Don't miss out! Researchers - want medical student assistance on your project?
The five-month Discovery Phase of the Emory University School of Medicine curriculum provides medical students with the opportunity to conduct hypothesis-driven research projects while working closely with a faculty mentor. If you have a research project that a medical student could assist with, please submit your project information
here by Friday 8/23. The Office of Research will compile a list of project titles to hand out to medical students at this year’s “Discovery Research Fair” on Wednesday 8/28. Questions | Submit project Call
for applicants for Emory Startup Launch Accelerator Program
Deadline: Friday, 9/20 This program, funded by a grant from the Goizueta Creativity and Innovation Initiative is offered to help early stage founders through a defined process that will help teams rapidly take their ideas and test them with customers to discard, change and build a business model to move the startup forward. Read more 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
Woodruff Health Sciences Library - Ask a librarian button: WHS Informationists provide a wealth of services for busy researchers including: literature reviews for your next manuscript/grant/systematic review, guidance regarding PubMed searches to easily identify manuscripts you’ve authored and ensure an accurate H-Index, and 1:1 training for Endnote reference manager software. Click the Ask a Librarian button on the website to get started. Learn more
Funding & Award Opportunities
Weekly NIH funding opportunities and notices
Federal funding opportunities for public health faculty
Searchable database of internal medicine funding opportunities Investigators on primary immunodeficiency diseases/inborn errors of immunity (R21, R03 clinical trial not allowed)
Deadline: Standard Dates apply The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support the discovery and characterization of primary immunodeficiency diseases, also referred to as inborn errors of immunity, to understand the causes and mechanisms of disease, to enable early detection and molecular diagnosis, and to support the development of strategies to treat and eventually cure these disorders. (R21, R03) Circadian patterns of gene expression associated with disease (R01- clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Friday, 9/6 (LOI) The purpose of this FOA is to identify abnormalities in circadian-ordered gene expression to improve our understanding of disease phenotypes, etiology, risk stratification, resilience, and therapeutic management in diseases. Read more Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project (RMIP) investigator- initiated clinical trials (UG3/UH3 clinical trial required)
Deadline: Thursday, 9/19 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes and Centers, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seek highly meritorious clinical trial applications proposing to explore and enable the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine (RM) interventions using adult stem cells. Read more Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Infection research initiative award- basic research
Deadline: Friday, 9/27 Methodologies requiring human subjects or sampling of materials from human subjects will be considered under the basic research component only if the sampling method constitutes minimal patient risk (e.g., venipuncture, nasal brushings) and the sample will be utilized in basic or laboratory research. Read more American Gastroenterological Association- deadline: Wednesday, 11/13 - Takeda
Pharmaceuticals research scholar award in inflammatory bowel disease This award provides $100,000 per year for three years (totaling $300,000) to early-career faculty (i.e., investigator, instructor, research associate or equivalent) working toward an independent career in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research. Read more
- Research Scholar Award (RSA) This award provides $100,000 per year for three years (totaling $300,000) to early-career faculty (i.e., investigator, instructor, research associate or equivalent) working toward an independent career in digestive disease
research. Read more
- Gastric Cancer Foundation Ben Feinstein Memorial research scholar award in gastric cancer This award provides $100,000 per year for three years (totaling $300,000) to early career faculty (i.e., investigator, instructor, research associate or equivalent) working toward an independent career in gastric cancer research. Read more
Research education: Short courses on Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias for the behavioral and social sciences (R25 clinical trial not allowed)
Deadline: Friday, 12/20 (LOI) The goal of this FOA is to support short courses geared to behavioral and social scientists who have existing expertise in aging research and can make research contributions in Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) with additional knowledge about the disease and related research resources. Read more
Chandan Devireddy (Cardiology) received funding from Boston Scientific Corp for a project entitled, “ACURATE IDE: Transcatheter replacement of stenotic aortic valve through implantation of ACURATE in subjects indicated for TAVR.”
Marshall Lyon (Infectious Diseases) received funding from Hologic, Inc for a project entitled, “Clinical performance of the Aptima CMV quant assay on the Panther system.” Fred Rahbari-Oskoui (Renal Medicine) received funding from Sanofi US Services Inc. for a project entitled, “Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled two stage study to characterize the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of GZ/SAR402671 in patients at risk of rapidly progressive Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD).” Have you or a colleague recently
received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Jonathan Colasanti, Carlos Del Rio (Infectious Diseases)
Tsui JI, Walley AY, Cheng DM, Lira MC, et al. “Provider opioid prescribing practices and the belief that opioids keep people living with HIV engaged in care: a cross-sectional study.” AIDS Care. 2019 Sep;31(9):1140-1144. Read more
Dean Jones (Pulmonary)
Yan Q, Liew Z, Uppal K, Cui X, et al. “Maternal serum metabolome and traffic-related air pollution exposure in pregnancy.” Environ Int. 2019 Sep;130:104872. Read more Francisco Pasquel, Maya Fayfman, Guillermo Umpierrez (Endocrinology)
Pasquel FJ, Fayfman M, Umpierrez GE. “Debate on insulin vs non-insulin use in the hospital setting-Is it time to revise the guidelines for the management of inpatient Diabetes?” Curr Diab Rep. 2019 Jul 29;19(9):65. Read more Mikhall El-Chami, Faisal Merchant (Cardiology)
El-Chami MF, Merchant FM. “Femoral extraction of transvenous leads and leadless pacemakers-A review of the data, tools, and procedural steps.” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 Jul 29. Read more
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Reminder: Zoobiquity Conference
Friday, 9/13 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Emory Conference Center Hotel and 5:30- 8:30 p.m. at the Atlanta Zoo. Zoobiquity conferences bring leaders in human and veterinary medicine, wildlife biology, conservation and evolutionary biology, and behavioral ecology together for collaborations in research, clinical care and public health. Register | Read more
Atlanta Athens Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group (AAMSDG) 2019 Symposium
Friday 9/27 in Cox Hall Deadline to day symposium is an opportunity to learn about recent advances in Mass Spectrometry (MS) and about available MS resources within Georgia to support your research. This is a great opportunity to collaborate with other scientists in your state and to exchange protocols and ideas Read more (PDF)
Need assistance in building and managing your first research team?
Wednesday, 10/2 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Aderhold Hall Develop the skills necessary to build and maintain your research team by leveraging existing teams research. Graduate students, post-docs, and all levels of academic faculty are all welcome to attend this workshop Questions | Read more (PDF) Save the date: 2020 Southeast regional clinical and Translational Science Alliance Conference
Thursday 2/27/20- Saturday, 2/29/20 at Callaway Resort and Gardens The annual conference describes how the Georgia CTSA can support your research and increase grant funding: allows attendees to network with national leaders and NIH staff in translational science and education and share research with others and develop new collaborations. Read more
Arash Harzand, MD, MBA
Division of Cardiology
What is your professional background?
I attended medical school at the University of Miami as part of a combined MD/MBA program, after which I came to Emory where I completed my Internal Medicine
residency followed by a fellowship in Cardiovascular disease as part of the clinician-investigator pathway. I also served as the Chief Resident for Quality and Patient Safety at the Atlanta VA for 1 year before fellowship. In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Division of Cardiology. Most of my research time is spent at the Atlanta VA where my primary research mentors are Drs. Peter Wilson, Amit Shah, and Luke Brewster. Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
My primary focus is studying new care models at the intersection of cardiovascular disease and digital technology. I’m specifically interested in home-based exercise rehabilitation programs, such as structured walking for PAD and cardiac rehab for CAD, and how smartphones, apps, and wearable devices can be used to deliver these programs to patients remotely. What do you like most about Emory?
There’s no shortage of resources and help to take advantage of, especially as a young investigator. The close relationship with the Atlanta VA is a big appeal to me, since I spend most of my time working there with Veterans with heart and vascular diseases. What do you like to do in your spare time?
I love to hike and travel, especially remote areas across the world.
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