In This Week's Update:
- UR CTSI Incubator Study Competing in STAT Madness
- UR CTSI-Supported Study Links e-Cigarettes, Wheezing
- CBPR Pipeline-to-Pilot Grant
- Pilot Research Projects in Tobacco Regulatory Science
- Update form TBS Graduate Program
- Additional Funds for Neuroscience Pilot Project Awards
- eRA Enhancement for Exporting Study Records
- How Researchers Can Harness Social Media
- Growing Gene and Cell Therapy Cooperative Grant
- Calendar of Events
- Funding Opportunities
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UR CTSI Incubator Study Competing in STAT Madness
 The 2019 STAT Madness Competition is now live and URMC is the running for the UR CTSI-funded study,
The Bugs in Your Gut Could Make You Weak in the Knees! In this March Madness-style competition, research institutions advance week-to-week based on community votes for the most innovative research in the country. Voting begins today, so go support your colleagues and vote for URMC!
You can also sign up for contest alerts and read about the rules, voting schedule and brackets. The championship round finishes on Friday, April 5.
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UR CTSI-Supported Study Links e-Cigarettes and Wheezing in Adults
A new study funded in part by the UR CTSI has uncovered a link between vaping (using electronic cigarettes) and wheezing in adults, which could herald other serious health issues. People who vaped were nearly twice as likely to experience wheezing, compared to people who didn’t regularly use tobacco products. Learn more on the UR CTSI Stories blog.
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CBPR Pipeline-to-Pilot Grant
The UR CTSI's Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Pipeline-to-Pilot grant of up to $15,000 is now open for applications. This grant is intended for academic and community partners who are currently completing the UR CTSI’s Introduction to CBPR program, or who have demonstrated experience in CBPR. Research teams must consist of one faculty member from the University of Rochester and at least one community partner from the greater Rochester area. CBPR Pipeline-to-Pilot projects should lead to a UR CTSI pilot funding application or independent external funding.
Read the full request for applications. For questions, contact John Cullen. Apply by Monday, April 22.
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Pilot Research Projects in Tobacco Regulatory Science
Apply now for a year of funding (up to $13,600) to support new and innovative mentored pilot research relevant to the regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products. One goal of the mentored pilot projects, available through the Center for Research on Flavored Tobacco at the University of Rochester and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, is to foster careers in tobacco regulatory science-relevant research.
Those with primary appointments at Roswell Park or the University of Rochester as a postdoctoral fellow with at least 1.5 years remaining on the funded training period at the time of award, new/early stage investigators, investigators transitioning to tobacco regulatory science, and current tobacco regulatory science investigators exploring new areas of related research.
Read the full request for applications. For any questions, contact Deborah Ossip Ph.D. or Scott Steel, Ph.D. Apply by Thursday, March 28, 5:00 pm.
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Update from the Translational
Biomedical Science Graduate Program
- The annual interview weekend for the UR CTSI Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Graduate Program was held in early February. Applicants participated in events with the School of Medicine & Dentistry (SMD), including the Equity and Inclusion session and second-year TBS student Raven Osborn, gave a talk about her experience as an underrepresented minority coming to the University of Rochester. We want to thank Raven for her continued advocacy for equality and inclusion within SMD graduate education and the Rochester community.
- Four TBS students (Ken Sims, Simeon Abiola, Rubens Sautchuk Jr. and Josh Mora) will be presenting their abstracts at the Association for Clinical and Translational Science annual meeting beginning March 6 along with TBS Graduate Program Director Tim Dye, Ph.D.
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Additional Funds for
Neuroscience Pilot Project Awards
The Ernest J. Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience is offering additional funds for four more pilot project awards (maximum budget of $50,000 per award) to support novel basic, clinical and translational projects in the neurosciences for a total of 21 projects. These awards will be supported under five programs for 2019 and are open to all faculty members across both the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the undergraduate campus. Up to $840,000 are available for this year’s program. Apply by Monday, March 18, 5:00 pm.
Learn more about the programs and the awards and/or download the full RFA.
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eRA Enhancement for Exporting
Study Records into Clinicaltrials.gov
Grant applications that include a National Institutes of Health-defined clinical trial require the creation of a “study record” in the Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking. These study records can now be exported out of eRA Commons and imported into clinicaltrials.gov. This will save investigators time creating a new record in clinicaltrials.gov when registering a study. Detailed instructions and screenshots can be found at the Human Subjects System online help. If you require assistance with this process, email ResearchHelp. A tutorial video demonstrating the process will also be available soon.
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How Researchers Can Harness Social Media
to Amplify Their Careers
This webinar, presented by Teresa M. Chan, M.D., M.H.P.E., assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at McMaster University, will highlight successful case studies that demonstrate how scientists and scholars might use social media to enhance their careers. Chan will also outline five key steps scientists can follow to build and manage their scholarly presence online. Register.
Date: Wednesday, March 6
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
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Growing Gene and Cell Therapy Cooperative Grant
The Growing Gene and Cell Therapy (GGACT) cooperative helps investigators rapidly translate complex gene and cell therapies to early phase, investigator-initiated clinical trials. Faculty members at institutions with an associated Clinical and Translational Science Award and established pediatric stem cell transplant program are encouraged to apply for support. The founding collaborative centers (Boston Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Los Angeles) have a history of working together to implement pioneering gene and cell therapy pediatric trials.
Learn more and link to application instructions. Contact Maria Suarez for questions and submission. Letter of Intent due by Monday, April 1.
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