and co-founding the Female Founders program.
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SBIR/STTR Grant Writing Workshop - October 2
Looking for startup funding? Considering applying for an SBIR or STTR grant? Join us from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM for a comprehensive Grant Writing Workshop sponsored by the Georgia CTSA and Emory School of Medicine. Learn from experienced academic investigators about crafting a strong proposal, understanding the differences between SBIR/STTR and typical R01 grants, developing commercialization plans, and navigating the submission and review process. Don’t miss out on valuable insights and tips from previous award winners. View Flyer.
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NCI SBIR/STTR Outreach Seminar - October 23
Join us from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Georgia Tech. This event provides a unique opportunity to learn about funding and commercialization support for scientist entrepreneurs and early-stage startups from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Discover funding opportunities, gain tips for writing competitive SBIR/STTR grant proposals, and explore commercialization resources to bring your cancer-related innovations to market. The seminar will include presentations, a commercialization overview, and 1x1 meetings with NCI program directors. Register by October 16 to secure your spot for the event and for lunch. View Flyer.
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Convert Your Clinical Reference Materials into Engaging Mobile Tools
Are you a healthcare investigator or physician looking to elevate your patient education and clinical reference materials to new heights of effectiveness and engagement? Georgia CTSA’s AppHatchery , your trusted partner in mobile app development, offers a Clinical content digitization service to transform your printed patient education materials and clinical reference guides into captivating interactive digital tools.
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Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Community Member Membership
Community members are an important part of the process of clinical and translational research and are eligible to become members of ACTS through their affiliation with an ACTS member institution including the Georgia CTSA hub at Emory University. Community members can access ACTS' member benefits including registration discounts for the annual Translational Science meeting, participation in Special Interest Groups and committees, access to the community platform website, and more. To join, create an account on the ACTS website and join the institution you work with.
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Team Science Skill Series: Crash Course on Team Science – August 30
The Fall 2024 Team Science Skill Series offers monthly interactive workshops. The first workshop, Crash Course on Team Science, is Friday, August 30 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM via Zoom. This workshop aims to develop the skills necessary to build and maintain your research team by leveraging existing teams research. Register now for this 120-minute workshop that will cover the basics of team science and follow up by deeper dives in future workshops. View flyer .
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Emory at Grady Women's Sexual Health Summit - September 5
Join us for the inaugural Emory at Grady Women's Sexual Health Summit Thursday, September 5, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Steiner Auditorium on Grady campus. A virtual link provided prior to the meeting. Limited In-Person Attendance: Confirm during registration. This event will highlight clinical and scientific advances in women's sexual health, designed for healthcare professionals involved in research or clinical care. Topics include HIV/STI prevention, HPV, gender-affirming care, and more. Full agenda and information on continuing education credits to follow. View flyer .
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MacLeish Endowed Lectureship with Dr. Cornelia Bargmann — September 5
We invite you to the 2024 Drs. Peter and Marlene MacLeish Endowed Lectureship, featuring Dr. Cornelia (Cori) Bargmann, a distinguished expert from Rockefeller University and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Join us on September 5 from 1:00-2:00 PM at Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, 900 West End Ave SW, Atlanta. The lecture, titled "One Brain, Many Behaviors: Organizing Behaviors Across Timescales," will explore how emotional and motivational states use neuropeptides to reroute information flow through the brain, creating diverse behaviors. Lunch will be served at 11:30 AM, and RSVP is required. We look forward to seeing you at this insightful event!
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K-Club: How to Deliver an Engaging Research Presentation - September 9
Join us as we kick off another academic year of K-Club with Dr. Brittany Murray, Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine. Dr. Murray will share strategies for delivering an engaging research presentation. The event is on September 9, 2024, at 12:00 PM in HSRBII N-600 (with lunch provided!) or via Zoom. Please register by 9/5 if you plan to attend.
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Digital & Community Engaged Approaches to Support Research Recruitment - September 11–12
Join us at Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Campus for symposium focused on innovative strategies to enhance diverse participation in clinical trials and research. Attendees will include researchers, recruitment teams, and engagement specialists. Learn and share tools, strategies, and insights to support effective research recruitment.
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Emory Max Cooper Prize Symposium — September 12
Join us on Thursday, September 12, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB) Auditorium, 1760 Haygood Drive NE, for the prestigious 2024 Emory Max Cooper Prize Symposium. This event will bring together leading researchers and scholars to celebrate groundbreaking achievements in immunology and honor the legacy of Dr. Max Cooper. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with distinguished experts and learn about the latest advances in the field.
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LEARN'd Health Equity Conference – September 30-October 1
Join us for Listening, Engaging and Acting to Reduce Neighborhood Disparities (LEARN’d) Health Equity through Diversity Conference at the Hyatt Regency, Hoover, AL. Sponsored by UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Ohio State CTSI, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, and community partners, this year’s theme is “Collaborative Approaches for Cross-Cutting Solutions, Innovation, and Sustainability.” Early bird registration ends August 30. More info .
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Jules Netherland Distinguished Lecture Series - October 10
Join us at the Rollins School of Public Health, Room 800, or virtually via Zoom. Dr. Julie ("Jules") Netherland, PhD, Managing Director of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, will present "White Faces, Black Lives: The Changing Color of Opioids in the U.S." The event will feature a didactic talk from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, followed by a moderated discussion from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the racial dynamics of the opioid epidemic and how racial capitalism shapes drug policies in America. View Flyer.
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8th Annual Center for Childhood Infections & Vaccines Symposium - November 6 (Abstracts Due: 9/20)
The 8th Annual Center for Childhood Infections & Vaccines Symposium is now accepting abstracts! Researchers focusing on pediatric and adult infectious diseases are invited to submit abstracts and present posters on innovative research topics, including microbial pathogenesis, immune responses, and vaccine development. Selected abstracts may be chosen for oral presentations. The symposium will be held in-person on Wednesday, November 6 at Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB-II). Submit abstracts by 5 PM on Friday, September 20. View Flyer .
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Speed Networking: Rural Health — November 13
Join faculty from across the Georgia CTSA for an energetic and dynamic virtual networking session focused on Rural Health. Emory School of Medicine Dean Sandra L. Wong, MD, will emcee this event as researchers present their work with the goal of seeking new collaborators. The event will also include a group discussion on collaborative approaches to these scientific questions. Don’t miss out—register now to connect, learn, and collaborate on November 13, from 4:30 to 6:00 PM via Zoom. View Flyer.
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