ICTR April 2019 Newsletter                             
In This Issue

  • 2019-2020 Catalytic Seed Grants
  • 20 Year CRTP Anniversary Celebration
  • Research in the Headlines
Catalytic Seed Grants Available
The Einstein-Montefiore ICTR invites  faculty members  to request seed grants to generate data for the development of new extramural grant applications. Applications can be submitted online beginning April 2nd 2019 through our portal . Projects supported under this program must involve clinical or translational research. Applications for seed funding must fall into one of three categories: 1) Learning Healthcare System Science; 2) Lifespan research and/or studies in special populations; or 3) Projects that build on K-series mentored career development awards. 
 
To learn more about how to apply,  click here . If you have question, please contact elizabeth.castro@einstein.yu.edu .
April 4th Symposium: Research Innovations to Transform Healthcare
Later this week, the ICTR will be hosting a symposium,  Transforming Healthcare in a Learning System , featuring leadership, Einstein-Montefiore investigators, and keynote speakers who are experts in healthcare systems, community engaged research, and data sciences. The event will take place at the Price Center LeFrak Auditorium on April 4, 2019 from 8:30am-12:30, followed by a networking lunch.
 
Featured keynote speakers are Uma Kotagal MBBS, MSc (Cincinnati Children's) and Patrick Ryan PhD (Janssen Pharmaceuticals).
 
Einstein-Montefiore speakers are Parsa Mirhaji MD, PhD , Michael Rinke MD, PhD , and Marina Reznik MD , with an overview of how Montefiore is leading healthcare innovations by Andrew Racine MD, PhD.
 
In addition to seating at LeFrak, the event will be live-streamed in Price Room 351.
CRTP 20 th  Anniversary Event, May 31st
Einstein's Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) , the MSc in Clinical Research, is approaching its 20th graduating class. In honor of this milestone, on May 31st, the CRTP will hold its first symposium, featuring talks from a few of the 223 graduates in panel form:

Panel 1: "Bench to Bedside"

Jacqueline Achkar, MD, MSc 2008
Katalin Susztak, MD, MSc 2004
Mark Einstein, MD, MSc 2005
 
Panel 2: “Bedside to Care Delivery and Population Health”

Shadi Nahvi, MD, MSc 2008
Jason Adelman, MD, MSc 2006
Andrea Howard, MD, MSc 1998

Current and past CRTP Directors, Aileen McGinn PhD (2016 - present), Ellie Schoenbaum MD (2006 - 2016), and Paul Marantz MD MPH (1998 - 2006) will be hosting.

To learn more and register for this symposium, click here . If you are a CRTP alumnus and are interested in attending an alumni-only dinner, contact nancy.marte@einstein.yu.edu .
Funding Opportunities
Research in the Headlines
Spotlight on Success
Einstein-Montefiore investigators continue to succeed in obtaining funding. Some of these investigators with new grant awards are (from left to right):

Praveen Ballabh MD , Professor, Departments of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and Neuroscience, Kathryn Anastos MD , Professor, Departments of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Epidemiology & Population Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, and Qibin Qi PhD , Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health.
Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research