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Georgia CTSA
Weekly eRoundup
August 8, 2025
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Georgia CTSA Request for Applications
Georgia CTSA is seeking proposals from faculty at Emory, MSM, UGA, and Georgia Tech for inclusion in its January 2026 NIH renewal. Funding opportunities include one clinical trial to address a significant challenge in clinical and translational science (Element E of main UM1, $500K/year for 2-3 years), two RC2 companion grants ($500K/year over 5 years), and one R25 for educational activities ($100K/year over 5 years). Submit LOIs by September 2.
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Foundation Funding Workshop
Join us on September 4 from 3:00-5:00 PM via Zoom for workshop on navigating foundation funding. Learn successful strategies for approaching and securing foundation funding. Hear directly from representatives of major foundations and gain insights from faculty who have received funding from these foundations. Presentations by RWJF, CF Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, Rally, and AHA. Receive advice and identify potential funders! View Flyer.
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Georgia CTSA Community Engagement Director Named to NASEM Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Board on Science Education announced Tabia Akintobi, PhD, MPH, MSM, has been appointed to the Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication. The Committee provides leadership and works to advance the science and practice of science communication and engagement in all forms, with a goal of addressing important real-world challenges in ethical and evidence-informed ways.
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Funding (* New Opportunities)
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* Georgia CTSA RFA - LOIs Due September 2
Georgia CTSA is seeking proposals from faculty at Emory, MSM, UGA, and Georgia Tech for inclusion in its January 2026 NIH renewal. Collaboration is strongly encouraged. Funding opportunities include one clinical trial to address a significant challenge in clinical and translational science (Element E of main UM1, $500K/year for 2-3 years), two RC2 companion grants ($500K/year over 5 years), and one R25 for educational activities ($100K/year over 5 years). Submit one-page project summary and NIH biosketches by September 2. (For applicants selected: full draft due December 1, full proposal due January 5.) Questions? Contact Bekeela Davila.
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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.
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Fall 2025 MSCR and CPTS Courses - Apply by August 8 Courses are now open to Emory faculty and postdocs! This fall’s virtual options include Scientific Communication for Clinical & Translational Science, Fundamentals of Epidemiology, and Advanced Data Management in R. Email Rachel Hardison to learn more and apply.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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! Participate in no more than three remote meetings ranging from 1-2 hours and share your expertise. View flyer.
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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.
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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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Innovation and Translation
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GT BME Capstone Request for Project Proposals - Due August 13 Do you have a clinical or biomedical innovation challenge? Georgia Tech’s Biomedical Engineering (BME) Capstone Program is accepting Fall 2025 project proposals. Work alongside a team of GT BME students paired with an Emory med student to design, prototype, and validate a real-world solution over 16 weeks. Open to clinicians, researchers, and industry partners. Submit a project proposal by August 13.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Fundamentals of Foundation Funding - September 4 Join us on September 4 from 3:00-5:00 PM via Zoom for workshop on navigating foundation funding. Learn successful strategies for approaching and securing foundation funding. Hear directly from representatives of major foundations and gain insights from faculty who have received funding from these foundations. Presentations by RWJF, CF Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, Rally, and AHA. Receive advice and identify potential funders! View Flyer.
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Pediatric Early Career Researcher Conference - September 9 Join us September 9 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at Emory’s Health Sciences Research Building for the 2025 Pediatric Early Career Researcher Conference. Enjoy a day of career development, oral and poster presentations, and a keynote by Dr. Stephen W. Patrick. Open to all interested in child health research. Learn More. View Flyer.
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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.
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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 Andersen, 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
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