CTSI Updates
Grant to Support Early-Career Investigators Impacted
by the Challenges of the Pandemic
Building upon the success of the BU CTSI voucher program, BUSM has been awarded one of 22 awards to medical schools across the US from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and partnering organizations to support early stage investigators academic faculty engaged in high impact clinical health research who have been impacted by COVID-19-related care-giving responsibilities. Read More
Reminder
Annual CTSI Regional Shared Mentoring Symposium - Virtual Event
Dec. 10, 2021, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

This symposium provides networking, panel discussions and one-to-one mentoring with senior faculty from local clinical and translational science institutions. Learn More
Program for Early Research Career Development (PERC) - Spring 2022
Application Deadline: Dec. 10, 2021

The PERC Program will provide a roadmap and targeted guidance for senior post-doctoral fellows and early career faculty (both MD and PhD) committed to launching an independent research career. Learn More
The BU CTSI Voucher Program
Applications are Accepted on a Rolling Basis.

The Voucher Program supports the short-term needs of research investigators that are not otherwise covered by grants. Vouchers are intended to enable preliminary work, generate data for new or ongoing projects, and/or secure fee-based core services for expert consultation services. Learn More
Funding & Research Program Opportunities

Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) at NIH Program for NIH and CDC Translational Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial NOT Allowed)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within the Mission of NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): RNA Modifications in Cancer Biology

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Analysis, Technology, Leadership, Administration and Science (ATLAS) Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Accelerating Malaria Vaccine Discovery

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements for Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative awardees to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) through the HEAL Data Ecosystem

Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO)
The goal is to introduce the MRSP to medical, dental, and veterinary students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and encourage them to consider biomedical research as a career. Read More
News Highlights
Don’t Crash on Approach

Study section members know, and recent evidence confirms, your grant’s score is not an equal weighting of component scores. NIH criterion scores are for significance, innovation, approach, investigators, and environment.

HPV Vaccine Research Study –
Participation is Needed!

The results of this study may impact clinical recommendations and policy. Sign up for this lifesaving vaccine study today! Read More

Omicron Transmissibility and Virulence:
What Do They Mean?

Some of the biggest questions about omicron are how easy it spreads and the severity of illness it causes. It will take several weeks to understand omicron's transmissibility and virulence Read More
Upcoming Event & Course
Utilization of Narrative Intervention/ Storytelling for Applications in Research Participation and Informed Consent
Dec. 15, 2021, 11 am - 12 pm

An overview of the process and application of storytelling as a tool to increase awareness about research participation among underrepresented populations. Learn More
Grant Submission Process
Application due: Jan. 12, 2022

This online course, formerly known as Funding Your Research: Non-NIH Government Agencies, will explore the availability of medical research funding beyond the NIH. Learn More
The Funding Acknowledgement
The Funding Acknowledgement guides recipients of BU CTSI services, resources, or funding for projects or research through the grant citation process. All recipients are required to cite our grant number in associated presentations and journal publications.