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Announcements and Updates

June 2020
In this edition: Health Research Spotlights | Health Research Award Spotlights | Upcoming Webinars | COVID-19 Impact on Health Research
Health Research Spotlights

AI Research to Fight COVID-19

Ilya Safro, an associate professor of computer science and a Clemson School of Health Research Faculty Scholar, said that his team will soon roll out a new artificial intelligence system aimed at helping researchers explore the scientific literature as they strive for new discoveries to combat the novel coronavirus. Read more here.

NIH Funding for Spinal Deformities Treatment

Hai Yao, the Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, is working to advance his research on spinal deformities. He aims to develop a novel technique to correct spinal deformities without anchoring rods to the spine with screws. Read more here.
Health Research Award Spotlights

SC TRMIH Selects Pilot Project Pogram  Awardees

The South Carolina Center for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health is pleased to announce the SC TRIMH 2020 Fast Forward Pilot Program Awardees. Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Bain, Dr. William Baldwin, Dr. Jordon Gilmore and Dr. Zhaoxu Meng. Read more on each of the awardee project.

Health Sciences Center COVID-19 Seed Grants awarded

Clemson University has received seed grant funding from the Health Sciences Center at Prisma Health for several COVID-19 research projects. The HSC awarded a total of $201,398 in funding to researchers of HSC’s partners Clemson University, Furman University, Prisma Health and University of South Carolina. Read more about the awardees here.
Upcoming Webinars
  • The Life Science Washington Institute is hosting a free webinar on COVID-19 and Commercialization Funding on June 4 at 1 p.m.  Learn more about how the Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is working to identify and fund medical countermeasures to address the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. More information and registration for the webinar can be found here.
  • The Medical University of South Carolina Department of Public Health Sciences is presenting a series of COVID-19 webinars on June 5, June 12, and June 19. More information can be found here.
  • The Clemson University Academy of Nursing for Excellence in Healthcare Design presents: Research and Publication – Making it Happen! This focused time on research and publications will be aimed at increasing the scholarly work and professional presence of nurses and architects in the field of research and evidence-based design. Participants will have access to modules where industry leaders in research and publication will share insight on the research landscape, beginning July 11, and can participate in a webinar to culminate the learning on July 31. More information and registration can be found here.
COVID-19 Impact on Health Research

Research Resources

  • Please view Clemson University's COVID-19 Research Continuity webpage for guidance on research at Clemson University. The page will be updated as new information becomes available.
  • Clemson University Division of Research has compiled a list of COVID-19 research projects and interests. Find a collaborator here.
  • The National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health hosted a free webinar for researchers to learn how to share, discover, and cite COVID-19 data and code in generalist repositories. View the recorded webinar here.

Resources for funding

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