ICTR November 2020 Newsletter                            
In This Issue

  • Research Policies at Montefiore Medical Group Sites
  • Health Data Research Application Training Available
  • Research Community News and Updates
  • Spotlight on Success
Research Policies at MMG Sites
On behalf of Michael Rinke MD, PhD, Senior Director and Chief of Quality and Informatics, "Montefiore Medical Group values research as an integral part of our mission. In order to clarify the process for conducting research at MMG sites, and to ensure all relevant parties are aware of and approve of the operational impact caused by that research, we created process documents for the steps needed to conduct research at MMG sites". Please contact Paul Meissner or Michael Rinke to receive a copy of those documents.
Looking to Collaborate Virtually?
The Einstein-Montefiore Research Profiles is just a click away, from any computer. Continuously updated with your publications and NIH grants, Profiles has expanded to 1,880 qualified faculty members, and is a great way to find colleagues from across the hall to across the Bronx. Profiles also displays each faculty member’s research network, whether local, national, or international, further helping you hone in on the expertise you may need. To view research profiles, visit https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com or click on the profiles button on the lower right hand side of qualified faculty pages.

If your own profile is not up to date, please be patient as the data are periodically refreshed.

Below is a representation of global Einstein-Montefiore collaborations over the last five years.
Health Data Information Updates
New Atlas Training Guides

The Montefiore-Einstein Center for Health Data Innovation's (CHDI) ATLAS is a user-friendly, web-based application that interactively supports a wide variety of analyses which requires patient level clinical data (self-service analytics) . ATLAS enables users to define patient cohorts (for example, Covid-19 patients with history of ACE inhibitor use, with cardiovascular comorbidities), compare baseline characteristics and differences between cohorts and/or subgroups within cohorts, measure incidence rates, define effect sizes and estimates, study clinical pathways within cohorts, or develop patient level predictions without ever having to write any R, SPSS, or SAS codes.

While this is a self-service tool, the CHDI recently published training guides for Montefiore-Einstein users to follow and better understand the application's capabilities. To view and download these training guides, click here.
Research Community News and Updates
Standardized Research Agreements Available
To improve the efficiency of the process for review and negotiation for research agreements, CTSA hubs and the Trial Innovation Network have developed standardized agreements. These agreements include streamlined contracts for multi-center federally funded clinical trial sub-awards (FDP-CTSA Standard Agreement), Network Umbrella Confidential Disclosure Agreement and Accelerated Research Agreements. Contact Zoe Tsagaris, Clinical Trials Network Manager to learn more at zoe.tsagaris@einsteinmed.org.
Translational Science 20 Upcoming Webinars
The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) has recently announced the TS20 Online Experience. The Online Experience will include 7 Translational Science 2020 webinars over the course of 3 months. Each webinar will be free for members (make sure to register as a member of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as the institution has a membership account). The webinars will cover a broad range of topics on the translational science spectrum such as "Integrating Diverse Populations in Research", "A Practical Approach on How to Address Health Disparities in Clinical and Translational Research Proposals", and more. To register for these webinars, click here.
Final Life Course Webinar in Series
The Lifespan Enterprise Committee will be hosting its final webinar in its series on November 19th at 11am. The topic for the webinar is "Applying Analytical Methods That Can Capture the Multiple Dimensions of Time" and will focus on how health develops over time in relation to life course research. To learn more, click here.

Zoom Meeting ID: 928-8476-1841
Call-in numbers: +1 646 876 9923, +1 669 900 6833
Health Equity Program Applications Available
The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program is now accepting applications. The aim of the fellowship is to develop leaders who understand the foundations of health inequity and have the knowledge, skills, and courage to build more equitable health systems and communities.

The application deadline is November 20, 2020. Please click here for more information.
Pilot Awards for Research in Aging Available
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.
All of Us Researcher Onramp Event
The All of Us Research Program, part of the NIH, is creating one of the largest biomedical data resources; storing health data from a diverse cohort of one million ore more participants. The program recently launched its beta version of the Research Workbench, an accessible, cloud-based platform enables researchers to execute rapid, hypothesis-driven research on one of the largest and most diverse biomedical datasets of its kind. Researchers interested in learning more about the All of Us Researcher Workbench and how to leverage its powerful analytic capabilities can register for the program's Onramp virtual event on November 12th here. To learn more about this event, click here.
Spotlight on Success
Einstein-Montefiore investigators continue to succeed in obtaining funding. Some of these investigators with new grant awards are (from left to right):

Ali Ezzati MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Bernice Morrow MD, Professor, Departments of Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, and Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), and Deyou Zheng PhD, Professor, Departments of Neurology, Genetics, and Neuroscience.
Research in the Headlines
Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research