CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
January 7, 2015
NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 
CTSI/CDI Children's Health Team Science Award
This Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute and CTSI award supports research teams at UCLA and CTSI partner and affiliated institutions to conduct novel, multidisciplinary, team oriented and high impact research in children's health. Awards up to $100,000 will support four initial research themes. LOIs are due Feb. 10. Learn more here.
FUNDING REMINDERS

NIH/NIA-funded RCMAR/CHIME & CTSI Pilot-Study Awards 

Applications are being accepted through Jan. 9 from junior- and mid-level, minority faculty researchers who currently have or will have a faculty appointment at UCLA or another academic institution in the greater Los Angeles area and who are interested in conducting a pilot-study research project in minority elderly populations. Click here for more on the
$40K awards.

The BUILD Health Challenge invites collaborative proposals thru Jan. 16 that will identify, highlight, and advance new models for improving community health and health equity. Awards are up to $7.5 million in grants, low-interest loans, and program-related investments over two years. Learn more. 


UC CAI Tech Grant Funding Opportunity

UC CAI has reissued an RFA for Technology Development Grants worth up to $200K each for development of novel technologies for heart, lung and blood diseases. This opportunity will support a broad range of drugs, devices (including wireless devices), diagnostics and tools with high potential of becoming commercially viable products that address and unmet need. Pre-app submission period is Jan. 19-23. For details, please go here.

Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center and CTSI awards: 
- Funding for Augmentation of Major Research Grants  
Funds of $30K are available to augment currently funded NIH or major foundation grants for researchers, to promote exploration of sex and gender-based differences and women's health research. The award can be used to focus on, expand, or strengthen a research project's applicability to women's health. This award is open to the four CTSI partner institutions. Submissions are due Jan. 27, details here. 

- Research in Women's Health Fellowship Funding 

Fellowship funds of $20K are available for one PhD candidate (including M.D. Ph.D. or other dual degree) or post-doctoral student engaged in research related to women's health. This award is open to the four CTSI partner institutions. Submissions are due Jan. 27. Click here for details. 
- Pilot Funding for Research in Women's Health  
Pilot funds of $30K are available for researchers who perform women's health research, and/or research where exploration of sex and gender-based differences is relevant. This award is open to the four CTSI partner institutions. Submissions are due Jan. 27. Additional details here.

KL2 Translational Science Award
This CTSI award provides over $100K in salary support, benefits and funds to highly qualified junior faculty to conduct mentored, interdisciplinary, patient-oriented research. Letters of intent due Feb. 2; full applications due Feb. 23. Click here for more.

Rapid Pilot Grants Program Research Funding Available
The UCLA OAIC and the UCLA CTSI are soliciting applications from the four CTSI partner institutions for the Rapid Pilot Grants Program's aging-related basic, clinical and health services research. Award size will range from $1,000 to $10,000, depending on scope of work. Applications will accepted until the program's allocated funds have been spent. For more information, click here. 
DEADLINES  
Call for Submissions from Undergrads Working in CTSI
Faculty Labs  
The UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal showcases research and review articles written by UCLA undergraduate students. For the 2015 issue USJ wishes to highlight the work of undergraduates that work in CTSI faculty laboratories at the Westwood campus. Article submissions are due Jan. 8.
CTSI EVENTS 
Jan 15 Seminar: Peter Szilagyi, M.D., M. P. H. 
Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research, UCLA Pediatrics; Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute
"HPV Vaccination: Promises and Challenges." Details here.

Jan 23 Webinar: White Papers and Concept Papers for
DOE, DoD and Others  
Join Lucy Deckard of Academic Research Funding Strategies for the next UCLA Research Enhancement Series installment. These webinars are open to all CTSI partners. Details here.

CTSI Seminars
Jan 7: Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D. 

Jan 14: David Feinberg, M.D., M.B.A. 
President, UCLA Health System; Chief Executive Officer, UCLA Hospital System; Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences 
"Healing Humankind, One Patient at a Time." Details here.

Jan. 21: Floyd Bloom, M.D. 
Chairman Emeritus, Dept. of Neuropharmacology; Scripps Institute 

Training Opportunities
Jan 8: Overview of Health Services Research (HSR) & Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD (UCLA)

Jan 13: CER Training: Access, Barriers, Disparities
Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD (UCLA)

COHORT-FINDING TOOLS

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.  

NEWS
2014-15 CTSI Seminar Schedule Available for Download
The at-a-glance schedule makes it easier to plan ahead. Download it 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.