eRoundup for 6/04/10

Data Interpretation and Management - An Instance of Data Manipulation

The Biomedical Informatics Program (BIP) of the ACTSI has initiated an effort to design and develop an informatics architecture framework and middleware infrastructure, building on existing standards and best practices from the Web, Web Services, Semantic Web, and Grid Computing communities. This effort is driven by use cases and research applications from studies supported by the ACTSI. The program is seeking teams of Georgia Tech faculty and graduate students to work with ACTSI to work with the broader ACTSI architectural design and development team to develop security and testing components of the ACTSI infrastructure. Read more...

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The ACTSI presented The Role of MYH9 Polymorphisms in Glomerular Disease by Jeffrey Kopp, MD, Captain, U.S. Public Health Service and Staff Clinician, Kidney Disease Section, NIDDK, NIH, on May 27, to Emory School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine. Watch his dynamic lecture here. 

A new initiative promises to monitor the impact of federal science investments on employment, knowledge generation, and health outcomes. The initiative-Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science, or STAR METRICS-is a multi-agency venture led by the NIH, the NSF, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Read more...

Dr. Alexander Quarshie (MSM) and Dr. Gianluca Tosini (MSM) are the study co-PIs and Dr.  Donald Bliwise (Emory) is the program co-director, with collaborators Dr. Thomas Ziegler (Emory), Dr. Darwin Labarthe (CDC), and Dr. Henry Blumberg (Emory). This training program's overall goal is to attract pre-doctoral URM students to MSM and train them to pursue careers in clinical and translational research relevant to the mission of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Our objective is to augment the number of skilled investigators pursuing CTR related to clinical cardiovascular disease and sleep disorders. Read more...

Ten CTSA organizations have already posted more than 3,700 innovations. Read more... 

The HSI-Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pilot Grant Program is focused on research related to clinical outcomes and public health. Read more... 

This mechanism is intended to increase new collaborations and the number of faculty applying for HIV/AIDS-related funding to the NCI of the NIH by providing seed grant resources for collecting data, developing/refining methodologies, and/or developing/refining technologies that will strengthen the competitiveness of NCI applications. This mechanism provides support for dual PI, multidisciplinary research projects that can be accomplished in a short period of time (one year) with limited resources ($60K). Application and administrative questions should be directed to Kimberly Hagen. Read more...

ProtoType, a protocol authoring tool, webinar will be held on June 9, from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. ProtoType is a new tool developed at the NIH Clinical Center, to provide a systematic framework where protocols can be authored and maintained throughout their life cycle. In addition to describing the key functionalities of the application, this webinar will describe how it was designed to fit the needs at the NIH, as well as its flexibility to adapt to implementations at many other facilities. To join the meeting click here or call 1-866-910-4857, participant code: 584064.

If you are a new coordinator or you need a refresher, please sign up today! Course and registration information is available on the OCR website. The training will be held at Emory in the 1599 Clifton Road Building on the first floor.

Emory's Office for Clinical Research presents Research Matters on Thursday, June 24, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in Emory's EUH Auditorium, Second Floor. This event offers CME hours. Click here to register.

This handbook provides practical guidance to clinical trial staff and research partners on how to anticipate and respond to the special communications challenges posed by the conduct of clinical research. Designed to be accessible and relevant to a wide audience, Communications Handbook for Clinical Trials will make your job easier, whether you are a researcher, a study coordinator, or a communications professional. Read more...

• The State Science & Technology Institute is a national nonprofit organization that leads, supports, and strengthens efforts to improve state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation.

• The Battelle/BIO State Bioscience Initiatives 2010 report provides national, state, and metropolitan data on bioscience employment and growth trends from 2001 to 2008. The report also includes national data on the financial performance of the bioscience sector and discusses state policy and program trends.

• The Journal of Visualized Experiments is a collection of videos demonstrating how toperform difficult biological experiments.JoVE is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format.