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Funding (* New Opportunities)

Emory SOM P4 Fast Track Awards - Expanded Eligibility Criteria

Emory SOM in partnership with Winship, CHOA, Grady, and CFAR, invites applications for the P4 (Pivot, Proposal, and Planning Program) Fast Track Awards—a new funding mechanism supporting SOM faculty whose grants were recently terminated due to federal funding shifts. Awards of up to $100,000 (direct costs) are available for one year, with potential for renewal. Eligible PIs must propose a novel research pivot aligned with NIH priorities and have ≤$350K (new limit) in other direct funding. Learn More.

Education and Training

Phlebotomy 101 Training - August 28-29

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. View 2025 Phlebotomy 101 Training Schedule.

QUAL-WORKS Online Workshops - August

Join Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health QUAL-WORKS for a series of interactive online workshops this summer covering qualitative data collection, analysis, and personalized mentoring. Designed for researchers at all levels, these online-based sessions offer practical skills and expert guidance.

Fall 2025 MSCR and CPTS Courses - Apply by August 8

Request for Applications: Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program (K12) - LoI Due August 15

The Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program (K12) is now accepting Letters of Interest for its 2025 cohort. Funded by NICHD and led by Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, this program offers 75% protected research time, structured mentorship, and didactic training for senior fellows and junior faculty pursuing independent basic science careers in pediatrics. Applicants should meet NIH K08 eligibility.

Public Health Wellbeing and Impact Retreat - Aug 23-24

Join us on Emory’s campus for a transformative weekend retreat designed for mid-career public health professionals. Reconnect with your career purpose, boost resilience, and build a 90-day action plan. Optional coaching available. Emory University and Emory Healthcare employees may qualify for tuition coverage. Register by August 4.

Research Resources

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! Participate in no more than three remote meetings ranging from 1-2 hours and share your expertise. View flyer.

Advisory Panel for Research

Georgia CTSA’s Network Capacity program has created an advisory panel consisting of patients and families of Emory Healthcare and Grady Hospital. This panel is now a resource available to Georgia CTSA researchers, institutional review boards, and patients by providing a mechanism for patient and families to share their input on clinical research studies. If you, as a researcher would like to request to meet with this panel to receive feedback about aspects of your research studies – study design, consent procedures and documents, recruitment methods, and more –please reach out to Mugisha Niyibizi. 

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.

Innovation and Translation

GT BME Capstone Request for Project Proposals - Due August 13

UGA Medical Device Regulations Conference - August 20

 Join the 12th Annual UGA Medical Device Regulations Conference virtually on August 20. Hear from FDA and industry leaders on topics including AI/cybersecurity, QMSR, FDA collaboration, and international markets. Please note you need to have an account or create one to register. For a limited time only, buy three and get one registration for free. 

ACME POCT GLUE: Cybersecurity - August 25

Join us on Monday, August 25, from 12:00–1:00 PM via Zoom for a session on Cybersecurity: What diagnostic device developers need to know. Led by Dr. Trevor Lewis, Georgia Tech Research Institute, learn how hackers think, how to assess device vulnerabilities, and how to protect your technology even without in-house cybersecurity teams. Learn More.

Events

Health AI Summer School, Symposium, & Datathon - August 18-24

Join Emory’s HITI Lab for week-long event series focused on future of AI in radiology. From August 18–24, join students, researchers, and professionals for a Summer School on foundation models (Aug 18–20), Symposium for idea exchange and networking (Aug 21), and Datathon tackling real-world datasets (Aug 22–24). Sessions will explore clinical integration, fairness, generalizability, and explainability in medical AI. Participants may register for individual events or full week. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and scholarships are available.

Bioentrepreneurship Networking - August 21

Join Emory University's School of Medicine for its Bioentrepreneurship Networking event from 4:30 - 6:00 PM at N600 HSRB-II, where we spotlight speakers who can help take you to the next step in your professional and/or entrepreneurial journey. Featured guest speakers, Ashley Cornelison and Eddie Lai will introduce us to Portal Innovations and the many benefits it offers as an incubator with turnkey lab space here in Atlanta and across its international ecosystem! Enjoy a brief 15-min talk followed by Q&A's and dedicated time for networking with fellow faculty, students, and local biotech/innovation professionals. Food will be provided.

Researcher Survival Skills: Pivoting Research - August 27

This Emory SOM interactive workshop via Zoom from 1:00-3:30 PM is designed to support faculty in navigating research pivots during periods of uncertainty or transition. The program will include a panel discussion with faculty who have successfully repositioned their work, followed by short talks on alternative funding opportunities and emerging NIH priorities.

Pediatric Early Career Researcher Conference - September 9

Blue Sky Group: Spatial Biology - September 18

Join researchers and clinicians across Georgia CTSA for a session on Spatial Biology on September 18 from 11:00 AM–12:30 PM via Zoom. Led by Yana Zavros, a leading researcher in the department of Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences, this interactive discussion will cover burning issues, funding opportunities, and cross-institutional collaborative research opportunities. Share your experience, network, and find collaborators! View flyer.

EMIC Seminar: Multiplexing for Greater Sensitivity - September 25

Join us on Thursday, September 25, from 11:00 AM–12:00 PM in Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, Room 600 for a seminar on “Greater Sensitivity with Less Sample – Multiplexing with MSD.” Learn how MSD technology enables efficient, high-sensitivity analysis with limited sample volumes. To register, email Melanie Munoz. View Flyer.

Blue Sky Group: Organoids - October 8

Join researchers and clinicians across Georgia CTSA on October 8 from 12:00–1:30 PM via Zoom for an open, collaborative discussion on organoids. Dr. Jimena Anderson, a leading researcher in the field of Cell and Developmental Biology, will kick off the conversation which may cover burning issues, funding opportunities, and cross-institutional collaborative research opportunities. Share your experience, network, and find collaborators! View Flyer