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Non-Contact (and Socially Distanced) Vital Signs
and Medical Measurement - Online via Zoom
Meet online with researchers from the four federally-funded Clinical and Translational Science programs in Massachusetts to hear about how they are working together to protect us from COVID-19.
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Brian Anthony, PhD
Director of MIT’s Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Program, Co-Director of the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center, and Deputy Director for the MIT Skoltech Initiative.
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Catherine Ricciardi, DNP, ANP-BC
Nurse Director, Director of Clinical Operations, and Nurse Practitioner; MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science Clinical Research Center.
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Application closes:
August 10, 2020
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Apply for the Early Stage Research Career Development Program which provides a roadmap and guidance for senior post-doctoral fellows and early career faculty (both MD and PhD) committed to launching an independent research career.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 3-4 p.m.
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This webinar will provide an update on current data resources, tools and consultation services so that attendees will better understand what is available and how they can be used for research.
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If you use BU CTSI services/resources, or receive funding for any projects/research, you are required to cite our grant number in all presentations/journal publications.
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New Funding Opportunities
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Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate the Genetic Architecture of Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Cancer Institute (
NCI
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Fertility Status as a Marker for Overall Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (
NICHD
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Limited Competition for the Continuation of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Study (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institute on Aging (
NIA
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Improving Methods to Assess Body Composition in Infants and Young Children
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (
NIDDK
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Due:
July 17, 2020 (LOI) October 1, 2020
Funding:
$125,000 per year
Project Period:
2 years
Purpose:
To improve the understanding of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis in cystic fibrosis via basic science research projects.
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Due:
Rolling
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Access to computing capabilities from some of the most powerful and advanced computers in the world
Purpose:
To empower researchers around the world to accelerate understanding of the COVID-19 virus and the development of treatments and vaccines to help address infections via exceptional computational resources and collaborations.
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Due:
Open
Funding:
$10,000 to $500,000
Project Period:
6 months
Purpose:
To expedite COVID-19-related science.
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Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Investigational Vaccine for COVID-19 Begins
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“Having a safe and effective vaccine distributed by the end of 2020 is a stretch goal, but it’s the right goal for the American people,” said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
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COVID-19 — Implications for the Health Care System
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has spawned four intertwined health care crises that reveal and compound deep underlying problems in the health care system of the United States
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NIH Leadership Details Unprecedented Initiative to Ramp Up Testing Technologies for COVID-19
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Scientific leaders from the NIH set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.
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Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States — The NIH RADx Initiative
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The first reports of an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases in the city of Wuhan, China, emerged in December 2019, heralding a global pandemic. As of July 13, 2020, more than 3.3 million U.S. residents have received a diagnosis of Covid-19, and more than 135,000 have died.
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Big Data and Collaboration Seek to Fight COVID-19
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Although cough and fever have been considered the most tell-tale signs of
COVID-19, in May, researchers published a study suggesting that loss of smell and taste were better able to predict who would test positive for the disease.
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NIH to Host Virtual Community Workshop
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As part of the larger NIH COVID-19 response, leadership is designing a COVID-19 Clinical Data Hub – a loosely federated system, built by researchers for researchers, to quickly make available the data necessary to address pressing COVID-19 research questions.
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Courses for Researchers from our CTSA Affiliates
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Researchers who may want to apply a mixed methods-approach to their work.
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Registration ends: August 5, 2020
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A comprehensive overview of study design and applied biostatistics.
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Application due: August 7, 2020
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Researchers will learn about foundation and philanthropic grant funding and how to write successful grant applications specific to funding sources.
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Registration ends: August 26, 2020
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Accelerating Discoveries Towards Better Health
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