CTSI Updates: Reminder
Help the CTSI! The Annual Symposium
Selection Committee Needs You to Pick the Theme for the Spring CTSI Symposium
Survey Deadline: Jan. 14, 2022.

The CTSI Symposium Planning Committee looks forward to your thoughtful recommendations for our 2022 Symposium. To learn about the new theme selection process click here.
CTSI Career Development Program
(KL2) Funding Announcement
NOI Deadline: Feb. 4, 2022.
Application Deadline: Feb.11, 2022

The KL2 program is a mentored career development program for BU's most promising junior faculty translational researchers.
The BU CTSI Voucher Program
Applications are Accepted on a Rolling Basis.

The Voucher Program supports the short-term needs of 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 Opportunities

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Support Undergraduate Summer Research Experiences

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Notice of Special Interest: Development and Implementation of Clinical Informatics Tools to Enhance Patients’ Use of Genomic Information

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing NEI AGI Research on newly Identified Factors Into Models of Visual System Regeneration

National Eye Institute (NEI)

HEAL Initiative: HEAL Data2Action Innovation Projects (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Address Vaccine Hesitancy, Uptake, and Implementation among Populations that Experience Health Disparities

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): BRAIN Initiative: Translation of Groundbreaking Technologies from Early-stage Development through Early Clinical Study via Blueprint MedTech

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Emergency Awards: HEAL Initiative: Translational Science Career Enhancement Awards for Early and Mid-career Investigators (K18 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Behavioral and Social Science Priority Areas in Dementia Care Partner/Caregiver Research


Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Digital Technology for Early Detection and Monitoring of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Notice of Special Interest: Promoting Research on COVID-19 and Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Disparities Affecting Healthcare Utilization and Health Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

News Highlights

Scientists say they Found COVID
Infections Combining Omicron, Delta

Scientists in Europe believe they have found
a new strain of COVID-19 infection made up of both the delta and omicron variants. Read More
New Model Accurately Describes
COVID-19 Waves and Plateaus

The new model—dubbed the stochastic social activity (SSA) model—was paired with a traditional epidemiological modeland validated against empirical data taken from four U.S. regions before introducing COVID-19 vaccines. Read More

Latest on Omicron Variant and
COVID-19 Vaccine Protection

All of [the] genetic changes raise the possibility that Omicron could cause breakthrough infections in people who’ve already received a Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccine. Read More
Upcoming Events
Implementation Science Journal Club
Jan. 14, 2021, 10 - 11 am

Our goals of this event are to create a platform for black biomedical researchers and research professionals (faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students) to amplify their stories, to bring awareness to their experiences that have shaped how they show up in their field, and to build and enrich UF’s diverse research community. Learn More
Monthly Seminar
Jan. 18, 2022, 3:00 - 3:45 pm

This Seminar Series occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, and is an opportunity for the members of the medical community at-large to hear directly from the MIDRC Team! This session will feature research presentations from MIDRC investigators on new and noteworthy advances, and includes a live q & A session for all attendees. Learn More
Introduction to SciVal, Bibliometrics Database
Jan. 20 , 2022, 1-2:30 pm

Join Joe Farmer, Data Analyst and Program Manager in the Office of Research, for an overview of SciVal, its potential applications, and a practical understanding of how to use the database. Read 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.