Tuesday, December 19, 2023
.Happy Holidays from the DOM Office of Research! This is the final issue of 2023, the next issue of What's Up will be Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
Announcements
Grant Forward Access to Emory University
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research sponsors a university-wide subscription to GrantForward. GrantForward provides easy, customizable access to thousands of grant opportunities through a single easy-to-use interface. Researchers can use this service to self-curate personalized funding notices, as well as to create research profiles that will further refine and individualize grant recommendations provided by the system.
Emory FIRST Updates & Resources
On Thursday, December 7, the School of Medicine performed a routine update of Emory FIRST, the faculty information system that supports our faculty web profiles and tracks publications and publication metrics. This update will improve the site's performance. Now that the update is complete, you can resume any updates to your profiles using the instructions below.
If you have questions about Emory FIRST, contact Kimberly Powell.
Upcoming Events
Research Grand Rounds: A “Kidneyomics” approach towards precision care, treatments, and cures for nephrotic syndrome
Wednesday, December 20 | 8 a.m. | Zoom | Register
Speaker: Matt Sampson, MD, MSCE (Warren E. Grupe Chair in Nephrology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Division of Renal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Associate Member, Broad Institute Boston, MA)
Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference
Wednesday, February 28–Friday, March 1, 2024 | 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.
Do you have an upcoming event or educational opportunity?
Highlighted Resource
Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program: The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich and diversify CSR’s pool of trained reviewers.
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.
JDRF: Development of Interventions to Modulate Immune Cell Trafficking in T1D
Deadlines: Wednesday, January 17 (LOI); Wednesday, February 28 (Full application)
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to accelerate the identification and validation of reagents that promote immune rebalance and the protection of beta cell function through modulating the trafficking of immune cells to the pancreatic islets.
FDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed
Deadlines: Thursday, January 18 (LOI); Thursday, February 29 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to fund innovative research that focuses on advancing equity in clinical trials by supporting efforts to advance diversity in clinical trials, equitable data efforts by increasing data available on diverse groups including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, age, disability and geography, and equity of voices by increasing understanding of diverse patient perspectives, preferences, and unmet needs.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding Opportunities
Deadlines: Tuesday, February 6 and Tuesday, May 7
Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research (PLACER)
The purpose of this FOA is to fund high-quality patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that will address critical decisions faced by patients, families, caregivers, clinicians, and the health and healthcare community and for which there is insufficient evidence.
Advancing the Science of Engagement
The purpose of this FOA is to fund studies that build an evidence base on engagement in research, including: Measures to capture structure/context, process and outcomes of engagement in research; Techniques that lead to effective engagement in research; and How effective engagement techniques should be modified and resourced for different contexts, settings and communities to ensure equity in engagement and research.
Limited Competition PCORI Funding: Implementation Awards
The purpose of this FOA is to implement patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) results obtained from PCORI-funded research in real-world practice settings, and in selected cases, projects that focus on preparing for implementation of these findings or on the dissemination of these findings.
Centers of Excellence for Translational Research (CETR) (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); Monday, April 29 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications from single institutions or a consortium of institutions to participate in the Centers for Excellence in Translational Research (CETR) that will focus on generating, validating, and advancing medical countermeasures against bacteria or fungi with known and emerging resistance to current therapies.
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
Vasilis Babaliaros (Cardiology) received funding from Edwards Lifesciences LLC for a project entitled, “Emory live case for Rouen International TAVI training.”
Ankita Agarwal (Pulmonary) received funding from the Society of Critical Care Medicine for a project entitled, “Study of physician cognitive load and work in the ICU.”
Arezou Khosroshahi (Rheumatology) received funding from Evidera, Inc./Amgen Inc. for a project entitled, “Interviews to explore Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) flare symptoms.”
Frederic Rahbari (Renal Medicine) received funding from Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation for a project entitled, “Care Team Grant: Emory University PKD-COE care team.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Nikoloz Shekiladze, Pratik Sandesara, Wissam Jaber, and William Nicholson (Cardiology)
Shekiladze N, Sandesara PB, Tai Z, Maisuradze N, Jaber W, Nicholson W. Technical aspects of entrapped coronary guidewire retrieval using rotational atherectomy device: A case series. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Dec 9. Read more
Dean Jones (Pulmonary)
Kalia V, Kulick ER, Vardarajan B, Gu Y, Manly JJ, Elkind MSV, et al. Linking air pollution exposure to blood-based metabolic features in a community-based aging cohort with and without dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023;96(3):1025-1040. Read more
Blake Anderson (Primary Care)
Avula N, Kakach D, Tignanelli CJ, Liebovitz DM, Nicklas JM, Cohen K, et al; COVID-OUT Trial Team. Strategies used for the COVID-OUT decentralized trial of outpatient treatment of SARS-CoV-2. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023 Nov 7;7(1):e242. Read more
Koba Lomashvili (Renal Medicine)
Ajiboye O, Vengoechea JE, Gupta R, Lomashvili K. Autosomal recessive adolescent syndromic nephronophthisis caused by a novel compound heterozygous pathogenic variant. Am J Case Rep. 2023 Nov 22;24:e941413. Read more
Stephanie Pouch (Infectious Diseases)
Rowe S, Green S, Albrecht B, Pouch SM. Long-term Dalbavancin for Suppression of Gram-Positive Chronic Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 2;10(11):ofad537. Read more
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