Research Bulletin
News from the Child Health Research Institute
June 2020
|
|
CHRI Priorities & Activities
:
Update from Dr. Anderson Berry
|
Ann L. Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., interim executive director, Child Health Research Institute (CHRI), delivers a powerful message for investigators in a time of uncertainty and unrest in our communities and globally.
|
|
Disseminating Discoveries:
Zeljka Korade, Ph.D.
|
Luke Allen and Zeljka Korade, Ph.D.,
published an article in the May 20 edition of
ACS Chemical Neuroscience
, titled “Amiodarone Alters Cholesterol Biosynthesis through Tissue-Dependent Inhibition of Emopamil Binding Protein and Dehydrocholesterol Reductase 24.” Follow the link below for a Q&A with Dr. Korade about this research.
|
|
Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Luke B. Allen, Thiago C. Genaro-Mattos, Allison Anderson, et al, 2020, Amiodarone Alters Cholesterol Biosynthesis through Tissue-Dependent Inhibition of Emopamil Binding Protein and Dehydrocholesterol Reductase 24. Copyright 2020 American Chemical Society.
|
|
Celebrations:
Grant Submissions
|
Congratulations to Matt Sandbulte, Ph.D., and Valarie Warner, B.A., C.R.A., who facilitated seven grant submissions during the June NIH submission cycle. Funding opportunities applied for include Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08), Research Project Grants (R01) and Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants (R21). The number of grant submissions facilitated for June speaks directly to the expertise and dedication of Matt and Valarie, as well as the outstanding work of the principal investigators. CHRI is lucky to have such valuable resources available to its members. Thank you, Matt and Valarie!
|
|
Research Resources:
NIH Policy Exception
|
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a new exception to their post-submission materials policy and guidance for reviewers. As research reopens across the country, investigators can resume developing preliminary data and NIH is offering investigators more flexibility to submit such data in this application submission round. For applications submitted for due dates beginning May 25, 2020 for the Fall 2020 review meetings/January 2021 Council round, NIH will accept a one-page update with preliminary data as post-submission materials for single component applications, or one page for each component of a multi-component application. For the full announcement and further details, follow the link below.
|
|
Research Reopening:
Formal Plan Submission to IRB
|
As the reopening plan for CHRI clinical research is being developed and approved by leadership, research coordinators have begun to reach out to principal investigators (PIs) and unit managers for information and necessary permissions to complete the formal written plan form to be submitted to the IRB (Institutional Review Board). Each protocol will need a formal written plan and it must be approved before a study can resume. Reach out to
CHRI@unmc.edu
if you have questions or concerns.
|
|
2020 Research Education Series
:
Upcoming Grand Rounds
|
The PRO Education Series will continue beginning in July during Grand Rounds, available via Zoom. See below for the upcoming presenters and topics. Follow the link for series and Zoom information.
July 24 | 8 a.m.
Matt Sandbulte, Ph.D.,
Grant and Scientific Writing
August 14
| 8 a.m.
Bruce Gordon, M.D.,
Ethical Access in Research
September 18
| 8 a.m.
Kari Simonsen, M.D. and Bryan Ludwig, B.S., CIP with the IRB,
The Informed Consenting Process in Research
|
|
Disseminating Discoveries:
May Publications
|
Browse the list of articles CHRI investigators published in a variety of journals in May.
|
|
|
PRO Research Education Series:
Grand Rounds with Matt Sandbulte, Ph.D., Grant and Scientific Writing
Pediatric Academic Societies: Neonatology Summer Webinar Series, Week 4
CHRI Research Seminar Series
|
|
COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood: Early Childhood Welfare/Parent Education
NIH Improved Care for Pediatric Cancer Survivors
For more funding opportunities, please review the CHRI grant calendar available
here
.
|
|
Request for Future Content:
Inform Your Colleagues
|
Please send content ideas for future CHRI Research Bulletins to
Ilyssa Schaming, marketing coordinator, CHRI. We would especially like to highlight any presentations or posters at national conferences, grants received, service to professional societies, engagement with philanthropies or study/patient stories.
|
|
|
Child Health Research Institute
986847 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6847
402-559-4032 or 402-955-7907
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
