CTSI Connections
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
January 21, 2015
FUNDING REMINDERS

Due Friday! 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.

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.

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 Abstracts: Implementation & Improvement Science Symposium
The symposium is seeking abstracts by Jan. 30 that address the following themes: research/practice/policy partnerships, community engagement, healthcare delivery, public health, and regional and public health systems and agencies. Click here for more. 

UCLA CTSI TL1 Summer Program 2015 
An eight-week fellowship for professional students where students will be paired with a faculty mentor and will be expected to work on a project with their mentor. Applications due Mar. 31. More information here. 
CTSI EVENTS 
Arash Naeim, MD, PhD; Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research
"UCLA Clinical Research Infrastructure - 2015 Update". 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. 

Jan. 26: Improve Your Chances of Venture Success 
Stephanie Marrus, Director of t he Entrepreneurship Center, UCSF. NSF I-Corps can determine if your venture idea is viable, test value propositions and increase chances of SBIR funding. Details here.
Jose Escarce, MD, PhD and Luisa Blanco PhD, MBA
"Secondary Data Sets for Research." Details here.
A "how to" for practitioners challenged with actually planning, developing, and writing LTGs. This webinar is open to all CTSI partners. Details here. 

Feb. 10: Effective Collaboration & Diversity in Scientific Teams Workshop 
Michelle Bennett, PhD; Deputy Director at NHLBI, and Howard Gadlin, PhD; Ombudsman & Director of the Center for Cooperative Resolution at the NIH 
Registration deadline: Feb. 2. Details here.

Mar. 24:  Implementation and Improvement Science Symposium
Improving Health in Southern California through Research/Practice Partnerships. Details here. 

CTSI Seminars
Jan. 21: Floyd Bloom, M.D. 

Training Opportunities
Jack Needleman, PhD; Fielding SPH, Health Policy & Management
"Working with Observational Data". Details here.  

Ron D. Hays, PhD; David Geffen School of Medicine, GIM-HSR
"Patient-centered Outcomes of Health Care". Details here. 

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.