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THE RESEARCH CONNECTOR
NOVEMBER 2024
COMMUNITY RESEARCH
Regional Healthcare Partnerships and Interests Survey for Investigators
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) needs your help to understand whether and how researchers are collaborating with healthcare organizations (e.g., health systems, medical centers, clinics) across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI), and assess interest in future partnerships.
The information you provide will remain anonymous and inform the development of programs and services to support research across the WWAMI region and help bring high-quality research to patients closer to home.
Here are the details:
- Estimated time to complete: 5–10 minutes
- Deadline: January 15, 2025
- Participation: Anonymous (data will be reported in aggregate)
- We will share the summarized results in a future edition of the ITHS Research Connector Newsletter.
Click here to take the survey: Survey Link
If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Hassell at lhassell@uw.edu.
RESEARCH RESOURCES
INTEGRATING SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Introducing New Teleresearch Guidelines for Health Equity
Drs. Tumaini Coker and Brian Saelens, co-directors of the ITHS Integrating Special Populations (ISP) core, have developed a new set of guidelines intended to support researchers and research teams in improving lifespan engagement of teleresearch (i.e., research using remote technologies and methods) throughout ITHS partner institutions and across the WWAMI region. This resource, along with several other resources developed by ISP, is now available on the ITHS website.
HUB NEWS
I-CORPS HUB GRANT
UW Helps Form New NSF Hub for Innovation
The University of Washington and seven other universities have been awarded an I-Corps Hub Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The 5-year, $15-million-dollar award will support innovator training through the I-Corps curriculum. The Northwest Hub, one of three new hubs announced, will be led by UC Berkeley, and will also include University of Alaska – Fairbanks, Oregon State University, and the University of California campuses in Davis, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Irvine.
CLINICAL RESEARCH INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM
CRISP
Register Now for CRISP 2025
CRISP, the Clinical Research Intensive Summer Program, provides clinical investigators with hands-on experience and key clinical research skills to accelerate their career development. The course runs over 3 weeks in July and requires full-time commitment. Registration closes in January! Learn More>>
PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
Apply now for the ITHS TL1 Program
The ITHS TL1 Translational Research Training Program creates a cross-disciplinary community of emerging researchers and provides them with specific training, career development opportunities, and team science skills to help them function effectively within translational science teams. Pre-doctoral students in health-related programs at UW and MSU are welcome to apply between October 14th - December 16th, 2024
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
ITHS TEAM SCIENCE WORKSHOP 2025
Dates: January 23, 24, 28 and 29, 2024
Time: 11:30am–1:30pm PST
Sign up now for the 2025 Team Science Virtual Workshop! This free, interactive training is designed for interdisciplinary research teams involved in translational research projects or those working within a research center. Registration will be open through January 7, 2025.
ITHS TEAM SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES 2024–2025: LEADERSHIP JOURNEYS
Thursday, December 5, 12pm–1pm PST
Online Zoom Event
Successful navigation of complex and changing academic environments requires skilled leadership. In this third session Team Science Seminar Series, will use a Liberating Structure called “Celebrity Interview” to interview Peggy Odegard, the former Interim Dean and current Vice Dean of the UW School of Pharmacy about her leadership journey in academia.
ITHS TEAM SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES 2024–2025: DEVELOPING YOUR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR LEADERSHIP
Thursday, January 9, 12pm–1pm PST
Online Zoom Event
Dr. John Amory will present an approach to creating an “Individual Development Plan for Leadership” based on his experience as the former Section Head of General Internal Medicine at UWMC-Montlake and the current Associate Dean of Translational Science and Principal Investigator of the ITHS.
2025 COHORT OF THE ORBIT INSTITUTE: DEVELOPING BEHAVIORAL TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH
The ORBIT Institute, supported by OBSSR and other National Institutes of Health partners, is now accepting applications for its 2025 cohort of the short course “Developing Behavioral Treatments to Improve Health.” Fellows will receive training in developing behavioral interventions for cancer prevention and treatment and improving other related health behaviors. Attending in-person in Tallahassee, FL is mandatory.
Applications are due by December 6, 2024. Learn more and apply >>
UPCOMING LIVE TRAINING: Standardize Your Research with the NIH Common Data Element Repository
December 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST - Through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you to CDEs and the NIH CDE-R.
WEBINAR ON NIH SIMPLIFIED REVIEW FRAMEWORK
Are you an applicant developing your research project grant (RPG) application for the deadline date of January 25, 2025, or beyond? Or perhaps a research administrator providing support as the deadline draws closer? Watch Event Recording >>
ITHS REDCap TRAINING CLASSES
Every Tuesday @ ONLINE WEBINAR!
11:00am-12:00pm PDT
ITHS also offers weekly classes on Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers in the translational domain. Whether you need to learn the basics or you're ready to take on advanced projects, we have a class that will help you move your research forward. Learn more & register>>
ITHS CDS & CRES SEMINARS AVAILABLE ONLINE
If you missed any of our Career Development Series (CDS) or Clinical Education Research Series (CRES) seminars, you can watch the recordings online.
NEW REDCap ONLINE DESIGNER IMPROVEMENTS
ITHS is pleased to announce new changes REDCap that increase usability and efficiency across the board. We have updated the REDCap Online Designer with new action buttons and a new “Quick Modify” feature. Learn all about the new features >>>
TELL YOUR STORY
What’s Your ITHS Story?
We’d love to hear how ITHS has supported your research and share that story with the world! Fill out a form here and we may feature you and your research on our website, in our newsletters, social media, and via other public-facing materials.
MORE FUNDING FOR YOU
Submission Deadlines:
- April 1, 2025
- July 1, 2025
- October 1, 2025
FOR INVESTIGATORS
2025 Pilot Awards Now Available
The ITHS offers Catalyst Awards to provide “just-in-time” resources especially to early career investigators looking to complete a project or collect pilot data for a larger grant application.
The ITHS also offers Voucher Awards as “in-kind” service vouchers in support of outstanding translational research.
NEW GRANTS PAGE
New Grants Page for Health Sciences Entrepreneurs
ITHS is serving up great sources of funding for entrepreneurs in the health sciences in one easy to find location. Check out the new page and sign up for the Hot New Grants newsletter today!
ACRP SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) has launched its 2025 scholarship and grant opportunities that aim to address insufficient representation and diversity within the clinical research workforce.
ACRP is offering scholarships to minority students in undergraduate and graduate programs to build their clinical research skills. They are also offering continuing education grants for clinical researchers from minority groups to attend the ACRP Annual Conference.
The deadline for these applications is December 2, 2024. Learn more and apply >>
SAMUEL AND ALTHEA STROUM ENDOWED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP AWARD CALL 2025
The University of Washington (UW) Graduate School, in collaboration with the Diabetes Research Center, is inviting applications for a graduate fellowship aimed at enhancing participation in diabetes-related research and its complications at UW. This fellowship is open to any full-time graduate student currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UW who is conducting diabetes-related research. One fellowship award of $20,000 will be granted to support the student’s stipend and benefits for one year. To be eligible, applicants must have successfully completed their general exam before the fellowship start date of July 1, 2025.
LOIs and reviewer nomination forms are due by January 10, 2025. Learn more and apply >>
ARPA-H IS A GAME CHANGER. SEE HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was founded to bridge the gap between discovery and public benefit by supercharging development though significant financial and management support.
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The Institute is supported by grants UL1 TR002319, KL2 TR002317, and TL1 TR002318 from the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program (CTSA). Please help us continue to support your research by citing our grant number(s) in publications we supported.
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