July 29, 2016
 

Did You Know?
REGARDS (Reasons for Geographical and Racial Differences in Stroke Study) study finds blacks are four times more likely than whites to die from stroke at age 45 because blacks have more strokes, underscoring the need for a stronger focus on prevention to reduce this disparity.  More
News/Announcements
REGARDS and Disparity in Stroke Mortality: A Model Study 
Young investigators interested in emulating success would do well to take note of a recent REGARDS study, which underscores the powerful insights that can result when one asks the right questions of the right big data.  More
2016 Community Health Innovation Awards Kick Off
The fifth annual CHIA grant cycle will open Aug. 1st! 501(c)(3)s in the greater Birmingham area are encouraged to register their "bold and creative" ideas for solving local health challenges and attend the required Innovation Workshop on Sept. 17th.   More
Congratulations to Our Summer Enrichment Series Trainees!
Congratulations to our 10 MD and PharmD students from Auburn, Tulane, and UAB, who have completed 8 weeks of CER and PCOR research training. Learn more about the CCTS Summer Enrichment Program! More
New Clinical & Translational Journal Accepting Submissions
 

Submissions now open for this new international peer-reviewed journal, the result of a partnership among the Association of Clinical and Translational Science, American Physician Scientists Association, and the Clinical Research Forum. More

Funding Opportunities
UAB-HudsonAlpha CGM Announces New Postdoc Training Program in Genomic Medicine
The Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) is accepting applications for a unique opportunity to research and validate new genomic approaches for clinical care, funded by a National Human Genome Research Institute T32 grant.
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NCATS Announces New Award for Innovative 
Collaboration
This R21 will support highly innovative, exploratory, collaborative research CTSA projects, with the goal of assessing utility and feasibility of proposed innovation(s). 
First deadline is Aug. 24, 2016.   More  
NCATS Announces New Funding Opportunity
To Enhance Network Capacity
Funds are available to enhance capacity in the CTSA program to form collaborations to implement, assess, and/or disseminate discoveries in clinical and translational science methods, approaches, education, and training across the network.
Next application due date is Nov. 1, 2016. More  
NIDCR Announces New Funding Opportunity to Support CTSA KL2 
Funds are available to support scholars who are pursuing dental, oral, and craniofacial clinical and translational research, including classification, prevention, and treatment of disease and improvement in health. Apply by Nov. 1, 2016.   More  
NIH Science of Behavior Change Announces New Funding Opportunity
 
How and why do behavior change interventions produce and sustain desired outcomes when implemented in the experimental, clinical, and community or population-level settings? 
Apply by Nov. 10, 2016 .   More  
Upcoming Events
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series
Cosponsored by the CCTS and the UAB Informatics Institute, this 9-week series will cover key informatics topics and resources for clinical and translational research. The seventh session will address Study Design/Genomic Analysis/UAB Tools. 

Aug. 2 |  3-4pm | @PCAMS   More
CCTS Open House
This free event, which replaces the usual monthly CCTS Forum, will provide attendees a chance to meet and mingle with research experts, learn more about CCTS's many initiatives to strengthen science, enjoy food and refreshments, and win door prizes. 

August 3  4-6pm | @PCAMS | More 
UAB Research Methods and Secondary Data Analysis Seminar Series 2016
Dr. Bisakha (Pia) Sen, UAB School of Public Health, will address Health Policy Research 101. Available via RealPresence. 

Aug. 4 |  11:45am-1:15pm | Medical Towers Room 634 
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Visiting Professor Presentation
Dr. Mark Denison, Craig-Weaver professor of Pediatrics, professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, and interim director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, presents "Targeting the Coronavirus Proofreading Polymerase Complex for Antivirals."   

Aug. 9 |  12:00 noon-1pm | Bevill Biomedical Research Bldg (BBRB) Room 170 
UAB Health Disparities Seminar Series 2016
UAB School of Nursing's Silvia Gisinger-Camata, RN, MPH, and Timaya S. Nolan, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC will address Using Social Media to Reach Rural Breast Cancer Survivors. Available via RealPresence.   

Aug. 18 |  Noon-1pm | Medical Towers Room 634 
UAB Center for Exercise Medicine 4th Annual Symposium
This free event, cosponsored by the UAB Schools of Medicine and Health Professions, features a trainee poster competition, exhibits of research and training resources, and several expert talks. Breakfast and lunch provided. Poster abstracts due Friday, Aug. 12.

Sept. 22  | Hill University Center   |  More
4th Annual Immunogenomics: 
Shaping the Future of Human Health
HudsonAlpha hosts this conference, which will address the microbiome, single cell approaches, epigenomics of immune cells, systems immunobiology, immunodiversity, and more. 
 
  Sept. 26-28, 2016 | Huntsville, AL |   More