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The overarching goal of the BU CTSI Pilot Grant Program is to help investigators explore and solve major challenges in translational science, especially those that address the special health problems of our urban communities, by developing and deploying new tools, methods and processes to expedite clinical and translational research and discovery. Review the Full RFA Here. |
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An Interactive Seminar Series for Postdoctoral Fellows
and Early Career Faculty (formerly the CREST Program)
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Want to learn how to write an effective abstract and paper? Get familiar with qualitative methods? Give a professional talk? How to position yourself to write a career development award? Ways to use social media to promote your research activities? Read More
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The BU CTSI is launching a voucher program to support the short-term needs of investigators whose time to conduct research has been negatively impacted by pandemic-related family care or other home responsibilities. Read Full Details
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Applications to be accepted
on a rolling basis until
December 31, 2020
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COVID-19 Research Community Forum |
Non-Contact (and Socially Distanced) Vital Signs and Medical Measurement |
Presented by Dr. Brian Anthony, PhD., Director of MIT’s Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Program, Co-Director of the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center, and Deputy Director for the MIT Skoltech Initiative and Catherine Ricciardi, DNP, ANP-BC Nurse Director, Director of Clinical Operations, and Nurse Practitioner; MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science Clinical Research Center.
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To see the previous COVID-19 Research Community Forums sponsored by the four CTSA’s of Massachusetts click the button below. |
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New Funding Opportunities |
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Notice of Special Interest: Emerging Viral Infections and their Impact on the Male and Female Reproductive Tract
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity Announcement to Improve the Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: Functional Neural Circuits of Interoception (R01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
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Genomic Data Analysis Network: Genomic Data Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Pre-Application Webinars for RFA-CA-20-047, Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network (GTN) (U19 Clinical Trial Required)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42 Clinical Trial Optional)
Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-ES-20-001 "Collaborative Centers in Children's Environmental Health Research and Translation (P2C Clinical Trial Optional)"
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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Citizen Scientists Take on the Challenge
of Long-Haul COVID-19
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You might think that individuals who survive other infectious diseases caused by coronaviruses—including COVID-19—would return to normal relatively quickly. But for some, it produces milder health problems that just won’t go away.
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The N3C Data Enclave is Open for Research! |
The N3C aims to aggregate, harmonize, and make accessible vast amounts of data from healthcare providers nationwide to accelerate advances in COVID-19 research and clinical care.
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NIH's COVID-19 Diagnostic Competition Awards $129M to Boost 9 More Test Makers |
The NIH has picked nine additional test manufacturers to advance through its “Shark Tank”-like COVID-19 diagnostics competition—alongside $129.3 million in new funding to help scale up the production of both point-of-care screening tests and high-throughput laboratory assays.
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Genome Data Help to Track COVID-19 Superspreading Event |
Researchers sequenced close to 800 viral genomes, including cases from across the first wave of the epidemic in the Boston area. Using the fact that the viral genome changes in very subtle ways over time, they found that SARS-CoV-2 was actually introduced independently to the region more than 80 times, primarily from Europe and other parts of the U.S.
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A Country-Spanning Cancer Collaboration |
It’s an unfortunate reality that nearly everyone knows somebody whose life has been affected by cancer. However, a discovery by two researchers who met by chance years ago might one day help more cancer patients overcome their disease.
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Virtual Symposium to Advance the Response to COVID-19 |
The OMH virtual symposium aims to support the dissemination of promising practices, programs and strategies for combating COVID-19, especially in racial and ethnic minority communities.
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NCATS Online Course in Translational Science - Sept. 8 – Oct. 23, 2020 |
Enhance your translational science skills this fall with a seven-week online course, MEDI 501: Principles of Preclinical Translational Science.
Registration for the fall course is open.
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3rd Annual Children's National-NIAID Symposium-
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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This year, the event will highlight the current COVID-19 and MIS-C pandemic, with a specific focus on the pediatric population. Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID, will provide an overview on the infectious disease, and leading experts from Children’s National, NIAID, and other institutions will share the novel research and science being done to address this worldwide issue.
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Human Cell Atlas Covid-19 Virtual Symposium # 1 -
Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
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The mission of Human Cell Atlas is to create comprehensive maps of all human cells, as a basis for understanding and human health and diagnosing, monitoring and treating diseases.
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Accelerating Discoveries Towards Better Health
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