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Last Three Days! Core Voucher RFA
This RFA awards vouchers worth up to $10K in core services. Applications are accepted from all CTSI partner institutions; previous voucher recipients may apply if a different proposal is being submitted. Apply by May 20. Details here. New! NCATS launches Biomedical Data Translator Program (Translator) NCATS is soliciting applications to address the architecture design needs and technical feasibility for Translator, a new center to accelerate biomedical translation. Awards are planned to total $5M for up to five projects with project periods of two years. Apply by Jun. 1. More here.
RFP to Establish PCORI Translational Center
PCORI seeks to establish a center that will create lay public and clinician abstracts and contribute to dissemination planning for high-impact research. Apply by May 23. Details here.
UCLA Cardiovascular Theme Discovery Award
The UCLA Cardiovascular Theme Research Committee will award up to $50K to projects involving early stage innovative research in cardiovascular biology and medicine at UCLA. Apply by Jun. 10. More here.
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This covers NIH K and CTSI KL2 award processes, development of K proposals and an overview of CTSI resources. Participants can submit draft applications in advance of the workshop for review. RSVP by May 31. Registration and details here.
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A study led by Dr. Xia Yang, assistant professor of integrative biology and physiology at UCLA, finds that hundreds of genes in the brain can be damaged by fructose and potentially lead to a range of diseases. The good news: the research also identifies an omega-3 fatty acid that seems to reverse the harmful effects. The study was supported by a CTSI voucher. Read more.
Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Certification
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CTSI Seminar: Eric Wieschaus, Ph.D.
Dr. Wieschaus, Nobel Prize winner and distinguished professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, will discuss patterning gene activity during early embryonic development , on May 18. More here.
Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute Seminar Series:
Stephen Shew, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.
Dr. Shew, professor of pediatric surgery at UCLA, will discuss defining quality and value in pediatric surgical care, on May 19. RVSP here.
Undergraduate Research Poster Day
This CTSI-sponsored event showcases undergraduate student posters and their research in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, and Social Science on May 24. Be sure to check out the CTSI Research Associates Program student posters. More here.
CTSI Seminar: Hugo Bellen, Ph.D.
Dr. Bellen, director of developmental biology at Baylor College of Medicine and an investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will discuss mitochondria and the demise of neurons , on May 25. More here.
3rd Annual CDI Symposium
UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute Symposium includes a keynote by Dr. Atul Butte, talks by K12 Child Health Scholars and a poster session on May 26. Register here.
UCLA Anderson Venture Capital Round Table
Keynote address by Shahin Farshchi, partner at Lux Capital; a discussion with Seth Gerson, co-founder of cutting-edge VR gaming company Survios, and Scott Perry, founder of LA Tech Digest, on May 26. RSVP here.
Learn-at-Lunch: Team Science Strategies for Successful Grant Applications A panel of team science experts will discuss challenges and successes of how to implement team science strategies in the grant application process. Hosted by Dr. Maritza Salazar, CTSI Team Science Program Director, on May 27. RSVP here.
CTSI Seminar: Garret FitzGerald, M.D.
Dr. FitzGerald, associate dean for translational research and chair of pharmacology at University of Pennsylvania, will discuss prostaglandins and their inhibitors , on Jun. 1. More here.
6th Annual ImmunologyLA
Keynote address by Dr. Shane Crotty, of La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology; American Association of Immunologists Young Investigator Awards for best oral and poster presentations by grad students and postdocs, on Jun. 3. Register here.
CTSI Seminar: Jose Baselga, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Baselga, Physician-in-Chief and CMO of Memorial Sloan Kettering, will discuss targeting the breast cancer genome and the shaping of precision medicine , on Jun. 8. More here.
Events on Pathways to Commercialization
UCLA Office of Intellectual Property and Industry-Sponsored Research and more co-sponsor:
Perfecting Your Startup Pitch, Jun. 3. More here.
How UCLA Startups Found Success, Jun. 7. More here.
What It Takes and What Can Be Done to Eliminate Disparities
Join CTSI, Resource Center for Minority Aging Research/Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (RCMAR/CHIME), Centers of Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training (Project EXPORT) and Charles R. Drew University Clinical Research Education Center and Career Development for presentations, panel discussions and draft manuscript/grant proposal review session, on Jun. 20. More here.
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Access Patient Count Data
Obtain patient counts preparatory for research or data to conduct research. Click here.
Need a Biostatistical Consult?
CTSI offers weekly drop-in biostatistical consults at UCLA. LA BioMed/Harbor-UCLA also offers appointments. Upcoming UCLA dates are May 18, May 20, May 25 and May 27.
Job Opportunities
Click here to view jobs posted on the CTSI website.
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