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APRIL 5, 2017

Presenting Clinical and Translational Science workshop at Wake Forest
Duke community comes together to launch new health data science initiative

Scientific presentations that require no apologies

Duke faculty take presentation workshop on the road. Read more.


New gene interaction appears to be associated with increased MS risk

A person carrying variants of two particular genes could be almost three times more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, according to research that used biospecimens from the MS cohort of the MURDOCK Study at Duke-Kannapolis. Read more.


Rob Califf to chair new People-Centered Clinical Research Foundation

The People-Centered Clinical Research Foundation is a new non-profit research organization with a mission of centering projects around the needs of people and their health. Read more.


Medical device company created by former CTSI awardees could reduce dialysis complications

InnAVasc was created by Jeff Lawson and Shawn Gage, who received Pilot Program Funding in 2015. Read more.


New data resources coming -  but we need your input by April 7

The GetData@Duke team is creating a one-stop shop for the Duke research community to learn about data resources that may inform research questions. Give your input.


Opportunities to learn more about Duke MMCi

The Duke Master of Management in Clinical Informatics Program spring newsletter includes opportunities for interested students to attend an open house on April 7 or visit the class on April 8 or 22. View the newsletter.


Congrats to the 2017 inductees to Alpha Omega Alpha!

Benjamin Andrew, one of the new members of AOA Medical Honor Society, is a current scholar with CTSI's KL2 Program. Join us in congratulating him and his peers on this achievement!

OPPORTUNITIES

 

Duke-National University of Singapore Research Collaborations Pilot Projects - Deadline: April 7, 2017

Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (SMIF) Voucher Program - Deadline: April 10, 2017

School of Medicine Core Facility Voucher Program - Deadline: April 14, 2017

School of Medicine Bridge Funding Program - Deadline: April 15, 2017


For a complete list of funding opportunities available to Duke researchers, visit the Duke University Funding Opportunities website.
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

April 11, 11 amORS Workshop on Finding Funding (Sociology Psychology Building)

April 11, 8 am Triangle Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium (RTI International)

April 12, 9 am 2017 mHealth@Duke Conference (Trent Semans Center)

April 12, 10:30 am 2017 ReGARDD Forum on Medical Devices (Duke North 2001)

April 12, 1 pm "The VHL Tumor Suppressor Protein: Insights in Oxygen Sensing, Cancer Metabolism, and Drugging the Undruggable" (Trent Semans Center)

April 12, 1:10 pm "Recruiting For Research Studies" Presented by Sabrena Mervine Blake (Duke North 2002)

April 12, 4 pm • "Health Informatics on the Front Lines: Optimizing Care Management Outcomes for NC Medicaid" (UNC-CH & Online Streaming)

April 21, Noon • CTSI Virtual Town Hall: How to Tap Into A Cohort of 12,000+ Study Participants in Kannapolis (WebEx)

May 8, 4:45 pmSchools of Medicine and Nursing Spring Faculty Meeting (Trent Semans Center)

May 18, 3 pmClinical Research Day (Trent Semans Center)

May 23 - 25Precision Medicine World Conference (Duke University)

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The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is an academic hub at Duke for accelerating the translation and implementation of scientific discoveries into health benefits for patients and communities. It is supported by the a CTSA award from NIH. Publications supported by the Duke CTSA must cite the CTSA grant number (UL1TR001117).
 

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