CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
June 25, 2014
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
UCLA Older Americans Independence Center & CTSI
Career Development Award
This award provides funding up to $75k for a junior faculty member who is conducting age-related research on preventing disease and disability in vulnerable populations. Learn more and submit your LOI here by July 2. UCLA applicants only.

Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy & CTSI
Team Science Grant
Applications are due by July 5 for team science awards, up to $100K, where two or more PIs jointly propose a project that is likely to lead to extramural funding, promotes collaboration and attracts investigators to broaden the research base. See award details and apply here. All CTSI partner institution faculty are eligible.

Core Voucher RFA - LA BioMed

Applications for vouchers worth up to $10K in core services are now being accepted by LA BioMed investigators. Previous voucher recipients may also apply if a different proposal is being submitted. The deadline is July 23. Click here for details.

NEWS FROM CTSI

NCATS Issues Annual Report
Read the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences first annual report which highlights its major milestones, programs and initiatives. 

Council Working Group Releases CTSA Findings
An NCATS Advisory Council Working Group issued a report in response to the Institute of Medicine's findings regarding the CTSA program. Read report.

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. 

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.
CTSI EVENTS 

Networking Seminar: Investigator-Initiated Studies

On June 26, representatives from the UCLA Clinical Trials Administration Office, Office of the Human Research Protection Program, Office of Compliance Services, Office of Contracts and Grants, Office of Intellectual Property, and Health System Investigational Pharmacy will give updates and answer questions. See details here.  


2014 Women's Conference: Proyecto Pastoral & Dolores Mission

This day-long conference on June 28 includes health, leadership, and personal development workshops designed to address challenges of poor working families and single mothers. Learn more and register here.  

 

Community Stroke Symposium 

Community and academic presentations and panel discussions on July 10 will be dedicated to raising stroke awareness and arming participants with information on stroke warning signs, risk factors, treatment, and disparities. Save the date.

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. 

The Whats, Whys and Hows of Electronic Lab Notebooks
Come to this Data Wednesday workshop on June 25 to find out more about the structure and features of several popular ELN's. Register here. 

 

Grant & Clinical Protocol Development Workshop

July 14 - July 25, registered junior/mid-level clinical researchers will start a two-week, collaborative workshop designed to focus on clinical research grant preparation and submission, study design, protocol development and clinical trial conduct. See details here. 

 

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. 

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.