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Announcements
NIH Guidance on Marking Changes in Resubmission Applications
Effective Saturday, May 25, 2024, the use of markups such as bracketing, indenting, highlighting, bolding, italicizing, underlining, margin lines, change in typography, font, or font color, or any other type of markup should not be used to identify changes in Resubmission applications.
Changes made to a Resubmission application should only be outlined in the Introduction attachment. The Introduction must include a summary of substantial additions, deletions, and changes to the application. It must also include a response to weaknesses raised in the Summary Statement.
GA CTSA TL1 (T32-like) Training Grant Clinical and Translational Research Training
Postdoc deadline: Friday, March 15
The TL1 program is focused on providing innovative didactic and mentored clinical and translational research (CTR) training to individuals interested in careers that encompass CTR and clinical and translational science (CTS).
Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS)
Deadline: Wednesday, May 1
The Certificate Program in Translational Science (CPTS) is a formal 16-credit Emory Laney Graduate School program for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine. The CPTS enhances and transforms translational research training for predoctoral PhD students, postdoctoral fellows (PhD or MD) & junior faculty at Emory, MSM, Georgia Tech, and UGA.
Upcoming Events
Emory SCORE Women's Health Research Lecture Series: U.S. Southeast Reproductive Health Policy: Consequences and Opportunities for Health Service Access and Inequities
Wednesday, February 21 | noon–1 p.m. | Zoom | Register
Speaker: Whitney Rice, DrPH (Rollins assistant professor of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences) For any questions or concerns, contact Shannon Walker, PhD, Emory SCORE program director, at shannon.walker@emory.edu.
CFDE: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Wednesday, February 21 | 3–4:30 p.m. | Zoom | Register
As our campus becomes more demographically diverse, we will be met with more opportunities to work and learn across differences. During socially and politically tumultuous times, conflicts may arise in our classrooms. In this session, we will discuss the nature of conflict, suggest some strategies to communicate across differences more effectively, and work through and discuss scenarios to practice navigating difficult conversations.
Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference
Wednesday, February 28 – Friday, March 1 | Callaway Resort and Gardens | Register
Plan to attend as researchers from across the region are brought together to present the best new health-related preclinical, clinical, implementation, and population-based research and build collaborative relationships.
Emory Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Symposium
Saturday, March 23 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m. | Emory University Hospital Midtown, Glenn Auditorium | Register
This program, led by Bryan Wells, MD, will provide an overview of Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). It will feature presentations by experts in cardiology, vascular medicine, neurology, psychiatry, and more. The event is open to patients and their families, friends, and healthcare providers.
Register for the 2024 FEED Conference
Friday, April 12 | 8 a.m.–noon | Zoom | Register
The Department of Medicine (DOM) and Department of Pediatrics (DOP) Offices of Faculty Development are pleased to present the 15th annual Faculty Education, Enrichment, and Development (FEED) Conference, taking place virtually on April 12. This year's theme will focus on the exciting topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI)!
Upcoming Abstract Deadlines
Atlanta Workshop on Single-cell Omics 2024
Thursday and Friday, April 11–12 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | GA Tech, Marcus Nanotechnology Building | Register
Abstract deadline: Friday, March 1 at midnight | Submit
This two-day workshop will highlight short talks in the areas of bioinformatics/single-cell analytics and experimental applications of single-cell technologies (e.g., scRNAseq, snATACseq, spatial transcriptomics) for biological, clinical, and translational research.
Inaugural Emory Physician-Scientist Symposium
Friday, May 17 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. | Convocation Hall | Register
Abstract deadline: Friday, March 1 | Submit
The Symposium is a collaboration across Physician Scientist Training Programs at Emory and is intended for anyone with clinical training who devotes (or intends to devote) time to clinical, basic, or translational research.
10th Annual Health Services Research Day
Tuesday, May 7 | 8 a.m.–3 p.m. | SOM auditorium
Abstract deadline: Monday, March 4 | Submit
Join this symposium and networking opportunity where researchers across Georgia will learn about ongoing quality, effectiveness, and value-based research activities.
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Highlighted Resource
Emory FIRST (Faculty Information on Research, Scholarship, and Teaching) is the authoritative source for Faculty information on Research, Service, and Teaching. This system can be used to facilitate collaboration between Emory faculty, initiate student mentoring, create a faculty web presence, and establish outside development efforts. The Emory FIRST system contains a range of faculty data including publications, grants, professional and teaching activities information. Please log in and accept your publications for FY24 tracking.
Funding & Award Opportunities
A searchable External Funding Opportunities Database has been compiled from FOAs in this weekly newsletter, including archived COVID FOAs.
Emory credentials are required to view.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Success with Therapies Research Consortium Award
Deadline: Thursday, March 7
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide the opportunity for clinically trained physicians to identify and study interventions to enhance successful self-management and related health outcomes among individuals with cystic fibrosis.
Halle Institute for Global Research
Global Atlanta Innovative Teaching (GAIT)
Deadline: Friday, March 22
The purpose of this FOA is to foster the development of a curriculum with international scope interested in using new pedagogies to put “domestic” and “international” issues into conversation by using Global Atlanta as a classroom.
Collaborative Research Grants
Deadline: Monday, April 1
The purpose of this FOA is to submit proposals for innovative collaborative research projects linked with faculty from one of our partner universities.
Global Perspectives on Race+, Ethnicity+, and Nation+
Deadline: Monday, April 1 at 9 a.m. EST
The purpose of this FOA is to support research that examines race, ethnicity, and/or nationality as broadly conceived in any country outside the United States. Projects might include, but are not limited to, the interplay of race, ethnicity, and/or nationality on inequalities/inequities and the egalitarian movements they foster; imperialism and colonialism; ethnic conflict; community and coalition building, and race, ethnicity, and/or nationality with gender, sexuality, religion, education, labor, science, art, and/or health.
Administrative Supplements to Enhance Engagement Activity with Underserved
Populations Within the Type 1 Diabetes Community (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Monday, April 1
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to support activities which enhance outreach to and engagement with underserved populations which experience diabetes-related health disparities.
RNA Delivery Technologies to Allow Specific Tissue Target Homing (RNA-DASH)
Deadline: Friday, April 5
The purpose of this FOA is to support the development and/or pre-clinical studies of non-viral technologies to deliver RNA-based therapeutics into disease-relevant cells and tissues in vivo.
GA CTSA Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Grants (BERD)
Deadline: Friday, April 12
The purpose of this FOA is to support novel methodological research in biostatistics, epidemiology, or health services research and related areas to advance clinical and translational research (CTR).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC)
Deadline: Tuesday, April 30
The purpose of this FOA is to protect the public health and safety of the American people by enhancing the capacity of public health agencies to effectively detect, respond, prevent and control known an emerging (or re-emerging) infectious diseases.
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.
Congratulatory Corner
William Randolph Hunt (Pulmonary) received funding from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for a project entitled, “Cystic Fibrosis Learning Center Network Award.”
Michael Lloyd (Cardiology) received funding from Medtronic, Inc. for a project entitled, “Fast Induced Remodeling in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (FIRE-HFpEF).”
Arshed Quyyumi (Cardiology) received funding from Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Medpace Clinical Research, LLC. for a project entitled, “A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study of Olezarsen administered subcutaneously to patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Laurence Sperling (Cardiology)
Asghar A, Talha KM, Waqar E, Sperling LS, DiNino EK, Sharafkhaneh A, et al. Trends in sleep apnea and heart failure related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2019. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Feb;49(2):102342. Read more
Dean Jones (Pulmonary), Russell Kempker, and Jeffrey Collins (Infectious Diseases)
Tomalka J, Sharma A, Smith AGC, Avaliani T, Gujabidze M, Bakuradze T, et al. Combined cerebrospinal fluid metabolomic and cytokine profiling in tuberculosis meningitis reveals robust and prolonged changes in immunometabolic networks. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2024 Jan;144:102462. Read more
Timothy Read (Infectious Diseases)
Vanderwoude J, Azimi S, Read TD, Diggle SP. The role of hypermutation and collateral sensitivity in antimicrobial resistance diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations in cystic fibrosis lung infection. mBio. 2024 Jan 3:e0310923. Read more
Alexis Bender and Molly Perkins (Geriatrics)
Bender AA, Pier E, Moore M, Jungerman J, Davis A, Perkins MM. Barriers to community service use among persons with dementia and their care partners: A focus on consumers of a novel statewide dementia care program. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Jan 3:7334648231223295. Read more
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