UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | Feb 10, 2016        
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
California National Primate Research Center Pilot Awards
CNPRC will award up to $50K to pilot projects that address biomedical / translational research topics using nonhuman primates. LOIs are due Feb. 15. Details here.

UCLA-USC Center for Biodemography and Population Health Pilots
The UCLA-USC CBPH will award up to $25K per year to pilot projects that investigate population health outcomes and develop models on population health trends. Open to all CTSI partner sites. Proposals are due Feb. 19. More here.

UC Launches $4M Alzheimer's Initiative
The UC Cures initiative will fund two promising Alzheimer's disease research projects with $1M annually for two years. Applications are open to UC investigators. This is a limited submission; internal deadline is Feb. 22. Details here.

Older Americans Rapid Pilot Grants 
The UCLA Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center and CTSI are providing up to $10K for aging-related basic, clinical and health services research. Applications are accepted until the program's allocated funds are spent. More here. 
KL2 Translational Science Awards
Junior faculty are eligible for the awards, which support up to three years of mentored, interdisciplinary, patient-oriented research. Full applications due Feb. 22. Details here.

Mobile Health (mHealth) Summer Training Institute
Learn the current state of mobile technology computing, engineering and clinical applications at this five-day training, or join the afternoon sessions guided by multidisciplinary mentorship teams. Applications due Feb. 27. Details here. 

NHLBI Program for Increasing Diversity in Cardiovascular Health-Related Research 
Junior scientists from underrepresented minority backgrounds and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply by Mar. 1 for the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center cardiovascular research program. More here.
NHLBI Science Moving towArds Research Translation and Therapy (SMARTT)
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute SMARTT program has been extended for a 3-year period. Learn about their application process for regulatory affairs support, manufacturing and pharmacology/toxicology services. Full story here.
RESEARCHER RESOURCES 
 
View successful K and U proposals
Obtain patient counts preparatory for research or data to conduct research
Drop-in hours at UCLA;
appointments preferred at LA BioMed
CTSI Seminar: Thomas Kornberg, PhD
Dr. Kornberg, professor of biochemistry and biophysics
at UC San Francisco, will speak on signaling at a distance, communicating by touch, on Feb. 10. More here. 

Biobasics Layman Seminar: Aging, Brain Degeneration and Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Ming Guo, professor of neurology and pharmacology 
at UCLA, will discuss her research in lay terms on Feb. 11. Click here for information.

CTSI Seminar: Lynda Chin, PhD
Dr. Chin, professor and chair of genomic medicine and associate vice chancellor for health transformation at University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, will discuss how medicine is transformed by data and analytics on Feb. 17. More here. 

CDI Scientific Seminar Series: Raman Sankar, MD, PhD
UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute presents Dr. Sankar, professor and division chief for pediatrics--neurology division--at UCLA, as he discusses epilepsy and the importance of comorbidities and research on Feb. 18. Details here. 

Tips for Navigating the Pre-Award Process
University of North Carolina CTSA will host a webinar to teach effective strategies for pre-award communications to foster effective partnerships on Feb. 19. Register here. 

14th Annual CNS Basic and Translational Research Symposium
The Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress symposium on Feb. 19 will open with Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Keynote speakers, Dr. Rob Knight, of UC San Diego, and Dr. Tracy Bale, of University of Pennsylvania, will address the gut microbiome. More here.

RCMAR/CHIME & Project EXPORT Methodological Seminar
Resource Center for Minority Aging Research/Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (CHIME) will have speakers Drs. Carol Mangione and Keith Norris discuss the NIH K to R Award Process on Feb. 22. RSVP here or join the webcast.

Professional Development for Biomedical and Life Science
Dr. Toby Freedman, president of Synapsis Search Recruiting and author on career opportunities in biotech and drug development will speak on Feb. 23. Details here.

SC CTSI Bootcamp: Clinical Trial Start-up
UCLA CTSI is partnering with the Greater LA CTSA Consortium on this Mar. 23 bootcamp which is aimed at addressing the key steps and issues to launching clinical trials. Register here. 

Save the Date! Women's Health Research Symposium
Online registration and abstract submission details coming soon for this Apr. 6 event. Three $2K prizes will be awarded to the best abstracts. More here. 

UCLA Research Enhancement Series
Grantmaking webinars, workshops, and interdisciplinary team-building events to support researchers at all career stages. Open to CTSI partner sites. See event calendar here.
REMINDERS
Need a Biostatistical Consult?
CTSI offers weekly drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA on Wednesdays and Fridays. LA BioMed/Harbor-UCLA also offers appointments. Upcoming UCLA dates are Feb. 10, Feb. 12, Feb. 17 and Feb. 19. 

NCATS: News and Open Funding Opportunities 
View the latest NCATS newsletter, announcements and currently open RFAs.