In This Issue
- Pilot Funds Available
- BARC Testing Resource
- Clinical Research Training Program Call for Applications
- Implementation Science Grand Rounds Kick-off
- Spotlight on Success - New NIH Translational or Clinical Research Grants
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Pilot Funds Now Available
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The Einstein-Montefiore ICTR invites
faculty members
to request
seed grants
to generate data for the development of new extramural grant applications. Applications can now be submitted online
through our
portal
on a r
olling basis. Projects proposed must be directly clinical or translational research in nature. Applications must fall into one of three categories:
1) Learning Healthcare System projects
2 Studies in special populations and/or involving the life course
3) Projects that build on K-series mentored career development awards.
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Translational Technologies Resource Available
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The Biomarker Analytic Research Core
(BARC) assists a wide range of clinician investigators. For example, Dr. Haijin In, a cancer surgeon, is focused on the role of microbiome and biomarkers for the development of gastric cancer (GC). The incidence rate for GC in the Bronx is almost double the rate nationally. She is studying newly diagnosed GC cases and control patients undergoing upper endoscopic testing. This study will examine the value of
h. pylori
and serum pepsinogen biomarkers to risk stratify patients for GC, and the pilot data will enable a future NIH R01 proposal to conduct a study nested in the NCI Multiethnic Cohort Study of Diet and Cancer. To learn more about BARC,
click here
o
r contact the Translational Core Manager,
Jeff LaFleur
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CRTP Applications Due March 2nd
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This 2-year program consists of a rigorous curriculum, emphasizing epidemiology, biostatistics, data analysis, grant writing, and research ethics; and a faculty mentored experience in clinical research, leading to the preparation of a thesis. Scholars successfully completing this program will earn a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Research Methods degree granted by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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ICTR Co-Director Named Chief
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ICTR Health Research Implementation Core (HRIC) Co-Director
Michelle Gong MD
has recently been named Chief of the Division of Pulmonary Medicine. She is also the Chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Gong co-directs the
HRIC
with Dr. Michael Rinke Senior Director and Chief, Montefiore Medical Group Quality and Informatics. This core provides resources for designing and implementing research programs that efficiently translate effective strategies to improve health into practice in clinical settings and the community through expertise in patient centered outcomes research (PCOR), comparative effectiveness research (CER) and dissemination and implementation science (DIS). To learn more about the core,
click here
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Aging Map of NYC Available
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The New York Academy of Medicine's
IMAGE: NYC
is a new and improved online resource which displays of 150 socio-demographic characteristics with overlays of available resources, services, and amenities by neighborhood for the NYC population of 65 years of age and older. To learn more and use this resource,
click here
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Director for Clinical Research Operations at Einstein & Montefiore
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Richa Upadhyay MD
, Director of Clinical Research Operations at Einstein-Montefiore, collaborating with all arms of our clinical research infrastructure—including legal, regulatory, billing, IRB, Epic, OCT, etc— to streamline and integrate research processes at both Montefiore and Einstein campuses. She will focus her efforts to build systems, integrate workflows, and provide tools and resources for investigators. Dr. Upadhyay comes to us from Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine where she served as Associate Director of Cancer Clinical Trials. Dr. Upadhyay can be reached at
richa.upadhyay@einsteinmed.org
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New Research Agreement Request Portal
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RARP should be used prior to sending or receiving confidential information, materials, and/or data with another outside party, including collaborations or sub-contract grant provisions.
Specifically, agreements that involve the following, should be submitted through
RARP
(
except
for all clinical trial agreements that are handled by the Office of Clinical Trials):
- Human subjects direct participation
- Human-derived data (de-identified, Limited Data Set, or PHI)
- Human-derived specimens/materials
- Human embryonic stem cells
- Human fetal tissue
Once submitted through
RARP
, the information will be reviewed by the Office of Human Research Affairs (OHRA) to determine whether additional review is required and to ensure compliance with the terms of any associated protocol/consent/HIPAA Authorization documents. Depending on the nature of the agreement, you will be notified when your documentation is forwarded to either the Office of General Counsel or the Office of Biotechnology and Business Development for further processing. You will then be able to follow up directly with the responsible administrative office as needed.
All investigators are encouraged to submit their documentation to the RARP as soon as a definitive research plan involving data/material transfer has been determined, thereby leaving ample time for review. If multiple sites are involved or a non-standard agreement template is required, please be mindful that additional time may be needed.
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Research Events and Funding Opportunities
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Health Research Implementation Science Grand Rounds
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The Health Research Implementation Core (HRIC)
, led by Drs. Michael Rinke and Michelle Gong, will be co-hosting its first
Grand Rounds
with the Pediatrics Department to increase awareness and collaboration among researchers doing learning health system research. The presentation, "Sustaining Improvement: The Intersection of Quality Improvement and Implementation Science" will feature Rohit Ramaswamy PhD, Director of the Center for Global Learning, University of North Carolina, who applies tools and methods of implementation and improvement science to better the quality of public health programs and to strengthen service delivery processes.
The Grand Rounds will take place on March 18th at 8am in Cherkasky Auditorium.
For more information,
click here
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Human Subjects Research Resources and Services Help Desk
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Interested in learning more about human subjects research? On March 23
rd
meet the leadership of the Human Research Affairs Office (OHRA), formerly known as the Einstein IRB. Speakers will discuss resources available to the research community and explain OHRA’s expanded services. Stop by OHRA’s “IRB HELP DESK” for hands on assistance with IRB submissions.
Topics will include:
- Single IRB
- IRB Submission Requirements
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Education and Consultation offerings
- Register today! Space is limited to only 40 participants. Light refreshments will be served.
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2020 NYC Ring Convocation of Practices
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The
NYC Ring
(Research and Improvement Networking Group) Convocation of Practices will take place in Cherkasky Auditorium and Grand Hall on Tuesday, March 31st from 12-8pm. The theme is "Addressing Social Need: What Matters to Patients" with a keynote address by
M. Diane McKee MD, MS
, Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School. To view the schedule of events, submit an abstract, and RSVP,
click here
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Invention Reporting Policy Changes
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The
Office of Biotechnology and Business Development’s
IP & Coffee Seminar Series
(the 3
rd
Wednesday of each month) will take place on Wednesday, March 18th at 3pm in Forchheimer 3rd Floor Lecture Hall (Room 303)
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For those at Montefiore or off-campus interested in livestreaming the event, please email
biotech@einsteinmed.org
in advance for specific log-in details. At this event, Bethany Loftin, COO, TreMonti Consulting (an expert in iEdison and government reporting compliance matters) will be at Einstein to present about recent policy changes, the risks of non-compliance, and what all researchers and grant officials need to know regarding invention reporting compliance matters. To learn more,
click here
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Diabetes-Related Research Pilot Grants Available
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Pilot and feasibility funding is now available for research initiatives to generate preliminary data for extramural funding applications to address a diabetes-related translational research question through the New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR). Proposal budgets for pilot funding are limited to $25,000 a year for up to 2 years, due May 4th 2020.
Proposals are expected to use rigorous translational research methods such as: implementation or dissemination science, natural experiment methods, as well as quantitative or qualitative methods to assess interventions to improve diabetes prevention or diabetes care and outcomes at the individual, group, system or population level. To learn more about the application process and to apply,
click here
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Einstein-Montefiore investigators continue to succeed in obtaining funding. Some of these investigators with new grant awards are (from left to right):
Kerry Murphy MD
, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and
Caterina Minniti MD
, Professor, Departments of Medicine (Hematology) and Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology).
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Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
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