September 30, 2016
 

Did You Know?
UAB's new Supercomputer, the most advanced in Alabama for speed and memory, is accelerating big-data science, including neurobiologist Kristina Visscher's fMRI imaging study, bioinformatician Elliot Lefkowitz's DNA sequencing, and physicist Ryoichi Kawai's 216-atom cube electronic structure problem .   More
News/Announcements
Federal Reforms Will Reshape Clinical Trials in 2017
  
Several federal agencies with oversight of clinical trials have announced changes that will impact nearly every stage of the clinical trial lifespan. CCTS will offer an in-depth analysis of the reforms at its next Forum on Oct. 5th .  More
CCTS Regional Community Engagement Consortium Meeting Sets the Stage for Progress  

More than 34 community, academic, and industry partners from across the CCTS network gathered last week to discuss initiatives that will strengthen efforts aimed at improving the health of the region's most vulnerable populations . More
CCTS 
Now Accepting Applications for 2017 Clinical and Translational Science Training Program
Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty interested in becoming certified in clinical and translational research are encouraged to apply for this free six-month training. Classes meet for two hours every Wed. morning from January to June .   More
Funding Opportunities
CCTS Launches 2017 Partner Network Multidisciplinary Pilot
The CCTS annual pilot program funds new interdisciplinary clinical and translational projects that are consistent with the CCTS mission and show promise for growing into mature research programs. Investigators with a faculty appointment at a CCTS partner institution encouraged to apply. The first step is to request a Letter of Intent (LOI) form from Dr. Jennifer Croker, executive administrator, CCTS Research Commons. LOIs are due October 17, 2016, 5pm CT
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NCATS Announces Funding for Repurposing Therapeutics 
This new UH2/UH3 award is to support pre-clinical studies to repurpose existing drugs or biologics that have already begun or completed a Phase I trial. Proposals must use innovative processes to identify the therapeutic/indication pair (e.g., crowdsourcing, big data, computational algorithms). LOI by Oct. 10, 2016.   More  
CCTS Encourages Applications to NCATS Research Diversity Supplement
Low representation of minority groups in research remains, despite demonstrated benefits of inclusion. This award provides funding to recruit and support students, postdocs, and investigators from nationally underrepresented groups
Internal deadline for proposals is Dec. 1, 2016.   More  
Upcoming Events
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CTO Research Seminar Series
UAB Clinical Trials Office (CTO) will discuss "What Is an At-Risk Account? The How-To." CCTS Clinical Research Support Program Director Penny Jester will present. GoToMeeting accessible.
 
  Oct. 2 | 12:00 noon-1:00pm | PCAMS |   MORE  
Bioinnovation and Commercialization Pop-up Course
What is the business case for your science? This course, cosponsored by CCTS and Auburn University, will help faculty, postdocs, and students with a biomedical innovation or idea learn how to bring a discovery to market . Experts from across CCTS Partner Network & GA Tech will lead the course.
 
  Oct. 6, 2016 | 12:00 noon-3pm | Rm 109, Hubbard Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce (CASIC) Bldg., Auburn |   RSVP  
UAB Research Methods and Secondary Data Analysis Seminar Series 2016
Dr. Kavita Patel, MD, Brookings Institute, will present the next session on "Using Data to Drive Practice Redesign." RSVP to sarahpaul@uabmc.edu.

Oct. 6 | 11:45am-1:15pm | Wallace Tumor Institute Rm 101  
3rd Annual Community Engagement Institute
CEI is an annual full-day symposium focused on issues related to health equity and social justice. The CEI examines the importance of why and how community engagement and collaboration are effective in social/behavioral research and essential in community building practices. Student discounts until 9/30. Register soon. 
 
  Oct. 14, 2016 | BJCC East Meeting Hall, Birmingham |   More  
Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Research
This immersion course, cohosted by CCTS and the Heflin Center for Genomic Sciences, will review principles, major technologies, and experimental approaches. $50 faculty, $25 postdocs/fellows, $10 students/staff . Register soon. 
 
  Oct. 10-14 |  8:30am-12:30pm |  Finley Conference Center   
4th NanoBio Summit
A scientific forum for industry professionals, faculty, students, and postdocs from a broad range of disciplines to collaborate, discover, explore commercialization. Foci include nanobioscience, nanoengineering, nanomaterials, and biotech.  
 
  Oct. 13-14, 2016 | Foy Union Bldg, Auburn |   More  
CCTS PSDS: How to Review a Paper in Under an Hour
Dr. Victor Darley-Usmar, PhD, vice chair for research, UAB Dept. of Pathology, will present this Professional Skills Development Seminar . Topics include the peer review process, role of reviewers, journal goals, review format, and steps for expedient and fair reviewing.
 
  Oct. 20 | 8:30-10:00am | PCAMS |   Register