eRoundup for 3/19/10

Confidentiality - A Breach of Confidentiality 

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are intended to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. Read more... 

stimulates research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the nation's research scientists but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. Read more... 

is an award made to an institution to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator/s in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator/s. Read more... 

provide short-term support for a period of at least eight, but no more than 12, weeks in a grant year for full-time training experiences under the supervision of experienced researchers. Read more... 

Available to groups of NIH-supported investigators for the purchase or upgrade of a single piece of expensive, specialized, commercially available instrumentation or an integrated system that costs at least $100,000. Read more... 

RFA-OD-10-011 - Mentored Career Development Award (KM1)

BMFRP provides $3.75 million to promote innovative research focused on Bone Marrow failure. Read more...

NIH encourages research grant applications from institutions that propose to study research integrity as it relates to collaborative activities. Read more... 

Emory Molecular and Translational lmaging Research Center's P50 Pilot Project program offers opportunities for both trainees and established scientists to acquire preliminary data in the quantitative molecular imaging arena on which to base competitive future R01 proposals. Read more...

NIH introduces a new research grant program to encourage exceptionally creative scientists to develop highly innovative and possibly transforming approaches for promoting diversity within the biomedical research workforce. Read more...

The Translational Pilot Award will provide $18.75 million to the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) to fund research in ovarian cancer. This funding opportunity requires a pre-proposal pre-application submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website. Proposal submission is by invitation only, and proposal applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.

The Emory Alcohol and Lung Biology Center is accepting applications for pilot project grants for alcohol-related research for 2011. Please see the flyer or visit the website for more details.

The biochemistry seminar will be presented by Nancy A. Woychik, PhD, Associate Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Piscataway, NJ, on March 25, at noon in Emory's Whitehead Building, Ground Floor Auditorium. Read more...

Morehouse School of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology presents DNA Mismatch and Damage Recognition: What Role Does the DNA Play? by Markus W. Germann, PhD, professor and GCC Distinguished Cancer Scholar in Georgia State University's Department of Chemistry. The lecture will be held at Grady Hospital, Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence Conference Room 10C029 on March 30, at noon. Read more...

Statistical Issues in Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment will be presented by Donald A. Berry, PhD, the Frank T. McGraw Memorial Chair for Cancer Research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, on April 7, at 4:00 p.m. in the Rita Anne Rollins Room (8th Floor) of Emory's Rollins School of Public Health Grace Crum Rollins Building (1518 Clifton Road, NE). Read more...

The new MR/PET scanner at the Emory Center for Systems Imaging permits, for the first time ever, simultaneous MR and PET imaging in human subjects. The scanner is one of four world-wide and one of only two in the U.S. The purpose of this event is to bring together the leaders of the other three MR/PET programs, and the Siemens engineers who designed the device, with scientists in the Atlanta community to explore the limits of the technology. Registration is now open, click here. Read more...

This year's symposium focuses on the future directions and latest developments in the bioscience and bioengineering fields. Read more...

Emory's Office for Clinical Research presents Research Matters on Thursday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in Emory's 1599 Building, First Floor, Room 1.380. This event offers CME hours. Click here to register.

The conference will feature continued advances in the field and will include discussions on genomic and proteomic resource development, advances in computational biology and bioinformatics, developments in comparative genomics and evolutionary biology, and the use of systems biology and nonhuman primate models in a wide range of research endeavors. Read more...

Hosted by the Emory School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Mercer School of Medicine, and PCOM, Emory's main campus will host a free International Medical Volunteerism Conference. The event will serve as a platform for doctors, nurses, physician's assistants, students, and lay people to share their inspiring stories of making the world a better place through volunteer efforts in the medical and public health community. The conference will also serve as a networking and volunteer recruiting forum for non-profit organizations offering medical volunteer opportunities. For more details visit: www.emoryimvc.org. 

The Emory-UGA Influenza Pathogenesis and Immunology Research Center (IPIRC) will host Swine Origin H1N1 Virus: The First Pandemic of the 21st Century at the Emory Conference Center on April 18-20. Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH will give the keynote address. Dr. Rafi Ahmed, director of the Emory Vaccine Center, will present a special dinner lecture on April 19, at the Fox Theatre. Registration is open until March 15; a limited number of scholarships are available to graduate students. For more information, contact Tanya Cassingham (404.727.3450). 

Voices of Change: The Impact of Public Health of Georgia, the Nation and Our World is a Festschrift Conference honoring the legacy of Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal on April 21, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care Auditorium at Morehouse School of Medicine. Read more... 

The Tufts Clinical and Translation Science Institute is sponsoring its second annual course on comparative effectiveness titled Comparative Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness: Methods and Measurements on June 24-25, at the Museum of Science (1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114). Interested persons should contact Dr. Ken Brigham - the ACTSI comparative effectiveness research Key Function Committee representative. Read more...

The annual research and academic development symposium is hosted by the Winship Cancer Institute and will be held on November 4-5, in room C-5012.Detailed information to follow.

The event will be held at Gordon Biersch Buckhead on March 31, from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The New Talent Exchange is designed to help recent graduates, young professionals, and budding entrepreneurs get a foothold in the Atlanta technology community by bringing them together with seasoned professionals from the technology, business, and law communities. Read more...  

The resource uses videos and interactivity to showcase career opportunities in genetics and genomics-Read more...

The IBB serves as a catalyst for innovative biomedical engineering and bioscience research. Located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, IBB offers a bold variety of both traditional and cutting-edge medical research. The IBB serves as an incubator for research teams to tackle complex medical research problems using an interdisciplinary approach. Read more... 

To help provide support to the Emory research staff, the Emory Research Staff Association (ERSA) was formed in January 2006. ERSA works to connect research staff to one another, identify research resources across campus, and work with university administration to provide input. ERSA has created a network through a website, listserv, and bimonthly meetings. If you would like to be added to the listserv, contact Susan Sunay.  

The ACTSI is pleased to announce a new biostatistics and informatics resource for investigators.  The ACTSI's Clinical Interaction Network (CIN), in collaboration with the Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) program, and Biomedical Informatics Program (BIP), now offer studio consultations to aid in the successful design and implementation of research projects. Read more...

iReseachGeorgia, a website collaboration between GA Bio and the Georgia Research Alliance provides information on research expertise in Georgia, with eight participating institutions. The site is a biomedical expertise profiling database that will help to improve opportunities for research collaboration within the state of Georgia. Read more...

The Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) and the Emory Research and Health Sciences IT division are proud to announce the upcoming release of the electronic Biomedical Interactive Resource Tool (eBIRT), a new web-based application used for research resource discovery. eBIRT offers resource providers, such as service centers and cores, a platform to advertise their services, and investigators a means to locate services for their use in research. With the launch of eBIRT coming in March, we are asking all core and service directors to provide us with content about their services so we can advertise for you. If you would like to make your services more discoverable to the scientific community, or would like more information about eBIRT, please write to: ebirt_support@emory.edu.