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Department of Medicine 2022 FAME grant applications
Deadlines: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (LOI); Monday, February 28, 2022 (Full application)
The DOM is accepting applications for its 2022 FAME grant (Fostering the Academic Mission in the Emory DOM) program, which is designed to provide support for clinical faculty to dedicate up to 20 percent of their professional time to scholarly activity including research, education, mentoring, and quality improvement projects. One FAME grant will be awarded by the Department of Medicine, with additional awards supported by the following divisions: Digestive Diseases (1), General Internal Medicine (1), Geriatrics (1), Hospital Medicine (2), and Renal Medicine (1). Need help writing your grant?
2022 FAME Grant Writing Workshop and Coaching Series
Coaching Deadline: Wednesday, December 15
This series provides the opportunity to learn essential grant writing skills from subject matter experts and receive one-on-one guidance from an assigned coach. While this series is optional, it is highly encouraged. Should you choose not to attend, you are still permitted to submit a FAME grant application.
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (JCTS) Call for Papers
Submission deadline: Friday, January 14
Call for Papers for special themed issue of the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (JCTS). Goal is to curate a set of manuscripts that highlight advancements in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in clinical and translational science, particularly regarding promoting diverse research leaders, developing diverse trainees, funding, and promoting health equity-oriented research, and ensuring clinical trials research participants reflect the underlying racial/ethnic diversity of our nation. Emory
Startup Launch Accelerator (SLA)
Due date: Thursday, December 23
The Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, in partnership with the Hatchery, is calling for startup idea applicants for the spring 2022 SLA accelerator. The program helps early-stage founders through a defined process that will allow teams to rapidly take their ideas and test them with customers to discard, change and build a business model to move the startup forward. Georgia CTSA KL2-Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program
Applications due Tuesday, February 1
The goal of the KL2 Scholars program is to support and enhance career development for junior faculty (MD, PhD, MD/PhD, PharmD) committed to a career in clinical and/or translational research. Georgia CTSA is committed to assisting junior faculty at partner institutions to become independent, established, and ethical clinical and/or translational research investigators.
Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report
View information on COVID-19 in the State of Georgia including confirmed cases, ICU admissions, hospitalizations, and deaths. Charts present the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases over time and are meant to aid understanding of whether the outbreak is growing, leveling off, or declining to help guide COVID-19 response. COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard
Interactive dashboard with information about vaccines administered, vaccination by county, and race and ethnicity data.
If interested in submitting a proposal, please reach out to the DOM RAS Pre-Award Inbox at least 45 days in advance with the following information: due date, sponsor, and project duration. Please provide the RFA/PA or link from the sponsor.
Funding & Award Opportunities
Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within the Mission of NIAAA
Opens: Friday, December 31
The NOSI invites administrative supplements and competitive revisions to existing grants and cooperative agreements that advance understanding of critical interactions between alcohol, SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19. A principal area of focus is research that can improve public health in the near term by informing responses to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
Deadline: Monday, January 10
The McKnight Scholar Award program gives promising young investigators in the early stages of an independent research career the opportunity to develop their work on critical problems in brain science. Applicants for the McKnight Scholar Awards must demonstrate their ability to solve significant problems in neuroscience, which may include the translation of basic research to clinical practice. NOSI: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sex and/or Gender Influences (Admin Supp Clinical Trial
Optional)
Opens: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
The purpose of this NOSI is to support research highlighting the impact of sex and/or gender influences in human health and illness. NOSI: Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
Opens: Monday, January 31, 2022
The purpose of this NOSI is to support research highlighting health inequities among women in the US who are underrepresented, understudied, and underreported (U3) in biomedical research. NOSI: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
Opens: Monday, January 31, 2022
The purpose of this NOSI is to provide funding for the expansion of existing research projects to incorporate sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations or SGM-relevant research questions. Georgia CTSA: KL2-Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program
Deadline: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The KL2 program provides the opportunity to build upon the resources of the Georgia CTSA and other established programs in supporting junior faculty members who want to establish a successful clinical and/or translational research career. Understanding Place-Based Health Inequalities in Mid-Life (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: Thursday, February 3, 2022 (LOI); Thursday, March 3, 2022 (Full application)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support research that uncovers potential modifiable explanations about how “places” (e.g., countries, US Census regions, states, counties, neighborhoods, and locations across the urban-rural continuum) are related to morbidity and mortality among middle-aged adults in order to inform policy responses to address poor mid-life health and health disparities. Patient-Clinician Relationship: Improving Health Outcomes in Populations
that Experience Health Care Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: Friday, February 4, 2022; Friday, June 3, 2022
The purpose of this FOA is to support innovative multi-disciplinary and multi-level (e.g., patient, clinician, interpersonal, health care system, community) research designed to understand how optimizing patient-clinician communication and relationship affects health care outcomes in patients from populations with health care disparities.
Colleen Kelley (Infectious Diseases) received funding from NIAID for a project entitled, “Emory training program in translational research to end the HIV epidemic.” Andre Holder (Pulmonary) received funding from Baxter Healthcare Corporation for a project entitled, “Starling registry study.” Arshed Quyyumi (Cardiology) received funding from SomaLogic Operating Co., Inc. for a project entitled, “Evaluating the impact of SomaSignal tests on medical management and change in risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.” Carlos Del Rio (PI) and Jonathan Colasanti (Co-I) (Infectious Diseases) received funding from University of Miami/National Institute on Drug Abuse for a project entitled, “CTN-0121: Integrated care and treatment for severe
infectious diseases and substance use disorders among hospitalized patients.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Modele Ogunniyi (Cardiology)
Cho L, Vest AR, O'Donoghue ML, Ogunniyi MO, Sarma AA, Denby KJ, et al; Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee Leadership Council. Increasing participation of women in cardiovascular trials: JACC Council Perspectives. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 17;78(7):737-751. Read more
Stacie Schmidt and Tracey Henry (General Medicine)
Schmidt S, Gupta R, Bracey J, Volerman A, Henry T, Jackson C, et al. Primary care practice transformation in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: Key principles for General Internal Medicine practitioners. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Nov 29:1–8. Read more Thomas Ziegler (Endocrinology)
Deutz NE, Ziegler TR, Matheson EM, Matarese LE, Tappenden KA, Baggs GE, et al; NOURISH Study Group. Reduced mortality risk in malnourished hospitalized older adult patients with COPD treated with a specialized oral nutritional supplement: Sub-group analysis of the NOURISH study. Clin Nutr. 2021 Mar;40(3):1388-1395. Read more Marcos Schechter (Infectious Diseases)
Nguyen ML, Guddanti B, Schechter MC, Umpierrez M, Wong P, Gonzalez FM, Singer AD. Clinicoradiographic predictors of percutaneous bone biopsy results among patients with suspected thoracolumbar spine infection. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Sep;50(9):1801-1808. Read more Stephen Pastan (Renal
Medicine)
Browne T, McPherson L, Retzloff S, Darius A, Wilk AS, Cruz A, Wright S, Pastan SO, Gander JC, Berlin AA, Patzer RE; Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition. Improving access to kidney transplantation: Perspectives from dialysis and transplant staff in the southeastern United States. Kidney Med. 2021 Jul 7;3(5):799-807.e1. Read more
Have you or a colleague recently published an article?
A translational tale about kidney and urinary tract innate immunity
Wednesday, December 8 ǀ 8 a.m. ǀ Zoom
Featured presenter: David Hains, MD Byron P. & Frances D. Hollett Professor of Pediatric Nephrology, Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief, Pediatric Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children COVID Force Collaborative Seminar Series: An oasis in medical desert: Bringing COVID-19 testing to under-resourced communities while also helping to develop point-of-care testing strategies
Friday, December 10 ǀ 11 a.m. – noon ǀ Zoom
Presented by Mark A. Griffiths, MD, FAAP, FACEP – Medical Director, Emergency Department CHOA, Hughes Spalding, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine K-Club: Updates to the NIH Biosketch and other support documents: What an early career researcher needs to know
Monday, December 13 ǀ noon – 1 p.m. ǀ Zoom
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Sandeep Kumar
Assistant Professor – Biomedical Engineering
2021 Research Day Best Poster Presentation – Basic Science Research What is your professional background?
I am a research-focused assistant professor. I earned my PhD from the University of Pune, India. I did postdoctoral work in molecular cardiology at Texas A&M before coming to Atlanta. I joined Emory as a postdoc before being promoted to an instructor. In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Professor Hanjoong Jo is my mentor. Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
My research focuses on atherosclerosis, a disease in which the deposition of plaque material causes narrowing of the arterial lumen, ultimately reducing the supply of oxygen-rich blood to the downstream organs. Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of heart attack, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease. It preferentially occurs in arterial regions such as branching points and curvatures — areas that are exposed to disturbed blood flow. I investigate how disturbed blood flow causes endothelial inflammation by regulating the gene and microRNA expression and its contribution to atherosclerosis. Identifying and targeting the genes that induce endothelial inflammation (an essential groundwork for atherosclerosis) could provide potential novel anti-atherosclerosis therapies. What do you like most about Emory?
Conducive work environment, friendly people, and a serene and beautiful campus. Emory offers excellent faculty development opportunities. What is your favorite movie or TV show?
I like thrillers and science fiction movies and shows. The series, "Young Sheldon" is my favorite. What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spend time with my family and friends. Small DIY home improvement projects.
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