Volunteers needed! Emory University’s Microbiota Enrichment program is currently seeking healthy individuals for enrollment in a gut biome study. Eligibility Requirement: - Body mass index is <25
Between 18 and 40 years of
age Not pregnant or lactating Have regular bowel movements Have had a stable body weight for 3 months prior to enrollment
Interested? Please contact Jennifer Truell, MA, MPH at 404.778.0014 or jennifer.carter.truell@emory.edu Need help navigating the Department of Medicine Research Administration Service (RAS) Unit? The DOM RAS Unit has issued a one-page document to assist you in working your way through the grant submission process starting with pre-award. Download PDF
ACT Network launched at Georgia CTSA
The ACT Network is a real-time platform allowing researchers to explore and validate feasibility for clinical studies across the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium, from their desktops. ACT helps researchers design and complete clinical studies, and is secure, HIPAA-compliant and IRB-approved. Read more | Questions
Funding & Award Opportunities
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Federal funding opportunities for public health faculty
Searchable database of internal medicine funding opportunities Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. foundation: Mallinckrodt grants
Deadline: Wednesday 7/3 The purpose of this FOA is to support early stage investigators engaged in basic biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease. Read more Mechanistic basis of diffuse white matter disease in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID)(R01 clinical trial not allowed)
Deadline: Friday 7/12 (LOI) The purpose of this FOA is to address some of the many gaps in knowledge of the biologic mechanisms of the commonly occurring, cerebrovascular disease and age-related diffuse white matter disease at the molecular, cellular, tissue and brain circuit level. The ultimate goal of this fundamental research is to inform future efforts to reduce the burden of illness due to age-related vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Read more Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of
America Senior research awards
Deadline: Friday 7/19 Senior research awards provide established researchers with funds to generate sufficient preliminary data to become competitive for funds from other sources such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read more Career development awards
Deadline: Friday 7/19 Career development awards are intended to facilitate the development of individuals with research potential to prepare for a career of independent basic and/or clinical investigation in inflammatory bowel disease
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NIH Lasker clinical research scholars program (Si/R00 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Tuesday 7/30 This program supports a small number of exceptional clinical researchers in the early stages of their careers to promote their development to fully independent positions. Successful candidates are designated as Lasker Clinical Research Scholars. Read more FDA T cell studies on the Ebola Virus glycoprotein
Deadline: Tuesday 9/10 The purpose of this FOA is to better understand EBOV-specific T-cell immune responses to vaccines. This is a unique research project in basic science that is hypothesis-driven and involves immunization of mice and analysis of T-cell phenotypes and frequencies. The research training will provide the participant with experience in handling high profile vaccine candidates that are important to the US public health. The learning objective of this appointment are: cell culture, virus titration, mouse inoculation, tissue extraction, T-cell analysis, neutralization assays and quantification of RNA in cells and tissue. Read
more Characterization of marmosets as models of aging and age-related diseases (U34 clinical trial not allowed)
Deadline: Tuesday 10/22 This FOA will support planning cooperative agreements (U34) in anticipation of future research applications. The planning grant is designed to facilitate the necessary planning, design, and pilot projects to circumscribe the scope of the complex question of increasing characterization of the marmoset as a model of human aging. Read more
Srihari Veeraraghavan (Pulmonary) received funding from Boehringer Ingelheim for a project entitled, “An open label extension trial of the long-term safety of nintedanib in patients with Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease (PF-ILD)”. Micah Fisher (Pulmonary) received funding from PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a project entitled, “A long-term extension study of PB1046 injection in pulmonary arterial hypertension subjects having complete studies PB1046=PT-CL-0004 or PB1046-PT-CL-0005”. Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Jeffrey Collins (Infectious Diseases)
Onwubiko U, Holland DP, et al. “QuantiFERON-TB gold versus tuberculin screening and care retention among persons experiencing homelessness: Georgia 2015-2017.” Am J Public Health. 2019 Jul;109(7):1028-1033. Read more
Clyde Partin (General Medicine and Geriatrics)
Waserstein G, Cohen D, Schettler P, Kinkead B, Rapaport MH, et al. “The prevalence and impact of psychiatric symptoms in an undiagnosed diseases clinical program.” PLoS One. 2019 Jun 6;14(6): e0216937. Read more
Adriana Ioachimescu (Endocrinology)
Gonzalez A, Saindane AM, Neil S, Oyesiku NM, et al. “The intriguing case of a double pituitary adenoma.” World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar 18. pii: S1878-8750(19)30746-6. Read more
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Save the Date: 12th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day
Friday, 11/1 | Cox Hall Ballroom | 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
This full-day program includes both oral and poster presentations as well as a keynote address from Gary Gibbons, MD, Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
Priyathama Vellanki
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids
What is your professional background?
I received my undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and my MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. I moved to Chicago where I did my residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology at Northwestern University. In between
residency and fellowship,I was also a hospitalist. During my fellowship, I also completed a master's degree in clinical research, which focused on research training for clinician investigators. After fellowship, I moved to Atlanta for a faculty position at Emory.
In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I am an assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids. All of my clinical and research efforts are at Grady Memorial Hospital. My primary mentor is Dr. Guillermo Umpierrez. Additionally, I am also mentored by Dr. Alicia Smith in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I have also been fortunate to have great colleagues who help make our division at Grady a great work and research environment. Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
My main research focus is investigating the underlying mechanisms leading to changes in insulin secretion and sensitivity in patients with ketosis-prone diabetes. Patients with ketosis-prone diabetes are primarily African American and present with diabetic ketoacidosis at initial diagnosis of diabetes. Unlike patients with type 1 diabetes who are insulin dependent, with intensive insulin treatment, patients with ketosis-prone diabetes achieve remission from insulin due to improvements in insulin secretion and sensitivity. We also found that patients who achieve remission are a heterogeneous group. My research examines the underlying gene expression and epigenetics changes leading to changes that allow for and sustain remission. What do you like most about
Emory?
I like the collaborative and collegiate environment at Emory. What do you like to do in your spare time?
I try to take advantage of the nice weather (no more polar vortex). I enjoy walking on the beltline, listening to live music, and hiking in the Georgia mountains.
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