UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

April 15, 2015

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

New! Pathfinder Awards

This CTSI opportunity will support the study of (1) operational enhancements or innovations that build on existing CTSI infrastructure and (2) novel methods or technologies to enhance the development, testing or implementation of therapeutics or diagnostics for human disease. Applications due May 15. More information here.

DEADLINES

Last Day! Clinical Informatics Fellowship

Launch your career in the new subspecialty of clinical informatics, focusing on health information technology within health care delivery systems. Open to physicians who are board-certified or board-eligible in any specialty. Application due Apr. 15. Details here.

National Science Foundation I-Corps Training for UCLA Life Sciences and Healthcare Innovators

The NSF Innovation Corps program provides academic innovators with training they need to assess the commercialization potential of their inventions. This training is now available to UC life sciences and health care innovators on a competitive basis. Program applications due Apr. 20. RFA details found here.

UCLA CTSI K Workshop

This popular event covers the NIH K award process, development of K proposals, the CTSI KL2 award process, an overview of CTSI resources plus an introduction to the K99. Participants can submit draft applications in advance of the workshop for review. RSVP by May 15! Get details and register here.

CTSI Training Programs in Translational Science

These programs can offer you educational opportunities for advanced training in clinical research. These options vary from clinical research development seminar modules (Track 1) to a formal structured certificate program (Track 2) and a Master of Science in Clinical Research (Track 3). Tracks 2 and 3 applications due May 15. Details here.

CTSI EVENTS

Apr. 20: RCMAR CHIME & Project EXPORT Methodological Seminar and Work-in-Progress Session

Marc Elliot, Ph.D.

"Casemix adjustment of patient evaluation of care measures." Click here to RSVP and get more information.

Apr. 20: CDI Scientific Seminar Series: Kanwaljeet J.S. Anand

Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Anatomy & Neurobiology

University of Tennessee

"Pain in infancy: from stress to society." Details here.

Apr. 22: Pathfinder Awards (Webinar)

Dr. Leonard Rome will explain and answer questions about the new Pathfinder Award which will support the study of operational enhancements or innovations that build on existing CTSI infrastructure. Details here or click here to register for the webinar.

Apr. 23: CTSI/CTRC Clinical Research Networking Seminar -
CTRC 2015 Annual Update

Learn the latest updates and information, hear about the changes, and make plans for research projects utilizing CTRC resources in 2015-2016. Click here for more information.

Apr. 30: Environmental Health Sciences Seminar

Michele La Merrill, Ph.D. M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis.

"DDT exposure and thermogenesis: The link between DDT, obesity and diabetes?" 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

Apr. 15: Mina Bissell, Ph.D.

Distinguished Scientist, Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
"Why don't we get more cancer? The crucial role of extracellular matrix and microenvironment in metastasis and dormancy." Details here.

Apr. 22: Richard Flavell, Ph.D., FRS

Professor of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine; Investigator, HHMI.
"Inflammation, dysbiosis and chronic disease." Details here.

Apr. 28: Keith Flaherty, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Developmental Therapeutics, Mass. General Hospital

"Mapping out the downstream consequences of MAP kinase targeted therapy to assemble rational combination therapy." Details here.

Apr. 29: Philip Beachy, Ph.D.

Professor of Biochemistry and Professor of Developmental Biology; Stanford University School of Medicine. Details here.

May 6: Arthur Horwich, M.D.

Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine; Investigator, HHMI. "Protein folding, misfolding, and neurodegenerative disease." 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 Wednesdays and Fridays; Wednesdays at LA BioMed/Harbor-UCLA. 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.

NCATS: News and Open Funding Opportunities

View the latest NCATS news and currently open RFAs.