CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
May 28, 2014

DEADLINES

Grant & Clinical Protocol Development Workshop
Beginning July 14, this two-week, collaborative workshop is designed for junior/mid-level clinical researchers and focuses on clinical research grant preparation and submission, study design, protocol development and clinical trial conduct. Course and application details here.
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.
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.

NEWS FROM CTSI

LADR: Explore Available Patient Populations in Los Angeles
LADR, the Los Angeles Data Repository, is a joint project of major Los Angeles health care provider organizations aimed at enabling clinical investigators to explore the size of potential research study cohorts across each participating institution. Initial participants include UCLA and Cedars-Sinai. Learn more. 

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.
EVENTS FROM CTSI
CTSI Seminars 
May 28: David Kessler, MD | The End of Overeating 
Watch online or at UCLA's NRB Auditorium. Click on the event for details.  

Scientific Retreat: Improving the Health of Los Angeles County
On June 16, join RCMAR/CHIME, Project EXPORT and the CTSI to discuss LA county health disparities data, the Healthy Aging Initiative, funding opportunities, pilot projects and more. See agenda and 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.  

 

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. Register here. 

 

Drop-in Biostatistical Consults 
CTSI offers drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA every Wednesday and Friday. Upcoming dates: May 28, May 30, June 4 and June 6. Coming Soon: LA BioMed/Harbor-UCLA drop-in hours.

Scopus and Web of Science: Cross-Disciplinary Searching
On June 6, the UCLA Biomedical Library will host a Scopus and Web of Science event to discuss the capabilities of each tool which, in addition to indexing journals, provide unique views of author metrics. Register here. 

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.