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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Core Voucher RFA
Applications for vouchers worth up to $10K in core services are now being accepted. The deadline is Oct. 6. Click here for details and the RFA.
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NEWS FROM CTSI
Employment Postings
CTSI accepts postings for clinical and translational science jobs. To view job openings, go here. To submit a posting, send the job listing with your contact information to editors@ctsi.ucla.edu.
CTSI Biostatisticians Collaborate with UCLA Dentistry to Receive $5 Million NIH Award
CTSI biostatisticians Drs. David Elashoff and Xiaoyan Wang assisted with the study design, preliminary data and grant writing that led to this NIH Common Fund award. Go here to read the full story.
Collaborate with NCATS ScientistsGo here to view the following areas where NCATS researchers actively are seeking collaborators.
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EVENTS FROM CTSI
Surprise at Synapse, Pruning and Plasticity
The UCLA-Caltech MSTP 2013 Annual Research Conference holds the The 5th Annual Stanley G. Korenman MSTP Lecture on Sept. 27. Talks will be led by Dr. Sandeep Robert Datta of Harvard University and Dr. Carla J. Shatz of Stanford University. See talk details here. UCLA Neurobionics and Neuromodulation Symposium
Running Sept. 20-21, this symposium will define clinical needs and identify engineering abilities with the goal of catalyzing cross-disciplinary translational research in neurobionics and neuromodulation. Click here for details, including a list of invited speakers. Free for UCLA affiliates.
Prevention, Treatment & Control of Cancer in Our Community III
This Sept. 27 community-academic dialogue includes presentations and panel discussions on cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship. Community members, caregivers, healthcare providers, students, faith-based organizations, researchers and people living with cancer are among those encouraged to attend. Find event details and registration information here.
Drop-in Biostatistical Consults
CTSI offers drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA every Wednesday at noon. Click here for details.
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Working Through Trusted Community Partnerships to Promote Mental Wellness
Go here for details on this Sept. 13 event presented by the National Library of Medicine, Healthy African American Families II and CTSI partners. Among those encouraged to attend are students, community partners, researchers, faculty administrators, health care providers, anyone who provides social services or substance abuse services, ministers, senior center staff members, staff from parks and recreation centers, and seniors.
LOI for NCATS Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) Program
The National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) is now accepting proposals to collaborate with the TRND program. The program performs preclinical and early clinical development of new drugs for rare and neglected tropical diseases and develops new technologies and paradigms to improve the efficiency of therapeutic development for these disorders. Click here for the full announcement.
Responsible Conduct of Research Course
This 10-week course starting Oct. 2 provides a thorough background in ethical issues in research with an emphasis on research involving humans.
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