UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | July 29, 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.

Vascular Interventions/Innovations & Therapeutic Advances (VITA)
VITA Program uses a contract mechanism and a milestone-based approach to target early-stage translational development of biomedical product candidates. Details can be found here.

Mobile Health Training Opportunity
The 2015 NIH mHealth Training Institute will be held at UCLA from August 24-28 (https://md2k.org/events/traininginstitute). A few auditor slots are available for UCLA faculty who are either working in mHealth or have an interest in its clinical applications. To be considered, send your name, position and a brief summary of your mHealth interests to ois@ctsi.ucla.edu by July 31.

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 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.  

Aug 5: Dissemination, Implementation & Improvement Science Webinar Series
Clemons Hong, MD, MPH (LAC DHS) will present: Evaluating the Care Connections Program, A Community Health Worker-integrated, Primary Care-embedded, Care Management Program for Los Angeles County's Sickest, Most Vulnerable Patients.
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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NCATS: News and Open Funding Opportunities 

View the latest NCATS newsletter, announcements and currently open RFAs.