UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Febuary 4, 2015

FUNDING REMINDERS

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 were 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. More information here.

DEADLINES

Extended Deadline! Call for Abstracts: Implementation & Improvement Science Symposium

The symposium is seeking abstracts by Feb. 9 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.

Call for Abstracts: Translational Nicotine Research Symposium

Junior investigators, fellows and graduate students in nicotine research are encouraged to present their recent research findings in the format of either a poster or oral presentation. Abstracts due Feb. 27. Learn more here.

UCLA Summer Institute on Longitudinal Research

Promoting Identification, Intervention, and Management of Risks and Problems of Substance Use. Applications due Mar. 15. 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.

Clinical Informatics Fellowship

Develop your expertise in biomedical informatics and health information technology within health care delivery systems. Now accepting applications for July 2015 on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.

CTSI EVENTS

Feb. 4: Implementation & Improvement Science Series

Sue Lindsay, PhD, MSW, MPH; SDSU/UCSD

"University Infrastructure for Dissemination and Implementation Research". Details here.

Feb. 5: Marschak Colloquium

Neal Halfon, Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Public Policy, Director of Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities; UCLA

"Leveraging the Science of Health Development: Designing Systems That Help Children Thrive". Details here.

Feb. 6: Cedars-Sinai Research Day VI

James Spudich, PhD; Professor, Biochemistry, Stanford University

"Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Four decades of research on the molecular motor myosin lead to potential therapeutic approaches to these devastating diseases". Details here.

Feb. 13: How to Write Successful Proposals for NSF CAREER,
DoD Young Investigator

Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies, UCLA

2-hour webinar for junior faculty covering grants specifically for early-career researchers. Details here.

Feb. 19: CDI Scientific Seminar Series: "Mechanisms of Airway Basal Stem Cell Repair in Health and Disease"

Brigitte Gomperts, MD; Associate Professor, Ped. Hematology/Oncology

See CDI website for more information and the series schedule. RSVP here.

Mar. 12: Cancer and Metabolism Mini-Symposium

This special mini-symposium is being hosted by Drs. Heather Christofk and Fuyu Tamanoi. RSVP for seating and lunch. Details here.

Mar. 12-13: Genomics and Ethics in Research and Medical Decision-Making Conference

This program will discuss the intersection of genetics/genomics and thics. Register today or see more details here.

Mar. 24: Implementation and Improvement Science Symposium

"Improving Health in Southern California through Research/Practice Partnerships". Details here.

May 28: Save the Date for the Second Annual CDI Symposium

This year's Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute symposium will focus on "Catalyzing and Expanding Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Translational Child Health Research". More here.

CTSI Seminars

Feb. 11: Tony Hunter, PhD

Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology Laboratory; Director, Salk Institute Cancer Center; Institute for Biological Studies

"Intracellular signaling through post-translational modification of proteins". Details here.

Feb. 18: Roy Herbst, MD, PhD

Professor of Medical Oncology and Professor of Pharmacology; Chief of Medical Oncology at Yale University School of Medicine

"Personalized Immunotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer". Details here.

Feb. 18: Paul Mischel, MD

Professor, Department of Pathology, UC San Diego

"Targeting Signal Transduction Pathways and Metabolic Circuitry in Cancer". Details here.

Training Opportunities

Feb. 10: Comparative Effectiveness Research

Neil Wenger, MD, MPH; Geffen School of Medicine, GIM-HSR

"Quality of Care". Details here.

Feb. 12: Comparative Effectiveness Research

Douglas Bell, MD PhD and Brian Mittman, PhD

"Implementation Science" (Part 1). 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.

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.