Did You Know?
The CCTS received 14 applications for its 2016 KL2 training fellowship, representing three CCTS Partners:
University of Mississippi Medical Center, University of South Alabama, and UAB. Contact our Training Academy to learn more about CCTS grant-funded research training opportunities
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CCTS TIERS Offers Career Success Strategies for Researchers in Academic Medicine
Dr. Robert Rich, professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Medical Education and former senior vice president and dean, UAB School of Medicine, provided invaluable career advice at the most recent CCTS Training Interdisciplinary & Emerging Research Scholars (TIERS) seminar
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Congrats to Our TL1 SOM Research Day Participants
Eight CCTS Predoctoral TL1 trainees presented posters on their research findings at the UAB School of Medicine Dale J. Benos Medical Student Research Day. Our outstanding TL1s are pursuing their MS/MSPH, in addition to an MD or clinical PhD, to add a translational science skill set to their cvs
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NIH Launches New Mentoring Network for Biomedical, Behavioral, and Social Sciences Workforce
MyNRMN is a free social networking platform to help
scientists at every career level to connect regardless of geographic location. CCTS Training Academy Director Dr. David D. Chaplin recommends the resource, noting "You do not have to be an NIH-funded scientist to use it."
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UAB National Research Services Award T32 Fellowship
The UAB-VA Health Services, Outcomes, and Effectiveness Research (HSOER) Training Program , a coordinated mentored research fellowship program funded by AHRQ, is accepting applications for postdoctoral positions with a July 1, 2017, start date.
Apply by Dec. 31, 2016
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AHRQ Announces Funding for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is calling for large research projects to advance the knowledge base for detection, prevention, and reduction of HAIs. Both R01 and R18 mechanisms supported (
open date is Jan. 5, 2017)
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NCATS Expands List of High-Priority Translational Research Opportunities
Clinical trials of drugs targeting shared molecular etiologies have been added as a topic of research interest to the CTSA Program Collaborative Innovation Award (CCIA) U01 FOA (PAR-15-172)
as of March 9, 2017
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New Sessions Scheduled for CCTS Training on Using Clinical Data for Research
Reserve your spot for "Accessing Clinical Data for Research with i2b2," a hands-on training helping investigators learn how to access de-identified patient data, check study feasibility, develop hypotheses, and more.
Registration required.
Dec. 5 | 2:00-4:00 pm | Cudworth 305 |
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Jan. 4 | 9:00-11:00 am | Cudworth 305 | Register
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December CCTS Forum To Explore How Informatics is Transforming Clinical Research
Join us to learn how to access clinical data with i2b2; build multisite collaborations using the Shared Health Research Informatics Network (SHRINE); and connect to clinical trial opportunities and collaborations through TriNetX
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Dec. 7 | 4:45-6 pm | PCAMS |
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UAB's 6th Short Course on Next-Generation Sequencing
Presented by the UAB Dept. of Biostatistics and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), this course will provide a venue for statisticians, genetic epidemiologists, bioinformaticians, and genome biologists to discuss novel data analysis strategies
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Dec. 12-15 | 8am-4 pm | UAB SOPH |
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CCTS Research Seminar Series
Mark your calendar to join us, we will discuss "ClinicalTrials.gov: What Is New?" Earn AMA PRA Category 1 CME credit. GoToMeeting accessible
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Jan. 5 | 12:00 noon-1:00 pm | PCAMS | More
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UAB Graduate Course: The Science of Metabolomics
GBSC 724 will introduce and equip investigators, new and experienced, with the metabolome and the tools needed to view, statistically analyze, and interpret metabolomic data. Will cover newer topics, including the role of metabolites in chronic diseases
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MWFs Jan. 9-Mar. 31 | 1:30-3 pm | Shelby 515 | More
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