Announcements
Announcing the NIH Institutional Excellence in DEIA Prize Competition
Deadline Tuesday, September 26
NIH is now accepting submissions for a new initiative that will recognize and reward effective strategies for enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in research environments. The NIH will award up to 10 prizes of $100,000 each to higher education institutions that demonstrate a commitment to creating cultures of inclusive excellence and enhancing DEIA in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise.
Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives (GSI) International Awards
Deadline to submit nominations: Friday, September 29
Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization recognizes an Emory faculty member who excels in the advancement of the University's commitment to internationalization. The award was established by a generous gift from Claus M. Halle and honors the work of Marion V. Creekmore, who served as Emory University's inaugural vice provost for international affairs and the first director of the Claus M. Halle Institute for Global Learning.
International Outreach Award honors a staff person who has made significant contributions to Emory's internationalization through the programs, schools, and units they serve, and who has enhanced Emory's reputation by contributing their expertise to international professional networks in their field.
The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program
The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program from the Small Business Administration is meant to help increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of SBIR/STTR applications from each state. For startups in the state of Georgia that are competitive for an SBIR/STTR, we can offer $2,450 to help cover the upfront fee of hiring a grant writing consultant to help craft and submit their SBIR/STTR. Note: Most grant consultants stop taking clients approximately eight weeks from the SBIR/STTR deadline. Questions? Contact Kevin Wu.
Teams Mentoring Program – Call for Content Experts
Are you an expert in providing feedback, managing a team, grant writing, manuscript development, people management, or other academic skills? Are you interested in paying it forward to help junior scholars? Then we want you as an expert for Georgia CTSA’s TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring for Science) Program! Share your expertise virtually with a small group of mentees and commit to at least a one-hour meeting per year. Learn more
Call for Mentors: GA CTSA TEAMS Program
Calling all mentors from Emory, Georgia Tech, MSM, and UGA! Are you a mid to senior-level faculty member who enjoys mentoring? Are you looking to enhance your mentoring and communications skills and meet new colleagues? Georgia CTSA TEAMS (Translational Education and Mentoring for Science) is seeking experts in public health, clinical and translational science, community engagement, health equity, and more for the 2023-2024 academic year. Sign up now
Upcoming Events
Blue Sky Group: LGBTQ+ Health
Wednesday, September 6 | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Zoom | Register
Blue Sky Groups are unstructured meetings that provide a unique opportunity for attendees to drive the agenda and catalyze future collaborations and research opportunities. The discussion will be opened by Dr. Don Operario, a leading researcher in this field. Discussion topics may include, but are not limited to: What are the burning issues in this area? What are the known funding opportunities? What are the cross-institutional collaborative research opportunities in this space?
8th Annual Emory Division of Hospital Medicine: Clinical Vignette Competition
Friday, September 8 | 4:30–7 p.m. | Miller-Ward Alumni House, 815 Houston Mill Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30329
This event is open to anyone at Emory interested in clinical medicine. The event is free and presents 30 to 50 poster presentations.
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) IACUC Training Workshop
Monday, September 11 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m | Miller-Ward Alumni House, 815 Houston Mill Rd, NE Atlanta, GA 30329
SCAW’s IACUC Training Workshop educates and trains individuals who work with laboratory animals in research, testing, and education, including IACUC members and administrators, principal investigators, attending veterinarians, regulatory personnel, and laboratory animal care staff.
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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.
Interventions for Stigma Reduction to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, and Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadlines: Monday, November 20, 2023; 2024; 2025 (LOI); Wednesday, December 20, 2023; 2024; 2025 (Full application)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to develop and test interventions to reduce the impact of HIV-associated stigma on the prevention and treatment of HIV infection and/or AIDS, and on the quality of life of people living with HIV and/or AIDS (PLWH).
American College of Gastroenterology: Research Grants
Deadline: Monday, December 4
Junior Faculty Development Award
Support for junior investigators working toward independent careers in clinical research related to gastroenterology or hepatology.
Established Investigator Bridge Funding Award
Support for established investigators with bridge funding for clinical research related to gastroenterology or hepatology.
Health Equity Research Award
Support actionable science that will translate to reducing health and/or healthcare disparities, thereby promoting health equity.
Clinical Research Award
The purpose of this FOA is to support innovative patient-oriented research with direct applicability to clinical care.
Clinical Research Award Pilot Projects
The mission of this award is to encourage clinical research among trainees and junior faculty.
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Research Scholar Award (RSA)
Deadline: Tuesday, December 5
The purpose of this FOA is to support early-career investigators working toward independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases by ensuring that a major proportion of their time is protected for research (i.e., a minimum of 50 percent effort dedicated to the proposed project).
Next Generation Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (NGM) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadlines: Thursday, December 7, 2023; 2024
The purpose of this FOA is to support the continued development of new and innovative on-demand, event-driven, and long-acting (systemic and non-systemic) multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs).
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Development of Rapid Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostic
Expires: January 8, 2026
The purpose of this NOSI is to encourage applications in the area of translational research and development of rapid Point-of-Care diagnostics that will diagnose active viremic HCV infections.
Georgia CTSA Grant Wise Program offers the opportunity for one-on-one feedback from experienced senior faculty on grant writing. Requests for mentoring can range from developing a timeline, reviewing specific aims, writing and editing the text, or responding to reviewer comments. All grant types welcome.
Congratulatory Corner
Lauren Collins (Infectious Diseases) received a K23 from National Institute on Aging for a project entitled, “An EYE toward healthy aging in HIV: Building evidence for multimorbidity screening and prevention.”
Camille Vaughan (PI, Geriatrics) and Ted Johnson (Co-I, General Internal Medicine) received funding from NIA for a project entitled, “A multi-center trial to improve nocturnal and sleep in older adults.”
Ozlem Bilen (Cardiology) received funding from Cytokinetics, Inc. for a project entitled, “An open-label study of CK-3773274 for patients with symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).”
Colin Swenson (Pulmonary) received funding from AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. for a project entitled, “A phase 2/3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, prospective study to assess the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of orally administered Epetraborole in patients with treatment-refractory mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.”
Jeffrey Collins (Infectious Diseases) received funding from University of California San Francisco/NIH for a project entitled, “The role of tyrosine metabolism in tuberculosis pathogenesis.”
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Recent Notable Publications
Wendy Armstrong, Jonathan Colasanti, and Vincent Marconi (Infectious Diseases)
Sweitzer S, Giegold M, Chen Y, Farber EW, Sumitani J, Henderson A, et al. The CARES Program: Improving viral suppression and retention in care through a comprehensive team-based approach to care for people with HIV and complex psychosocial needs. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2023 Aug;37(8):416-424. Read more
Henry Blumberg, Igho Ofotokun (Infectious Diseases), and Thomas Ziegler (Endocrinology)
McGee RE, Blumberg HM, Ziegler TR, Ofotokun I, Bhatti PT, Paulsen DF, et al. Mentor training for junior faculty: a brief evaluation report from the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance. J Investig Med. 2023 Aug;71(6):577-585. Read more
Jonathan Suarez and Jeff Sands (Renal Medicine)
Suarez JJ, Elon L, Rangel-Rodriguez A, Xiuhtecutli N, House et al. A pilot study examining the use of ultrasound to measure intravascular volume status in agricultural workers in a field-based research setting. J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Aug 1;65(8):685-688. Read more
Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy (Geriatrics)
Krishnamurthy LC, Glassman C, Han JH, Song SE, Denmon C, Weatherill M, et al. ASL MRI informs blood flow to chronic stroke lesions in patients with aphasia. Front Physiol. 2023 Jul 20;14:1240992. Read more
Abhinav Goyal (Cardiology)
Osho A, Fernandes MF, Poudel R, de Lemos J, Hong H, Zhao J, et al. Race-based differences in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction process metrics and mortality from 2015 through 2021: An analysis of 178 062 patients from the American Heart Association get with the guidelines-coronary artery disease registry. circulation. 2023 Jul 18;148(3):229-240. Read more
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