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ACTSI Weekly eRoundup
August 5, 2016
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| | | | | Coulter Translational Research Partnership supporting early stage biomedical projects
Six promising biomedical research projects from Georgia Tech and Emory University, including several based in labs at the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, are receiving critical early-stage support in the form of funding and operational guidance through the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program.
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| | | | | The unit is located on the UGA Health Sciences Campus, supports investigators to conduct clinical and translational studies that advance the understanding, prevention, and treatment of human disease. ... | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The grant encourages the advancement of innovative research into psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and fund research initiatives that focus on the rapid translation of basic scientific discoveries into clinical applications with a clear benefit for patients with psoriatic disease. Applications related to all aspects of psoriatic disease are strongly encouraged, including basic science, technology, epidemiology, and clinical research. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The NIEHS program seeks to provide support for the majority of the independent research program for outstanding investigators in the Environmental Health Sciences, giving them intellectual and administrative freedom, as well as sustained support to pursue their research in novel directions in order to achieve greater impacts.
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| | | | These funds are intended to enhance network capacity through implementing, assessing, and/or disseminating discoveries in methods, approaches, education, and training in clinical and translational science. Funds will allow investigators from two or more CTSA hubs to form collaborations within the CTSA network and/or with external partners to implement, assess, and/or disseminate discoveries across the network. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This award is designed to foster career development for an individual performing clinical and/or translational research in the field of liver transplantation and who has shown commitment to excellence in the field at an early stage of his or her career. The award is intended to support a junior faculty member in the development of liver transplant research so that further funding can be obtained. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The purpose of this FOA is to continue treatment and follow-up of the participants recruited into the GRADE Study. GRADE is a pragmatic, unmasked clinical trial to compare commonly used diabetes medications, when combined with metformin, on long-term glucose-lowering effectiveness, with the main goal of providing guidance to clinicians about the most appropriate medications to treat type 2 diabetes. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The primary goal of this award is to assist promising clinical researchers to develop research and careers that have a direct bearing on clinical gastrointestinal practice. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This clinical trial network will conduct sequential, adaptive, phase II/proof of concept clinical trials with precision interventions in stratified patient populations. The Network will utilize patient phenotypes and/or endotypes, predictive, and monitoring biomarkers/profiles in sequential adaptive trials to evaluate the most effective precision intervention strategies for this hard to treat patient population. Data and Modeling Coordination Center funding also available | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The 2016 Georgia Bio Innovation Summit will take place on September 28, at Cobb Galleria. The Executive Committee invites the submission of abstracts from Georgia-based scientists for this year's poster session. This opportunity is open to representatives from Georgia-based academia, research institutes, and industry alike, and we especially encourage students and post-doctoral fellows to participate. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The NIH is sponsoring an exciting program to support early-stage, independent clinical researchers with five+ years of fully funded research in the NIH intramural program for tenure-track level clinical investigators, followed by three years of NIH funding at an academic medical center/research institute or by continuation in the NIH intramural program. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Provides funding to young investigators, instructors, research associates or equivalents working toward independent careers in gastroenterology, hepatology, or related areas. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The goal is to provide high quality postdoctoral research training in the basic biomedical sciences, in NIH intramural research laboratories, to a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows to prepare them for leadership positions in biomedical careers. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | | | ACTSI Ethics Podcasts in Research: Reproducibility | | | | 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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| | | Georgia Tech’s Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Course is accepting proposals for the fall 2016 semester. The course will dedicate a student team to solve a relevant healthcare issue that you have identified, or help develop your idea. Students work in teams to design, build, and test prototypes with real world applications. The Capstone Design courses provide students the opportunity to work with real-world, open-ended, interdisciplinary ... | | | | Read More | | | | |
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| | | | Emory faculty are you interested in mentoring a medical student or receiving assistance on a research project? | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Emory University School of Medicine chapter of Kidney MAPS (Mentoring and Assessment Program for Students), sponsored by the Division of Renal Medicine will conduct a health fair at Ray of Hope Christian Church in Edison, GA. Kidney MAPS was established by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) to promote interest in nephrology careers through student-organized community screening programs that identify people at risk for kidney disease in medically underserved communities. Contact: jcobb2@emory.edu
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| | | | As part of their mission and commitment to philanthropy, Genentech supports non-profit organizations focusing on patient education, patient services, and advocacy. The opportunity is focused on five areas of unmet need in the patient and caregiver community: Minority Health, Clinical Trial Recruitment, Personalized Medicine, Early Diagnosis/Detection, and Caregivers. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | The Emory University Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program is currently seeking people with depression for a research study. The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an omega-3 fatty acid supplement, in comparison to a placebo. If you are currently overweight and depressed, you may qualify for participation. All involvement is confidential and compensation may be provided for your time and travel if you qualify. The study duration is 12 weeks. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This free dinner event brings together leaders interested in sharing and learning about developments in healthcare through the use of data. Panelists include: Dr. Tammy Wingo, Vice President, Business Intelligence, Change Healthcare, Dr. Mark Braunstein, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech, Jeff Wood, Vice President, Product Management, Navicure, and Tim Skeen, Vice President, Marketplace Solutions, Anthem. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | R-CENTER Study Design, Biostatistics, & Data Management (SDBDM) Core presents Statistics Fridays, a free weekly walk-in statistical consulting clinic from 10:00 a.m.-Noon for faculty, staff, and students providing 20 minutes immediate assistance for basic statistics questions, without scheduling a formal consultation. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | When submitting a SBIR/STTR proposal costs are divided between Direct and Indirect. Not having the right rate can cause you to leave money on the table or make you liable for inadvertent fraud. Understanding your Indirect Rate is a must. SBIR Accounting experts, Jameson & Company, presents this free webinar at 2:00 p.m.
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| | | | Presented by Omer Inan, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Georgia Institute of Technology
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| | | | This informational webinar will provide interested investigators an opportunity to interact with personnel (implementation partners) who have specific expertise in developing spaceflight experiments for the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISS-NL). The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and NCATS are collaborating to promote human physiology research on the ISS-NL. Data from this research, which will feature tissue chips or organs-on-chips, will help scientists develop and advance novel technologies to improve human health. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | Advanced 3-D tissue models are changing the shape of in vitro testing for drug discovery and development, from flat, monolayer cell cultures to more complex 3-D systems, providing greater physiological relevance. Planned in part by NCATS, this symposium will include sessions on current state-of-the-art 3-D model systems for drug discovery and toxicology/safety testing, including keynote and invited speakers representing industry, regulatory, and academic perspectives on each topic. Poster abstracts submitted by August 15 will be considered for one of six attendee podium presentations. | | | | Read More | | |
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| | | | This is the 3rd annual student-led symposium sponsored by the Emory-Georgia Tech Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP) and ACTSI. The event will be held in the Emory University School of Medicine, Room 110. The symposium will feature student presenters from various health-related disciplines. | | | | Read More | | | | |
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