August 7, 2017
 

Did You Know?
In an effort to foster translational science collaborations, CCTS has added information on more than 280,000 samples to UAB's i2b2 research database. If you are i2b2 trained, we invite you to search the collection and contact CCTS Biorepository Director Dr. Jeff Edberg to request a link to collaborate with a researcher whose samples are of interest, or to add your own samples to i2b2. If you are not i2b2 trained, check out our upcoming sessions and register for one today.  More
News/Announcements
Do you have a project that will address scientific questions of particular importance to the health of our communities, including health disparities and health challenges across the life course? Do you investigate clinical conditions that disproportionately affect our region? If so, consider applying for a CCTS pilot award! Contact CCTS Research Commons (ccts@uab.edu) for an application package. Letters of intent are due by 5pm CT on Wed., Aug. 30, 2017.  More
CCTS Announces New Dates for Popular i2b2 Training 
The CCTS will continue to offer "Accessing Clinical Data for Research with i2b2," a hands-on training that helps investigators learn how to use the i2b2 database to access de-identified patient data, check study feasibility, develop hypotheses, and more, throughout the remainder of 2017. Registration is required. Supervisory approval is required for non-faculty (e.g., trainees, staff). All attendees are strongly encouraged to request i2b2 access prior to their session More
The 2017 cohort of the CCTS Summer Enrichment Program, our 8-week training to prepare students early in their clinical education for a possible career in translational research, recently presented their final projects to an appreciative, highly engaged audience at PCAMS.   More
Funding Opportunities
Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program
The BYI Program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the life sciences. Projects are normally funded for a period of four years. Grants are in the range of $600,000 over the term of the project. Letters of Intent are due August 14, 2017.  More
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
This workshop is designed to disseminate critical information about the implementation of robust assay methods and is particularly relevant for researchers developing bioassays for the discovery of drugs or chemical probes.

August 7 | 8am-5pm ET | Potomac, MD More
Tom May, PhD, Senior Scientist at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, will discuss "Social Risks and Community Engagement." 

August 9 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
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Join us for the second Wednesday Drop-In Clinic for free consultations in  Biostats, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) and ClinicalTrials.gov requirements. No appointment necessary. Bring laptop and study related questions.

August 9 | 11:30am-1pm | PCAMS | More
The seventh seminar of an eight-week series will be presented by  Elliot J. Lefkowitz, PhD CCTS Director of Informatics , on " Exploring Bioinformatics. " GoToMeeting available.

August 9 | 3:15-4:30pm | PCAMS More
HSOER Training Program: Research and Informatics Service Center
Michael Mugavero, MD, Associate Professor, and James Willig, MD, MSPH, CCTS Informatics, will discuss "Research and Informatics Service Center." Sponsored by the UAB-VA  Health Services, Outcomes, and   Effectiveness Research (HSOER) Training Program.

August 11 | 8-9:30am | PCAMS  | 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 11 | noon-1pm | PCAMS |  Register
August 14 | 8-9am | PCAMS |  Register
Upcoming Events
Registration required. Attendees encouraged to obtain i2b2 access prior to training.
August 15  |  1-3pm  |  Cudworth 305  |   Register
September 7 |  1-3pm  |  Cudworth 305  |   Register
Biomedical Informatics Summer Seminar Series: Linking Genomic and Clinical Data: The Promise of Precision Medicine
August 16 | 3:15-4:30pm | Online
UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine Seminar
August 16 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
HSOER Training Program: Mentoring
August 18 | 8-9:30am | PCAMS
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.
August 18  |  noon-1pm  |  PCAMS  |   Register
August 21 |  8-9am  |  PCAMS  |   Register
Innovation by Design - An Introduction To Design Thinking as a Strategy for Innovation
August 23 | 3-4:30am | UAB Hill Center Rm 220
UAB Research Orientation Program
August 24 | 8-12pm | PCAMS
HSOER Training Program: Orientation
August 25 | 8-9:30am | PCAMS
I-Corps Info Session
August 25 | 9:30-11am | Hill Center 204
Registration requested, walk-ins welcome.
August 25  |  noon-1pm  |  PCAMS  |   Register
August 28 |  8-9am  |  PCAMS  |   Register
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-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine Seminar
Sept. 6 | 3-4pm | Finley Conference Center
CCTS Forum: Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials
Sept. 6 | 4:45-6pm | PCAMS
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
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