UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | Mar 23, 2016        
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Catalyst Awards
Receive up to $5K to fund your event, development program, or new project idea. Applications due by Apr. 1. Details here.

NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Funding Opportunities
The next NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Omnibus deadline is Apr. 5. See all deadlines here.

NIH SBIR/STTR Bioreactors for Reparative Medicine Funding 
Mutlidisciplinary, small business teams developing complex, three-dimensional engineering systems must apply for SBIR/STTR funds by Apr. 14. More here.

New! ASHG/NHGRI Policy and Education Fellowships
16-month opportunities and an annual stipend of $72K with the American Society of Human Genetics/National Human Genome Research Institute in genetics-related policy analysis and genetics education program development. Apply by Apr. 25. Details here.

New! NIDA RFI - Strategies for Non-Invasive Imaging of HIV Reservoirs
NIDA seeks available and emerging technology related to HIV persistence and the development of innovative strategies for detecting HIV in the brain. See RFI 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. 
DEADLINES
New! Submit Abstracts for AAI Young Investigator Award
Graduate students and postdoctoral students can win for best oral and poster presentations at the 6th Annual Immunlogy LA. Apply by Apr. 15. More here.  

Submit Abstracts to UCLA Research Conference on Aging
Submit abstracts for the conference poster session by Apr. 26. CTSI partners are eligible to apply or register for the conference. Submit abstracts and register here.  

New! CTSI Training Program in Translational Science
These programs offer educational opportunities for advanced training in clinical research. These options vary from clinical research development seminar modules (Track 1) to a formal structured certificate program (Track 2) and a Master of Science in Clinical Research (Track 3). Tracks 2 and 3 applications due May 15. Details 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
Annual CDU/UCLA Medical Student Research Colloquium 
Charles R. Drew University/UCLA event offers information on the medical student research thesis program and student presentations on Mar. 23. More here.

UCLA Molecular and Medical Pharmacology Special Presentation - Ajit Divakaruni, Ph.D. and Michael Pacold, Ph.D.
Dr. Divakaruni, postdoctoral researcher at UC San Diego, will discuss mitochondrial transporters to treat metabolic and neurodegenerative disease on Mar. 23. Details here. Dr. Pacold, instructor in radiation oncology at Bringham and Women's Hospital, speaks on targeting dehydrogenases in cancer metabolism on Mar. 29. More 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. 

CTSI Seminar: Hiroshi Handa, M.D., Ph.D. 
Dr. Handa, professor in nanoparticle translational research at Tokyo Medical University, will discuss Cereblon (CRBN), common target of multiple pharmacological actions of thalidomide and derivatives, on Mar. 23. More here.

CTSI Training Opportunities
BIOMATH 266B: Advanced Biostatistics. Mar. 28-Jun. 12.
BIOMATH M260B: Methodology in Clinical Research - Longitudinal & Community Studies. Mar. 28-Jun. 10.

CTSI Seminar: Larry Zipursky, Ph.D. 
Dr. Zipursky, distinguished professor of biological chemistry at UCLA and investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will discuss cell recognition and neural circuit assembly on Mar. 30. Details here.

Collaborative Care for Chronic Pain in Primary Care (PPACT)
Lynn DeBar, Ph.D., senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, discusses PPACT on Apr. 1. Webinar details here. 

Register Now! Women's Health Research Symposium
Attend the plenary research presentations and abstract session with wine and cheese on Apr. 6. Three $2K prizes will be awarded to the best abstracts. Register here. 

Pediatric Grand Rounds: Joseph St. Geme, MD on Kingella Kingae 
Dr. St. Geme, physician-in-chief & chairman of pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, will speak on kingella kingae on Apr. 8. Two new annual research recognition awards will also be presented. More here.

6th Annual Immunology LA
Keynote presentation by Shane Crotty, PhD, of La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. Grad students and postdocs may submit abstracts by Apr. 15 to apply for AAI Young Investigator Awards. To register by May 18, click here. 

Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute Seminar Series:
Eric Vilain, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Vilain, division chief of pediatric genetics at UCLA, will discuss the sex-ome, novel approaches to disorders of sex development, on Apr. 21. RVSP 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 Mar. 23, Mar. 25, Mar. 30 and Apr. 1. 

Job Opportunities: CTSI Positions Now Available 
Click here to view jobs posted on the CTSI website. 

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