eRoundup for 4/02/10

The GA Tech/Emory Center (GTEC) for Regenerative Medicine and the ACTSI have partnered in the establishment of this inter-institutional grant program for regenerative medicine. This call for planning grants is aimed at groups (3-5) intending to pursue a multi‐disciplinary project in the area of regenerative medicine that has the potential for multi-investigator extramural funding in a three‐year time horizon. Read more...

Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is accepting immediate applications for Comparative Effectiveness Research K12 and KM1 awards. K12 awards offer a funded faculty position and career development support for up to three years whereas KM1 awards offer support for up to two years. Read more...

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Translational Technologies & Resources (TTR) program of the ACTSI received supplemental funding to advance innovation through imaging. The goal of this RFA is to promote translational-directed (animal to human) studies by providing pilot funds ($50,000 per award) for novel biomarker imaging research in animal models, or human translation from animal models. Eligible candidates include faculty from Emory, GA Tech, and MSM. Collaborative, inter-departmental or inter-institutional projects are strongly encouraged. 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...

This mechanism is intended to increase new collaborations and the number of faculty applying for HIV/AIDS-related funding to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the NIH by providing seed grant resources for collecting data, developing/refining methodologies, and/or developing/refining technologies that will strengthen the competitiveness of NCI applications. This mechanism provides support for dual PI, multidisciplinary research projects that can be accomplished in a short period of time (one year) with limited resources ($60K). Application and administrative questions should be directed to Kimberly Hagen. Read more...

If you are a new coordinator or you need a refresher, please sign up today! The course will be held in Emory's 1599 Building, first floor from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Course and registration information are available on the OCR website.

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...

Brought to you by the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) and the ACTSI, this year's symposium focuses on the future directions and latest developments in the bioscience and bioengineering fields and will be held at the IBB on the GA Tech campus. 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.

Hosted by the Emory School of Medicine, MSM, Mercer School of Medicine, and PCOM, Emory's main campus will host a free International Medical Volunteerism Conference. 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.  For more information, contact Tanya Cassingham (404-727-3450). 

The Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology presents Adiponectin Macrophage Transgenic Mice and Metabolic Syndrome by Yuchang Fu, PhD, assistant professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, on April 19, at noon at Grady Hospital, Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence, conference room 10C029. For more information, please contact Tammie Printup at 404-489-9152.

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... 

Registration is now open for the Neurosciences Initiative symposium. Therapeutic Frontiers in Acute CNS Injury will provide participants with a view into the future of the clinical care of stroke, spinal cord injury, and head trauma. Registration is free and students are welcome. CME credits are available. Click here to register.  Please visit our website for additional information. Read more... 

Please join us for the third annual conference organized and planned by the Community Engagement Committee of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium focusing on aspects of community engagement. Partnering to Improve Health: The Science of Community Engagement will be held in Arlington, VA on May 13-14 - View Draft Agenda. For more information contact mccloskd@mail.nih.gov.

Brought to you by GA Tech, Cardiff University, and the ACTSI, this meeting is the first international symposium solely dedicated to microneedle research covering topics including microneedle fabrication, integration of formulation with the microneedle device, microneedle applications, and pre-clinical and clinical exemplification of microneedle technologies. Read more...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces an upcoming meeting to discuss strategies for encouraging drug abuse research in cooperation with the CTSA Consortium on May 26, in Bethesda, MD. Read more...

The ACTSI presents The Role of MYH9 Polymorphisms in Glomerular Disease by Jeffrey Kopp, MD, Captain, U.S. Public Health Service and Staff Clinician, Kidney Disease Section, NIDDK, NIH, on Thursday, May 27, at 4:00 p.m. in Emory's School of Medicine, room 130. Read more...

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences invites graduate students and postdocs to the regional stakeholder meeting in Atlanta on June 4. Read more...