UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | July 15, 2015       
Call for Proposals -- Catalyst Grants
Catalyst grants provide up to $5K for activities that support team building and promote multidisciplinary collaboration. Proposals are due Aug 1. Details can be found here.
Nonhuman Primate Opportunities with UC Davis 
Gain access to a specific nonhuman primate cohort without the typical use or purchase fees and a 50% reduction in the typical use or purchase feed for R21 grant submissions. Details here .
Hospital Readmissions for Sepsis in California
A UCLA CTSI-supported study found that sepsis accounts for nearly the same percentage of readmissions as heart attacks and congestive heart failure and costs health systems more to treat than heart attacks and CHF combined.  Full story here.

Iris Cantor-Women's Health Pilot Awards Announced
Learn more about the awardees and their five translational research projects which contribute to women's health research by seeking to understand human sex differences in health and disease and medical issues and diseases unique to women.

CTSI Online Grant Library Opens
Investigators may access the online library to view successful proposals, thanks to the generosity of faculty that donated K and U applications. Details about the library and how to access it can be found on this page.

AAMC's Research on Care Community (ROCC)
The Association of American Medical Colleges offers peer-to-peer learning opportunities and funding opportunities to investigators focused on embedding research in healthcare delivery. More here on ROCC.
July 13-16: Next Generation Sequencing & Data Analysis Workshop
This four-day workshop provides a thorough understanding of all aspects of Next Generation Sequencing, including lectures, wet-lab sessions and data analysis. Registration and more details here.

July 20: Methodological Seminar co-sponsored by RCMAR/CHIME & Project EXPORT 
Ron Hays will discuss "Using SAS PROC IRT to estimate item response theory parameters." Click here to RSVP.

July 28: Career Workshops for Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Junior Faculty  
Beth Babecki from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will speak at two career workshops focused on NIH funding sources for career transitions. Additional topics include  NRSA's, other grants, college loan pay-back. Registration details here.

July 31: UCLA Summer Institute on Longitudinal Research 
Renowned researchers, policymakers, and clinicians will highlight current findings and discuss future directions of longitudinal research. Details here.

Aug 5: SBIR/STTR Webinar: Catalyzing the Next Generation of Healthcare Technologies and New Medicines
Jennifer Shieh from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) will discuss SBIR/STTR funding, eligibility, the application and review.  More here.  
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. 
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Employment Postings 
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