January 13, 2017
 

Did You Know?
The NIH has released several FAQs to help grantees implement the new clinical trial policy reforms taking effect in 2017, including for Good Clinical Practice training, Clinical Trial Registration (within 21 days of first patient enrollment) and Summary Results Reporting (within one year of trial completion), and the use of single Institutional Review Boards (sIRBs) for multisite studies .   More
News/Announcements
Jan. CCTS Forum Demos NSF i-Corps Approach to Sharpening Science          
 
  
Dr. Molly Wasko, associate dean for Research, Innovation, and Faculty Success, UAB Collat School of Business, encouraged the standing-room only crowd of scientists and engineers to better understand their research "customers."   More
Mark Your Calendar for Innovating in Healthcare!
On Wednesday Feb. 1, our next CCTS Forum will explore idea formation to revenue generation and everything in between with Dr. Amy Hester, director of Nursing Research and Innovation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Bring your inner health science entrepreneur and join us!     More
Funding Opportunities
Accelerate Discovery with CCTS Research Vouchers
Apply today for direct research support to offset expense(s) for clinical and translational research services, such as clinical research units, sample handling and biospecimen storage, necessary laboratory tests, and more More  
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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 More  
ILSI North America: Use of Technology to Assess Activity and Dietary Intake Pilot Funding
ILSI will provide up to $50,000 in support of a pilot study on the use of technology to assess activity and dietary intake in underserved or disparate populations. Proposals due March 15, 2017. Email Heather Steele and Courtney McComber for RFP.  
Upcoming Events
UAB Department of Surgery Faculty Candidate Semina
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Dr. Rolf Brekken, professor, Depts. Surgery and Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will present "Targeting Pathways that Drive Immune Suppression and Epithelial Plasticity in Cancer."

  Jan. 17 |  4:00 pm | West Pavilion "G" 
Informatics Institute Faculty Candidate Seminar
Dr. E. Blair Holladay, chief executive officer, American Society for Clinical Pathology, will present "Developing Cancer and Pathology in Capacity in Africa," the C. Bruce Alexander Lecture in Pathology Education. Earn 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit
 
  Jan. 18 |  2:30 pm | Spain Auditorium 
14th Annual Carole Samuelson Lecture in Public Health Practice
Jennifer Bradley, JD, director, Aspen Center for Urban Innovation, will present "Connecting Innovation & Inclusion for Birmingham's Future ." 
 
  Jan. 19 |  11:30am | Hill Student Center Ballroom
CCTS Research Seminar Series
Dr. Jeffrey C. Edberg, director, CCTS Biorepository, will address the challenges of working on a study enrolling subjects with a rare disease and how one study team worked together to overcome barriers to identifying possible subjects. 
 
  Jan. 19 |  noon-1pm | PCAMS
Wonderful World of Technology Seminar
UAB Informatics Institute Director Dr. James J. Cimino will present "Research Access to UAB Patient Data through i2b2." Lunch will be provided .
 
  Jan. 26 |  noon-1pm | Shelby 105 |   More
UAB Research Orientation Program
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 . Registration required.
 
  Jan. 26 |  8:00am-12:00 noon  | PCAMS |  More
CCTS Regional Community Engagement Forum
Quarterly meeting of the CCTS Community Engagement Consortium. All are welcome, including community members. RSVP to your CCTS CE institutional point of contact
 
  Jan. 27 |  
University of Mississippi Medical Center 
 
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Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians
This career development conference is open to all, but tailored to trainees who are underrepresented in medicine (women, LGBTQ, racial/ethnic minorities)
 
  Feb. 3-4 |  
UAB School of Medicine 
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Accessing Clinical Data for Research with i2b2
This hands-on training will help investigators learn how to access de-identified patient data, check study feasibility, develop hypotheses, and more. Registration required. Attendees strongly encouraged to obtain i2b2 access prior to training.
 
 Mar. 2 |  1:00-3:00 pm  | Cudworth 305 |    Register 
 Mar. 21 |  1:00-3:00 pm  | Cudworth 305 |    Register 
First Annual Nathan Shock Symposium
The UAB Nathan Shock Center is planning its first annual symposium on "The Basic Biology of Aging." Abstracts accepted until Jan. 27. Presenters of accepted abstracts will be notified by Feb. 10 .
 
 Mar. 15 |  9:00am-3:00 pm  |  Hill Student Center |  Register 
ACTS Presents Translational Science 2017
Registration for the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) annual meeting is now open! Join more than 900 trainees, researchers, and federal program officers to learn the latest science and explore new opportunities for collaboration. Early bird deadline is Feb. 24
 
  April 19-21 |  Washington, DC |  Register
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This is Engagement: Best Practices in Community-Engaged Scholarship
Auburn University and the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (Southern Region) will the 18th annual conference. A call for proposals for presentations and posters that inform or advance university-community partnerships is open until March 15, 2017. See the conference website for more information
 
  Sept. 24-27 |  Birmingham, AL |  Submit