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Did You Know?
CCTS welcomes Dr. Eric Ravussin as our new Partner Network site lead for Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC). Dr. Ravussin, a world expert in the conduct of translational research in obesity and type 2 diabetes, is director of PBRC's Nutrition and Obesity Research Center
, lead investigator for PBRC's Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) study,
and Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism, Louisiana State University.
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Mark your calendar for 9am on Mon. April 17, when we will hear from Dr. Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX, an online learning destination founded by Harvard and MIT. Agarwal taught the first edX course on circuits and electronics from MIT, which drew 155,000 students from 162 countries.
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Registration Open for Center for Genomic Medicine's 3rd Symposium
Hosted by two CCTS Partners, UAB and HudsonAlpha
Institute for Biotechnology
, the Symposium offers attendees a chance to learn about the latest in genomic medicine research, tour HudsonAlpha's biotech campus, apply to a new granting program, and network with genomics experts. A detailed agenda is now available.
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Deadline Extended for CHIA Mentoring Opportunity
It's not too late to make a difference for a deserving CCTS Community Health Innovation (CHIA) Award team! Chosen mentors should plan to attend the Refinement Workshop on Sat., April 29. Apply by Mon., April 21.
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UAB CCVS and I3 Steering Committees to Fund Pilot Projects
UAB Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center (CCVS) and the Inflammation, Infection and Immunity (I3) steering committees are requesting applications to fund one or more pilot projects that focus on inflammation, infection or immunity in the context of cardiovascular disease research. Letter of Intent due April 15, 5pm CT. More
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Pfizer's CTI bridges the gap between early scientific discovery and its translation into new medicines through public-private resource sharing. This opportunity supports research projects that fall within the following therapeutic areas: oncology, inflammation and immune disorders, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neuroscience, and rare monogenic genetic diseases.
Deadline is April 21.
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Center for Genomic Medicine Request for Applications 2017
This new granting program will initiate development of systems and/or diseases oriented working groups, e.g. "Neuroscience," "Cardiovascular Diseases," "Autoimmunity," etc. with the aim to create research projects, that will integrate genetics/genomics and impact the discipline substantially. Letter of intent due May 29
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NIH Announces Funding to Advance Science of Geriatric Palliative Care
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NIH Translational Research Grants in Pediatric and Obstetric Pharmacology and Therapeutics
This funding opportunity supports (1) pharmacological studies addressing the changes in drug disposition and response among children at various developmental stages, between children and adults, and in women during pregnancy and lactation; (2) new drug development targeting children and pregnant women
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Letter of Intent due July 7, 5:00pm local time.
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Next Week's Learning Opportunities
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April 10 | 2-3pm | Ryals Room 507
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April 11 | noon-1pm | PCAMS
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Designed for busy biomedical scientists and engineers, this free two-week program is for teams of two-to-four people who are interested in commercializing research.
POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE.
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