Congratulations to the 2019 Department of Medicine FAME grant awardees!
Anand Jain
(Digestive Diseases) "Diagnosis of esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction in proton-pump inhibitor non-responders using the functional lumen imaging probe.”
Adegboyega Olayode (Hospital Medicine) “Diagnosis and treatment of helicobacter pylori among hospitalized patients: Quality improvement measure to avoid missed test results and ensure appropriate treatment.”
Annie Massart (Hospital Medicine)
“Back to the beside: Improving faculty clinical and teaching skills through bedside peer teaching of the physical exam: A pilot study.”
Reminder: Research Resources 101: “Reliance agreements and external IRBs: A practical guide to collaborative research”
Thursday, 4/18 at noon in SOM 170A. Presenters include Rebecca Rousselle, Hannah Allen & Emory IRB investigators. Register | Read more Interested in new Department of Medicine clinical trials?
There are several new opportunities available! The asthma and rheumatology clinical trial program at Emory’s Lowance Center for human Immunology is actively recruiting new study participants. Please contact Sang Le (sang.n.le@emory.edu/404-712-2982) if interested in participating. Read more (PDF) Call for applications: 2020 Vilcek prizes for creative promise in biomedical science
Deadline: Monday, 6/10 Awarded annually, the prizes were established to honor emerging to mid-career immigrant professionals who have demonstrated significant accomplishments early in their careers. 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
Georgia CTSA. The Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, a collaboration between Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia, offers various programs to support clinical and translational research, including studio consultations for study design and biostatistics, pilot grants, a health services research symposium, clinical research units, a recruitment center and multiple training programs. Read more
Funding & Award Opportunities
Weekly NIH funding opportunities and notices
Federal funding opportunities for public health faculty
Searchable database of internal medicine funding opportunities
IEMC pilot program application
Deadline: Monday, 4/15 To aid Emory investigators in generating preliminary data for grant applications and speed the development and validation of standard operating procedures, the Robert P. Apkarian Integrated Electron Microscopy Core (IEMC) is announcing a single particle cryo-EM pilot program. Questions? | Read more CHEST Foundation research grant in sleep medicine
Deadline: Monday, 4/22 Projects that could be funded under this award program include research that would advance sleep medicine and ultimately improve patient outcomes. Read more Advancing biomarker discovery and novel point-of-care diagnostics for active TB diseases detection in HIV-1 infected and exposed children (R01 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Friday, 6/28 The objective of this FOA is to advance non-sputum-based tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics for use in HIV-1 infected and HIV-1 exposed uninfected children for improved, simplified, rapid and decentralized diagnosis of TB disease. Read more Cystic fibrosis research and translation centers (P30 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Thursday, 7/18 CF Research and Translation Core Centers support three primary research-related activities: Research Core services; a Pilot and Feasibility program; and an Administrative Core with an enrichment program. Read more NIH directors transformative research awards (R01 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Friday, 9/20 The NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award Program supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. Read more Informatics
methodology and secondary analyses for immunology data in ImmPort (UH2 clinical trial not allowed)
Deadline: Tuesday, 10/1 The goals of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) are to support the development of new or improved informatics tools and methods for the reuse of shared data in the immunology study repository, ImmPort; and to support secondary analyses of existing immunology data sets to address basic and clinical immunology questions. Read more
Scott Fridkin (Infectious Diseases) received funding for subcontract from the University of Utah for project entitled, “Analysis of contract networks in a national sample of long-term care facilities.”
Jesse Jacob (Infectious Diseases) received funding for a subcontract from Johns Hopkins University for a project entitled, “Clostridium difficile over-testing (C-DOT) improvement initiative; a multi-prevention epicenter collaborative project.” Shanthi Srinivasan (Digestive Diseases) received funding for a R01 from the NIDDK for a project entitled, “Mechanism of enteric neuropathy.”
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Division Research Seminars
Thursday, 4/4 at 8 a.m. in the Grace Crum Rollins Building, Rita Anne Rollins Room, 8th Floor, SPH
Infectious Diseases Seminar: “Meth harm reduction services in New York City” (Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, NYC Department of Health)
Thursday, 4/4 at 8 a.m. in Whitehead, Conference Room 200
Pulmonary Division Research Seminar: “Metabolic surveillance of xenobiotic exposure in humans” (Ryan Smith, PhD)
Monday, 4/8 at 9 a.m. in Emory University Hospital, Hurst Conference Room, E450
Cardiovascular Biology Seminar: (Kevin King, MD, PhD, UC San Diego)
Monday, 4/8 at 5 p.m. in Woodruff Memorial Research Building, Room 317
Endocrine Conference: (Georgia Davis, MD)
Recent Notable Publications
Sophia Hussen, Carlos del Rio (Infectious Diseases)
Hussen SA, Argaw MG, Tsegaye M, Andes KL, et al. “Gender, power and intimate relationships over the life course among Ethiopian female peer educators living with HIV.” Cult Health Sex. 2019 Apr;21(4):447-461. Read more Habib Samady (Cardiology)
Widmer RJ, Samuels B, Samady H, Price MJ, et al. “The functional assessment of patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease: Expert review from an international microcirculation working group.” Euro Intervention. 2018 Dec 18. pii: EIJ-D-18-00982. Read more
Raymund Dantes (Hospital Medicine), Jesse Jacob (Infectious Diseases)
Dantes RB, Rock C, Milstone AM, Jacob JT, et al. “Preventability of hospital onset bacteremia and fungemia: A pilot study of a potential healthcare-associated infection outcome measure.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Mar;40(3):358-361. Read more
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April Vaccine Dinner Club: “Helping where it hurts: Vaccination under fragile and humanitarian conditions”
Wednesday, 4/3 at 6 p.m. in WHSCAB Plaza and Auditorium. This session features Ronald Waldman, MD, MPH from George Washington University as the keynote speaker. Register | Read more
Reminder: April K-Club: “Navigating the rewarding but sometimes also tricky mentor/mentee relationship”
Monday, 4/8 at noon in Egleston Classrooms 5-8. Come hear from a panel of seasoned mentors and accomplished mentees with their advice on how to best navigate mentor/mentee dynamics. Andi L Shane, MD, MPH, MSc (Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Interim Chief, Department of Pediatrics) will serve as the facilitator. Register | Read more
Register Now! Research IT Day 2019
Thursday, 4/11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Robert A. Woodruff Library. This all-day conference offers an opportunity to learn more about the research IT services, offerings, and topics available at Emory. There will be a series of presentations and hands-on learning sessions with various service providers across our campus. Read more (PDF) 2019 Resident Research Day
Tuesday, 4/30 at noon in EUH Auditorium 2E, Poster session 4-6 p.m. in the Emory School of Medicine Lobby, and 6-8 p.m. at Marlow’s Tavern at Emory Point. This annual event showcases our residents' research achievements and celebrates the collaboration between residents and our dedicated faculty. The event will include a resident focused Grand Rounds with a keynote speech from Alanna Morris, MD and oral presentations from our resident abstract winners. Read more Register Now! 6th Annual Health Services Research Day
Wednesday, 5/15 in the School of Medicine Auditorium 110. Join Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance colleagues at this 6th annual health services research symposium and networking opportunity. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts. Read more Cardiology Research Symposium
Friday, 6/14 at 8:30 a.m. in the Carlos Museum. This symposium features Nanette Bishopric, MD (Professor of Cardiology and Oncology at Georgetown University) as the keynote speaker. Hear our trainees present their research and visit posters showcasing trainee research throughout cardiology. All are invited! Read more (PDF)
Michael Hart, MD
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and
Sleep Medicine
What is your professional background?
I went to medical school in Birmingham (where I’m from) and then did internal medicine residency and fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care at the University of Florida. During fellowship, I had the opportunity to do laboratory-based research, liked it,
and was fortunate enough to get a career development award that enabled me to stay in academic medicine. I joined the faculty at UF for two years before being recruited to Indiana University where I stayed for 10 years. I have now been at Emory for 19 years and have spent my career enjoying the clinical, research, and teaching/training aspects of my positions.
In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. I have several informal mentors who help me greatly from time to time by providing advice and perspective. Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
I have spent my career studying vascular biology with an initial focus on the endothelium. More recently we have focused on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell biology as it relates to pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary hypertension specifically. This disorder causes significant morbidity and mortality, and we need to understand it better to develop better approaches to diagnosis, management, and treatment. What do you like most about Emory?
The collaborative environment in a progressive southern city where it is sometimes 70 degrees and sunny in the winter months. What is your favorite book, movie, or TV show?
Never met a Cohen brothers movie I didn’t like – The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Art Thou leading the list. What do you like to do in your spare time?
Hanging out with friends and family, playing guitar, going to the lake (Oconee or Martin), seeing live music and Atlanta United soccer, and traveling, especially internationally, are a few favorite things to do.
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