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Learn more about CTSI upcoming events and announcements    
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March 1, 2018

 

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CTSI Translational Research Education and Careers Program Offerings - Request for Applications
 
Degree Programs
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) - The MSCI is a two-year part-time course of study intended for NYU Medical Center or NYU CTSI-affiliated Health + Hospitals physicians and other post-doctoral level healthcare professionals and investigators in healthcare-related fields. Medical students in their third year of studies at NYU School of Medicine may apply via the dual MD/MSCI option. Currently two tracks are offered, please click the links below to learn more:
- Translational Research Track
- Translational Research Track (for NYU School of Medicine students)
- Health Innovations and Therapeutics Track

Certificate Programs
CTSI Certificate Programs provide focused education and career development in clinical research methods, biostatistics, ethics and other topics. Individuals completing the 9-credit programs will receive a certificate, offered by the NYU School of Medicine and approved by the New York State Department of Education. Please click the links below to learn more:
- INtensive Training in Research Statistics, Ethics, and Protocol Informatics and Design (INTREPID): A Summer Intensive Program
- Certificate in Translational Research
- Certificate in Health Innovations and Therapeutics
Other MS and Certificate Programs Offered
- Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation Research Training (CIERT) Program (Master's and Certification options)
- Biomedical Informatics MS Program

Tuition: Tuition for CTSI's academic programs are discounted thanks to support from the CTSA grant, and must be paid by the trainee's sponsoring department/division/program, or by the trainee. Tuition payment must be received in full prior to matriculation in the program.
Application Deadline: Applications for July entry into the TREC programs are due by 5:00PM on Friday, April 13th. Applications may be considered on a case-by-case basis until mid-May. Please contact Claudia Galeano via email or phone (212-263-4996) if you have questions.

NYU-H+H CTSI Seminar: "Understanding Health Risks in Asian Americans"


The CTSI's Community Engagement and Population Health Research (CEPHR) Program and the Integrating Special Populations (ISP) unit will be hosting a seminar on "Understanding Health Risks in Asian Americans". The seminar will feature speaker Latha Palanianppan, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and is taking place on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:30 - 5:00PM in the Translational Research Building, Room 120. To RSVP or for more information, please email Smiti Nadkarni.

CTSA Scholars Program for Senior Post-Doctoral/
Junior Faculty in Clinical and Translational Research

The CTSA Scholars Program provides up to two years of support for partial salary, travel, training, and mentoring for scholars with demonstrated potential to attain independence as clinical and translational scientists. The goal of the program is support scholars as they advance in their research careers, and to provide them with the knowledge and skills to develop into successful, independent researchers who will go on to receive "next level" federal funding. The program emphasizes productivity, collaborative research, and career development. The selected scholars will be supported through funding from the CTSI.

Post-doctoral researchers holding faculty appointments as Instructor or Assistant Professor with at least one year of full-time research experience or its equivalent in clinical/translational research are eligible to apply. Individuals who have already received NIH K or R awards, or equivalent from other federal agencies, are not eligible. Scholars from any unit or school in the University, or with appointments at CTSI-affiliated NYC Health + Hospitals institutions, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have the support of their research advisor/mentor and department chair/division chief, and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Applications are due on April 6th by 5:00PM. Applicants and their mentors must be prepared to accept funding for a start date of July 1st, 2018. Please contact Program Manager, Claudia Galeano, if you have any questions. Application material and additional information can be found on the CTSI Scholars website.

CTSI Funding Opportunity
Request for Opioid Research Pilot Project Applications
Reminder
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is seeking applications for pilot projects aimed at reducing opioid use to prevent abuse in patients. The intent of the NYU CTSI Opioid Research Pilot Project Awards is to support inter-departmental collaborative scientific studies for one year to enable the collection of preliminary/pilot data that will serve as the foundation for robust research projects that are competitive for external peer review full-scale funding. Eligible projects may focus on any area with the potential to have a large impact on the use of opioids, including studies on effective, non-additive pain management techniques to reduce opioid need and novel addiction treatments. Priority will be given to collaborations across departments and schools. Awards up to $100,000 will be distributed to support one-year projects, beginning June 1, 2018.

A one-page letter of intent (~500 words) indicating the purpose of the purposed project must be submitted no later than 5:00PM on March 2. Those invited to apply will be notified by March 16 and must submit a full application by 5:00PM, April 13. 
This call for applications is aimed at these phases of translational research:
  • T2 translational research: focuses on early clinical and translational studies using human material or subjects
  • T3 translational research: the translation, diffusion, and adoption of evidence-based health strategies and interventions into community and practice settings (representative methods include community-based participatory research, practice-based research, comparative effectiveness, behavioral economics, and implementation and dissemination research)
Criteria - The primary criteria for funding of these awards include:
  1. Quality of the science proposed
  2. Impact of the proposed research on the use of opioids
  3. Potential of the applicants to acquire future independent funding for a future related project
  4. In accordance with the objectives of the CTSAs, priority will be given to the development of novel technologies, methodologies and feasible approaches that stimulate inter-disciplinary collaborations that test generalizable solutions to translational research problems
Eligibility - This competition is open to all investigators at the School of Medicine, as well as the other schools and colleges of NYU, members of NYC Health + Hospitals with NYU faculty appointments or who are working in partnership with one or more NYU faculty investigators, and researchers at the Nathan Kline Institute. Eligible applicants include all faculty members. Students, residents and beginning post-doctoral fellows are not eligible. For questions, contact Keith Brown | 212-263-2652. Please complete the Letter of Intent Form here.

CTSI Pre- and Post-Doctoral Training Support Program in Clinical and Translational Research (TL1)

The TL1 program will provide up to two years of stipend, training and mentoring while emphasizing the scholars' success within their established research area. The fundamental goal of the program is to help and support scholars as they advance in their research careers, and to provide them with the knowledge and skills to eventually develop into successful, independent researchers. Trainees should be actively engaged in clinical or translational research. Trainees from any unit or school in the University, or with appointments at CTSI-affiliated NYC Health + Hospitals institutions, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have the support of their research advisor/mentor and department chair or division chief, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
We particularly encourage applications from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. Please note: We have two distinct slots - predoctoral and early-stage post-doctoral.
Applications for CTSI TL1 funding will be due by 5:00PM on Friday, March 23. Predoctoral applicants and their mentors must be prepared to accept funding as early as April 1, 2018. Post-doctoral applicants and their mentors must be prepared to accept funding as early as September 1, 2018. Please contact the Program Manager, Claudia Galeano, if you have any questions. Click here for additional information about the program and application materials.

Principal Investigator Development and Resources

Principal Investigator Development and Resources (PINDAR) is an instructor-led program that covers Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Informed Consent Deficiencies, Investigator Responsibilities & Study Team Delegation, Safety and Adverse Effects, Essential Documents, and Reporting and IRB Interactions. This case-based course is led by Dr. Frederick More and Dr. Stuart Katz of the IRB, and is strongly recommended for NYU Principal Investigators conducting human subject research. Please contact M’lis Kendrick with any questions. Please note this course is specifically designed for faculty members only.
The next session will take place at the TRB on Tuesday, March 13th from 8:30AM - 2:30PM with more sessions coming in the fall. There is no charge for the program, which includes lunch.
Sign-up is via FOCUS Learning: Browse under "Research" and the sub-category "Research Education" to view all available PINDAR sessions.

Call for Nominations:
Translational Research Mentorship Awards

As an acknowledgment of the value of the CTSI places on mentorship, Translational Research Education and Careers (TREC) created the Translational Research Mentorship Award to recognize outstanding mentors. Please take this opportunity to nominate someone who has helped you and others develop your careers and advance the field of medical research. The awardee will be recognized with a generous gift certificate and plaque at an upcoming Translational Research in Progress seminar.
Superb mentors in translational research from NYU School of Medicine or any other Schools or Colleges of NYU are eligible for this award. Mentors at one of the NYU-CTSI Health + Hospitals partner facilities are also eligible. We anticipate that awardees will have had a sustained career commitment to mentoring, a significant positive impact on their mentees' careers, and through their mentees, will have advanced research and patient care in the field of translational research.
To nominate one's mentor, the mentee must submit a letter to the Award Subcommittee that specifically details how the mentor:
  1. Is a role model for effective mentoring in translational science
  2. Creates a learning environment where translational research is valued and developed to its fullest potential
  3. Builds strong productive relationships that support personal and career development 
  4. Fosters life-long learning to maximize individual mentee's potential
  5. Conducts fair and objective assessments of mentee's performance and gives effective feedback to promote growth
  6. Advocates for mentee, provides guided participation in professional networks, helps with scholarship skills, and displays incidental comments and tacit behaviors to support learning
The letter should also identify up to five papers written by the mentor that demonstrate influence in the field of translational research and underline the mentor's role in the success of a trainee.
Please be illustrative when writing your nomination letter (recommend 2-3 pages). Submit your nomination letter here by 5pm on Friday, March 23rd. If you have any questions about the application process, contact Claudia Galeano.

ACTS Meeting
The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Meeting is being held April 19-21 in Washington D.C. The CTSI will be represented by both TL1 and KL2 scholars who will be presenting their research.
Translational Research in
Progress (TRIP) Seminars
The Translational  Research  in Progress (TRIP) Seminars  are taking place now through the fall. Please visit  the  CTSI website  calendar  for the full listing of event dates. For more information, please contact Lilly Sypher at 212-263-2978.

Events

MAR
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CTSI Request for Opioid Research Pilot Project Application Deadline
Date: March 2, 2018
Deadline: 5:00 PM
Contact: Keith Brown | 212-263-2652
Submit here
MAR
12

Translational Research in Progress (TRIP) Seminar
Featuring Speaker Ashira D. Blazer, MD, MSCI
Date: March 12, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: MSB Ground Floor Large Conference Room
Contact: Lilly Sypher | 212-263-2978
MAR
13

Principal Investigator Development and Resources
A course in Clinical Research Best Practices strongly recommended for NYU faculty conducting human-subject research.
Date: March 13, 2018
Time: 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: Translational Research Building (227 E 30th St.), Room 821
Registration is on FOCUS Learning
MAR
23

Translational Research Mentorship Awards: Call for Nominations
Date: March 23, 2018
Deadline: 5:00 PM
Contact: Claudia Galeano | 212-263-4996
Submit here
MAR
23

CTSI Pre- and Post-Doctoral Training Support Program in Clinical and Translational Research (TL1) - Application Deadline
Date: March 23, 2018
Deadline: 5:00 PM
Contact: Claudia Galeano | 212-263-4996
Submit here
MAR
26

Translational Research in Progress (TRIP) Seminar
Featuring Speaker Himali Weerahandi, MD.
Date: March 26, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: MSB Ground Floor Large Conference Room
Contact: Lilly Sypher | 212-263-2978
APR
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CTSA Scholars Program for Senior Post-Doctoral/Junior Faculty in Clinical and Translational Research - Application Deadline
Date: April 6, 2018
Deadline: 5:00 PM
Contact: Claudia Galeano | 212-263-4996
Apply Here
APR
10

NYU-H+H CTSI Seminar: "Understanding Health Risks in Asian Americans:
Featuring Speaker Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS
Date: April 10, 2018
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Translational Research Building (227 E. 30th St.), Room 120
RSVP: Smiti Nadkarni
APR
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CTSI Translational Research Education and Careers Program Offerings - Application Deadline
Applications for July entry into TREC programs may be considered on a case-by-case basis until mid-May
Date: April 13, 2018
Deadline: 5:00 PM
Contact: Claudia Galeano | 212-263-4996
APR
19

Principal Investigator Development and Resources
A course in Clinical Research Best Practices strongly recommended for NYU faculty conducting human-subject research.
Date: April 19, 2018
Time: 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: Translational Research Building (227 E 30th St.), Room 821
Registration is on FOCUS Learning

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