UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute | www.ctsi.ucla.edu | 6.1.2016  
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New! CTSI K Bridge Grant
Junior faculty who have received competitive K award scores within the last 12 months and conduct interdisciplinary, patient-oriented research are encouraged to apply for this one-time bridging grant worth up to $130K per year. Apply by Jun. 13. More here. 

Last Day! 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. 

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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View the administrative supplement sample grant now available in the online UCLA CTSI Grant Library, a collection of successful applications that are available to the public as a free service. Learn more.  
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CTSI Seminar: Garret FitzGerald, M.D.
Dr. FitzGerald, associate dean for translational research and chair of pharmacology at University of Pennsylvania, to discuss prostaglandins and their inhibitors, on Jun. 1. More here.
 
The Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences Symposium 
The institute, a partnership between UCLA College, Health Science and Engineering, introduces software and analysis tools developed by QCBio laboratories, 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.

NIH Funding & Resources to Translate  Innovation 
Dr. Jennifer Shieh, NHLBI's Small Business Coordinator and Program Director in the Office of Translational Alliances and Coordination, to provide SBIR and STTR program information - one of the largest sources of early-stage capital for tech commercialization, on Jun. 3. 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.

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.

Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 
CTSI Catalyst awardee, Biotech Connection Los Angeles, will host breakout sessions, a panel discussion and an innovation prize competition, on Jun. 11. Keynote by Hemai Parthasarathy, Scientific Director of Thiel Foundation Breakout Labs. RSVP here.
       
Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute Seminar Series: 
Tumaini Coker, M.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Coker, assistant professor of pediatrics at UCLA, will discuss the use of telehealth to improve speciality behavioral health services for children at community clinics, on Jun. 16. RVSP 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 Jun. 1, Jun. 3, Jun. 8 and Jun. 10. 

Job Opportunities
Click here to view jobs posted on the CTSI website. 

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