eRoundup for 2/4/11

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ERAZ is a newly formed forum for discussing issues in research administration, highlighting new policies and procedures, disseminating research administration best practices, education and networking. Meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every other month at 9:30 a.m. in the Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center (DUC). To be added to the ERAZ listserv, please contact Melissa Kuskie.

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The Winship Cancer Institute announces its inaugural Multi-Investigator Seed Grant. Three $50,000 grants will be awarded this spring to further enrich the Winship environment of collaboration and team science. The announcement invites proposals from two or more Winship investigators from two or more Winship scientific research programs to address an important aspect of cancer research. Applications can propose projects related to cancer biology, cancer genomics, causation, prevention, detection or screening, treatment or cure. The grants will be awarded for one year. Read more…

Support of international activities is an integral part of NSF's mission to sustain and strengthen the nation's science, mathematics, and engineering capabilities. This solicitation offers support for the initial phases of an international collaboration with the strong expectation that the next phase will involve submission of a follow-up proposal for continued funding of the collaborative research. Activities can be in any field of science and engineering research and education. Read more…

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and its partners in research Emory University and Georgia Tech are pleased to announce the availability of new pilot project funds through the Pediatric Research Centers.  The pilot award funds are designed to stimulate new research projects and build new collaborations in child health-related research areas.  For questions regarding your particular area of interest, please contact the Director listed for the center, or Paul Spearman, MD, at paul.spearman@emory.edu.  For more details, click here.

The 2011 funding announcement for the "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements (SIPS) (U48)" was recently released from CDC announcing total funding availability of $2,545,000. Please join us to discuss the application process for limited-competition funding opportunities and network with other faculty members who share your research interests. Read more…

The event, hosted by the Molecular and Systems Pharmacology (MSP) program of the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, will feature poster and oral presentations by graduate students in MSP faculty labs. In addition, the symposium will feature a keynote address by world-renowned neuroscientist Solomon H. Snyder, Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and Psychiatry of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Read more… 

An inaugural Women’s History Month program, honoring the accomplishments of Emory School of Medicine-associated women and ACTSI investigators who were the first in their field. The event features Dr. Linda Cendales and Dr. Nanette Wenger on March 23 at 1:15 p.m. in SOM 110 (1648 Pierce Drive NE). Dr. Cendales helped organize the team that performed the first U.S. hand transplant in 1999; is a pioneer in Vascularized Composite Allotranplantaion (VCA), the transplantation of limbs and other body parts; and is the only surgeon in the U.S. formally trained in hand, microsurgery, and transplantation. Dr. Wenger is one of the first to study heart disease in women. She was one of Time magazine's "Women of the Year" in 1976 and she was appointed chief of cardiology in 1998.

Transform your ideas into the medical products of tomorrow. Tap into new ideas, the latest thinking, proven strategies, and key connections to take new concepts into commercialization. The conference explore how to properly document ideas, evaluate marketplace need, prepare and file patents, interact with regulatory bodies, and license ideas. Prototype development and evaluation, product manufacturing, and tips in design and engineering will also be covered. The convention is brought to the healthcare community by Malizia Clinic and GA Tech’s Translational Research Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Science and sponsored by the ACTSI’s Translational Technologies & Resources (TTR) program. Read more…

The Emory Center for Comprehensive Informatics (CCI) and the ACTSI are seeking applications from junior faculty in clinical departments for the ACTSI Clinical Informatics Fellowship. The fellowship will provide preceptored training support in Clinical Informatics. We are seeking fellow candidates with a demonstrated interest in Clinical Informatics. Candidates who are already playing an Informatics role (formal or informal) in their area of clinical expertise or in healthcare quality are encouraged to apply. Read more…

Pfizer is proud to present our Medical & Academic Partnerships program, which improves patient care and increases the safe and effective use of our medicines.  This program is a reflection of Pfizer's commitment to advancing research, innovation, and medical education in Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy and Public Health.  The Medical & Academic Partnerships program provides financial support for fellows in a wide range of therapeutic and public health areas.  Applications will be accepted until February 11, 2011. Read more…

Junior faculty members at the MD or PhD level at Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, or Georgia Institute of Technology 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. For more details, click here.

The Research Education, Training and Career Development (RETCD) Program of the ACTSI is accepting applications for a clinical and translational research training opportunity for Emory Medical Students interested in careers in clinical and/or translational research.  This dual degree track leads to a joint Emory MD/MSCR (Master of Science in Clinical Research) degree and is designed to prepare physician-scientists for patient-oriented medical research.  For more details, click here.

The purpose of this Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) is to provide salary and “protected time” (up to five years for this award) to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research.  The Translational Scholar Awards in Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine program is intended to address the scarcity of investigators cross-trained in both clinical research core competencies and modern methods required to address pharmacogenomics research problems in patient populations.  Dual mentors from the Clinical and Translational Science Awards consortium and the Pharmacogenomics Research Network are required. Read more…

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The ACTSI is pleased to announce a new resource for investigators called Studio Consultations to aid in the successful design and implementation of clinical and translational science research proposals. The Studio Consultation concept involves a clinical investigator presenting their proposals to representatives of ACTSI’s Biostatistics, Epidemiology, & Research Design (BERD) program, Biomedical Informatics Program (BIP), and Clinical Interaction Network (CIN) who in turn will give the investigator their expert feedback. Read more…

The electronic Biomedical Interactive Resource Tool (eBIRT) is a web-based application used for research resource discovery.  For researchers, eBIRT serves as a “one-stop virtual shop” for research resources, such as laboratory services, equipment, software, consultation services, training opportunities, and more.  For resource providers, such as service centers and cores, eBIRT offers a platform to advertise research-related services and products.  If you have resources and would like to make them more discoverable to the scientific community, or if you would like more information about eBIRT, please write to: ebirt_support@emory.edu. To try eBIRT, go to http://ebirt.emory.edu.