In This Week's Update:
- UR CTSI Incubator: Bugs in the Gut Make You Weak in the Knees
- Apply for Population Health Research Postdoc
- Postdoc Opportunity for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scholars
- OHSP Seminar: Visual Communication & Subject Interactions
- Webinar on ClinicalTrials.gov Registration and Results Reporting
- Webinar: Create Recruitment Materials That IRBs Love
- Request for Applications: Funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
- Request for Applications: Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research
- Calendar of Events
- Funding Opportunities
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UR CTSI Incubator: The Bugs in Your Gut Could Make You Weak in the Knees
 A new study, born out of a UR CTSI Incubator project, challenges old views by suggesting the gut microbiome is a key culprit behind osteoarthritis in people who are obese; not excess mechanical wear and tear on joints. Remarkably, a fiber supplement altered the obese microbiome and protected against osteoarthritis.
Read the full article on the UR CTSI Stories Blog.
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Population Health Research
Postdoctoral Fellowship
We are seeking outstanding candidates for a Population Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. The position is fully funded for one year, beginning August 16, 2018. The goal is to produce interdisciplinary researchers, trained in team science and competency-based skills, who can conceptualize research across the translational continuum, from basic research through population health.
Applicants must be within 3 years of completing their doctoral degree, and have a solid track record of published research, with at least one first authored publication.
Additional information and application instructions
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Postdoc Opportunity for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scholars
Rochester Postdoc Partnership to Advance Research and Academic Careers of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scholars
This unique mentored postdoctoral research training program combines research training at the University of Rochester with instruction in critical academic skills, including experiential training in teaching at our partner institution, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) and other Colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The program aims to develop a group of highly trained biomedical and behavioral scientists who have the necessary knowledge, skills and experiences to pursue independent research and teaching careers in academia, thereby diversifying the nation’s workforce to include Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing scientists.
Additional information and instructions for submission
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OHSP Seminar: Visual Communication & Subject Interactions
Presented by: Derek Crowe, graduate student in the Genetics, Development & Stem Cells Program
If we choose to acknowledge that the use of visual communication impacts the experience of human subjects, gaining sensitivity to its use becomes an ethical imperative. In this presentation, fundamentals of visual languages and the intersection with human research will be explored.
Date: Thursday, May 3
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Location: Helen Wood Hall, 1W-304
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Webinar: Navigating the Expanding Regulations of ClinicalTrials.gov Registration and Results Reporting
Presented by: Anthony Keyes, program manager of the ClinicalTrials.gov Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
U.S. researchers are required to register with ClinicalTrials.gov, but compliance is inconsistent. This webinar reviews the federal regulations regarding registration and results reporting of clinical trials. Suggestions to help researchers comply with this requirement will also be discussed.
Email any questions to Advarra and register!
Date: Tuesday, April 24
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Question and Answer Period: 1:00 - 1:15 pm.
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Request for Applications: Funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
The Spinal Cord Injury Research Program is accepting applications for a grant promoting recovery from chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The funded project will be applied to approaches that promote recovery after traumatic SCI has reached a stable plateau of recovery.
All animal and human subject protocols must be approved prior to the start date. No funds will be released until these approvals have been documented.
Submission Guidelines
Please email applications to Chelsea Costanzo.
May 25, 2018, 5:00 pm – Applications Due
July 1, 2018 – Anticipated Start Date
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Request for Applications: Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research
The Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Institute is accepting applications for funded pilot projects with the potential to give new life to the overall scientific portfolio of the UR and keep the institution abreast of, and even ahead of today’s fast-paced and competitive scientific landscape. Multidisciplinary and multi-investigator proposals are strongly encouraged.
All animal and human subject protocols must be approved prior to the start date. No funds will be released until these approvals have been documented.
Submission Guidelines
Please email applications to Chelsea Costanzo.
May 25, 2018, 5:00 pm – Applications Due
July 1, 2018 – Anticipated Start Date
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Webinar: Create Recruitment Materials that IRBs Love
Presented by: Lizbeth Adams, Ph.D., executive IRB vice chair of Quorum Review IRB; and Amanda Higley, Ph.D., IRB vice chair of Quorum Review IRB
Sponsors and research sites struggle to create recruitment materials that are compliant with regulatory and ethical guidelines while still being compelling enough to convince potential participants to make contact.
This webinar offers the opportunity to learn from experienced Quorum board members who have reviewed thousands of recruitment materials. Learn how to:
- Balance regulatory guidance with achieving enrollment goals
- Save time and money in the approval process
- See examples of compliant and non-compliant recruitment materials
Dates: Tuesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 17
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (both days)
Register.
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Calendar of Events
Monday, April 23rd
Reimagining the Frontier of Public Health Approaches to Eating Disorders Prevention: Registration Deadline
NCATS Innovation Lab - Staying Power: Developing Lifestyle Interventions that Last
30th Annual Genetics Day
Tuesday, April 24th
CTSI Analytics Colloquium
Informed Consent: Content, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Workshop at Harvard University: Registration Deadline
Webinar: Navigating the Expanding Regulations of ClinicalTrials.gov Registration and Results Reporting
Wednesday, April 25th
9th Annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards Ceremony
Thursday, April 26th
Developmental Reprogramming of DNA Methylation and Gene Activation Rely on Placeholder Nucleosomes
Friday, April 27th
5th Annual Celebrating Diversity
Pediatric Biomedical and Translational Research Seminar
RPRC Symposium: Registration Deadline
Saturday, April 28th
2018 Wilmot Cancer Institute Survivorship Symposium
Monday, April 30th
Eli Lilly Externship Opportunity in Clinical and Translational Sciences: Application Deadline
Wednesday, May 23rd
“Un-Meeting” to Address Opioid Crisis through Translational Science: Registration Deadline
Tuesday, June 5th
Practice Facilitation Certificate Program: Registration Deadline
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