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THE RESEARCH CONNECTOR
JANUARY 2024
This ITHS Request for Ideas is targeted at high-impact translational science projects that address unmet needs or generate innovation in the PNW. Selected project will be included in UM1 grant submission in 2025, receiving potential direct costs between $125,000 - $500,000 per year for 2-3 years.
Research projects should provide generalizable clinical & translational science innovations or insights that can be applied to other translational research projects and thereby increase the overall efficiency or effectiveness of translation.
Process Timeline:
- One-page concepts to be submitted for review by ITHS leadership.
- Up to 10 submissions will be invited to present at Steering Committee from March to May.
- 3-5 ideas will be chosen for development into fuller projects (including Aims, Collaborations, Budgets, Future Plans).
- Full projects to be presented to Steering Committee in May.
- Selected projects will be finalized by June, and will present for 20-30 mins to the External Advisory Board.
Ideas Due: 2/15/24
ITHS-SUPPORTED STUDY PUBLICATIONS
A recent study partially funded by ITHS shines new light on the plasticity of the brain and could have implications in various fields of study.
Read more about this study here.
SHARE YOUR SUCCESS
Have you published with an ITHS citation? Please share your success by sending us the title, author, and journal name. It will be included in our database and could help you connect with other researchers for collaboration.
YOUR CITATIONS MATTER!
Help us continue providing these great services by citing the ways ITHS has helped your work!
If you received other direct support from ITHS and are reporting findings that resulted from the project, include the following:
“Research reported in this publication was supported by the Institute of Translational Health Sciences, funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR002319. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
ITHS SUCCESS
KL2 PROFILE SERIES: BLAKE LANGLEY, ND, LAc
This year, we begin a new profile series to shed light on some of the distinguished scholars currently participating in our KL2 Program. We begin with Blake Langley, ND, LAc., who is clinically trained as a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist. Dr. Langley is currently a staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in the department of Cancer Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, as well as an ITHS KL2 scholar who joined the program in 2023.
ITHS entered into his translational science journey very recently, offering support that help changed his career trajectory in an exciting way. He spoke to ITHS about his focus on integrative oncology and more. Read more here>>
A collaboration between the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will create a groundbreaking initiative to advance learning health system scientist training. The Washington-based center will be led in part by professor India Ornelas, assistant professor Maggie Ramirez, and adjunct associate professor Allison Cole of ITHS and the Department of Health Systems and Population Health in the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute. Read more here>>
SCIENTIFIC SUCCESS COMMITTEE
The ITHS Scientific Success Committee has supported investigators from many health-related research disciplines across the region.
INNOVATION CONNECTION
SIHI-REACH Leaders, Drs. Erica Woodahl & Karen Brown – Photo from U Montana
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has chosen the University of Montana’s L.S. Skaggs Institute of Health Innovation as the new Pacific Northwest location for one of five entrepreneurial hubs across the United States. Dubbed SIHI-REACH, this hub will support academic innovators across the WWAMI region in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. The University of Washington’s WE-REACH is pleased to partner with this new, NIH-funded, national REACH hub.
In the last 4 years, WE-REACH has provided training and project funding to early-stage academic teams aiming to take their innovations from the university to commercialized products. In that time, Terri Butler, PhD, has led the WE-REACH Biomedical Innovation Training Program that engaged over 400 students and faculty members from around the Pacific Northwest and laid the groundwork for many innovation teams to win competitions, gap funds, and gain investor buy-in.
Now, ITHS is proud to say that Terri will continue to run a similar training series for this audience under the ITHS Technology Development Center umbrella. Thank you to Terri for all the great work under WE-REACH - and we look forward to your continued success with ITHS!
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
ITHS TEAM SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES 5
PROMOTING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AT WORKPLACES: SPEAKING UP & LISTENING SKILLS
Thu, Feb 1, 12pm–1pm PST
Online Zoom Event
Speaking up and listening to others’ concerns are crucially important in the workplace. In this session, participants will explore factors that facilitate or hinder their ability to speak up and listen.
ITHS WINTER 2024 MINI-CONFERENCE for RESEARCH COORDINATORS
Tue, Feb 6, 12pm–4pm PST
Online Zoom Event
Join ITHS and your research coordinator peers for a half-day virtual conference! The keynote and breakout sessions will focus on the theme of Managing Expectations, Time, and Boundaries with Communication Tools. Register now to take advantage of this fantastic career development event!
ITHS CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES BIOSKETCH 101: GETTING (GRANT REVIEWERS) TO KNOW YOU
Tue, Feb 13, 12pm–1:30pm PST
Online Zoom Event
The biographical sketch (or “biosketch”) is where you get to show grant reviewers what you—as PI or other key personnel—will bring to a proposed project. In this session, we will discuss how to make your experience and expertise shine through in the Personal Statement and Contributions to Science sections of the biosketch.
ITHS TEAM SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES 6
STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Thu, Mar 7, 12pm–1pm PST
Online Zoom Event
Join us for an engaging seminar where you’ll gain skills for integrating community engagement in your research. Get effective strategies for initiating meaningful partnerships with the community, explore ITHS resources designed to support community-engaged research, and learn to apply best practices when engaging community partners.
ITHS LEARN ESSENTIALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH NEW TRAINING SERIES
The ITHS Technology Development Center is excited to host a new training series aimed at early-stage academic innovators who need to quickly learn the essentials of biomedical entrepreneurship.
The Biomedical Innovation Fireside Chats is a seven-part series of hour-long talks held January–May 2024. In each session, regional program leaders will host a panel of biomedical entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts. These speakers will highlight their biomedical entrepreneurial journeys and share key information with attendees.
One registration will sign you up for the entire series, so sign up now!
ITHS APPLY NOW
CRISP: CLINICAL RESEARCH INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM
Applications are still open for this new course designed to provide physician clinical investigators with hands-on experience in key clinical research skills to accelerate their career development. The program runs July 8–26, 2024 at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center campus in Seattle.
UW DATA SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL GOOD - SUMMER PROGRAM
To tackle complex societal challenges, UW DSSG teams take a multi-dimensional approach that integrates data science techniques, ethical thinking, and stakeholder engagement. This 10-week long, hands-on program emphasizes learning opportunities for all participants as they collaboratively navigate intensive teamwork in pursuit of Data Science for Social Good. Read More>>
Bridge2AI VOICE CONSORTIUM
The Voice AI Summer School is a first of its kind training program specific to voice artificial intelligence in healthcare. Apply now for this innovative and collaborative learning experience at the intersection of healthcare & voice artificial intelligence spanning four institutions nationwide. Apply by February 29, 2024 Read more>>
HOLLOMAN HEALTH INNOVATION CHALLENGE
The Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) is UW’s annual startup competition focused on healthcare and life sciences, hosted by the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. This event offers a thrilling platform for both undergraduate and graduate students passionate about making a tangible impact in the healthcare industry. Read more >>
ITHS REDCap TRAINING CLASSES
Every Tuesday @ ONLINE WEBINAR!
11:00am-12:00pm PDT
ITHS 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.
TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
CANCER VACCINE INSTITUTE FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW
Congratulations to the Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) team for being featured on the Today Show! Aired on January 30th, this inspiring piece follows a longtime NBC reporter, her fight with breast cancer, and her choice to leave journalism to support the accelerating push for a breast cancer vaccine. Part of her inspiration to do so is the work of ITHS-founder Dr. Nora Disis , who is featured in this piece, along with the exciting work she's doing now:
Disis and her team are now working on STEMVAC, a vaccine candidate created to target cancer stem cells that aren’t reached by chemotherapy or radiation. Researchers hope it could be used for different types of breast cancer. It’s already in phase 2 trials.
Study Suggests Most People May Have Gene Variants That Impact Drugs’ Effectiveness Read more>>
- Exciting cell therapy partnership announcement from Seattle-based Umoja! Read more>>
Study links social media use to increased inflammation over time Read more>>
FUNDING FOR YOU
ITHS: SUPPORTING RESEARCH EFFORTS OF JUNIOR INVESTIGATORS
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.
2024 deadlines for the Catalyst and Voucher awards:
- April 1, 2024
- July 1, 2024
- October 1, 2024
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.
With the advent of UW's ARPA-H Committee last year, WWAMI investigators need to know about this high-impact funding opportunity. Read more from our guest author, TL1 trainee Isabella Jennings.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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Dr. Sebastian T. Tong, designated 2023 National Academy of Medicine Fellow! Read more>>
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ITHS Co-Principal Investigator Elizabeth Shanahan named a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Read more>>>
ITHS' Dr. Allison Lambert accepted as a scholar into the COMPASS Program!
Preventing Harm with Firearm Policy: An Interview With TL1 Trainee Kelsey Conrick
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