Announcements
*NEW RESOURCE* A Guide to Planning a Research Conference
Discover the comprehensive expertise and learned experiences in this practical "how to" manual on hosting a successful annual research conference developed by the DOM Office of Research. Emory credentials are required to view.
Career Optimization and Mentoring Program for Academic Success and Support (COMPASS)
Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 12
COMPASS provides faculty the opportunity to hone their skills through individualized mentoring and collaborative peer support. Faculty selected to participate will take part in both in-person and virtual mentoring over the course of this nine-month program. This program is designed to address the immediate needs of participants, enhance faculty satisfaction, sense of belonging, and retention, and foster the long-term career growth and vitality of our mid-career faculty.
IDea Incubator
Deadline: Sunday, June 30
IDea Incubator is a “Shark Tank”-style competition designed to encourage early-stage ventures of original inventions, products or concepts for improving ID care.
Upcoming Events
Advances on Microbiome Sequencing and Data Analysis
Thursday, June 6 | 4 p.m. | SOM 153A
Jon Ryan (CosmosID) will give a special presentation to illustrate the capabilities of the CosmosID platform and their tools for data analysis. Jon will be available to meet with individual investigators before and after the talk to discuss specific projects.
2024 Annual Southeastern Pediatric Research Conference
Friday, June 7 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center | Register
The conference will include keynote lectures, networking/mentoring sessions, selected oral abstract presentations, poster session/competition, as well as a social hour with door prizes.
Do you have an upcoming event or educational opportunity?
Highlighted Resource
Data Analytics and Biostatistics (DAB) Core provides high-quality biostatistics and IT Data management services to Department of Medicine (DOM) faculty by leveraging existing services in the Rollins School of Public Health and the Information Technology Department. The DOM offers 10 hours at no charge for approved DOM investigators who do not have grant funding; however, the requestee is responsible for time exceeding 10 hours. Click here to find out how to submit your request and how to write DAB Core services into future grants!
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.
Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); Tuesday, August 6, 2024; 2025; 2026 (Full application)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage joint applications for the Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training programs from low- and middle-income country (LMIC) and U.S. institutions that propose a collaborative training program that will strengthen the capacity of a LMIC institution to conduct infectious disease research (not including HIV/AIDS).
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) and Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) Region Genomics in Immune-Mediated Diseases (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); Tuesday, August 20 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to support research that 1) defines associations between variations in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genetic regions and immune-mediated diseases, 2) elucidates mechanisms underlying these associations with the goal of advancing therapeutic opportunities, and/or 3) validates association data in order to improve the predictive power of clinical disease screening.
Access and Manipulation of Brain Cell Subtypes Implicated in Aging and AD/ADRD (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not allowed)
Deadlines: Friday, September 6 (LOI); Monday, October 7 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications proposing innovative strategies to target and manipulate brain cell subtypes that are altered in aging, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and AD-Related Dementias (ADRDs). ADRDs include frontotemporal disorders (FTD), Lewy body dementia (LBD), vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID), and multiple etiology dementias (MED).
Competitive Revision Supplements to Existing T32 Programs to Include Institutional Research Training in Data Science for Infectious and Immune-Mediated Disease
Deadlines: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, and January 7, 2025
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to solicit competitive revision applications from existing T32 recipients to support additional training slots within the NIAID Data Science Training Program (NDSTP) for pre-doctoral data science training.
Would you like an experienced grant writer to help provide guidance for your grant? The Georgia CTSA Grant Wise service offers the opportunity for one-on-one feedback from experienced senior faculty on grant writing. Receive support with developing a timeline, reviewing specific aims, writing/editing the text, and responding to reviewers. Grant Wise is available to faculty of institutions within the Georgia CTSA - Emory, Georgia Tech, MSM, & UGA.
Congratulatory Corner
Ozlem Bilen (Cardiology) received funding from Cytokinetics, Inc. for a project entitled, “A phase 3, multi-center, randomized, double-blind trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Aficamten compared to placebo in adults with symptomatic non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and identified as CY 6033.”
Ignacio Sanz (PI) and Arezou Khosroshahi (Co-I) (Rheumatology) received funding from NIAID for a project entitled, “Regulation of B cell responses in SLE and other autoimmune diseases.”
Anandi Sheth (Co-I, Infectious Diseases) received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a project entitled, “Racialized & structurally urbanized risk environments for pregnant/postpartum women who use drugs: a longitudinal qualitative study.”
Colin Swenson (Pulmonary) received funding from Syneos Health, LLC/Spero Therapeutics, Inc. for a project entitled, “A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multicenter, phase 2, dose- ranging study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of SPR720 as compared with placebo for the treatment of patients with Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) pulmonary disease.”
Richard Wainford (Cardiology) received funding from the National Institute of Aging for two projects entitled, “Aging and hypertension: Integrated renal and sympathetic control of blood pressure” and “Age-related hypertension and vascular cognitive impairment.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Sara Turbow and Tiffany Walker (General Internal Medicine)
Turbow S, Walker T, Culler S, Ali MK. Care fragmentation and readmission mortality and length of stay before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the National Readmissions Database, 2018-2020. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 14;24(1):622. Read more
Modele Ogunniyi and Neal Dickert (Cardiology)
Mustapha, A, Ogunniyi, M, Dickert, N. Striking the Right Chord: Contextual complexities in cardiovascular clinical trial representation. JACC Adv. null2024, 0 (0) . Read more
Evan Anderson (Infectious Diseases)
Anderson LJ, Jadhao SJ, Hussaini L, Ha B, McCracken CE, Gibson T, et al. Development and comparison of immunologic assays to detect primary RSV infections in infants. Front Immunol. 2024 Jan 12;14:1332772. Read more
Matias Zanuzzi (staff), Jinhee Jeong, Dana DaCosta (staff), and Jeanie Park (Renal Medicine)
Zanuzzi MG, Jeong J, DaCosta DR, Park J. Sex differences in sympathetic activity and pulse wave velocity in adults with chronic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Apr 1;326(4):F661-F668. Read more
Astrid Kosters (staff), Ignacio Sanz, Eliver Ghosn (Rheumatology), and F Eun-Hyung Lee (Pulmonary)
Eddins DJ, Yang J, Kosters A, Giacalone VD, Pechuan-Jorge X, Chandler JD, et al. Transcriptional reprogramming of infiltrating neutrophils drives lung pathology in severe COVID-19 despite low viral load. Blood Adv. 2023 Mar 14;7(5):778-799. Read more
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Spotlighted Researcher
Joseph Kellogg
Research Project Manager – Division of Infectious Diseases
What is your professional background?
I graduated from Penn State and worked in EMS before getting my MPH in epidemiology from Emory. Since graduating in 2020 I have worked as a Research Project Manager for Emory. The projects I have managed have mainly been CDC-funded work in the non-acute care setting, especially in nursing homes. My work has focused on MDROs, COVID, and nursing home staff patterns.
Which division do you work in, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Division of Infectious Diseases. My mentors are Dr. Scott Fridkin and Dr. Jesse Jacob, although I have learned a lot from countless others along the way!
Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
The research I've managed often involves working closely with nursing homes. MDRO transmission, infectious disease kinetics, and staffing patterns are not researched as thoroughly in the non-acute care setting. Nursing homes and dialysis centers are key locations of care for many of the patients who are most ill in our medical system, and it is important that we better understand how infectious diseases may impact their care in these places.
What do you like most about Emory?
Emory is one of the top research institutes in the country, especially in the southeastern U.S. I take pride in my work, knowing that it has a chance to make a real impact on the population I'm helping to study.
What is your favorite movie or TV show?
If I had to pick just one (I have to pick just one), I would have to say "Star Wars"!
What do you like to do in your spare time?
When it's nice outside, I like going to Braves games and playing with my dogs. I also like watching soccer, football, and playing video games with my fiancé.
What is a fun fact about you?
My first car was a totaled Jeep Wrangler that I rebuilt, lifted, and then spent way too much time and money four wheeling with it in the woods.
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