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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
KL2 Translational Science Award
The award supports highly qualified junior faculty to conduct mentored, interdisciplinary, patient-oriented research. Letters of intent are due Feb. 4. Additional information can be found here.
Core Voucher RFA
Applications for vouchers worth up to $10K in core services are now being accepted. The deadline is Feb. 15. Click here for details and the RFA.
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UCLA Team Develops Potential Drug for Iron-overload Diseases
A biotechnology start up has an option to license minihepcidin, which was developed in the lab of Tomas Ganz, MD, PhD and Elizabeta Nemeth, PhD, co-directors of the UCLA Center for Iron Disorders. The CTSI supported the research, which appeared in Blood.
Erectile Dysfunction Drug Shows Promise Against Muscular Dystrophy
The CTSI-supported research from Ronald Victor, MD of Cedars-Sinai; Robert Elashoff, PhD of UCLA, and others was published in Science Translational Medicine and covered in the Wall Street Journal.
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EVENTS FROM UCLA CTSI
IMED Lecture
Nobel laureate Tom Cech, PhD of the University of Colorado will discuss telomerase and other non-coding RNPs as new targets for cancer and ALS today at noon at UCLA. Herbert Virgin, MD, PhD of Washington University will discuss the virome and disease susceptibility on January 25 at UCLA. Additional details about both events can be found here. CTSI is a co-sponsor of the IMED seminar series.
Drop-in Biostatistical Consults
CTSI offers drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA every Wednesday at noon. Click here for details.
Evolutionary Medicine Month
C. Athena Aktipis, PhD of Center for Evolution & Cancer at UCSF will discuss the evolutionary foundations of cancer biology at UCLA on Wednesday Feb. 6. Additional details may be found here.
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EVENTS FROM THE CTSI COMMUNITY
Biobasics Layman's Seminiar
The Jan. 31 lunchtime seminar will feature Alan Fogelman, MD, professor and executive chair, UCLA Department of Medicine. His talk is titled: "Will a Tomato a Day Keep the Doctor Away?" Additional details can be found here.
NCATS Advisory Council/Cures Acceleration Network Meeting
NCATS' achievements, initiatives, policies, programs and future direction will be reviewed at today's meeting, which is available via videocast. Click here to view an agenda.
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REMINDERS
ASBMR-CTSA Partnership Planning Award
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research has partnered with the national CTSA to offer a $50K, multi-institutional, team-science planning grant for compelling bone and mineral research. Letters of intent are due Feb. 1. Details and RFA can be found here.
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ABOUT THE CTSI
Did you know?
UCLA CTSI Office of Investigator Services helps researchers navigate the the maze of research resources at CTSI partners: UCLA-Westwood, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Contact the Office of Investigator Services at ois@ctsi.ucla.edu or 310-794-CTSI.
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