UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

March 5, 2014

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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

LA County's Dept. of Health Services and Dept. of Public Health, UCLA CTSI, SoCal CTSI at USC and Children's Hospital Los Angeles offer multi-site awards for advancing aging research and promoting healthy aging for older adults. Each team award is up to $50,000. LOIs are due Mar. 10. RFA details here.

Core Voucher RFA

Applications for vouchers worth up to $10K in core services are now being accepted. Previous voucher recipients may also apply if a different proposal is being submitted. The deadline is Mar. 19. Click here for details.

CTSI TL1 Summer Fellowship for Health Professional Students

This program is for medical, dental and nursing students and provides exposure to the practice of interdisciplinary, community-partnered translational or health services research in urban, underserved communities. Apply by Mar. 31. Access the full criteria here.

CTSI-OAIC Rapid Pilot Grants Program

UCLA Older Americans Independence Center and the CTSI offer 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. Click here for details.

NEWS FROM CTSI

CTRC-Westwood Offers Specialized Scopes with HD Imaging

Click here to review the new scopes available at Westwood's Clinical and Translational Research Center for endoscopies, esophogastroscopies, sigmoidoscopies, bronchoscopies and colonoscopies.

REMINDERS

UC ReX: a UC Shared Data Resource

UC Research eXchange and its UC ReX Data Explorer tool provide researchers and specialists access to cohort counts derived from the de-identified clinical data of over 12 million patients collected at the point of care from the five UC health campuses. 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
Mar. 5: Thomas Sudhof, MD, "Towards a Molecular Understanding of Synapse Formation, Autism, and Schizophrenia: Neurexins and Company".

Mar. 6: Steve Rosenberg, MD, PhD, "The Curative Potential of T Cell Immunotherapy for Cancer".

Mar. 14: Noam Chomsky, PhD, Topic TBA.

Mar. 19: Joan Steitz, PhD, "Noncoding RNAs: With a Viral Twist".
Mar. 26: George Church, PhD, "Technology for Reading & Writing Genomes".

Watch online or at UCLA's NRB Auditorium. Click on each event for details.

Save the Date: Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute First Annual Symposium
UCLA's CDI invites all CTSI partners to join on May 29 for the symposium's themed sessions and guest presentations which offer options on how to catalyze interactions in child health research. Complete agenda details here.

Networking Seminar: CareConnect and Research

In this month's networking seminar on Mar. 27, attendees will learn how CareConnect ties in with research. RSVP required.

CTSI Training Opportunities: Comparative Effectiveness Research

Mar. 6: Working with Observational Data. RSVP required.

Mar. 13: Opportunities for Research on Evidence-based Medicine, Accountable Care, and Finance. RSVP required.
Mar. 20: Cost-effectiveness Analysis. RSVP required.

Videoconferencing is available for all events at CTSI partner sites.

UCLA Research Escalator Workshops

Mar. 7: NIH Public Access Policy Workshop . UCLA Biomedical Library.

Mar. 18: Introduction to UCLA Federal Relations - Conveying University Priorities to Federal Policymakers. Young Research Library.
Mar. 25: Mentoring Graduate Students in Finding and Competing for Fellowships (webinar). Online only.

mHealth: The Wireless Future of Cardiovascular Medicine

(a Transdisciplinary Perspective)

On Mar. 6, join Drs. John McDevitt and Santosh Kumar as they discuss the P5 Medicine vision and mobile health's critical role. Event information here.

UCLA BD2K Workshop

This Mar. 27-28 workshop offers researchers big data science discussion topics such as computational approaches and infrastructure, resources and management, text and data mining. RSVP required, see details.

American Heart Association Women's Conference

Spread the word! AHA will host "A Todo Coraz�n" on Mar. 27 and provide free screenings and nutrition information at Cathedral Plaza. Details here.

Drop-in Biostatistical Consults

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