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May 24, 2023Only two years ago, the idea of commercializing their future research discoveries was a novel concept for Julia Tobacyk, Ph.D., and Megan Reed, Ph.D. Today they can say they created a startup company as postdoctoral fellows in the Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) training program, which is the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Research Service Award training core
-National Institutes of HealthFASEB and the NIH will host a symposium to share best practices in data sharing and reuse and celebrate the achievements of DataWorks! Prize participants. The symposium will feature conversations with prize winners about shared learnings and tactics that research teams can use to advance scientific discovery through data sharing and reuse. April 25 and 26, 11-3pm ET
March 20, 2023Chief finding: Disease progresses faster in youth and adolescents than in adults A 15-year, multicenter study has changed the course of care for youth with type 2 diabetes, enhancing treatments for this growing population and illustrating the scope of the work conducted on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Called Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents & Youth (TODAY), the massive
-Harvard Medical SchoolTraining program: Two-year funding opportunity ( October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2025) for senior fellows and junior faculty in clinical and translational research offering advanced training through educational activities and mentored research. This award provides two years of salary support at 50-75% of the awardee’s institutional salary base within NIH guidelines. Applications are due May
-University of VirginiaDear Colleagues, Please join us for the first of the 2023 Voices in Clinical and Translational Science seminar series presented by iTHRIV, Tuesday March 28, 2023 at Noon. The Voices in Clinical & Translational Science Seminar series serves as a platform to lift underrepresented voices in research across the iTHRIV partnership with a focus on promoting dialogue and encouraging team science. This
-National Institutes of HealthRare Disease Day®(link is external) takes place worldwide, typically on or near the last day of February each year, to raise awareness among policymakers and the public about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives. Since 2011, NCATS and the NIH Clinical Center have sponsored Rare Disease Day at NIH as part of this global observance. Rare Disease Day at NIH aims to raise awareness about
January 09, 2023Bystander hospitals see increased emergency department visits, admissions following rural hospital closures HERSHEY, Pa. — Since 2005, more than 180 rural hospitals in the United States have closed, with nearly 1,000 more at risk of doing so. A study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers found that nearby hospitals see increased emergency department visits and admissions as a result of
-University of VirginiaDr. Ahern will present research on leveraging big health data to understand the impacts of different forms of violence on health and health disparities in California, and the effects of programs and policies that may influence violence. The presentation will include examination of injuries and deaths due to legal intervention among young people, and examination of the effects of gun shows on
October 06, 2022The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the 2022 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. Mayo Clinic researcher Hongfang Liu, Ph.D, received the Donald A.B. Lindberg Award for Innovation in Informatics. This award recognizes people at any career stage for a specific technological, research, or educational contribution that advances biomedical informatics. Dr. Liu's
-Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDigital technology can enable trial participation via an internet portal or smartphone app, eConsent, data collection directly via wearables and smartphones, ecologic momentary assessment, and other trial innovations. The Eureka Research Platform, a digital platform funded by NIH and housed at UCSF, supports digital trials and prospective data collection for funded researchers across the US
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September 08, 2022
Sana Syed, MD, MSCR, MSDS, an associate professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, was recently awarded an R01 grant from the NIH providing $3,522,906 in funding over the next 5 year to investigate metabolic pathways associated with Crohn’s disease in children.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services, is inviting applications for a Staff Clinician in the Clinical Research Branch (CRB), Division of Intramural Research (DIR) at the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC to serve as Medical Director of the-
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services, is inviting applications for a Senior Clinician in the Clinical Research Branch (CRB), Division of Intramural Research (DIR) at the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC to serve as Medical Director of the
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July 12, 2022
iTHRIV Scholar and Assistant Professor Lee Ann Johnson is one of 50 promising early career scholars selected for the NIH/NIMHHD’s annual flagship Health Disparities Research Institute, which takes place in August 2022.
-National Institutes of HealthOn December 17, 2021 at 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (ET), NINR will host “Notes from the Field: Pivoting a Research Program to Climate Change,” part of the NIH Climate Change and Health Webinar Series. Welcome remarks - Shannon Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, NINR Speaker - Director Linda A. McCauley, PhD, RN, Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Climate Change and Nursing Research Nurse
-National Institutes of HealthJoin the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) virtually on Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST each day, for the annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) Festival. Register to attend and view the festival agenda and speaker biographies: https://www.scgcorp.com/obssrfest2021/Registration The festival, hosted by
September 13, 2021NIH Director, Francis Collins, MD, features ICTS research in his August 24th blog post, “The Amazing Brain: Tracking Molecular Events with Calling Cards”
-University Of Southern CaliforniaThe purpose of this virtual seminar is to provide practical guidance to investigators who are submitting grant applications, discuss how the sections are evaluated, and go over common mistakes to avoid during the application process. September 1, from 1-2:30pm PST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PLEASE REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k1jhlP_2Q7-fBKqSlw0QwA
June 24, 2021Many Chinese immigrant caregivers endure the fatigue and overwork known by caregivers everywhere. But they struggle with added burdens—language barriers, self-neglecting behavior, and social isolation—that heighten risks to their physical and mental health. That’s why USC researchers recruited Mandarin-speaking immigrant caregivers to co-design and pilot-test a mobile application as part of a self
NIH has compiled this list of strategies for communicating science and health research to the public.
-National Institutes of HealthFree registration now open! HHS Small Business Program Conference April 26-30 Calling all small business developers of products or services with the potential to improve human health! Free registration is now open for the 2021 HHS Small Business Program Conference, which is being held virtually from April 26-30. This year’s conference will explore the theme Diverse Perspectives SEEDing Impactful- The Center for Leading Innovation & Collaboration (CLIC) hosted three sessions of interactive conversations with leaders who shared their knowledge about career opportunities in industry, government, and scientific societies. These sessions explore careers in Industry, Government, and at the NIH.
-National Institutes of HealthThis RCCN Virtual Workshop will include sessions on aspects of including older adults in clinical research including the Current Situation, Barriers - Real and Perceived, Making the Case, and Best Practices Reaching for Out to Colleagues. View the draft agenda for the workshop here. This workshop will be held as a webinar, and registration is free and open to the public. Please register using this
-National Institutes of HealthNIMHD will host Dr. L. Ebony Boulware as the next NIMHD Director’s Seminar Series titled “Where Clouds Meet the Ground: Democratizing Health Data to Address Community Health Equity.” Dr. Boulware is the Eleanor Easley Chair at the School of Medicine and the chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Department of Medicine at Duke University. As a general internist and clinical
The Center for Leading Innovation & Collaboration (CLIC) hosted three sessions of interactive conversations with leaders who shared their knowledge about career opportunities in industry, government, and scientific societies. This session explores careers in the NIH. Facilitators: Zachary Rirs, PharmD TL1 Predoctoral Representative University of Minnesota – College of Pharmacy Liane Schneller, PhD
-National Institutes of HealthRegistration for Rare Disease Day at NIH (RDD at NIH) 2021 is now open! RDD at NIH, sponsored by NCATS and the NIH Clinical Center, will take place virtually on March 1, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST. Each year, NIH hosts this event to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect and research collaborations underway to address scientific challenges and to advance new
December 04, 2020Has your school made an important contribution to helping women become leaders in their field? Maybe your department made noticeable strides recently in diversifying the gender and race or ethnicity of its workforce? What about your institution’s response to reversing the “backward slide” experienced by women in biomedicine because of COVID-19? Well, tell us about it! Your institution could
November 23, 2020What does a scientist look like? Whose face comes to mind? Meet 10 young scientists from across the country pursuing careers in biomedical research! #FaceOfScience is diverse, fresh, bold, unique and unapologetic! Join us today on #NationalSTEMDay to celebrate diversity in STEM and re-envision #WhatAScientistLooksLike. What:The Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) is a network of institutions
November 17, 2020Small molecules are powerful tools for understanding biological systems, and form the foundation for most therapies of human disease. The Boston University Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD) has established an open-access small molecule sharing network that connects chemists who make molecules with biologists who wish to test them in various diseases. This collaborative nexus is designed to
-National Institutes of HealthThe National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are co-hosting a virtual Workshop on Systemic Immunogenicity Considerations for Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)-Mediated Gene Therapy. This meeting will bring together scientists