Announcements
DOM faculty members named 2024 ASCI Young Physician Awardees
Congratulations to DOM faculty members, Sivasubramanium Bhavani, MD, MS (Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine), and Michael Woodworth, MD, MSc, FIDSA (Infectious Diseases), on being named 2024 ASCI Young Physician Awardees! The Young Physician-Scientist Awards (YPSA) recognizes up to 50 physician-scientists annually who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research.
Study participants needed for flu vaccine study
Who? Healthy males and non-pregnant females between 18 and 64 years of age, who have not received a seasonal flu vaccine for the current year.
Why? We are studying immune responses to flu vaccination in blood and bone marrow.
Where? All study visits will be held in a clinical research unit at Emory University Hospital.
What? Participants will have health screenings, blood draws, blood tests, bone marrow sampling, and physical exams by licensed health professionals before and after receiving an FDA-approved flu vaccine (flu vaccine will be given as part of this study).
There will be a total of eight study visits over a year including three bone marrow draws/aspirates at the day 0, day 28, and day 365 visits.
Participants will be compensated up to a total of $950 for completion of all scheduled study visits. Participants will receive parking vouchers.
For questions or to volunteer, contact: jennifer.carter.truell@emory.edu
Reminder: Nominations are now open for Emory University’s Award of Distinction
The Award of Distinction Program is the highest award for university staff which annually recognizes approximately 10-15 university employees who have made outstanding contributions to the Emory community.
Upcoming Events
Atlanta Network for Training in KUH Scientific Research (ATLANTIS) Symposium
Thursday, March 14, 2024 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | HSRB I Auditorium and HSRB I Café | Register
Join for the inaugural event that promises a dynamic gathering of multidisciplinary research, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange with the city-wide network.
LAST CALL: Call for Abstracts for ATLANTIS Symposium
Deadline: Wednesday, January 31| Submit
Open to all early career KUH researchers including undergraduates, medical students, PhD students, postdoctoral fellows (PhD and MD), and junior faculty conducting kidney, urology, or hematology-related research.
New Policy Q+A – Proposal Submission Deadlines (DOM Ease of Research)
The DOM Research Administration team is holding several informational sessions to walk DOM investigators and Pre-Award personnel through the ins and outs of the new submission deadline policy. Recordings of the webinar will be available here following the live sessions.
Thursday, February 1 | noon–1 p.m. | Register
Wednesday, February 7 | 3–4 p.m. | Register
CFDE Research Roundtable Lunches: Breaking down disciplinary boundaries: Approaches to interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and convergence research
Tuesday, February 6 | noon–1 p.m. | Dobbs Common Table, private dining room | Register
This month, our discussion will center on research approaches and collaborations we have engaged in that have successfully broken down disciplinary walls.
Road 2 NEXt sUcceSs (R2NEXUS) Workshop 2: Developing a strong research support network
Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 8 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Zoom | Register
The Department of Medicine is pleased to continue offering the Road 2 NEXt sUcceSs (R2NEXUS) workshop series designed to support our career development awardees on the path toward independent funding (NIH K, VA CDA, AHA SDG, or another career development). The R2NEXUS workshop series was developed to offer a unique opportunity to facilitate career development and skills training, enhance the transition to independent funding, standardize the information CDA awardees receive, and supplement the advice and direction received from the CDA mentor(s). Agenda
10th Annual Health Services Research Day
Tuesday, May 7 | 8 a.m.–3 p.m. | SOM auditorium
Join this symposium and networking opportunity where researchers across Georgia will learn about ongoing quality, effectiveness, and value-based research activities.
Call for Abstracts Deadline: Monday, March 4 | Submit
Emory FMD and SCAD Symposium
Saturday, March 23 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m. | Emory University Hospital Midtown, Glenn Auditorium | Register
Join us for the Emory Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Symposium on March 23, 2024. 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.
Do you have an upcoming event or educational opportunity?
Highlighted Resource
Starting your inpatient research clinic at Emory was created to guide first-time investigators through getting their clinical research started at Emory University. This checklist begins with the common items across all Emory Healthcare sites before separating into site/location-specific requirements (EUMH, EUH, Grady, VA, ESJH, Decatur, etc.) and includes key contact people.
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.
Emory University: Curated Funding Lists
The funding opportunities featured here are curated by the Office of Research Development and are updated on a weekly basis.
Emory University: Seeds to Pursue Diverse Funders
Internal Deadline: Wednesday, February 21
The purpose of this seed award is twofold: 1.) To spur and advance collaborations between faculty across different Emory academic units who want to conduct pilot studies or generate preliminary results; and 2.) To support the pursuit of external funding from federal, foundation, and other funders beyond DHHS.
Strengthening Capacity of Central Asia and Eastern Europe Countries to Implement Sustainable and Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment and Health Security Programs under PEPFAR
Deadline: Monday, March 4
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to enhance Central Asia's capacity to provide high-quality HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, laboratory, and strategic information (SI) programs.
Understanding Mechanisms and Outcomes of Trained Immunity (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); June 5, 2024; October 5, 2024; June 5, 2025; October 5, 2025; June 5, 2036; October 5, 2026
The purpose of this FOA is to support research that improves understanding of basic mechanisms and biomarkers of trained immunity (i.e., innate immune memory), plus the functional implications of trained immunity, related to 1) immune system development and function, 2) immunity to vaccines or natural infections, or 3) allergic diseases, autoimmunity, or rejection of organ/tissue/cell transplantation.
High Priority HIV and Substance Use Research (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); August 15, 2024; February 11, 2025; August 15, 2025; February 11, 2026; August 14, 2026; February 11, 2027
The purpose of this FOA is to open new areas of basic and clinical HIV/AIDS research and/or lead to new avenues for prevention, treatment, and cure of HIV among people who use addictive substances.
Grant Wise
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
Janice Lea (Renal Medicine) received funding from Vertex Pharmaceutical Inc. for a project entitled, “A phase 2/3 adaptive, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VX-147 in adult and pediatric subjects with APOL1-mediated proteinuric kidney disease.”
Frances Eun-Hyung Lee (PI, Pulmonary), Doan Nguyen (Co-I, Pulmonary), and Carlos Castrillon (Co-I, Rheumatology) received funding from NIAID for a project entitled, “Molecular mechanisms of human long-lived plasma cell generation in the bone marrow and spleen.”
Igho Ofotokun (PI) and Jesse Waggoner (Co-I) (Infectious Diseases) received funding from NYU/NHLBI for a project entitled, “Long COVID in the eye (LoCEYE) study with the RECOVER Initiative.”
Modele Ogunniyi (Cardiology) received funding from University of Michigan/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for a project entitled, “The impact of an adaptive patient-centered web application on medication optimization in HFrEF patients.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Francois Rollin, Alex Galloway (General Internal Medicine), and Amy Miller (Hospital Medicine),
Rollin F, Miller A, Galloway A. Racial differences in biomarkers should point towards structural, not genetic, determinants. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2023 Sep 26;16:100593.
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Bruce Aldred, Jane Scott, Daniel Gromer (Fellow), Amalia Aldredge, Kimberly Workowski, Zanthia Wiley, Boghuma Titanji, Anandi Sheth, Paulina Rebolledo, Minhly Nguyen, Vincent Marconi, Colleen Kelley, Sheetal Kandiah, Aley Kalapila, Jesse Jacob, Jonathan Colasanti, Emily Cartwright, and Valeria Cantos (Infectious Diseases)
Aldred B, Lyles RH, Scott JY, Gromer DJ, Aldredge A, Workowski KA, et al. Early tecovirimat treatment for mpox disease among people with HIV. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Jan 8. Read more
Hiroki Ueyama (Fellow), Adam Greenbaum, Joe Xie, Nikoloz Shekiladze, Patrick Gleason, Isida Byku, Chandan Devireddy, George Hanzel, Peter Block, and Vasilis Babaliaros (Cardiology),
Ueyama HA, Greenbaum AB, Xie JX, Shekiladze N, Gleason PT, Byku I, Devireddy CM, Hanzel GS, Block PC, Babaliaros VC. Transcatheter paravalvular leak closure with covered stent tract and vascular plug: Tootsie roll technique. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Jan 9:S1936-8798(23)01573-X. Read more
Stan Sonu (General Internal Medicine),
Sonu S, Mann K, Potter J, Rush P, Stillerman A. Toward integration of trauma, resilience, and equity theory and practice: A narrative review and call for consilience. Perm J. 2024 Jan 11:1-18. Read more
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