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CTSI Update: Success Story |
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Prehospital Teleconsultation for Pediatric Patient Safety
Dr. Boyle's research focuses on testing system-level interventions to improve patient-oriented outcomes of critically ill and injured children. The K23 proposal examines whether telemedicine can improve emergency care delivery for children in the community with respiratory emergencies and facilitate care transition to hospitals. Read More
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Tehnaz Boyle, MD-PhD
Assist. Prof., Pediatrics Emergency Medicine (BUSM)
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Don't Miss These Opportunities!
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The BU CTSI Pilot Grant Program helps investigators explore and solve challenges in translational science, particularly the special health problems of urban communities, by developing and deploying new tools, methods and processes to expedite research and discovery. Review the Full RFA Here. |
The BU CTSI Voucher Program supports the short-term needs of investigators whose time to conduct research has been negatively impacted by pandemic-related family care or other home responsibilities. Read Full Details
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New Funding Opportunities (Need to update) |
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The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite applications proposing new tests, animal models, techniques, etc. to advance research on Alzheimer's disease and its related dementias and which need additional preliminary data with broader dissemination to establish them for more general
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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
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Investigation of the Transmission of Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus
Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancers for Years 2021, 2022, 2023 (P50 Clinical Trial Required)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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BRAIN Initiative Fellows: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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Chronic Kidney Diseases of UnceRtain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - Field Epidemiology Sites (U01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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Using Syndemics to Understand HLBS Disease Emergence and Progression in People with HIV (PWH)(R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to NCATS CTSA Program KL2 Institutional Career Development Awards as part of the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome) Project
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
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The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
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Research Grants: Grants range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year for up to three years to established scientists of all ages working at accredited institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the innovative aspects of the proposal as well as on the competence of the applicant.
Due: October 1
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Grants-in-Aid: Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to researchers at the assistant-professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists. Due: October 1
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Human Lung Alveolar Type 2 Cells Elicits a Rapid Epithelial-Intrinsic Inflammatory Response
Our model system reveals the cell-intrinsic responses of a key lung target cell to infection, providing a novel, physiologically relevant platform for further drug development and facilitating a deeper understanding of
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Scientists Discover Genetic and Immunologic Underpinnings of Some Cases of Severe COVID-19
The researchers found that more than 10% of people who develop severe COVID-19 have misguided antibodies―autoantibodies―that attack the immune system rather than the virus that causes the disease. Read More
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Fourth Large-Scale COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Begins in the United States
Up to 60,000 volunteers will be enrolled in the trial at up to nearly 215 clinical research sites in the United States and internationally. Read More
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NIH Expands Clinical Trials to Test Convalescent Plasma Against COVID-19
Preliminary observational studies indicate that convalescent plasma may improve outcomes among severely ill and hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Read More
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Months After Recovery, COVID-19 Survivors Often Have Persistent Lung Trouble
Three months after leaving the hospital about 70 percent of those in the study continued to have abnormal lung scans, an indication that the lungs are still damaged and trying to heal.
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“Misinformation and Mistrust: COVID-19 Conversations on Race
and Gender Equity” - October 2, 2020, 8:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m. ET
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Session 1: Can we reduce the impact of misinformation by not spreading it and being more trustworthy?
Session 2: Intersectional look at mistrust and misinformation through the lens of Transgender and Non-binary, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). Read More
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Cases and Conversations: Clinical Considerations for the Use of DOAC Reversal Agents - Monday, October 5, 2020, 7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. ET |
Gain insights into the importance of addressing bleeding risks following anticoagulant therapy, improve knowledge regarding the integration of new treatment options to reduce the risk of bleeding, hear how experts approach challenging patient scenarios that you frequently encounter in your practice,
and network with your peers to share best practices. Read More
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Call for Nominations! Due: October 23, 2020. Winner Notified: January 15, 2021
Lecture Presentation at the NIH: Spring/Summer/Fall 2021
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The ODP Early-Stage Investigator Lecture (ESIL) award is given to an early-career prevention scientist who has made significant research contributions, but who has not yet successfully competed for an R01 or R01-equivalent NIH research grant.
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2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration - Tuesday, October 27 to Friday, October 30 |
A unique opportunity to learn more about working with the NIH grants process, programs, policies, and staff at the 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Grants Administration and Program Funding. Read More
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Accelerating Discoveries Towards Better Health
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