UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

February 5, 2014

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Translational Neurodegeneration/Neural Repair Research Awards

The UCLA Brain Research Institute and Integrated Center for Neural Repair, in collaboration with the CTSI, will fund up to 4 projects in Translational Neurodegeneration/Neural Repair Research ($50,000 maximum per project). These awards are intended to catalyze extramural funding for innovative, collaborative and translational neuroscience within and among CTSI partner and affiliate institutions. Due Feb. 28; click here for details to apply.

UCLA & USC/CHLA Announce Team Science Award for Healthy Aging in Los Angeles County

In partnership with LA County's Dept. of Health Services and Dept. of Public Health, the UCLA CTSI, SoCal CTSI at USC and Children's Hospital Los Angeles announce multi-site awards for advancing aging research and promoting healthy aging for older adults in LA County. Each team award is up to $50,000. LOIs are due Mar. 3. See RFA details here.

R Bridge Grants for New Investigators (Deadline Extended)

Eligible new investigators at the UCLA CTSI institutions are invited to apply by Mar. 3 for a bridging grant to support research and career development across the spectrum of translational science. These awards assist investigators in making the critical transition to independent NIH R01 funding, allowing those who have received competitive scores on R01 proposals to remain scientifically productive and strengthen their proposals. Details found here.

CTSI-OAIC Rapid Pilot Grants Program

UCLA Older Americans Independence Center and the CTSI are offering grants for age-related basic, clinical and health services research. Awards range from $1,000 to $10,000. UCLA junior faculty members or advanced trainees at the post-doctoral level are eligible and must have an identified UCLA faculty mentor. Click here for details.

How to Co-fund a Team Science Award

Team Science Awards support, multidisciplinary teams and enable them to obtain preliminary data for extramural grants. They are co-funded by CTSI and other entities (e.g., departments or centers) and issued in amounts ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 for one or two years. They are non-renewable and awarded through competitive, peer-review using an open RFA. Contact information and details here.

NEWS FROM CTSI

UC ReX: a UC Shared Data Resource

UC Research eXchange and its UC ReX Data Explorer tool have launched, now providing researchers and specialists access to cohort counts derived from de-identified clinical data collected at the point of care to improve medical care and advance research. The tool enables exploration of a combined population of over 12 million patients from medical center databases at UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Davis, UCSD and UCSF. Click here for the informational webinar and eligibility details, or contact ucrex@ctsi.ucla.edu to learn more.

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.

EVENTS FROM CTSI

CTSI Seminars
Feb. 5: Erin Brockovich, Environmental and Social Activist, "Health Care & the Environment: A Conversation with Activist Erin Brockovich".

Feb. 12: Harvey Cantor, MD, "Regulatory T-Cells and Disease: Targets of Opportunity".

Feb. 19: Brian Druker, MD, "Integrating Functional and Genomic Screens to Identify Therapeutic Targets in Leukemia ".

Watch seminars online or at the NRB Auditorium (UCLA). Click each event for details.

Networking Seminar: Accessing and Protecting PHI for Research

In this month's networking seminar on Feb. 27, Ann S. Chang, CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer for the Office of Compliance Services and Information Security, and Maria Caban Alizondo, MA, RHIT, Director of Health Information Management Services for Medical Information Technologies Services, will discuss PHI protection for research. RSVP required.

CTSI Training Opportunities: Comparative Effectiveness Research

Feb. 11: Clinical Trials - Part I. RSVP required.

Feb. 13: Community Characteristics, GIS. RSVP required.
Feb. 25: Clinical Trials - Part 2. RSVP required.
Mar. 6: Working with Observational Data. RSVP required.

Videoconferencing is available for all events at CTSI partner sites.

UCLA Research Escalator Workshops
Feb. 18: Strategies for Planning, Developing, and Writing Large Team Grants

(workshop).

Feb. 25: How to Find and Compete for Graduate Fellowships (for grad students) (webinar)

EndNote Basics Workshop

The Biomedical Library will hold this EndNote training on Feb. 7 to help anyone get started using EndNote. Registration details here.

REMINDERS

Drop-in Biostatistical Consults

CTSI offers drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA every Wednesday at noon. Upcoming drop-in dates are: Feb. 5 and Feb. 12.

CTSI 2013-2014 Annual Progress Report Now Available

Each year, UCLA CTSI submits a progress report to NIH that provides detailed information on the institute's activities. The report includes a narrative portion, which is divided into three parts: highlights, milestones and challenges of the past year, a self-evaluation and program area progress reports. Click here to see this and past years' progress reports.