UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | Sept 9, 2015       
Core Voucher RFA - LA BioMed Investigators Only
Applications for vouchers worth up to $10K in core services will be accepted from LA BioMed investigators between Aug. 14 - Sep. 14. Previous voucher recipients may also apply if a different proposal is being submitted. Details here.

CTSI-Cardiovascular Theme Team Science Award
Research teams from UCLA and CTSI partner institutes are invited to submit applications on research aimed at improving cardiovascular health. Competitive LOIs are due Oct. 9. Apply here.
K-to-R Grant Application Workshop
Sept. 24 is the deadline to register for the K-to-R workshop for junior investigators preparing their R-series grant application. The workshop will take place at UCLA on Oct. 29. For registration details, follow this link.

Ethics Course on Responsible Conduct Involving Humans
Enroll for this ten-week course starting Sept. 30 which spans current issues in responsible conduct of clinical research. Open to all with the option for grading. Videoconferencing available. Details here.
Featured CTSI Videos: Child Health Research Themes
Click on the videos at right to hear talks from the UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute (CDI) Research Symposium. Keynote by Jean-Laurent Casanova and additional presentations by: Donald Kohn, James Dunn, Tomas Ganz, Christopher Giza, Alison Chu, Mark Hanudel, Caroline Kuo and Satiro De Oliveira. Event agenda and details here.
UCLA Speakers for CDI Research Themes
UCLA Speakers for CDI Research Themes
Child Health Research Scholar Presentations
Child Health Research Scholars

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Free consults at UCLA and LA BioMed 
Sept 16: Innovations in Research - Collaborations & Transformations
Register for this conference which includes topics on informed consent and the teach back method, managing multicenter trials, and the use of single IRB, handling of conflict of interest issues and others. Representatives of UCLA Office for Human Research Protections will be onsite to provide updates.

Sept 17: CDI Scientific Seminar Series
Dr. Mark Hanudel discusses "Fibroblast growth factor 23 and iron in chronic kidney disease" and Dr. Caroline Kuo covers "Targeted gene therapy in the treatment of X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome." Register here.

Sept 21: RCMAR/CHIME & Project EXPORT Methodological Seminar 
Dr. Robert Weiss speaks on "An Introduction to Bayesian Statistics." A writing draft review will follow the talk. Register here.

Upcoming CTSI Seminars
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