UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | May 27, 2015          
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
LOI Due for UC Catalyst Awards 
The RFP from UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Research Initiatives advances innovative research in areas of strategic importance. LOIs due Jun 4. See details.  
DEADLINES
UCLA's 20th Annual Research Conference on Aging 
Open to UCLA faculty, fellows, graduate students, and community research partners; attendees are invited to submit abstracts for inclusion in the poster session by May 29. Learn more.

UCLA California NanoSystems Institute Video Contest 2015 
To enter, submit a fun and exciting, two-minute video that highlights the CNSI at UCLA by May 30. Participants can win up to $2,000. More here.
 
Deadlines Extended: Training Programs in Translational Science
Track 1 (modules) and Track 2 (certificate) applications due Jun 1; see details. 
NEWS

Working on a Grant? New Data Available for Cohort Discovery 

UC-ReX and LADR provide patient counts derived from de-identified electronic health records. Explore these patient cohort tools for your grant proposal.

Need Assistance Developing Your Research? 

CTSI provides services including clinical research centers, community-based research, drug discovery process, biostatistics and survey tools. Learn about all our services. Click here to initiate a consult.

CTSA Think Tank SBIR/STTR Webinar 

Watch the recorded webinar with experts from NCATS and NHLBI discussing the NIH support of biomedical technology development through SBIR and STTR programs.
CTSI EVENTS
Upcoming CTSI Seminars
Click here to save the dates for our popular seminar series. View in-person at UCLA's NRB Auditorium or by live stream. Upcoming speakers are:
  • Today! May 27: Peter Tontonoz, M.D., Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute 
  • Jun 3: Irving Weissman, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Jun 10: Clyde Hutchison, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
CTSI Training Opportunities
Module 6: CTSI Biomedical Informatics provides basic and clinical translational scientists with a working understanding of biomedical informatics principles and their applications in biomedical data collection, standardization, representation, and analysis. Register here. Upcoming classes are:
  • May 28 (Module 6E): Data Collection & Analysis
    David Elashoff, Ph.D. and Sitaram Vangala, M.S.
  • Jun 2 (Module 6F): Data Standards
    Robert A. Jenders, M.D., M.S. 
  • Jun 4 (Module 6E): Clinical Decision Support
    Robert A. Jenders, M.D., M.S.
May 28: Last Day to Register! Second Annual CDI Symposium
Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute features keynote Jean-Laurent Casanova plus presentations by major UCLA researchers and a poster session. Register here.

May 28: Quality Improvement and FDA Audits
This seminar discusses quality and competency in clinical research and some of the resources that are available to study teams. Marcia Malmet will also discuss the Quality Improvement Program at OHRPP. Register here.

Jun 2: Preclinical Imaging Technology Center Open House 
Attend the open house and learn more about the in vivo imaging services available at UCLA's Crump Institute's Preclinical Imaging Technology Center.

Jun 4: 2015 Urologic Diseases in America Webinar
With this webinar, become acquainted with potential UDA Collaborators with available data and analytic resources, examples of previous UDA projects, cost-effectiveness analysis methods, and our fourth Request for Individual Research Proposals (RIRP). Register here. 
RESEARCHER RESOURCES
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. 
REMINDERS
Employment Postings 
Go here. To submit a posting, send the job listing to editors@ctsi.ucla.edu.

 

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