CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
July 23, 2014
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 
New! Catalyst Awards 
Awards of $100 to $5,000 each support team-building activities that advance translational science and promote collaborations across disciplines and CTSI institutions. Deadline is Aug. 22. Details found here.

 

Now Available! UC CAI Tech Grant RFA 

UC Center for Accelerated Innovation, a collaboration of the five UC medical campuses to accelerate translation of UC discoveries to benefit patients with heart, lung and blood diseases, has released an RFA to award up to six grants worth up to $200K each to support technology development. Awardees will also receive project-management support and mentoring in entrepreneurship and commercialization. Faculty in all series at all ranks at UC Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco will be eligible. Postdoctoral scholars will be eligible to submit as Co-PI. Pre-applications can be submitted between Aug. 18-22. Click here to see RFA and application details. 


CTSA Applications Sought for Free Access to Biospecimens on Heart Disease and Diabetes
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute is calling for applications nationally from CTSA investigators to access biospecimens to advance research on coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes. Applications are due Aug. 15. See full announcement. 

 

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. 
FUNDING REMINDERS 
Core Voucher RFA - LA BioMed

Applications for vouchers worth up to $10K in core services are now being accepted from 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

Tomas Ganz to Present 2014 Ash E. Donnall Thomas Lecture
The American Society of Hematology honors Dr. Ganz's groundbreaking research in iron homeostasis. He will present on "Iron, Erythropoiesis, and Host Defense: A Ménage à Trois," on Dec. 8, at the 56th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Francisco. Full story here.

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 EVENTS 
Adaptive Clinical Trial Design

On July 23, hear Dr. Roger Lewis' special lecture presented by the David Geffen School of Medicine. Available to view at UCLA Olive View and Harbor-UCLA. Details here. 

 

Implications of Genomics for Medicine, Public Health and Policy 

Dr. Donna Arnett will speak at Cedars-Sinai on genomics on July 24. Supported by the GUARDIAN Consortium, UCLA CTSI and SC CTSI. See details.   

 

Implementation & Improvement Science Webinar Series:
Karen Coleman, PhD 

On Aug. 6, the second webinar in a bimonthly series will feature Dr. Coleman presenting on "Thoughts about the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Approach to Collaborative Care in Patients with Depression and Cardiovascular Disease." Co-hosted by UCLA and USC CTSIs. Register here. 

 

Prostate Cancer Research Symposium

Dr. Karen Knudsen will speak Sept. 8 at CNSI, on Prostate Cancer; additional symposium speakers will also present. Register here.  

REMINDERS
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.