Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program
Deadline: Wednesday, September 28 by 3 p.m. EST
A new program supporting outstanding early career faculty who are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science.
Would you like assistance reviewing your grant proposal? DOM researchers can request grant writing and editing services from Janet Gross, PhD on projects including resubmissions, career development awards, and multicenter grants. These services are offered through a cost sharing effort between the department and the researcher’s division and must be approved by both.
DOM RAS is requesting the following timelines for pre-award requests to the Pre-Award Inbox: - Proposals, Progress Reports, Other Support Requests: at least two weeks prior to sponsor deadline. Requests made earlier than two weeks are always appreciated.
- Proposals with Subrecipients and/or Cost Share: at least one month prior to due date.
- Finalized files: at least five business days prior to the sponsor deadline.
Funding & Award Opportunities
High Priority Areas in Integrative Neuroscience Branch in the Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) supports research on the cellular mechanisms and circuitry that underlie substance use and substance use disorders (SUD) including: 1) the regulation and plasticity of neurotransmitter and neuromoduatory systems induced by chronic or intermittent exposure to, and/or withdrawal from, addictive substances, 2) the study of substance-induced neurotoxicity, 3) neuron-glia interactions and their modification by substance use and SUD 4) neuroendocrine modulation of neural systems in relation to substance use and SUD , and 5) neuroimmune modulation of the brain including the influences of neuroAIDS and substance-induced neuroinflammation. Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Climate Change and Health
Opens: Friday, July 8
This NOSI encourages applications that address the impact of climate change on health and well-being over the life course, including the health implications of climate change in the United States and globally. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Biological Basis for CF-Related Diabetes Program
Deadline: Tuesday, August 2
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to fund projects that will improve our understanding of the biological basis for the development and progression of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes as well as to identify potential novel therapeutic strategies to manage and treat the disease. Healthcare Infection Society: Major Research Grant
Deadline: Thursday, September 1
The purpose of this FOA is to support work on the subject of healthcare-associated infections and infection prevention and control. A Multi-omics Approach to Immune Responses in HIV Vaccination and Intervention (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); Thursday, October 13 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to support multi-disciplinary, multi-component applications proposing the use of omics technologies to advance preventative and/or therapeutic vaccinations, and/or immunomodulatory cure interventions for HIV. Projects will integrate omics, computational, and hypothesis-driven experimental approaches to interrogate immune responses to HIV vaccination and/or cure strategies. National Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep (HLBS) TOPMed: Omics Phenotypes of
Heart, Lung, and Blood Disorders (X01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); Tuesday, October 18 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to transition the program from genetic Map to Mechanism (M2) and to fill knowledge gaps that have not been sufficiently covered by existing TOPMed datasets, enabling functional genomics research that will accelerate mechanistic personalized medicine. Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program (T32)
Deadline: Tuesday, September 27
The purpose of this FOA is to support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the research enterprise. SunTrust: Barham-Calhoun Memorial Fund
Deadline: Friday, September 30
The purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications from health or human service organizations whose project benefits victims of tuberculosis or heart disease as well as their families. Kenneth Rainin Foundation Innovate Awards
Deadline: Friday, September 30 (LOI); January 27, 2023 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to support high-risk research and challenge investigators to push boundaries to advance our goal of predicting and preventing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
Visit the DOM intranet for archived COVID funding opportunities in a searchable database compiled from FOAs in the weekly What's Up in DOM Research newsletter.
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Mikhael El Chami (Cardiology) received funding from Element Science, Inc. for a project entitled, “A Clinical Evaluation of the JewelTM P-WCD in Subjects at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (JEWEL).” Guillermo Umpierrez (PI) and Francisco Pasquel (Co-I) (Endocrinology) received funding from Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, Inc for a project entitled, “Time in glucose hospital target - A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the use of the CGM to achieve a mean glucose target of 90 to 130 mg/dl without hypoglycemia in hospitalized adults with Type 2 Diabetes (TIGHT RCT).” Rosette Chakkalakal (General Internal Medicine) received funding from NIDDK for a project entitled, “Putting telehealth to the test: An evaluation of the use of telehealth to increase the population-level impact of an employer-based diabetes prevention program.” Laurence Busse (Pulmonary) received funding from NephroSynergy CRO, LLC. for a project entitled, “A prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of suramin in subjects with furosemide-resistant Acute Kidney Injury (AKI): Efficacy in preventing dialysis dependent AKI.” Vasilis Babaliaros (Cardiology) received funding from Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. for a project entitled, “Structural heart and valve disease fellowship.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Shanthi Srinivasan (Digestive Diseases)
Sampath C, Raju AV, Freeman ML, Srinivasan S, Gangula PR. Nrf2 attenuates hyperglycemia-induced nNOS impairment in adult mouse primary enteric neuronal crest cells and normalizes stomach function. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2022 Mar 1;322(3):G368-G382. Read more Jeff Sands (Renal Medicine)
Chicas RC, Elon L, Houser MC, Mutic A, Gallegos EI, Smith DJ, et al. The health status of Hispanic agricultural workers in Georgia and Florida. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Jan 6. Read more Ahmed Babiker, Victoria Stittleburg, Robert Petit III, Colleen Kraft, Timothy Read, Jesse Waggoner, and Anne Piantadosi
(Infectious Diseases)
Babiker A, Martin MA, Marvil C, Bellman S, Petit Iii RA, Bradley HL, et al. Unrecognized introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into the US state of Georgia shaped the early epidemic. Virus Evol. 2022 Feb 15;8(1):veac011. Read more Sharon Bergquist (Primary
Care)
Bonnet JP, Rastorguieva K, Moore MA, Munroe D, Bergquist SH. Cost analysis of developing, implementing, and evaluating a multi-disciplinary teaching kitchen. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2022 Mar 3;16(2):180-185. Read more Hassan Sellak, Laura Hansen, Giji Joseph, and
Bob Taylor (Cardiology)
Lewis CV, Sellak H, Hansen L, Joseph G, Hurtado J, Archer DR, Jun HW, Brown LA, Taylor WR. Increasing nitric oxide bioavailability fails to improve collateral vessel formation in humanized sickle cell mice. Lab Invest. 2022 Mar 30. Read more
Have you or a colleague recently published an article?
HeRO Faculty Candidate Seminar: Intrinsic & extrinsic cardiometabolic mechanisms mediating sudden death in humans
Thursday, June 8 ǀ 11 a.m. – noon ǀ HSRB Auditorium
Speaker: Kedar Aras, PhD Pediatric Resident Research Day
Tuesday, June 14 ǀ 8 – 9 a.m. ǀ Egleston 3-4 ǀ Poster competition
Thursday, June 16 ǀ 8 – 9 a.m. ǀ HSRB Auditorium ǀ Oral competition Mid-Career Faculty Workshop
Friday, August 19 ǀ 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. ǀ In-Person
Friday, August 26 ǀ 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. ǀ In-Person
The Office of Faculty Development is hosting a two-part workshop series designed specifically to meet the professional development needs of mid-career faculty. This series will be most beneficial for Assistant Professors (at least five years in rank) and Associate Professors. We will have different topics each day. Day one will focus on professional development and leadership, and day two will focus on scholarship and education. Register
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Shobhna Singh
Assistant Professor – Hospital Medicine
2022 FAME grant awardee What is your professional background?
I am an Assistant Professor of Medicine currently practicing as a Hospitalist at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital (ESJH). I split my time doing clinical duties as Hospitalist and administrative duties as the Medical Director of Unit 6E at ESJH. I have an MPH from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and completed Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Illinois, Chicago/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Division of Hospital Medicine at ESJH. I am fortunate to have several mentors. Dhaval Desai, Reena Hemrajani, and Michael Balk, to name a few. Tell us about your FAME grant project, why it is important, and what it means to you to receive funding?
I am extremely excited and honored to be awarded the FAME grant for “Conserving Laboratory Resources and Reducing Inappropriate Testing in a Time of Scarcity: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Guide Hospitalists’ Use of Routine Blood Draws”. This project focuses on reducing unnecessary routine blood draws in inpatients through educational interventions and individualized provider feedback. It also positively impacts several key metrics such as inpatient length of stay and patient satisfaction. My long-term goal is to further a career in quality. I recently completed the Emory Quality Academy course and CPHQ certification. The FAME grant gives me protected time to singularly focus on this project, deliver the outcomes that benefit Emory and help me realize my professional goals. What do you like most about Emory?
I came to Emory in 2015 from a much smaller system and from day one I was blessed with opportunities to network, learn and seek help. Emory offers a very collegial and cross-collaborative environment to thrive. What is your favorite movie or TV show?
I am a little kid at heart and really enjoy animation movies. I have lost count of the number of times I watched Klaus and the Ice-Age sequels with my kids! What do you like to do in your spare time?
I love to go on hikes with my husband and three kids whenever we get a chance. I recently discovered my passion for gardening and spend a lot of my free time in our yard with my family. What is a fun fact about you?
We drove from Yosemite to Zion National Park in one go, starting at 4 AM with my three kids - aged 1, 3, and 5 at the time. Still wonder how we escaped getting a blood clot!
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