May 2016 Newsletter

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David Serre, PhD at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
"Development of a Novel Sequencing Approach to Quantify DNA Chemical Modifications in the Human Genome"

Now Required: Security Training for Case REDCap Access 
A message from Sheree Hemphill the CRU Informatics Manager

Due to the sensitivity of information contained in REDCap, the CWRU Information Security Office is now requiring that users complete an online training prior to creating an account or allowing access to Case REDCap. The training that is required is called Secure the Human.

When you complete a New Project Request form or a User Access Request form, there will be an additional form at the end to enroll in the required training. After completing the Secure the Human training enrollment form, you will be contacted with how to login to complete the training. You must first complete the training before I can give you access to a Case REDCap project.

This training is required for only NEW Case REDCap users. If you already have access to Case REDCap, you are not required to complete this training. It is only for new users going forth. 

This training applies only to Case REDCap and not to UH REDCap. UH REDCap have their own separate requirements. If you are receiving this email, it is because you have a Case REDCap account.

For any questions, please contact Sheree Hemphill at 216.844.1546 or at sheree.hemphill@case.edu.
 

Construction Update on The NEW Health Education Campus
Two Institutions, One Ambitious Goal: Transform Global Health Care

As of today, construction is fully on schedule for a summer 2019 opening; February's temperatures only affected construction for three days, rather than the anticipated six. About 150 workers are on the site each day, and by the end of February they had logged 63,850 hours on the project.

This work is proceeding in stages; that is, teams submit packages of construction drawings and the like for city approvals in the order of the work required. For example, a package involving excavation was among the first completed, followed by one for the foundation, and so forth. This approach allows some of the more fundamental work to progress while teams finalize design elements that won't be addressed until much later in the construction process.

Keep track of the Health Education Campus progress by viewing their time-lapse construction camera here.
 

Clinical Research Scholars Program
 M.S. in Clinical Research
 
The Master's in Clinical Research in the Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) at CWRU is accepting applications for the Master of Science program in Clinical Research. CRSP is a flexible program designed to provide MDs, PhDs, and other clinicians in health-related disciplines with rigorous, high quality, didactic education in clinical research methods coupled with an in-depth mentored investigative experience. CRSP is designed to prepare a new generation of clinical investigators for leadership roles in academia and industry. 

CRSP is a 36 credit-hour course of study that culminates in a Master of Science degree. The curriculum includes courses and seminars specially tailored to meet the expected clinical and scholarly backgrounds of health care professionals.

The Master's program requires a minimum of two years to complete, but may be extended up to five years.

Tuition support may be available through institutional training grants, individual fellowships, research career awards (e.g., NIH-funded T, F, or K grants), employers' tuition benefits program, or other resources.

CRSP courses are also available to individuals who are NOT pursuing a degree.

For more information on this program, please see the CRSP flyer.
 

Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Research
 Available through the Center for Clinical Investigation
 
EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research program combines knowledge from biostatistics, epidemiology and study design with training in ethical, legal and regulatory issues in patient oriented research. Upon completion of the Certificate Program, individuals will achieve basic competency in the following domains:
  • Formulation of Clinical Research Questions
  • Literature Critique
  • Study Design
  • Analytic Methods
  • Research Ethics 
Who Should Apply?
The Certificate program provides foundational training in clinical research methods to those individuals who are seeking an alternative to the Master of Science Program in Clinical Research. It is geared towards clinicians (physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, etc.) and other health science professionals who are interested in conducting clinical research or collaborating with other clinician scientists who conduct clinical research. This program is also beneficial to health science students, basic science researchers, and other health science professionals who would like to enhance their skills in patient oriented research. 

For more information on this program and curriculum, please see the Graduate Certificate flyer and Graduate Certificate curriculum requirements.
 

CRSP 406- Introduction to R Programming
 A class to introduce and provide a firm foundation to R Programming
 
               
 

Hartwell Foundation names CWRU among its Top 10 Biomedical Research Centers; grants award to autism researcher

The Hartwell Foundation, a Memphis-based philanthropic institution committed to funding innovative biomedical pediatrics research, has named Case Western Reserve University among its national Top 10 Centers of Biomedical Research.

The prestigious designation allows Case Western Reserve to nominate three researchers per year for a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. Institutions selected for limited participation submit up to two nominations in each competition. Case Western Reserve this year joins 16 other participating institutions to compete for the awards.

In addition, the Hartwell Foundation announced a 2015 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award to Hoonkyo Suh, assistant professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, for his work with autism spectrum disorders.

For more information, please see the Daily article here.
 
PRCHN News  from the PRCHN 
PRCHN Seminars
Mark your calendars for these upcoming PRCHN Seminars.


5/11/16- If We Build It, We Will Come: A Model for Community-Led Change to Transform
Neighborhood Conditions to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
Sandra Chappelle, MA, Founder & Principal, Strategic Solutions Partners, LLC

6/8/16- Targeted Training in Epilepsy Self-Management: Bringing Together Patients,
        Clinicians and Researchers
Martha Sajatovic, PhD, CWRU

7/13/16- Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone: Development Implementation and Lessons                   Learned
Timothy Tramble, Executive Director, Burten, Bell, Carr Development Corporation

You can find more information on these seminars and other PRCHN programs here.
For more news from PRCHN check out their e-newsletter!
What's New in REACH?


REACH is a series of community initiatives focused exclusively on racial and ethnic approaches to alleviating health disparities in Cuyahoga County. The PRCHN is leading the training of Community Health Ambassadors, the Produce Prescription for Hypertension Program, and the Healthy Retail Initiative. Want to find out what's new? Click here. 
FoodNEST Is Still Recruiting Study Participants

The Future of Food in Your Neighborhood study (foodNEST) is recruiting study participants in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio and in the Southside neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.

Potential Cleveland participants should email: foodNESTCLE@case.edu or call 216.688.5156 to learn more and see if they are eligible to participate. 

Potential Columbus participants should email: foodNESTCBUS@case.edu or call 614.641.5359 to learn more or see if they are eligible to participate.

Visit the foodNEST website to learn more about the study or to share this information with your contacts
Affiliated Faculty Hosts CDC Site Visit

PRCHN affiliated faculty and CWRU Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Martha Sajatovic hosted a site visit April 1-2 from Rosemarie Kobau, the team lead of the Centers for Disease Control's Epilepsy Program. Dr. Sajatovic has been awarded three Special Interest Project (SIP) grants from the CDC, which are only available to investigators affiliated with one of the 26 Prevention Research Centers in the national CDC network.

Visit the PRCHN website to learn more about the CDC visit. 
Be Well Series Features PRCHN Faculty, Programs

Ideastream's Be Well radio and television series on WCPN and WVIZ focuses on the intersection of people, place, and health. Several recent installments in the series featured comments from PRCHN Associate Director Erika Trapl, PhD, as well as the Produce Prescription and Healthy Retail initiatives. 

Visit the PRCHN website to learn more about their feature on Be Well. 

Urbanhealth News from the Urban Health Initiative
Health Data Matters using mapping to spark involvement and innovation
Click HERE to view the interactive map
Health Data Matters, a project run as a partnership between the Urban Health Initiative and the Master of Public Health Program (MPH), continues to support individuals and teams preparing for the second Cleveland Medical Hackathon (October 22-23, 2016).  Local technology professionals and those interested in community health come together twice/month through the Public Health Innovation Meetup to develop and prototype innovative solutions to improve health at the population or community level. The next Meetup invites attendees to explore The Interactive Commons, a new tech-driven space on the Case Western Reserve University campus that engages people through mapping, virtual reality, and innovation. New members are always welcome.  For more information, and how to get involved with the Meetup group, visit: www.meetup.com/Cleveland-public-health-innovation-Meetup/
 
To enhance the value of open data for community health improvement, Health Data Matters has partnered with LiveStories, a data software company, to make available a user-friendly online platform that enables both lay persons and experts to create engaging visualizations and powerful data-driven stories.  These tools promote collaboration, improve decision-making, and build better communities . Here is an example of a data visualization we created on life expectancy by census tract that users can interact with. 
 
You can instantly change the map to a bar chart, and identify the census tracts with the highest and lowest life expectancy. Explore the rest of the platform to see how interactive mapping is changing the way population data is understood: https://hdm.livestories.com/explore
 
You may have heard that low cost high speed internet is now available to low income Cleveland residents.  The Health Data Matters team is working with local community organizations to leverage that extraordinary development to increase consumer use of digital health technologies to improve health, and to expand participation of underrepresented populations in clinical research.  To learn more, see our recent blog, "The $150,000,000 Grant That Cleveland Just Got That You Never Heard Of."
 
We offer congratulations to Health Data Matters Graduate Assistant Melissa Simon for having a poster accepted at the Ohio Public Health Association Meeting May 9-11, and especially to   Matthew Kucmanic for having his poster accepted for an oral presentation at that meeting.  We bid a hearty thanks and fond farewell to Ayanna Smith who heads to medical school following her graduation from the MPH program.
 
To see upcoming events related to our areas of interest, view the calendar on:   www.healthdatamatters.org. Follow links on the site to submit relevant event listings.

Research Research Highlights
The Collaborative Ohio Inquiry Network (COIN)
A Practice-Based Research Network Learning Community

COIN develops research capacity by engaging and recruiting practices, identifying and collaborating with investigators, and by training network-members and academics in PBRN methods.

COIN's mission:
  1. To develop the capacity of PBRNs
  2. To do practice-based research by stimulating and fostering research collaborations
  3. To disseminate research findings by effectively sharing knowledge and translating research into practice
Research is done by transdisciplinary teams that span institutional boundaries and have access to CTSA resources. New knowledge is disseminated through steering committees, at network-wide meetings and convocations, through learning collaboratives that translate research into practice, through Ohio's unique NetWellness web vehicle, and by innovatively linking practice-based QI and research to maintenance of certification. COIN's work is undergirded by the research infrastructures of three CTSAs that are invested in COIN's success. 

Visit the COIN website to learn more. 
Events Events
The Lunch and Learn Series
All sessions are at noon in Adelbert Hall's Toepfer Room

The Office of Local Government & Community Relations will launch Case in the Community Lunch & Learn Series. Open to the campus and community, these monthly sessions will showcase Case Western Reserve's involvement and positive impact in the community. Faculty, staff and students who are involved in coordinating community outreach programs will conduct presentations

5/18/16
Jacqueline Matloub, Research Assistant
Danielle Price, Program Manager, GUCCHI Community Engagement
Neal Hodges, Project Manager, GUCCHI
Greater University Circle Community Health Initiative (GUCCHI)
Community Health Programs and Services to reduce Infant mortality and lead poisoning
6/15/16
Dr. Rhonda Williams, Founder & Director
 
The Social Justice Institute
 
Social equality academic curriculum, programs and events

For additional information please see the attached flyer.
 
Data Management Series Spring 2016
All sessions are Tuesdays from 9-10am in Sears T501

Learn how to manage scientific data with the Data Management Education Series.

5/17/16Advanced 3: Data Safety Monitoring Board
5/24/16Advanced 4: Study Infrastructure Template
5/31/16Advanced 2: The Regulations- 21 CFR Part 11
6/7/16Advanced 1: The Regulations- HIPAA for Research

For additional information please see the attached flyer.
 
GvHD National Symposium
This May 13, 2016 event is being shared on behalf of our Cancer Center colleagues at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

This unique conference, which focuses on cutting edge research and new treatments, consists of two tracks: one designed for physicians and other health care professionals, and one for bone marrow transplant (BMT) survivors, their families and their caregivers.

The Meredith A. Cowden Foundation in collaboration with the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, and Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, created the National GvHD Health Symposium in 2010 to raise awareness about Graft vs. Host Disease (GvHD), to promote research to further our understanding of its cause, and to review cutting edge approaches to prevention and treatment. Over 1,200 people have attended this event, which provides an opportunity for attendees to interact with some of the world's leading authorities on GvHD, a complication that affects over 60% of bone marrow transplant patients. This year we are excited to team up with the UPMC CancerCenter, partner with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, who will serve as hosts of the 2016 symposium!

For more information visit the Cowden Foundation webpage.
 
CRSP401: Introduction to Clinical Research Summer Course
Application deadline: May 15, 2016

The  CRSP 401 "Introduction to Clinical Research"  summer course will open for online registration in the Student Information System (SIS) on  May 10, 2015.  This course can be taken for credit or as a Non-Clinical Research Fellows (Non-CRF) for no credit. This document outlines guidelines for Non-CRF applicants, enrolling in CRSP 401, and parking. 
 
The Non-CRF Option (no credit) is available to individuals who hold MD, DO, DPM, ND, DDS, or PhD and are involved with Case affiliate institutions (e.g. University Hospitals, MetroHealth, Cleveland Clinic, Louis Stokes VA, etc). 
  1. The Non-Clinical Research Fellow (Non-CRF) (no credit) is available to individuals who hold M.D., D.O., D.P.M.,  N.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., and are associated with a CASE affiliated institution (e.g. University Hospitals, MetroHealth, Cleveland Clinic, Louis B. Stokes VA, etc.). See Non-CRF for additional details. Generally, fellows and residents of Case-affiliated hospitals, who do not have an education allowance, will want to register as Non-CRF students for no credit. Non-CRF students pay ten percent of the regular tuition, plus the cost of books and materials.
  2. The Non-Degree Option (for credit) - individuals who wish to earn credit for this course should review Non-Degree Student Registration Guidelines and fill out the on-line non-degree application form.
Please be sure to print out your complete application, scan and e-mail to cciducation@case.edu. Regarding the application process, c ontact Angela Bowling at  216-368-2601 or axb710@case.edu with any questions or concerns.

For more information visit the Clinical Research Scholars Program webpage.
Comparative Effectiveness Research: From All Angles
May 24-25, 2016, 9:00am-5:00pm, Wood Building WG-86

For more information see the Comparative Effectiveness Research flyer. 
HPV Roundtable: Creating a National Network of Partners to Promote Cancer Prevention through Human Papillomavirus
Application Deadline: May 30, 2016

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to develop and administer a national network of cancer prevention organizations to promote, in coordination with immunization stakeholders, efforts and activities to improve HPV vaccination delivery for the prevention of HPV-related cancers. This network will include cancer prevention stakeholders with channels to provide education, outreach, and training to the public and providers. 

Through engagement and coordination with existing immunization stakeholders, this network will work to increase public and provider understanding of the burden of HPV-associated cancers that can be prevented by HPV vaccination and accelerate the full implementation of HPV vaccination so as to further the prevention of HPV-associated cancers. 
  1. Develop and maintain a national network comprised of cancer-prevention organizations that have the capacity to engage clinical and immunization partners at national, regional, state, tribal, territorial, jurisdictional and local level and actively participate in coordinated efforts to promote HPV vaccination as a strategy for cancer prevention. 
  2. Convene a national meeting of cancer prevention and HPV immunization stakeholders to identify strategies to decrease missed opportunities by providers to recommend and administer HPV vaccine and increase parents' and adolescents' acceptance of HPV vaccination. 
  3. Fund and manage several small projects (maximum of 7) or a few large pilot projects (e.g. 1-3) identified by network stakeholders as high priorities for addressing barriers to HPV vaccine uptake. 
For more information visit the Grants webpage.
 
Breathe Deep Cleveland 5K on June 18th
This event is being shared on behalf of our colleagues at the PRCHN

Dr. Erika Trapl is part of the planning committee for the Breathe Deep Cleveland 5K walk/run, which will be held Saturday, June 18 at lower Edgewater Park in Cleveland. One hundred percent of the proceeds of the event will go to the LUNGevity Foundation for lung cancer research, education, and support. Be sure to join "Team PRC" when you register!

For more information and registration visit the LUNGevity webpage.
 
Funding Funding Opportunities
Improvement of Animal Models for Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Medicine (R21)
Application Deadline: May 7, 2016

This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research grant (R21) applications from institutions and organizations proposing research aimed at characterizing animal stem cells and improving existing, and creating new, animal models for human disease conditions. 

The intent of this initiative is to facilitate the use of stem cell-based therapies for regenerative medicine. The initiative focuses on the following areas: 
  1. comparative analysis of animal and human stem cells to provide information for selection of the most predictive and informative model systems
  2. development of new technologies for stem cell characterization and transplantation; and 
  3. improvement of animal disease models for stem cell-based therapeutic applications.
For more information visit the NIH webpage.
Pardee Foundation
Application Deadline: June 1, 2016

The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation was established in 1944 under the terms of the will of Mrs. Elsa U. Pardee, whose life was taken by cancer on October 2, 1944. Mrs. Pardee directed that her bequest be used to support research in the field of cancer and to provide for others the advantages of new knowledge and techniques for the treatment of this related group of disabling and frequently lethal diseases.

To that end, the Pardee Foundation provides support to investigators in United States nonprofit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The foundation particularly encourages proposals for a one-year period that will establish the capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. It is anticipated that this early-stage funding may lead to subsequent and expanded support from a government agency.

For more information visit the Pardee Foundation webpage.
Society for Neuroscience 2016 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award
Application Deadline: June 10, 2016

The annual award recognizes an individual with outstanding career achievements in the field of neuroscience who has significantly promoted the professional advancement of women in the field. The recipient will receive a $5,000 prize and complimentary registration, transportation (economy air or ground), and two nights hotel accommodations for the SfN annual meeting, where the the prize will be presented and the recipient honored at the Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Luncheon.

To be eligible, nominees must have exhibited dedication to facilitating the mentoring and entry of young women into neuroscience or the advancement of women in the field;have sustained exceptional achievements in neuroscience as evidenced by publications, inventions, and/or awards; and been of service to the profession through SfN and/or related organizations. In addition, nominees must be recognized at the national and/or international level as a scientist, educator, businessperson, or administrator, and demonstrate a high degree of imagination, innovation, and initiative in the pursuit of neuroscience.

For more information visit the Society for Neuroscience webpage.
Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP)
Application Deadline: June 29, 2016

The Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) has launched the 2016 T-AP Digging into Data Challenge to support research projects that use "big data" to address questions in the social sciences and humanities. Although this is the fourth Digging into Data challenge, it is the first time it has been sponsored by T-AP.

This funding opportunity is open to international projects that consist of teams from at least three member countries, and must include partners from both sides of the Atlantic. Projects must address any research question in humanities and/or social sciences disciplines by using large-scale, digital data analysis techniques, and show how these techniques can lead to new insights. Successful applicants will receive funding from their own national funding agencies for projects that can last for up to 36 months.

For more information visit the Trans- Atlantic Platform webpage.
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Application Deadline: July 1, 2016

The annual program is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high-risk/high-reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of cancer. The award is specifically designed to provide funding to extraordinary early-career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. It is not designed to fund incremental advances in cancer research.

Grants of up to $450,000 over three years will be awarded to support novel, exceptionally creative research with the potential to create significant impact in the cancer field.

For more information visit the Damon Runyon webpage.
Meso Foundation
Application Deadline: August 5, 2016

The Meso Foundation (formerly the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation) is accepting applications for its 2016 cycle of mesothelioma research grant funding. Grants of up $100,000 over two years will be awarded to qualified investigators for projects related to benchwork, translational, or clinical research that is not presently funded and/or is pending review and is conducted through any nonprofit academic, medical, or research institution.

Encouraged projects include but are not limited to investigations of strategies for early detection of new or progressive disease, definition of targetable differences between normal and transformed mesothelium, and development of novel strategies for treatment, therapeutic intervention, and determination of clinical/molecular determinants for prognosis. Scientists of all levels and degrees are encouraged to apply.

For more information visit the Meso Foundation webpage.
NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
Application Deadline: September 2, 2016

The NIH Director's Pioneer Award initiative complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on enhancing health, lengthening life, and reducing illness and disability. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator's research program or elsewhere

For more information visit the NIH webpage.
FDA Fellowship Research Opportunities
Multiple Proposal Deadlines

The ORISE Research Participation Programs at FDA accept applications from students, recent graduates, and faculty researchers year round.

For more information about each opportunity, including instructions concerning the process for submitting an application and other supporting documents, please visit FDA ORISE webpage.  

Department of Defense Funding Opportunities










 
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