CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
May 14, 2014
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
NCATS Announces Funding Opportunities
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued four new funding opportunities announcements as part of the Center's Discovering New Therapeutics Uses for Existing Molecules program. Learn more about NCATS funding opportunities.

How to Co-fund a Team Science Award
These awards support multidisciplinary teams and facilitate obtaining preliminary data for extramural grants. Through co-funding from CTSI and other entities (e.g. depts, centers), team awards can be up to $200,000. Learn more about CTSI Co-Funding.

DEADLINES

Call for Applications: Training Programs in Translational Science 
CTSI TPTS offers CTSI partner sites advanced training in clinical research:
-  clinical research development modules (Track 1, app accepted year-round)
-  formal, structured certificate program (Track 2, apps due May 31)
-  Master of Science in Clinical Research (Track 3, apps due May 31)
For more information on each Track and to apply, click here.

NEWS FROM CTSI

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 more information.

ACTS Team Science Award Goes to CPIC and Witness 4 Wellness
The Community Partners in Care (CPIC) Steering Council and its predecessor, the Witness 4 Wellness Council, received their 2014 Team Science Award by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science. Read full story.
EVENTS FROM CTSI
CTSI Seminars 
May 14: James Spudich, PhD | The Myosin Family of Molecular Motors: Nature's Exquisite Nanomachines
May 28: David Kessler, MD | The End of Overeating 
Watch online or at UCLA's NRB Auditorium. Click on each event for details.  

CTSI Training Opportunities
May 15: Clinical Decision Support - Robert Jenders, MD
RSVP required for all events. Open to the public with priority seating for Track students. Videoconferencing available at CTSI partner sites.

 

CTSI Town Hall 
Join CTSI Director Steven Dubinett and CTSI Program Leaders to learn about biomedical informatics resources and LADR on May 14. The featured speaker is Douglas Bell, MD, PhD, Leader of the CTSI Biomedical Informatics Program. Videoconferencing will be available at CTSI partner sites. See details here.
 
Venture Team Competition 
This competition on May 20 challenges teams of graduate students to pitch and start med-tech and life science companies around university inventions. Participants compete for seed funding to start companies around their inventions. The competition is open to the public, click here for more. 
 
CTSA Tool Shop Webinar: PRISM Online Training
Join Jessica Ridpath from the University of Washington CTSI on May 16 for an hour-long Web-based workshop to learn about methods to help improve study recruitment. All are welcome to participate. Register here.
REMINDERS
Register Now! 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. Register and get agenda details. 
 
Introduction to Crowdfunding with UCLA Spark
On May 16, explore the possibilities of funding research projects using UCLA's exciting new crowdfunding platform. There will be an overview of UCLA Spark, the components of a successful project, and an interactive group session to create sample projects. See details here.
 
Exploring Novel Drug Targets for Psychiatric Disorders
CTSI partners are welcome to attend this Human Genetics Seminar Series on May 19. The speaker is Atsushi Kamiya, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University. More here.
 
Networking Seminar: Data and Safety Monitoring in Clinical Research
Join Laurie Shaker Irwin, PhD, MS, on May 22 for this month's CTRC Clinical Research Networking Seminar. These informal seminars are open to all members of the clinical research community. See details here.
 
Pump Up Your Podium Power
Join presenter Matthew Cossolotto on May 23 for a workshop to help participants become more commanding and compelling public speakers and develop a natural, conversational style that will enable individuals to present and speak confidently to groups of all sizes. Register here.
 
SMARTT Webinar: Overcoming Barriers to Early Translation in Therapeutics Development
Join members from NHLBI's SMARTT team on May 28 for a free webinar to hear how investigators utilized SMARTT services to advance the development of their lead candidates. Representatives from NHLBI staff and SMARTT will be available to answer questions. Register here.

 

Drop-in Biostatistical Consults 
CTSI offers drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA every Wednesday and Friday. Upcoming dates: May 14, May 16, May 21 and May 23. Coming Soon: LA BioMed/Harbor-UCLA drop-in hours.

 

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.