June 9, 2017
 

Did You Know?
Frances S. Collins, MD, PhD, will continue in his role as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The 16th NIH director was sworn in on Aug. 17, 2009. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch commented the AAMC and nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals will benefit from Collins' expertise "during this critical time for medical research."   More
News/Announcements
Mark Your Calendar! CCTS Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series Begins Next Week
Cosponsored with the UAB Informatics Institute, this 8-week informatics overview kicks off next Wed. June 14 with "What is Informatics? Why Should I Care?" Open to all levels (student to professor). Free unless taken for credit. Drop ins welcome. Participants may attend individual sessions or the entire series. More
Dr. James Willig, CCTS Informatics Co-Director and UAB Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, explained what inspired him to create the Kaizen online gaming environment, the behavioral theories that helped fuel its success, and how the platform has evolved to enable enhanced learning and knowledge retention across a wide variety of curricula.  More
Academic Medicine to Host Ask-the-Editor Twitter Chat 
Would you like to know what common pitfalls to avoid when preparing a paper for this venerable high-impact peer-reviewed journal? Ever wondered how to get more deeply involved in scholarly publishing for medical education, training, research, and policy? Editor-in-Chief David P. Sklar, MD, will take to Twitter on June 13, from 1 to 2pm CT, to discuss topics with broad appeal to the academic medicine community. To join, tweet @AcadMedJournal #AsktheEditor.  More


Funding Opportunities
Apply for Secondary Data Analyses or Systemic Reviews in Health Policy
The Gulf States Health Policy Center, in collaboration with The University of Southern Mississippi and UAB, invites proposals for secondary data analysis, systematic reviews, or meta-analysis studies to inform policy change and health system improvements that will ultimately improve the health outcomes of citizens in the Gulf States region.  Proposals due June 23 .   More
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UAB HSF-GEF Request for Applications
The grants are intended to enhance the infrastructure of Academic Health Center's Patient-Oriented and Laboratory Research efforts, Clinical Care Program Development, and Medical Education Initiatives and for university wide projects by providing funding from the Health Services Foundation's General Endowment Fund.  Applications due June 30 .   More
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
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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 Letter of Intent due July 7, 5:00pm local time More
Next Week's Learning Opportunities
This one-day public workshop will explore the impacts of racial inequities, economic issues, and immigration on rural communications in the U.S. Attendees will learn asset-based approaches to improve population health and healthy equity.  Registration required.

June 13 | 7am CT | Prattville, AL or Webcast More
Join us for the second Wednesday Drop-In Clinic for free consultations concerning  Biostats, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) and ClinicalTrials.gov Requirements. No appointment necessary. Bring laptop and study related questions.

June 14 | 11:30am-1pm | PCAMS | More
The first seminar of an eight-week series will be presented by Eta S. Berner, EdD, Course Director, on "What is Informatics? Why Should I Care?" GoToMeeting accessible. 

June 14 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS More
Upcoming Events
Kaizen - Rigor, Reproducibility & Transparency
June 19 - July 27 | Online
Registration required. Attendees encouraged to obtain i2b2 access prior to training.
June 20  1-3pm  Cudworth 305  | Register
July 6  1-3pm  Cudworth 305  | Register
July 18  1-3pm  Cudworth 305  | Register
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Watson, Clinical Data Mining, and You
June 21 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS
UAB Research Orientation Program
June 22 | 8am-12pm | PCAMS
I-Corps™ South Spring Regional Training Finale 
June 27 | 8am-4:30pm | UAB
Mock NIH Study Section: Review of an R01 Application
June 28 | 8:30-10:30pm | Ryals Room 407
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Re-Using Health Data - Caution!
June 28 | 3:15-4:30pm | Online
CCTS Research Seminar Series: Building a Budget- Part 2 
June 29 | 11-1pm | PCAMS
Inaugural NCATS Day - Partnering with Patients for Smarter Science
June 30 | 9am-4pm | NIH
CCTS Forum: The Business of Clinical Trials: Who Pays? Who Profits?
July 5 | 4:45-6pm | PCAMS
Informatics Institute Faculty Candidate Presentation: Tiago Colicchio
Registration required
July 6 | 12-1pm | Shelby Room 105
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Accessing Clinical Data at UAB: The How and Why
July 12 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Standardizing the Language of Health Care Systems: Why Words Matter
July 19 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS
Introduction to Mixed Methods Research - Online Course
Applications due June 15
July 19 - September 20 | Online
UAB & Auburn Brain Imaging Retreat
July 21-22 | Cheaha State Park | Alabama
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Unlocking Data's Secrets: The Importance of Structure and Organization
July 26 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS
UAB-HudsonAlpha Genomic Medicine Seminar
August 2 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
CCTS Open House
August 2 | 4-6pm | PCAMS
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Exploring Bioinformatics
August 9 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series:Linking Genomic and Clinical Data: The Promise of Precision Medicine
August 16 | 3:15-4:30pm | Online
UAB-HudsonAlpha Genomic Medicine Seminar
August 16 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
Registration required
Sept. 24-27 | Birmingham, AL