August 21, 2017
 

Did You Know?
Three CCTS Partners-HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, UAB, and University of Mississippi Medical Center-have been awarded a four-year, $10 million NIH grant to sequence newborns with birth defects and/or signs suggestive of a genetic disorder. The project, "Clinical Sequencing across Communities in the Deep South," is part of a larger nationwide initiative called "Evidence-Generating Research Consortium (CSER2)." The primary goal is to improve the diagnosis and care of babies with birth defects and genetic disorders.   More
News/Announcements
The Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline for the 2018 CCTS Partner Network Multidisciplinary Pilot Program is 5pm CDT on Wed. Aug. 30. We welcome projects that address questions of importance to the health of our communities, including health disparities and health challenges across the life course, as well as clinical conditions that disproportionately affect our region. Contact CCTS Research Commons with questions and package requests.   More
I-Corps @ UAB Info Sessions: Refine and Fund Your Most Innovative Idea
Do you have a novel idea that could help people? If so, mark your calendar for one of our upcoming information sessions about the I-Corps @ UAB program, which helps investigators assess the value of their research projects, prototypes, and protocols. Those who participate in the full four-week I-Corps program will receive $2500 to test out the product-market fit of their visions.   More
Consortium representatives from across the CCTS Partner Network gathered in Tuskegee on Aug. 3rd to discuss moving forward on several initiatives, including developing an R13 grant, growing the number of profiles in the PURE research database, and hosting a regional Community Engagement Institute.  More
Funding Opportunities
CCTS Partner Network Multidisciplinary Pilot Program
UAB-HudsonAlpha Genomic Medicine PostDoctoral Training Program Request for Applications
The purpose of this training grant is to recruit postdoctoral trainees from various disciplines and provide mentorship and clinical research training in genomic medicine.  Postdoctoral trainees will receive a monthly stipend, tuition and fees assistance, health insurance and travel funds.   More
This Week's Learning Opportunities
How does the role of the navigator differ from other members of the health care team and how might the navigation model fit in your unit? This workshop examines these and other questions about their role in clinical trials. Registration required.

August 21 | 8am-3pm | Medical Towers Rm 634 |  More
Join us for the fourth Wednesday Drop-In Clinics for free consultations in  Biostats, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD). No appointment necessary. Bring laptop and study related questions.

August 23 | 11:30am-1pm | PCAMS | More
Join us for a high-energy workshop that teaches you how to be a more innovative problem-solver by applying the process of Design Thinking with UAB Collat School of Business faculty trained at the Stanford d.school.

August 23 | 3-4:30pm | UAB Hill Center Rm 220
 
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Harry Selker, MD, MSPH, Executive Director of the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center, will discuss " Efficacy-to-Effectiveness (E2E) Trial Design: Generating Evidence for Optimal Use of New Treatments." 

August 23 | 2pm CDT | More
New to research? Need to earn 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credits? Register for this event today! This basic overview of the clinical, regulatory, and financial aspects for conducting a research study is offered every 4th Thursday monthly.

August 24 | 8-12pm | PCAMS | More
Ryan Outman, Deputy Director of UAB Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education, will discuss " Orientation." Sponsored by the UAB-VA  Health Services, Outcomes, and   Effectiveness Research (HSOER) Training Program.

August 25 | 8-9:30am | PCAMS |  More
Do you think you've got a great idea that will help people? Come explore that possibility through the I-Corps program. I-Corps is the premier, federally funded program to assess the market potential of ideas coming off our campus. By participating in I-Corps over a short four-week period, you will receive up to $2500 to test whether your solution will actually be adopted by the people you're trying to serve.

August 25 | 9:30-11am | Hill Center 204 | More
Participation in case-based discussions around key aspects of the mentor-mentee relationship can prepare you to deal smoothly with a variety of common and less common mentoring challenges. Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.

August 25 | noon-1pm | PCAMS |   Register
August 28 | 8-9am | PCAMS |  Register
Upcoming Events
I-Corps Info Session
Sept. 1 | 9:30-11am | Hill Center 204
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.
Sept. 1  |  noon-1pm  |  PCAMS  |   Register
Sept. 11 |  8-9am  |  PCAMS  |   Register
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Seminar: Phase 1 First-in-Human Studies - A Progress Report
Sept. 6 | 12pm | Wallace Tumor Institute Rm 101
UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine Seminar
Sept. 6 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
CCTS Forum: Challenges in Clinical Trial Recruitment: Focus on Under-Represented Populations
Sept. 6 | 4:45-6pm | PCAMS
Registration required. Attendees encouraged to obtain i2b2 access prior to training.
September 7 |  1-3pm  |  Cudworth 305  |   Register
I-Corps Info Session
Sept. 8 | 9:30-11am | Hill Center 204
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.
Sept. 8  |  noon-1pm  |  PCAMS  |   Register
Sept. 18 |  8-9am  |  PCAMS  |   Register
UAB-HudsonAlpha Bioethics Seminar Series: Justice/Rawls
Sept. 13 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
CCTS Training Interdisciplinary & Emerging Research Scholars: Conflict Management
Sept. 14 | 2:30 -4:30pm | PCAMS
I-Corps Info Session
Sept. 15 | 9:30-11am | i-Lab at Innovation Depot
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.
Sept. 15  |  noon-1pm  |  PCAMS  |   Register
Sept. 25 |  8-9am  |  PCAMS  |   Register
UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine Seminar
Sept. 20 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.
Sept. 22  |  noon-1pm  |  PCAMS  |   Register
Oct. 2 |  8-9am  |  PCAMS  |   Register
REACT Workshop on Clinical Trials
Sept. 22 | 2-4pm | Hill University Center Alumni Theater
Registration required
Sept. 24-27 | Birmingham, AL
October 4 | 3-4pm |  Finley Conference Center
October 6 | 7am-3:30pm |  Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
October 11 | 3-4pm |  Finley Conference Center
October 18 | 3-4pm |  Finley Conference Center
October 26
UAB Research Orientation Program
October 26 | 8-12pm | PCAMS