Emory School of Medicine Bridge Funding Program
Internal Department of Medicine deadline: Monday, 4/1 The purpose of this program is to assist investigators who have temporarily lost significant federal research funding, and to facilitate carefully planned changes in the research direction. Please email domresearch@emory.edu if you would like to apply. Read more
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 institutional review board. Register | Read more Interested in new Department of Medicine clinical trials?
There are several new opportunities available! Emory’s Lowance Center for Human Immunology is actively recruiting new study participants for both asthma and rheumatology. Please contact Sang Le (sang.n.le@emory.edu/404-712-2982) if interested in participating. Read more (PDF)
Call for judges! Medical student research day
Thursday, 4/18 in SOM 110 (presentations) and the SOM lobby (poster sessions). There are 2 presentation sessions: 10-11 a.m AND 11:15-12:15 p.m. There are 3 poster sessions: 1:45-2:45 p.m., 2:45-3:45 p.m., 3:45-4:45 p.m. To sign up to judge one or more of the poster sessions, please contact Maureen Powers (mpowers@emory.edu). Read more (PDF)
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
Emory LITS Scholarly Communications Office
The Emory University Scholarly Communications Office (SCO) offers a variety of services for Emory faculty, staff, and students. The SCO also coordinates and supports three open access repositories and offers funding to make Emory authors’ research available in eligible open access venues. 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
Using data analytics to support primary care and community interventions to improve chronic disease prevention and management and population health
Deadline: Monday, 4/22 (LOI) The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Award (FOA) is to invite applications to promote health equity and improve the health of individuals and populations at risk for suboptimal health outcomes through the use of primary care and community interventions that address chronic conditions, including prevention and management of multiple chronic conditions. Read more Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health services research project: Partners enabling diagnostic excellence (R01)
Deadline: Monday, 4/22 The purpose of this FOA is to fund investigative health services research projects that establish the incidence of diagnostic errors, enhance our understanding of the factors contributing to diagnostic errors, and the association between diagnostic safety and quality and outcomes such as patient harms, costs, expenditures, and utilization. Read more
Behavioral and social research to address health disparities in the United States (Administrative support clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Monday, 5/6 This FOA is designed to support administrative supplements to funded NIA behavioral and social science research projects to addresses disparities in aging and health. Read more
Cystic fibrosis research and translation centers (P30 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Tuesday, 6/18 (LOI) This FOA invites applications for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Research and Translation Core Centers. CF Research and Translation Core Centers are designed to support both basic and clinical research on Cystic Fibrosis. Read more Small grants for new investigators to promote diversity in health-related research (R21 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Standard Dates apply The purpose of this FOA is to provide support for New Investigators: (1) from diverse backgrounds, including from groups nationally underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research to conduct small research projects in the scientific mission areas of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and (2) who at the time of award under this FOA will have/have had less than $125,000 direct cost of combined research funding (excluding NIH training and NIH career awards). Read more Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Monday, 9/23 This FOA invites applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an integrated and existing program of nutrition and/or obesity research. Read more Silvio O. Conte digestive diseases research core centers (P30 clinical trial optional)
Deadline: Tuesday, 10/1 The purpose of this Centers program is to bring together basic and clinical investigators as a means to enhance communication, collaboration, and effectiveness of ongoing research related to digestive and/or liver diseases. Read more
Arnav Kumar (Cardiology) was selected on behalf of the American College of Cardiology as a William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement awardee. His study is entitled, “High coronary wall shear stress in patients with stable CAD predicts myocardial infarction.” Pubmed | Read more
Sam Lim, Arezou Khosroshahi (Rheumatology) received funding from Bristol Myers Squibb for a project entitled, “A phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate efficacy and safety of BMS-986165 in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus.”
Jennifer Christie (Digestive Diseases) received funding from INC Research, LLC for a project entitled, “ A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, active controlled study to compare the efficacy and safety of ridinilazole (200mg, bid) for 10 days with vancomycin (125mg qid) for 10 days in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.” Roberto Pacifici, Neale Weitzmann, Mingcan Yu, Jau-Yi Li (Endocrinology), Rheinallt Jones (Digestive Diseases) received funding for a R01 from the NIDDK for a project entitled, “Role of gut microbiota in bone mass heritability and skeletal response to parathyroid hormone.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Division Research Seminars
Thursday, 3/28 at 8 a.m. in Whitehead, Conference Room 200
Pulmonary Division Research Seminar: “Breaking barriers: The effects of alcohol and endotoxin injury on lung barrier function” (Prestina Smith, PhD)
Thursday, 3/28 at 8 a.m. in the Grace Crum Rollins Building, Room 721/729, SPH
Infectious Disease Seminar: “Systems vaccinology for live attenuated tularemia vaccines” (Muktha Natrajan, PhD, Hope Clinic)
Monday, 4/01 at 9 a.m. in Emory University Hospital, Hurst Conference Room, E450
Cardiovascular Biology Seminar: (Rafaela Goncalves Feresin, PhD, Georgia State University)
Tuesday, 4/2 at 5 p.m. in School of Medicine, Room 170A
Renal Grand Rounds: “Preventing cancer recurrence: Unleashing anti-tumor immunity” (Vikas Sukhatme, MD)
Recent Notable Publications
Jeff Sands (Renal Medicine)
Rosinger AY, Pontzer H, Raichlen DA, Wood BM, et al. “Age-related decline in urine concentration may not be universal: Comparative study from the U.S. and two small-scale societies.” Am J Phys Anthropol. 2019 Apr;168(4):705-716. Read more
David Molony, Habib Samady (Cardiology)
Elliott MR, Kim D, Molony DS, Morris L, et al. “Establishment of an automated algorithm utilizing optical coherence tomography and micro-computed tomography imaging to reconstruct the 3-D deformed stent geometry.” IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2019 Mar;38(3):710-720. Read more Simon Mwangi, Ge Li, Lan Ye, Yunshan Liu, Mark Czaja, Shanthi Srinivasan (Digestive Diseases), Francois Reichardt, Samantha Yeligar, Michael Hart (Pulmonary)
Mwangi SM, Li G, Ye L, Liu Y, et al. "Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor enhances autophagic flux in mouse and rat hepatocytes and protects against palmitate lipotoxicity.” Hepatology. 2019 Feb 4. Read more
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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 the 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
Pediatric Research Grand Rounds: “Challenging the dogma: Novel HSV vaccine candidate”
Wednesday, 4/17 at 8 a.m. in Egleston Classrooms 5-7. Betsy C. Herold MD, (Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology-Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) will serve as the keynote speaker for this event. Read more
Register Now! Department of Medicine’s clinical skills refresher course
Friday, 4/19 from 9 a.m. to noon in Emory University Hospital Classrooms A and B-C.
Join the Department of Medicine’s clinical excellence community for a comprehensive clinical skills refresher course. This CME-accredited workshop will include a combination of didactic sessions and hands-on learning on a variety of topics. Register | Read more
Vin Tangpricha
Division of Endocrinology
What is your professional background?
I'm a Physician Scientist trained in clinical translational research in vitamin D. I completed my MD at Tufts and my PhD in Molecular Medicine at Boston University. I completed my medical residency and endocrinology fellowship at Boston University.
In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I am a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids. My mentors at Emory are Thomas Ziegler, Mark Nanes, and Roberto Pacifici. Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
I receive research funding for three different topics: 1) vitamin D 2) cystic fibrosis and 3) transgender medicine. Vitamin D remains very important as it is still unclear why vitamin D deficiency is associated with several health conditions. Cystic Fibrosis is important because patients are living longer and now developing complications of endocrine diseases. Transgender medicine is important because there continues to be health disparities among transgender people due to the lack of education by the lay and medical communities. What do you like most about Emory?
I enjoy working with many talented colleagues at Emory who value the tripartite academic mission in medicine: teaching, research, and patient care. What is your favorite book, movie, or TV show?
I watch primarily the Atlanta Hawks and Braves. The Ballplayer by Chipper Jones is a good read. What do you like to do in your spare time?
I attend Braves games at SunTrust Park and Hawks games at State Farm Arena with my family. I used to coach youth sports when my son was younger. Now, I enjoy seeing my son play baseball for his school and my daughter dancing ballet for her company and school.
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