In This Issue
- CRTP Applications Due March 1st
- Recruitment Resources for Clinical Trials
- Online Biostatistics Resources
- Research Community News and Updates
- Spotlight on Success
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CRTP Applications Due March 1st |
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This 2-year program consists of a rigorous curriculum, emphasizing epidemiology, biostatistics, data analysis, grant writing, and research ethics; and a faculty mentored experience in clinical research, leading to the preparation of a thesis. Scholars successfully completing this program will earn a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Research Methods degree granted by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
New this year are expanded course offerings for research methodologies across the translational spectrum in:
· Population & Clinical Sciences
· Patient Centered Outcomes Research
· Bench to Bedside Translational Research
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Clinical Trials Recruitment Resources Available |
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Whether you are initiating a new trial, or enrolling for an existing one, recruitment is always at the center of our research efforts. In partnership with Marketing, study teams can now post recruitment content on Montefiore’s social media pages. To kick start your social media posts, or to request a Comprehensive recruitment consultation, please contact Zoe Tsagaris, Clinical Trials Network Manager, at zoe.tsagaris@einsteinmed.org.
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Biostatistics Online Resources Available |
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A new resource from the Biostatistics Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Core, BERD House, is available. BERD is led by Mimi Kim ScD, Director of the ICTR BERD Core and Director of Quantitative Sciences in the Biomedical Research Center. This online portal has resources on preparing a data set, statistical methods, statistics software, and statistics training opportunities. Additionally, faculty are encouraged to attend virtual walk-in hours over Zoom every Tuesday 3-5pm. To learn more about BERD House, the BERD resource, or other ICTR resources, click here.
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Research Community News and Updates |
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Welcome OHRA's New Coordinator for Research Education |
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The Office of Human Research Affairs (OHRA) welcomes Kaori Kubo Germano, PhD who will be joining Einstein Montefiore as Research Education Coordinator on February 15, 2021. Dr. Germano (Kay), who is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Psychology Department at SUNY Purchase, is interested in expanding the scope of her educational focus to the broader biomedical research community. Kay also served as the IRB Chair at SUNY Purchase and brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of research ethics, IRB review, statistics, and research methodology.
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Phased Reopening of Human Subject Research |
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As our faculty continue the reactivation of clinical research, Einstein has been utilizing a phased approach to balance the risks/benefits for participants, impact on our health system, and the safety of our research staff. We are currently in Phase 3 (effective September 15th 2020) and all suggested guidelines can be found here. Please continue to monitor this page for the most up to date information regarding your research. Contact Richa Upadhyay for any questions or concerns.
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New Remote Monitoring SOP |
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The pandemic continues to alter how we do business, particularly in the clinical research space. In accordance with the September 2020 phased re-opening guidance, in-person site evaluations and monitoring visits are suspended. The attached standard operating procedure (SOP), developed in collaboration with Compliance, Health Information Management, and IT Security, offers several solutions that promote regulatory compliance, protection of human subjects’ rights and safety, the integrity of clinical research results, and institutional privacy.
If sharing the SOP with Sponsors/CROs, please use the external version here. The documents listed as “internal use only” are not to be shared externally. The SOP will also be available on the OCT website.
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Seminar on Covid-19 Science Mistrust |
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The Mentoring to Diversity the Biomedical Workforce (NRMN) program will be hosting a seminar, Addressing Attitudes and Science Mistrust During the Covid-19 Pandemic on Thursday, January 28th at 11:30am CST via Zoom. Click here to register.
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Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program |
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Applications for the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program are now available. This program will train and develop 250 new clinical investigators who are racially and ethnically diverse or who have demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical trials. This program will assist program investigators in building capacity and standing up new clinical trials sites in communities with diverse and heavily burdened patient populations. To learn more and apply, click here.
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Marie M. Daly Lecture on February 2nd |
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The The 7th Annual Marie M. Daly Lecture will be held on February 2, 2021 at 12pm on Zoom. The lecture is held annually and sponsored by the Einstein Minority Scientist Association (EMSA) and the Graduate Division.
The program will feature speaker Kizzmekia S. Corbett, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Scientific Lead, Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis (coVip) Team; Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory; Vaccine Research Center National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
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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):
Simon Spivack MD, MPH, Professor, Departments of Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine), Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology) and Genetics, and Chandan Guha MBBS, PhD, Professor, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Pathology, and Urology.
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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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