eRoundup for 10/24/08
Atlanta Clinical & Translational
Science Institute (ACTSI)
Weekly eRoundup
October 24, 2008
KL2-Clinical Research Career Development Program for Junior Faculty Members Request for Application-Deadline February 1, 2009
Junior faculty members at the MD or PhD level from a wide variety of disciplines at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, or Georgia Tech who are committed to an academic career in clinical and/or translational research and who have excellent potential to become independent clinical investigators are encouraged to apply to the KL2-Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars (MCTRS) Program. The KL2 award provides support for didactic and mentored research training for junior faculty members committed to a career in clinical investigation. The KL2 award includes 75% salary support per year for the junior faculty member, a technical budget for research costs and tuition, and some salary support for the trainee's Lead Mentor.
The KL2-MCTRS Program (formerly K12 program) is part of the Research Education, Training and Career Development (RETCD) Program supported by the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).
Please see the program's Web site for more details. Those interested in applying are urged to contact Cheryl Sroka at the ACTSI RETCD program office at 404-727-5096.
PhD Graduate Students and Medical Students Interested in Clinical and/or Translational Research-Dual Degree Program
The Research Education, Training, and Career Development (RETCD) program of the NIH-funded Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) announces new opportunities for clinical and translational research training for PhD graduate students (PhD/MSCR predoctoral track) and medical students. Students enrolled at Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Georgia Tech (GT) are eligible. The goal of the program is to provide novel training for PhD graduate students or medical students with outstanding potential for careers in clinical and/or translational research.
Application must be submitted electronically by email, and are due no later than March 1, 2009. For PhD graduate students please visit this site; for medical students please visit this site. For more information visit www.actsi.org/retcd.
Nutrition Seminar: Metabolomics for Nutrition Research
The Center for Clinical and Molecular Nutrition and the Emory Nutrition and Health Sciences Program sponsors a monthly seminar series. November features Metabolomics for Nutrition Research by Dean Jones, Ph.D., professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine and director, Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory on Wednesday, November 5, at Emory School of Medicine, room 190 from noon until 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Please direct questions to Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD.
HIV Grant Opportunity Workshop
Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health faculty cordially invite you or your representative to attend a Community Engagement and Research Program (CERP) HIV grant opportunity workshop. This workshop will take place on Wednesday, November 12, from 9:00 a.m. until noon at Morehouse School of Medicine's (720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA) National Primary Care Center, room 207/218.
The Community Engagement and Research Program is a component of the Atlanta Clinical Translational Science Institute, a consortium of Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia Tech.
This free workshop will provide an opportunity for people to network and identify others that have an interest in conducting research to improve methods for reducing HIV transmission. It is our expectation that these common interests will lead to opportunities for collaboration and partnerships in order to apply for grant funding.
This workshop will help participants to:
- identify public, private and community organizations wishing to participate in grant opportunities
- identify research grant funding available in HIV/AIDS
- discuss ways participants can work collaboratively in pursuit of this grant funding
CERP will also describe the mini-grant program. This funding could make an impact on health promotion and health disparities in Georgia.
Faculty that have a specific HIV/AIDS research interest and have identified a grant funding opportunity are encouraged to please contact Dr. Katherine Erwin at 404-756-5278 to obtain additional information regarding the workshop.
Medical and Graduate Students Interested in Clinical and/or Translational Research-Short-Term Training Opportunity
Current medical students at Emory University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), and other health professional trainees pursuing doctoral degrees in public health, biomedical engineering, nursing and other fields at Emory, MSM and Georgia Tech can apply for short-term (3 month) stipends ($5,190 of salary support during this 3-month training period) funded by the Research Education, Training and Career Development (RETCD) program of the NIH-funded Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI). This mechanism will support medical and graduate students who are interested in a short course program focused on clinical and/or translational research under the mentorship of a successful, federally funded faculty mentor.
Application for the short-term training program includes several components that should be submitted electronically by email. For more information please visit or www.actsi.org/retcd.
Request for Applications: New Technologies Investments
The Translational Technologies and Resources (TTR) program of the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) to use available funds for new technologies investments. Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31. For more information please visit.
Upcoming William E. Mitch Lecture by Dr. Peter Agre
Dr. Jeff M. Sands, ACTSI senior Co-PI, hosts Dr. Peter Agre as the William E. Mitch Lecturer in Nephrology on November 18, at 5:00 p.m. in the Emory University School of Medicine, rooms 110 and 120. Dr. Agre won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his cloning of the first water channel, Aquaporin-1. He is a professor at Johns Hopkins and heads their Malaria Research Institute.
Do you have news, seminars or events of interest to clinical and translational researchers? Send them to actsi@emory.edu by noon on Thursday. To suggest subscribers or unsubscribe to the listserv please email actsi@emory.edu.