Thank you again to all who participated last week and congratulations to the poster winners!



A full list of CPH Showcase winners is in the article on the inaugural showcase event delivers on celebrating public health to a diverse community

Friendly reminder to complete the event evaluation survey to help us shape the next Public Health Showcase.



Evaluation Survey: https://redcap.uky.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=3D9A887JKCPKAREA

A mentoring program is available for students and early career investigators attending the Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) 2023 Conference. Sponsored by the Brandeis Harvard SPIRE Center, this program will match mentees to a mentor based on research interests.



Mentoring Program - AHSR 2023 (ahsrconference.org)

The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Community & Collaboration (UK CCTS C&C) core facilitates collaborative research among lay communities, practitioners, and academic researchers to address complex health issues facing central Appalachia and Kentucky communities and seeks to improve the health of communities through community engaged research. Expanded partnerships among these communities will enable the UK CCTS C&C Core to identify health-related needs, pinpoint relevant and timely research opportunities, and create new academic-community collaborations to address challenges and improve the health of Appalachian populations in Kentucky.  

We are now requesting applications from community partners for funding of $2500 each to support evidence-based or evidence-informed health outreach projects. Four applications will be funded.

Projects must be conducted between June 26, 2023 and June 26, 2024. Requests for funds may not exceed $2500. Applications must address the priority categories specified in the Award Priorities section of the RFA.

Review criteria will include: 

• the scope of the project (i.e., whether it is feasible to complete in the study period), 
• the extent to which the project is evidence-based (i.e., shown in previous research or practice to be effective), and
• the outreach capacity (i.e., demonstration of broad collaborations or partnerships with local, regional, and/or state programs).

"Bridging Relationship Science and Psychoneuroimmunology: How partners "get under each other's skin" to influence health."

Friday, April 28, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

HKRB Auditorium

Dr. Shrout will discuss how stress affects couples’ relationships and health. In particular, she will talk about how partners influence each other’s biological health, including their immune, cardiovascular, and endocrine systems.

The deadline to complete Responsible Conduct of Research In-Person Training/Discussion is May 31, 2023. To find available session dates, visit the RCR Events page. Sessions are added as they become available.

EARLY STAGE INVESTIGATOR AWARD

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INNOVATION AND HIGH IMPACT AWARD

The UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) is now accepting applications for Pilot Projects. The mission of UK-CARES is to enhance research capacity focused on the major environmental health impacts (e.g., air and water contaminants, environmental disasters, emerging environmental health issues such as climate and health) that have been implicated in chronic diseases such as heart and lung disease, cancer, diabetes, and child health and early life exposures. This mission is accomplished by promoting the interactions and expanding the critical mass of investigators and citizen scientists with expertise and experience in transdisciplinary, translational environmental health research on the UK campus and in Appalachian communities (targeted region: Big Sandy, Cumberland Valley, Kentucky River). 

Information on UK-CARES is found on the website (https://ukcares.med.uky.edu).

Early Stage Investigator Award

This award is intended to support pilot studies by early stage investigators to obtain preliminary data for an extramural grant submission. This award may provide the research funds required to apply for the UK-CARES Career Development program. The maximum award will be $25,000 in direct costs which must be spent over 9 months. This award is only open to investigators in the early stage of their career (NIH definition), or investigators who are transitioning into a new area. Applicants must identify a mentor to assist with the investigator’s training.

Early career investigators who are currently not in the area of environmental health science (EHS) are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility is limited to full-time faculty. Investigators who are PIs on substantial EHS competitive NIH research grants are NOT eligible. Investigators in training, including residents, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical fellows, are NOT eligible to serve as PIs but may be co-investigators. Volunteer faculty and adjunct faculty are NOT eligible to serve as PIs but may be co- investigators.

Key Dates

Letter of Intent due: May 3, 2023

Full Application due: June 12, 2023

Project Period: July 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024

The Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholars Program, a collaboration between the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), College of Nursing, and the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET), has funding to support the career development of exceptional Predocs, Post-docs and Assistant Professors who are committed to health equity research with an emphasis on under-represented minority (URM). Five Scholars will be selected from a competitive application process. 

The DREAM Scholars Program will provide access to a solid foundation in career development and core human subject’s research, with an emphasis on health equity research methods (e.g. community-based participatory research, dissemination and implementation). The duration of the program is two years (August 15, 2023 – May 30, 2025). DREAM Scholars will be required to participate in twice monthly 1.5-hour meetings that will be comprised of research/career development seminars and opportunities to present chalk talks and works in progress. Scholars are required to attend an annual two-day writing retreat. Scholars will be expected to produce scholarly products, such as abstracts, manuscripts and grant submissions. 

Support Provided: The DREAM Scholars Program doesn’t provide salary support; however, each appointment year Scholars will receive up to $2,500 in pilot funding and $1,500 of travel funds to attend or present at a national research or career development conference. Progress in the program will be reviewed annually. Contingent upon satisfactory progress in the program and available funding, Scholars will be supported for two years. 

Deadline: Monday, May 8, 2023, by 11:59 p.m