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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup
October 9, 2015
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| | | | Please join the CTSAs at a learning session focused on how volunteers are protected in research and the possible changes to federal regulations relating to the way research studies are planned and conducted. Come learn about the regulations, ask questions, and engage in discussions with experts about the rules that govern research studies in the U.S. Webinar Schedule: Requiring Consent for Research with Biospecimens and Allowing Broad Consent, Wednesday | Streamlining IRB Review, October 29 | Revising and Expanding the Scope of the Common Rule, November 5 | Enhancing and Clarifying Consent Forms and Establishing Standard Safeguards, November 18 | | | | Learn More | | |
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| | | | | Miriam Vos, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Emory University School of Medicine, and pediatric hepatologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal disease in children as well as fatty liver disease and obesity. Several of her clinical studies on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) use the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s (ACTSI) clinical ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | Seed grants will fund multi-investigator and multi-disciplinary teams examining healthcare services and clinical effectiveness. Awards will support innovative approaches that address issues of healthcare quality, costs, and/or access that are consistent with the goals of the HIP. Two types of seed grants will be offered: Preliminary Study Grants or Complete Project Grants. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Great grant program for researchers with no HIV/AIDS experience but who might be interested in branching out. It¿s a large award with lots of opportunities built in for the recipients, including attending the International AIDS Society Meeting. The purpose of the program is to create a mechanism via the NIH Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) to fund developmental projects to bring insight and new ideas from early stage investigators with expertise in other disciplines to HIV research. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | | Digital Health Startup Support Founders Forum helps digital health startups launch a clinical or enterprise pilot, connect with experts and mentors, and strengthen their investment potential. Startups also receive seed funding and access to workspace. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This FOA invites applications for Center Core Grants that provide resources and facilities shared by a minimum of six NINDS-supported investigators, and supporting a wider base of neuroscience research. The centers are expected to capitalize on economies and synergies associated with shared resources, and to foster a collaborative environment among neuroscientists at host institutions. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to advance the field of population dynamics research by increasing research impact, innovation, and productivity; develop junior scientists; and maximize the efficiency of research support. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Supports fundamental research on populations, species, communities, and ecosystems including evolutionary and ecological patterns and processes at all spatial and temporal scales. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | To assist individuals beginning independent research careers in health outcomes at the faculty level. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The goal of this FOA is to facilitate the translation of sufficiently advanced, innovative, and promising vaccine candidates into early clinical testing. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This grant is designed to enhance the participation of highly trained early career investigators from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in neuroscience research. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | Are you interested in developing meaningful and impactful healthcare interventions in low resource environments? Do you want to learn how to work in interdisciplinary teams to build scalable mHealth systems? CS584 is a project-based course designed for engineers, computer scientists, medics and anthropologists, to work together to solve some of the most pressing health issues in the most disadvantaged communities around the world. Through ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | Junior faculty members at the MD or PhD level from a wide variety of disciplines at Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine, or Georgia Tech who are committed to an academic career in clinical and/or translational research and who have excellent potential to become independent clinical investigators are encouraged to apply to the KL2 – Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars (MCTRS) Program. The KL2 award provides support for didactic ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | Applications are being accepted for the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) degree program in the Emory Laney Graduate School for classes beginning in August 2016. The MSCR provides didactic and mentored clinical and/or translational research training and is designed for participants who hold a doctorate or equivalent degree (such as physicians and PhD-level scientists) and have demonstrated a commitment to a career in clinical investigation ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | | If you have a research ethics question or are pondering a research ethics dilemma, John Banja, Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory, and Rebecca Pentz, Professor of Research Ethics in Hematology and Oncology, Winship, are available to confidentially discuss it and offer non-binding advice. Please call or email John at 404-712-4804/jbanja@emory.edu or call or text Becky at 404-831-1758. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Emory libraries provide a number of services to assist researchers in developing proposals. Emory's libraries provide access to resources that can aid in pre-award and post-award research administration. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | Breakfast with Division Director, NIH Center for Scientific Review-Monday
All welcome to attend an informal opportunity to meet Karyl Swartz, PhD, Division Director, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes for Health in Emory’s Health Sciences Research Building, Café at 8:00 a.m. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
K-Club
Open to ALL! Presented by Karyl Swartz, PhD, Division Director, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Presented by Todd Wagner, PhD; Denise Hynes, PhD, MPH, RN; Jeffrey Scehnet, PhD; and Rani Elwy, PhD, MSc | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Emory Multiplexed Immunoassay Core (EMIC) special seminar at 1:00 p.m. in Emory¿s Whitehead Auditorium. The maturation of biomarker assays from discovery to application in clinical trials and longitudinal studies can be challenging. The evolution of biomarker studies for neurodegenerative diseases exemplifies both the technical hurdles and the need for the translation research community to reach consensus on the utility of the biomarkers. | | | | RSVP | | |
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| | | | | | Presented by Thomas R. Ziegler, MD, professor, Emory School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, and sponsored by the Emory Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition, HERCULES, and the graduate program in Nutrition and Health Sciences. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Emory's Rollins School of Public Health hosts speaker Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH, Distinguished Fellow,Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC.
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| | | | | | This year NanoFANS forum will focus on Ophthalmology featuring four pioneers in this area of research. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Researchers from across the department will share exciting new findings, engage in scientific exchange, and identify potential new collaborations. | | | | REGISTRATION REQUIRED | | |
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| | | | NCATS and Pfizer representatives will host a workshop for NIH intramural researchers to discuss collaboration opportunities through Pfizer's CTI for NIH Researchers program. | | | | Register via email | | |
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| | | | | | ACTSI and Georgia Bio organize the conference annually to provide critical information on how academia and industry can work together to translate science into discovery and engage communities in clinical research efforts and outcomes. This year¿s event will explore Georgia¿s biotechnology climate, venture capital innovation, and feature an expert panel highlighting commercialization training options throughout the state. | | | | Read More | | |
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Please include the following citation in any publications resulting from direct or indirect ACTSI support, "Supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR000454. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health." KL2 Scholars should also list KL2 TR000455 and TL1 Trainees should also list TL1 TR000456. |
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