CTSI Updates

Meet online with researchers from the four federally-funded Clinical and Translational Science programs in Massachusetts to hear about how they are working together to protect us from COVID-19

COVID-19 Research Community First Forum: Modeling the COVID Epidemic in Real Time Joshua Cohen, PhD   Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute Thursday, April 23, 4-5 pm, online via Zoom Sign up here

New Funding Opportunities

NOT-CA-20-042 Availability of Urgent Competitive Revision and Administrative Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) NOT-CA-20-043 Availability of Competitive Revision SBIR/STTR Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) National Cancer Institute ( NCI ) NOT-TR-20-012 Repurposing Existing Therapeutics to Address the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) NOT-TR-20-016 Availability of Administrative Supplements for Tissue Chips Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences ( NCATS )  NOT-AI-20-031 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) NOT-AI-20-034 Availability of Emergency Competitive Revisions for Research on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID )

More Funding Opportunities

News & Upcoming Events

NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection A new study has begun recruiting at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, to determine how many adults in the United States without a confirmed history of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 have antibodies to the virus.  Read More NIH to launch partnership to develop international strategy for coordinating COVID-19 pandemic research response  The National Institutes of Health and the Foundation for the NIH (FNIH) are bringing together more than a dozen leading biopharmaceutical companies to develop an international strategy for a coordinated research response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More 

COVID-19 Update - April 25 at 2 pm EDT. A diverse panel will speak to the whole experience on dealing with (COVID-19) pandemic—from US to international, to the stateof diagnostic, treatment and vaccine development, to the importance of communication. Register to watch the panel OHRP Guidance on Response to COVID-19 - April 28 at 1 pm EDT. OHRP staff will discuss the recently released guidance and provide relevant examples. You can read the guidance document on OHRP’s website here  Access the webinar here 

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