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The KL2 program is a mentored career development program for BU's most promising junior faculty translational researchers. This program is committed to increasing the diversity of the research workforce and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented, racial, and ethnic groups (UREGs). Read More
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Session 1: Vulnerable Subjects
Jan 21, 2021, 12-1 p.m.
The goal of this series is to provide an understanding of the ethical background, regulatory knowledge, and models of best practices for conducting research when the participants represent special populations or vulnerable subjects. Read More
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Pragmatic Clinical Studies to Evaluate Patient Centered Outcomes – LOI: Feb. 2, 2021
This funding initiative supports large pragmatic studies in patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (CER). Such studies are designed to aid decision makers in choosing between two or more clinical care interventions through the comparison of their effectiveness, safety, and other characteristics that are important to stakeholders. Read More
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The Career Development Award
Application Deadline:
Feb. 16, 2021
Supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals, in the early years of one’s first professional appointment, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and training necessary to assure the applicant’s future success as a research scientist. Read More
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R41 Autism Secondary Data Analysis Research Program
Applications Deadline:
Apr. 12, 2021
This program supports applied Maternal and Child Health (MCH) research that exclusively utilizes the secondary analysis of existing national databases and/or administrative records to determine the evidence-based practices for interventions to improve the physical and behavioral health of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Developmental Disabilities (DD), Read More
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Immune Development in
Early Life (IDEaL)
Application Deadline:
Jun. 4, 2021
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support research to define the mechanisms regulating the establishment, development, and maintenance of immunity throughout childhood (from birth to less than 18 years of age), including the impact of pathogenic or commensal microbes or vaccination against infectious diseases, allergens, and environmental pollutants on immune ontogeny and function. Read More
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science: Call For Papers
Submissions Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021
This themed collection will focus on Educational Innovations for Teaching Clinical and Translational Science. The intent is to enable the reader, including educators, faculty, aligned healthcare professionals, and trainees in the clinical and translational research community, to gain knowledge in the skills and tools required to be an effective educator of clinical and translational science (CTS) that impacts a range of both lay and scientifically grounded audiences and learners. View the full call for manuscripts for collection here
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Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19’s Effects on the Brain
The findings are especially intriguing because there has been some suggestion based on studies in mice that SARS-CoV-2 might cross the blood-brain barrier and invade the brain. Read More
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Will the First COVID-19 Vaccines
Deter Future Launches? Not At All, Experts Say
Typically in drug & vaccine development, first-to-market products command a big advantage that can deter follow-up products. Not so with COVID-19 vaccines, experts said Tuesday. There’s still plenty of need for new entrants. Read More
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Convalescent Plasma Antibody Levels and the Risk of Death from COVID-19
Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who were not receiving mechanical ventilation, transfusion of plasma with higher anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody levels was associated with a lower risk of death than transfusion of plasma with lower antibody levels. Read More
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RADx Tech Webinar: A Path to In-Person Instruction:
On-Campus Pooling in a Pod Testing for COVID-19
Jan. 26, 2021, 2 - 3 p.m. EST
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UnitedHealth Group and the Washington International School will present their joint work on testing strategies to support in-person learning at schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using on-site, rapid PCR testing protocols, students, faculty, and staff are engaged in weekly testing — with results available in half an hour. Register Here
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The “Princess Bride” Guide to Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Jan. 27, 2021, 12 - 1 p.m. EST
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For our first Nexus event in 2021, Lisa Suennen joins us to discuss health care venture capital. The discussion will:
- Disseminate key principles in launching a health care venture from the perspective of venture capitalists
- Discuss stages and ways to grow a health care venture
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Synthesize ways to maximize the potential for success in entrepreneurship. More Details Here
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Using National COVID Cohort Collaborative Data to Inform your Protocol Development
Feb. 1, 2021, 12 - 1 p.m. EST
This N3C webinar will provide an overview & update on the status of N3C, followed by presentations from 3 of the 21 N3C Domain Teams on how they can inform clinical trial protocol development. More Details Here
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Research on Tap: Cancer & Microbiome Feb. 4, 2021, 4 - 5:30 p.m. EST
This webinar will highlight the broad range of microbiome research in cancer currently being conducted by faculty members at BU and will help to better establish a community for interaction and support across a variety of cancer applications. Register Here
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Evaluating RWE from Observational Studies in Regulatory Decision-Making
Feb. 16 - 17, 2021
This workshop will focus on considerations about observational (non-interventional) study design and conduct when using evidence from observational studies to inform regulatory decisions. Register Here
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Virtual Rare Disease Day at NIH
Mar. 1, 2021, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST
Each year, NIH hosts this event to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect and research collaborations underway to address scientific challenges and to advance new treatments. Register Here
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Harvard Catalyst Comparative
Effectiveness Research Webinar
Mar. 10 - Jun. 2, 2021
This opportunity is designed for investigators who are interested in understanding and applying CER methods to their research.
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Accelerating Discoveries Towards Better Health
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