CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
June 11, 2014

NEWS FROM CTSI

CTSI Website Has New Look and Features
The entire CTSI website has been redesigned to better serve  the research community. Read about the highlights and tour the site.

Call for Applications: Training Programs in Translational Science 
CTSI TPTS offers CTSI partner sites advanced training in clinical research in the form of clinical research development modules (Track 1). Click here to learn more about Track 1 and the other available Track options.

Drop-in Biostatistical Consults 

CTSI offers drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA every Wednesday and Friday and at LA BioMed/Harbor-UCLA on Wednesdays. Find details and times 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.
REMINDERS
UCLA CTSI NIH K Award Workshop 
On July 10, the UCLA CTSI will be holding an all-day workshop for junior investigators who have applied or are considering applying for a NIH K/Career Development Award. Participants will see presentations on navigating the K award process, submit draft applications for review and benefit from a review/discussion session. Event details 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.