CTSI Update

The 2021 BU CTSI Impact: Noteworthy Achievements, Accomplishments, & Success Stories "Our focus is improving the health of structurally marginalized populations. We strive to bridge the gaps across disciplines, schools, and departments to yield the very best translational science and translational research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of our Institute including recognizing the value of a diverse workforce and leadership, ensuring deep community partnerships, and developing strategies to engage diverse populations as research participants." David Center, MD - Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE - In memoriam; Richard Saitz, MD MPH, FACP, DFASAM

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Reminders

BU CTSI Support for Affymetrix Microarray or RNA Sequencing Experiments Application Deadline: Mar. 11, 2022 Funding available to support translational research through subsidies that cover part of the cost of RNA sequencing projects in the BU Microarray and Sequencing Resource and the Single-Cell Sequencing Core. Learn More Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) Fellowship Application Deadline: Mar. 1, 2022 Building institutional capacity for implementation science is a critical component of a continuously improving and learning healthcare system. CIIS now offers an Implementation Science Fellowship (CIIS Fellowship). Learn More 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

2022 Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Lupus RFA Qualified investigators can now submit proposals in response to the Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship. Learn More

New NIH Administrative Supplements Available to Support Diversity Mentorship Qualified investigators can now submit proposals in response to Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship. Learn More

Discovery of Biomarkers and Biomarker Signatures to Facilitate Clinical Trials for Pain Therapeutics The purpose of this FOA is to promote the discovery of strong candidate biomarkers or biomarker signatures for pain that can be used to facilitate the testing of non-opioid pain therapeutics in Phase II clinical trials. Learn More

News Highlights

Placenta May Protect Unborn Babies from COVID-19 during Pregnancy New research from a Boston University pilot study suggests the temporary organ could also be helping to protect the unborn baby from COVID-19. Read More

COVID-19: How Vaccines Lower the Risk of New Variants Emerging Countering the virus are COVID vaccines. Their most critical goal has been to reduce severe disease and death, and it’s been well proven that they’ve done this. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved. Read More

Upcoming Events

Implementation Science Journal Club Mar. 17, 2022, 1 pm via Zoom Join us for the CIIS Implementation Science Journal Club! CIIS Co-Directors, Drs. Mari-Lynn Drainoni and Allan Walkey, and the CIIS team will facilitate a lively discussion on the study design, methods, and implications for research and practice. This month we will be discussing adaptive randomized pragmatic trial design. Read More

Apply now to the NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute 2022 - Aug. 15-19, 2022 Apply before Mar. 14, 2022 The program features lectures on minority health and health disparities research, small group discussions, mock grant review, and seminars. Institute participants will have the opportunity to meet with NIH scientific staff engaged in related health disparities research across the various NIH Institutes and Centers. Read More

17th Annual McCahan Education Conference  May 25, 2022. Submission Deadline: Apr. 8, 2022 BUMC faculty, fellows, residents, students and staff who are interested in educational innovations and scholarship are invited to submit an abstract or workshop proposal of ongoing or completed education projects for the 17th Annual McCahan Medical Education Day. 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.

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