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Updated Policy for Family Leave and Unpaid Leave for Extramural Loan Repayment Program Recipients
Family leave can be taken during an NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) award for certain family and medical needs. LRP recipients requiring extended periods of time away from their research, that is, more than 15 calendar days of unpaid sick leave or 60 calendar days of unpaid family leave from their research institution, must seek approval from the NIH Division of Loan Repayment (DLR) to continue their LRP participation. Awardees must notify DLR in advance by emailing lrp@nih.gov. Learn more Discovery Phase Research Mentors and Projects
We are looking for research active faculty to participate in the Discovery Phase of the Medical School Curriculum by mentoring a medical student research project. Topics in clinical, translational or basic science, or in the medical humanities, including creative writing, medical history, business or law, as they pertain to medicine, are all potential areas as long as they lead to a scholarly product. Discovery is a required five-month Phase of the curriculum during which student do full time research under the direction of their chosen Mentor. Students have no responsibilities during this time other than research, so projects should be substantial enough to merit 5 months of full-time effort, but also should be feasible for what is not a long period in research terms. If you have a project in mind and would like to act as a mentor, please submit your research project. In need of part-time student assistance for a health services research project?
The Center for Health Services Research in the Department of Surgery and Department of Medicine plans to hire and support up to two Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) Master’s in Public Health (MPH) students from the Rollins School of Public Health starting in September 2021 and continuing through late April of 2022. The intention for this program is to grow longer term collaborations between methodologists in RSPH and clinicians in the respective departments. All faculty with a primary appointment in either are eligible to apply for assistance.
If interested in mentoring a REAL student this Fall, please send an email to lteunis@emory.edu by Friday, August 9, 2021 with the following information: - Title of research project
- Name and title of mentor/faculty lead, and other co-investigators involved in project
- Brief description of research project, proposed methods, justification for how this work will lead to future funding (e.g., pilot data collection or analysis for a grant submission), timeline, and expected role of the student
- Estimated number of hours/week needed for the project
Learn more Road 2 NEXt sUcceSs (R2NEXUS) Workshop 2: Developing a strong research support network
Thursday, August 19 ǀ 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Register
The Department of Medicine's Office of Research launched the R2NEXUS workshop series in January 2021. This new series is designed to support career advancement of early-career researchers on their paths toward independence. We are happy to announce that registration is now open for the second workshop in the series.
The Learning Objectives for this workshop include: - Rolling with the unexpected
- Building a collaborative network and managing mentoring relationships
- Understanding how diversity will improve the research
team
- Publishing and communicating work effectively
2021 DOM Research Day Call for Abstracts
Deadline: Monday, August 23 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Late submissions will not be accepted.
The Department of Medicine is now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 14th annual DOM Research Day, Thursday, October 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All DOM faculty, fellows, residents, and students (whose primary mentor is a member of the DOM) are invited to submit an abstract. There is a limit of two abstracts per presenting author. Submit an abstract
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.
Need help navigating the DOM Research Administration Service (RAS) Unit?
The team has issued a one-page document to assist you in working your way through the grant submission process.
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
NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior; Friday, September 10; January 25, 2022; May 25, 2022; January 25, 2023; May 25, 2023
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research. Learn more American Academy of Sleep Medicine Strategic Research Award – Category I and II
Deadline: Monday, October 11 (LOI); Friday, March 11, 2022
This award is investigator-initiated and supports high-impact research projects aimed at addressing gaps in knowledge that impact the ability to provide optimal, patient-centered, cost-effective diagnosis and care for patients with sleep disorders. Learn more Supplements to Advance Research (STAR) from Projects to Programs (Admin Supp – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: Thursday, November 4
The STAR Program is designed to allow investigators to expand upon and explore new opportunities within the broad scope of a currently funded, peer-reviewed research project to facilitate the transition from a single project to a research program. Learn more Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute – New Horizons
Deadline: Friday, November 5 (LOI)
The purpose of this FOA is to fund those applications with the greatest relevance to finding improved treatments or a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. Learn more Innate Immune Memory Impacting HIV Acquisition and/or Control (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: 30 days prior; Monday, December 6 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to investigate innate immune cell effector functions and innate immune memory as a means to prevent HIV infection and/or establishment of disease. Learn more Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers, Health Disparities Research, and Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Deadline: Wednesday, September 1 through Thursday, November 18
The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. Innate Immune Memory Impacting HIV Acquisition and/or Control (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadlines: 30 days prior (LOI); Monday, December 6 (Full application)
The purpose of this FOA is to investigate innate immune cell effector functions and innate immune memory as a means to prevent HIV infection and/or establishment of disease. Learn more
COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
Visit the DOM intranet for archived COVID funding opportunities in a searchable database compiled from FOAs in the weekly What's Up in DOM Research newsletter.
Emory credentials required to view.
2022 Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) COVID-19 Innovation Awards
Deadline: Wednesday, September 1
The purpose of this FOA is to identify solution-focused mechanisms aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection and decreasing cardiovascular and other health risks due to COVID-19. Learn more
Yih-Ling Tzeng (PI) and David Stephens (Co- I) (Infectious Diseases) received funding from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project entitled, “Acquisition of gonococcal denitrification apparatus in the Neisseria meningitidis
urethritis clade.” William Nicholson (Cardiology) received funding from University of British Columbia/ Edwards LifeSciences LLC for a project entitled, “A randomized, comparative effectiveness study of staged complete revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention to treat coronary artery disease vs medical management alone in patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis undergoing elective transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement: The COMPLETE TAVR
study.” Micah Fisher (Pulmonary) received funding from Acceleron Pharma Inc. for a project entitled, “A Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to compare the efficacy and safety of sotatercept versus placebo when added to background Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension therapy for the treatment of PAH.” Modele Ogunniyi (Cardiology) received funding from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a project entitled, “EMPACT-MI: A streamlined, multicentre, randomized, parallel group, double-blind placebo-controlled superiority trial to evaluate the effect of EMPAgliflozin on hospitalization for heart failure and mortality in patients with aCuTe Myocardial infarction.” Have you or a colleague recently received an award or
grant funding?
Recent Notable Publications
Matthew Collins (Infectious Diseases)
Vanegas H, González F, Reyes Y, Centeno E, Palacios J, Zepeda O, Hagbom M, Collins MH, et al. Zika RNA and Flavivirus-like antigens in the sperm cells of symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects. Viruses. 2021 Jan 21;13(2):152. Read more Gina Lundberg (Cardiology)
Chandra NV, Hsiao R, Shapiro H, Snow S, Truong K, Beach S, Brown SA, Calfon Press MA, Gulati M, Horwich TB, Lundberg GP, et al. Women in cardiology twitter network: An analysis of a global professional virtual community from 2016 to 2019. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Feb;10(5):e019321. Read more Cristina
Drenkard, Sam Lim (Rheumatology), Ann Vandenberg, and Laura Plantinga (Geriatrics)
Vandenberg AE, Drenkard C, Goldstein FC, Dunlop-Thomas C, Lim SS, Bowling CB, Plantinga LC. Cognitive problems and their clinical assessment in SLE: contrasting patient and provider views. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 Mar 18. Read more J Sonya Haw, Guillermo Umpierrez (Endocrinology), and Sara Turbow (General Medicine)
Haw JS, Shah M, Turbow S, Egeolu M, Umpierrez G. Diabetes complications in racial and ethnic minority populations in the USA. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 Jan 9;21(1):2. Read more David Tong (Hospital Medicine), James O'Keefe (Primary Care)
O'Keefe JB, Tong EJ, O'Keefe GD, Tong DC. Description of symptom course in a telemedicine monitoring clinic for acute symptomatic COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 5;11(3):e044154. Read more
Have you or a colleague recently published an article?
Long-term consequences of social isolation: What we can learn from model organisms
Friday, August 6 ǀ noon – 1 p.m. ǀ Zoom
Speaker: Shannon L Gourley, PhD – Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Register NIH Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health Research and Benefits to trainees and PIs
Tuesday, August 17 ǀ 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Webinar featuring representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK and NIAMS) and hosted by the Emory DOM URiM Research Affinity Group. Learn how NIH Supplements promote diversity in health research and can help you as a trainee or as a Principal Investigator. Tuesday, August 17th 5:30-7pm. Register ǀ Flyer
Sharon Bergquist
Associate Professor – Primary Care What is your professional background?
I completed my undergraduate degree in biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University and received my medical degree from Harvard Medical School. I did my residency in internal medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and have been on the Emory Department of Medicine faculty since 2000. In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I work in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Most of my mentoring has been informal, but I have learned a lot from many colleagues. Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
I am very interested in applied well-being or learning about the intersection of physiology and molecular science, health behavior, and optimal health. I am particularly interested in finding and validating early predictive disease biomarkers, especially ones that can serve as outcome measures for evaluating therapeutic lifestyle interventions. What do you like most about Emory?
I enjoy the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues who are doing fascinating work across diverse disciplines. What is your favorite movie or TV show?
It’s hard to pick a favorite but if I had to, I would say the movie "The Shawshank Redemption." What do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy running, hiking, and experimenting with plant-based ingredients to create new recipes with our three daughters. What is a fun fact about you?
I am fluent in Farsi.
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