eRoundup for 12/19/08

Through this program announcement with set aside (PAS), NIDA invites applicants to develop innovative drug abuse epidemiology or health services research in cooperation with academic centers supported through the CTSA consortium. Applicants are asked to propose innovative drug abuse research that builds upon the resources available at CTSA sites. A broad range of drug abuse epidemiology and prevention or treatment health services research areas will be supported under the auspices of this PAS, as described in the complete announcement.

The estimated amount of funds available for support of four to eight projects awarded as a result of this announcement is $2 million for fiscal year 2009 and $2 million for fiscal year 2010. The opening date for applications will be January 5, 2009. For additional information, please contact ACTSI senior center administrator Andrew West, 404.727.9296.

You are invited to participate in a brief survey on the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI). ACTSI is a partnership between Emory University, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) created to facilitate the translation of clinical science to community practice.  The ACTSI is intended to serve as a resource to scientists in the Atlanta community.

The survey will ask about your awareness of ACTSI and its resources and services for clinicians and researchers within the Atlanta community. This survey should take you no more than 15 minutes to complete. Your responses will only be reported in aggregate form. The results of the survey will help us decide what resources and services the ACTSI should offer and how best to communicate with the Atlanta research community. Please follow the link below or cut and paste it into your browser:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=pkCWzq9fAtkQM5OTFPaEbQ_3d_3d

EmTech Biotechnology Development, Inc. is inviting collaborative proposals from Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology faculty for funding under the EmTech Bio Collaborative Seed Grant Program. The program funds Emory and Georgia Tech Collaborative research in biomedical science. Applications from Emory faculty should be routed through OSP and are due at EmTech by January 16. Visit here for full details. For additional information, please refer to the FAQs. The SPAF (OSP Routing Form) can be found here.

The KL2 – MCTRS Program (formerly K12 program) is part of the Research Education, Training and Career Development (RETCD) Program supported by the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).

Please see the program’s website, http://www.medicine.emory.edu/RETCD, for more details. Those interested in applying are urged to contact Cheryl Sroka at the ACTSI RETCD program office at 404-727-5096 or csroka@emory.edu .

The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and The U.S. Food and Drug Administration present Bioresearch Monitoring What You Want to Know but Were Afraid to Ask on February 5, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus (2530 Sever Road, Lawrenceville, GA). This is an opportunity to hear advice directly from FDA and other experts on how to approach pharmaceutical and medical device research from a regulatory standpoint. Laws and regulations related to clinical studies, sponsor-monitors, institutional review boards and CROs will be explained and discussed. Preparations needed for an FDA inspection will be fully described by a senior FDA investigator. Registration is $125 for early registration and $150 after January 23. A special offer is available, for every two paid registrations, get the third registration free. The fee covers all materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. Continuing Medical Education Credit hours will be awarded. Register online at www.rxugace.com.

The Emory University Research Committee in partnership with ACTSI's Pilot & Collaborative Translational & Clinical Studies (PiCo-TraCS) program announces its call for clinical translational research proposals that will be reviewed by the Biological Sciences Subcommittee at the same time that it reviews other applications in this discipline. Instructions, applications, and criteria for all of these awards can be found at www.urc.emory.edu. The application deadline is Monday, February 16.

The Research Education, Training, and Career Development (RETCD) program of the NIH-funded Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) announces new opportunities for clinical and translational research training for PhD graduate students (PhD/MSCR predoctoral track) and medical students. Students enrolled at Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Georgia Tech (GT) are eligible. The goal of the program is to provide novel training for PhD graduate students or medical students with outstanding potential for careers in clinical and/or translational research.

Application must be submitted electronically by email, TL1Applications@erooms.emory.edu, and are due no later than March 1, 2009. For PhD graduate students please visit http://www.atlantactsi.org/retcd/documents/TL1_PhD_grad_stud-9-30-08_FINAL.pdf; for medical students please visit http://www.atlantactsi.org/retcd/documents/TL1_MED_STUDENTS-9-30-08-final.pdf. For more information visit www.actsi.org/retcd.

NIMH has posted three funding opportunities for dissemination and implementation strategies to improve the uptake of evidence-based practices:

• PAR-07-086 (R01)

• PAR-06-520 (R03)

• PAR-06-521 (R21)

Please inform ACTSI senior center administrator, Andrew West if you plan to participate, 404.727.9296.

Current medical students at Emory University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), and other health professional trainees pursuing doctoral degrees in public health, biomedical engineering, nursing and other fields at Emory, MSM and Georgia Tech can apply for short-term (3 month) stipends ($5,190 of salary support during this 3-month training period) funded by the Research Education, Training and Career Development (RETCD) program of the NIH-funded Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI). This mechanism will support medical and graduate students who are interested in a short course program focused on clinical and/or translational research under the mentorship of a successful, federally funded faculty mentor.

Application for the short-term training program includes several components that should be submitted electronically by emailing TL1Applications@erooms.emory.edu. For more information please visit http://www.atlantactsi.org/retcd/documents/TL1_three-month_program-9-30-08_FINAL.pdf or www.actsi.org/retcd.