In This Issue
- New Catalytic Seed Grants for Health Disparities Research Available
- EXPLORE Scholars Announced
- Access Data from National Program
- Research Community News and Updates
- Spotlight on Success
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CTSA Pilot Projects Aimed at Health Disparities-Related Research |
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The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) invites faculty members to apply for Catalytic Seed Grants for research projects to generate preliminary data for extramural funding applications about health equity and health disparities. Proposals are expected to use rigorous research methods to address disparities in health care and outcomes at the individual, group, system, or population level. While any disease or health-related condition may be chosen, the applicant must focus on specific issues and problems associated with disparities in health status which disproportionately affect disadvantaged social groups that systematically experience worse health or greater health risks than more advantaged groups.
Proposal budgets are limited to $25,000 for one year, with funding to start on or about March 1, 2021. Recipients must hold the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at the time of the award. The required application components are: abstract, budget, budget justification, research plan (limited to 5 pages), literature cited, and NIH biosketches for all key personnel. Proposals are due by COB on Monday, January 4, 2021 and should be emailed as a single PDF document to elizabeth.castro@einsteinmed.org. For more information, click here.
All questions concerning this program can be directed to Ms. Elizabeth Castro by email or phone (work: 718-920-5126 or cell: 845-494-5066).
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EXPLORE K12 Scholars Announced |
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EXPLORE's goal is to leverage the health system's identified improvement initiatives, and the trainees to them based on interest and background . In this way, the scholar can immediately join an existing team focused on the project, learning in the “real world” while taking courses to develop the necessary knowledge and skills for a career as a LHS investigator.
After a competitive application and review process, four outstanding EXPLORE scholars were identified along with their research topics and mentors (from left to right):
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Kerry Morrone MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology):
Project: Sickle Cell Disease
Mentor: HSM: Michael Rinke
Research Mentor: Deepa Manwani
Pavel Goriacko PharmD, MPH, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Center for Pharmacotherapy Research and Quality
Project: Investigator Initiated Studies
Mentor: Mark Sinnet
Research Mentor: Eran Bellin
Chanelle Diaz MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Project: Disparities in Healthcare
Mentor: Matthew McDonough
Research Mentor: Viraj Patel
Andrea Jakubowski MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal)
Project: Opioid / Other Substance Disorders
Mentor: Tiffany Lu
Research Mentor: Aaron Fox
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Access Health Data From National Resource |
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Thanks to Dr. John Greally, Einstein and Montefiore investigators can now access the data from the All of Us study.
All of Us, part of the National Institutes of Health programs in precision medicine, is building one of the largest genetic and phenotypic data banks, and will ultimately include 1 million persons. The All of Us Research Hub stores health data from a diverse group of participants from across the US, and Montefiore’s Bronx Community Health Network (BCHN) is one of the many sites still recruiting participants. Approved Einstein and Montefiore researchers can now access All of Us to see some of the available de-identified data on >361,000 participants assembled so far: https://workbench.researchallofus.org/ (Chrome browser recommended).
All that will be needed for you to register is a valid @einsteinmed.org or @montefiore.org email address. When you set up an account, you should choose ‘Albert Einstein College of Medicine’ from the drop-down menu options. The next steps are shown below if you wish to securely access de-identified data.
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Research Community News and Updates |
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AAHRPP Site Visit and Investigator Interviews |
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The Step 2 Application will include a list of all active human research studies at Einstein-Montefiore. AAHRPP will use this list to select a number of investigators and research staff to interview during the site visit. Anyone who is engaged in human research may be selected for an interview. The OHRA will contact those who have been selected for interviews well in advance of the site visit.
As a reminder, Einstein’s current policies and procedures can be found on the OHRA’s website’s Policies and Procedures page. A dedicated AAHRPP resources page will be forthcoming. OHRA staff will be conducting outreach and educational sessions in the months leading up to the site visit.
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Microgrant Awards Available for Diabetes Research |
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The Einstein- Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center is requesting applications for microgrant awards that will provide up to $10,000 for use of the newly established Immuno-Technology Core (ITC). A detailed description of ITC services can be found here. The DRC anticipates funding up to 3 applications. The deadline for grant applications is January 18th 2021. For more information, click here.
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Liver Center Core Pilot and Feasibility Awards Available |
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The Joint Liver Research Center of Einstein and Mount Sinai has funds available to support two new Pilot and Feasibility Studies in the next fiscal year (Feb 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022), to enhance plans to submit a joint NIDDK Liver Center Core Grant in June 2021. These awards are funded for one year and may be renewable for a second year depending on suitable progress and the outcome of the NIDDK submission. Studies that are translational in nature and involve collaboration between investigators at Einstein and Mount Sinai are required. Strong preference will be given to junior investigators (Instructors or Assistant Professors). The deadline for the Letter of Intent is December 15th and selected proposals will be invited for full submission due by January 15th 2021. For more information, please contact Leslie Costa by email or phone: (718) 430-3289.
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Pilot Awards for Research in Aging Available |
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The Einstein Nathan Shock Center (E-NSC) applications to support projects on the Biology of Aging that will generate preliminary data for R01-type applications that are founded on geroscience are now available. The awarded funds are to support only research expenses. No funding for personnel or salary support will be provided. The use of E-NSC core services is strongly encouraged, but not required. Applications are due December 1st 2020 with an award date of December 14th 2020. To learn more about the application process, email Kathy Paulus or call (718)430-2908.
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Einstein-Montefiore Receives $223 Million in Funding |
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The Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center have received a combined $223.6 million in NIH funding in 2020. This is the largest amount of funding per year for Einstein-Montefiore. The institution received almost $10 million this year in funding for grants and sub-contract for Covid-19 funding alone. Click here to learn more.
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Marina Reznik MD, MS has been appointed Vice Chair for Clinical and Community-Based Research in the Department of Pediatrics. In this role, Dr. Reznik will help foster clinical and community-based research in the Department, build a diverse pipeline of clinician-investigators, expand and support trainee involvement in clinical and community-based research, and enhance Department’s clinical research infrastructure.
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Einstein-Montefiore investigators continue to succeed in obtaining funding. Some of these investigators with new grant awards are (from left to right):
Tim Duong, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, Cristina Montagna PhD, Professor, Department of Genetics and Pathology, and Aldrin Molero MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology.
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Research in the Headlines |
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Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
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