CTSI Update
The BU CTSI Voucher Program is designed to support the short-term needs of research investigators that are not otherwise covered by grants. Vouchers are intended to enable preliminary work, to generate data for new or ongoing projects and/or to secure fee-based core services for expert consultation services (such as biostatistics & data management) with the ultimate goal of furthering clinical and translational research. Read More
How Can We Ensure Equity with COVID-19 Vaccine Here in MA?
Wednesday, October 28, 5-6pm ET 

Meet online with community stakeholders and researchers to discuss how to work together to protect us from COVID-19. We will host a 2-part community conversation this fall to understand how national guidelines for equitable vaccine distribution should be strengthened and implemented locally. We hope you will join us and contribute your ideas! Read More
Are you planning to submit a Career Devlopment Award (K01, K08 or K23)? Have you assembled mentors and developed a Specific Aims page, but want to ensure that you submit the most competitive application possible? The K Grant Writing Workshop, sponsored by the BU CTSI, is open to Faculty and accomplished Post-Doctoral Students/Fellows who will be remaining at BUMC. Review the Full RFA Here.
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.
New Funding Opportunities

BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) Scalable Technologies and Tools for Brain Cell Census (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Use of Predictive Analytics to Accelerate Late-Stage Implementation Research to Address Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Exceptions to Use of a Single IRB During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency

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

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Repurposing Existing Therapeutics to Address the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Mechanistic Ancillary Studies to Ongoing Clinical Projects (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
News Highlights
Protein Mapping Study Reveals Valuable Clues for COVID-19 Drug Development

With the aim of developing such protein-targeted antiviral drugs, an international team of researchers, funded in part by the NIH, has mapped all of the interactions that take place between SARS-CoV-2 proteins and the human proteins found within infected host cells.

Study Highlights Need for Continued Care
of COVID-19 Survivors

As inspiring as it is to see these patients breathe on their own and converse with their loved ones again, we are learning that many will leave the hospital still quite ill and in need of further care. Read More

Anticoagulation in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

Initial reports revealed limited evidence of bleeding associated with Covid-related coagulopathy, but more data regarding the risk of bleeding are emerging. Read More

Convalescent Plasma Fails Phase 2 in Moderate COVID-19 Patients

A randomized phase 2 clinical trial has found convalescent plasma has no effect on progression to severe disease or all-cause mortality in COVID-19 patients. Read More

Interferons and Viruses Induce a Novel Truncated ACE2 Isoform and Not the Full-Length SARS-CoV-2 Receptor

 Interferon-induced variability in ACE2 expression levels could be important for susceptibility to COVID-19 or its outcomes. Read More
Upcoming Events
The workshop will bring together a diverse group of mental health disparities researchers to highlight and identify innovative approaches to understanding and addressing mental health disparities across major areas of mental health science and research. Read More
Meeting Theme: 
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – Approaches and Solutions in Translational Science.

Details:
  • Poster Session Theme: Innovative Approaches and Solutions to Common Translational Science Problems, in particular, consideration of COVID accommodations.
  • One poster per CTSA Program hub or coordinating center is permitted
  • Be sure to highlight your organization’s vision / successes
  • Electronic versions of the abstract and poster will be available for viewing
on the CLIC website. Read More
The purpose of the Life Course Visual Toolkit is to increase knowledge about life course research methods and innovative approaches by providing content that is widely available and accessible to researchers across multiple disciplines.
This seminar will bring together researchers, medical practitioners, and health policy representatives and legislators to delve deeper into the impact of COVID-19 on rural Americans, systems and workforce issues, and community engagement response to the pandemic. Read More
Accelerating Discoveries Towards Better Health 
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