Announcements
FY23 Department of Medicine: Research Fast Facts
Click the image below to browse the Department of Medicine's Office of Research outcomes for the previous fiscal year.
2023 DOM Annual Alumni Newsletter: A Look Back at the Year
The 2023 Annual Alumni Newsletter is a culmination of the extraordinary accomplishments of the faculty, staff, and trainees that make up the department!
Call for Abstracts! ATLANTIS Symposium
Deadline: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | 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.
Upcoming Events
GA CTSA Grant writing workshop: Mock Study Section
Thursday, January 11 | 1–3 p.m. | Zoom | Register
Southeast Regional Clinical & Translational Science Conference
Wednesday, February 28–Friday, March 1 | 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.
SAVE THE DATE: Third Annual Training Grant Day
Friday, March 1 | Zoom
The goal of Training Grant Day is to bring together Emory’s Training Grant community and share important information relevant to the training grant landscape. At this year’s event, we will share the Training Grant Support Office (TGSO) and Emory initiatives dedicated to training programs, discuss timely topics and programmatic needs, as well as highlight research advances from Emory’s Training Grant appointees.
Inaugural 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.
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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. 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.
Check back for new upcoming funding opportunities in our next edition!
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
Jessica Williams (Rheumatology) received funding from Lupus Research Alliance for a project entitled, “Diversity in Lupus Research Career Development Award: Lupus in rural Georgia: Investigating research barriers and environmental risk factors.”
Arshed Quyyumi (Cardiology) received funding from Cardiosense Inc. for a project entitled, “Non-invasive SEISMocardiogram In Cardiovascular monitoring for Heart Failure I (SEISMIC-HF I).”
Camille Vaughan (PI), Jorge Isaac Pena Garcia, and Fariha Sultan (Co-Is) (Geriatrics) received funding from the American Geriatrics Society, Inc. for a project entitled, “Improving adult immunization rates for COVID-19, influenza and routine adult vaccinations through partnerships with medical subspecialty professionals.”
William Bender (Pulmonary) received funding from Spectral Medical Inc. for a project entitled, “A prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PMX cartridge in addition to standard medical care for patients with endotoxemic septic shock: TIGRIS TRIAL.”
Have you or a colleague recently received an award or grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Daniel Gold (Research Fellow), Pratik Sandesara, Vardhmaan Jain (Fellow), Matthew Gold (Research Fellow), Nishant Vatsa (Research Fellow), Shivang Desai (Fellow), Malika Elhage Hassan (Clin Research Coordinator I), Ayman Alkhoder (Clin Research Coordinator III), Kiran Ejaz (Asc Dir, Research Projects), Alireza Rahbar (Visiting Fellow), Wissam A Jaber, William Nicholson, Arshed Quyyumi (Cardiology)
Gold DA, Sandesara PB, Jain V, Gold ME, Vatsa N, Desai SR, et al. High sensitivity troponin level and benefits of chronic total occlusion revascularization. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Nov 7;12(21):e031431. Read more
Stephen Pastan (Renal Medicine)
McPherson L, Plantinga LC, Howards PP, Kramer M, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. Referral and evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients with lupus nephritis-related end-stage kidney disease. Lupus. 2023 Nov 29:9612033231219739. Read more
Evan Anderson and Kyle Openo (Dir, Infectious Diseases Prog) (Infectious Diseases)
Sumner KM, Masalovich S, O'Halloran A, Holstein R, Reingold A, Kirley PD, et al. Severity of influenza-associated hospitalizations by influenza virus type and subtype in the USA, 2010-19: a repeated cross-sectional study. Lancet Microbe. 2023 Nov;4(11):e903-e912. Read more
Natalia Smirnova (Fellow), Sara Auld, William R Hunt, and Vibha Lama (Pulmonary)
Smirnova N, Lowers J, Magee MJ, Auld SC, Hunt WR, Fitzpatrick A, Lama V, Kavalieratos D. Pulmonary function and quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis. Lung. 2023 Dec;201(6):635-639. Read more
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