eRoundup for 8/13/10

Intellectual Property – He Took His Notebook 

Doyt Conn

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Iverson Genetic Diagnostics recently announced that its WARFARIN Clinical Study has received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The two-year study will assess the impact of genetic information in calculating doses and the changes in the rate of adverse events when initiating Warfarin drug therapy. MSM is an ACTSI partner. Read more…

This year’s Emory’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program was the largest it has ever been. All 99 participants explained their research during Thursday’s poster session. This year, five SURE students were supported by the ACTSI. Graduate students in Emory’s Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences circulated through the crowd, taking notes in order to judge the posters. The majority of participating students worked in biomedical research labs in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center. Read more…

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Registration for the 6th Annual GA Tech Biotechnology Career Fair is currently underway. The fair will take place September 16 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. and provides an opportunity to recruit from a targeted audience of both undergraduate and graduate students. Past attendees have consisted of GA Tech and Emory students from a variety of academic backgrounds including Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and more. To register or learn more, please visit the career fair website or contact careerfair@bme.gatech.edu.

The award supports exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. Pioneer Awards provide up to $2.5 million in direct costs over five years and are open to scientists at any career stage. NIH expects to make at least seven Pioneer Awards. See the instructions in the RFA and click here for more information. Send questions to pioneer@nih.gov. 

The award is part of the NIH Common Fund and supports exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative, potentially high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research. New Innovator Awards provide up to $1.5 million in direct costs over five years and are for early stage investigators. NIH expects to make at least 33 New Innovator Awards in summer 2011. See the instructions in the RFA and click here for more information. Send questions to newinnovator@nih.gov.

The program is looking for exceptionally innovative, high risk, original research and clinical, basic, and/or behavioral/social science research projects. The deadline for submitting Transformative Research Project applications is October 27. See the instructions in the RFA (RFA-RM-10-010). 

The CTSA program will receive support through a Clinical & Translational Science Coordinating Center as of the end of 2011. The funding opportunity announcement has just been published and can be found here.

The Center of Excellence on Health Disparities and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at MSM hosts the conference on August 14, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the MSM National Center for Primary Care. The purpose of the conference is to work with pediatric providers in integrating behavioral health into pediatric primary care. RSVP to NyThea Tolbert at ntolbert@msm.edu or 404-752-1520. Read more…

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, The Carter Center Mental Health Program, the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, and the Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Jr. Foundation invite you to a panel discussion of scenes from The Soloist. The panel will be co-lead by the story’s author Steve Lopez and ACTSI investigator Dr. Kerry Ressler. Opening remarks will be made by the 16^th U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher. The panel will be held on August 23 at 7:00 p.m. at The Carter Center, Ivan Allen Pavilion. Read more…

Join us for an interactive clinical research workshop led by nationally recognized specialist in Clinical Trial Compliance education, Tamara Norton Smith, PhD, MT (ASCP). The workshop will include the difference between reactive and proactive compliance; the corrective and preventive action (CAPA) process and steps; root cause analysis; and delegation of authority within a CAPA process. The workshop will be held on August 25, from 11:30 pm - 1:30 pm in the Winship Cancer Institute Auditorium and on August 26, from 11:30 am -1:30 pm in the EUH Auditorium, 2nd Floor. Note: The sessions above have been customized for research staff. If you are an investigator, please watch for information on our Investigator Workshop coming soon. Read more...

Sponsored by GA Bio, the conference will be held on Wednesday, September 15, at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center. Learn More

Metabolomics is an emerging field with tremendous potential to advance our understanding of human health and disease and to inform the development of personalized approaches to disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The trans-NIH Metabolomics Scientific Interest Group (SIG) is sponsoring a one-day symposium designed to share the latest advances in metabolomics technologies. It will be held on September 17, from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in Lister Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, MD. Limited web casting slots may be provided. View Agenda/Register Now

The course will be held on Wednesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Lipsett Amphitheatre, NIH Clinical Center, Building 10 and videocast. Please register here. Please contact Mertis Stallings for more information.

The Emory Center for AIDS Research and GRA are co-hosting the 10th annual AIDS Vaccine conference which will be held at the Omni Hotel. ACTSI investigator, Carlos del Rio, MD is co-chair of the conference. ACTSI will also sponsor attendance for a limited number of Emory, MSM, and CDC postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and graduate students who wish to attend. More information

The PreHealth Mentoring Office at Emory serves the needs of Emory undergraduates who are interested in careers and further studies in the health sciences. Created in 2009 as a joint venture of Emory College, the Provost's Office and the Career Center, our goal is to expand access of Emory undergraduates to health science related experiences. We are looking for research opportunities, clinical internships, and shadowing positions to enhance and strengthen student's academic experiences. Please take a minute to fill out the online form if you have an opening. For questions contact pram@emory.edu.

The ACTSI is pleased to announce a new resource for investigators called Studio Consultations to aid in the successful design and implementation of clinical and translational science research proposals. The Studio Consultation concept involves a clinical investigator presenting their proposals to representatives of ACTSI's Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) program, Biomedical Informatics Program (BIP), and Clinical Interaction Network (CIN) who in turn will give the investigator their expert feedback. Read more... 

The Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) and the Emory Research and Health Sciences IT division are proud to announce the recent release of the electronic Biomedical Interactive Resource Tool (eBIRT), a new web-based application used for research resource discovery. For researchers, eBIRT serves as a “one-stop virtual shop” for research resources, such as laboratory services, equipment, software, consultation services, training opportunities, and more.  To search for resources in eBIRT, go to http://ebirt.emory.edu. Read more…