In This Week’s Update:
- COVID-19 Updates:
- Early Signs: Coronavirus Vaccine is Effective
- Webinar: Modeling the Spread of COVID-19
- New Institute Takes Aim at Infectious Pathogens
- UR CTSI Joins Planetary Health Alliance
- Grant Will Test New Asthma Program for Teenagers in Rochester
- Webinar: Engaging and Linking Stakeholders for Implementation
- UR CTSI Seminar: Engagement and Suicide Ideation Among Hispanic Outpatients
- Public Health Grand Rounds Covers Marketing of Flavored E-Cigs
- UR CTSI Provides a Blackboard Education Hub
- “Leaning In” Webinar Series: Improving Diversity in Clinical Trials
- Workshop to Address Health Disparities in Research Proposals
- Funding Opportunities
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COVID-19 Updates:
Early Signs Indicate Coronavirus Vaccine is Effective
An interim analysis of study data from a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech indicates that the vaccine is 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. Researchers and volunteers in Rochester have been involved in the testing of the vaccine since May when the first human studies were launched. Technologies used in the development of the vaccine can trace their origins to decades of infectious disease research conducted at URMC.
New Institute Takes Aim at Infectious Pathogens, Builds Pipeline of Clinician Researchers
URMC has created a new institute that will strengthen and accelerate the study of viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens. The Translational Immunology and Infectious Diseases Institute (TIIDI) led by David J. Topham, Ph.D., will build upon URMC's role in the national response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as decades of scientific leadership in research related to the human immune system, respiratory viruses and vaccine development.
Webinar: Mobility Networks for Modeling the Spread of COVID-19
The Goergen Institute for Data Science presents, Mobility Networks for Modeling the Spread of COVID-19: Explaining Inequities and Informing Reopening, with Jure Leskovec, associate professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, chief scientist at Pinterest and an investigator at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed human mobility patterns, necessitating epidemiological models that capture the effects of changes in mobility on virus spread. Leskovec will show a metapopulation SEIR model that integrates mobility networks to simulate the spread of the coronavirus.
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Dipping Our Toes in Rising Waters: UR CTSI Joins Planetary Health Alliance
Climate and environmental changes are some of the biggest threats to human health today. To better understand and address these issues, the UR CTSI has joined the Planetary Health Alliance, a consortium of over 200 universities, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, and government entities from around the world committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts. Being a member of the alliance opens the University of Rochester community up to a wealth of planetary health resources.
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Grant Will Test a New Asthma Care Program for Teenagers in Rochester
A new $4.3 million grant from NIH will provide support for the URMC’s Preventive Care Asthma Program to help teenagers in Rochester who are suffering from significant asthma and related breathing problems. The preventive asthma care program is led by Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., whose 2009 Faculty Pilot Award from the UR CTSI helped lay the early foundation for this research.
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Webinar: Engaging and Linking Stakeholders Across Systems for Implementation
The second session in the UR CTSI’s Equity-Focused Dissemination and Implementation webinar series will feature Alicia Bunger M.S.W., Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Social Work at the Ohio State University. Bunger will provide insights from her experience investigating strategies for promoting coordinated, high-quality care for children and families and will discuss strategies for implementing cross-system interventions, with an emphasis on building collaborations among stakeholders.
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
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UR CTSI Seminar: Engagement and Suicide Ideation Among Hispanic Outpatients
Caroline Silva, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Psychiatry at URMC, will present, Cultural Social Engagement and Suicide Ideation Among Hispanic Outpatients. In her presentation, she will discuss the process of developing her proposal to the UR CTSI's KL2 program, preliminary research findings from the project and how the work has informed current projects and will inform future proposals.
Date: Thursday, November 19
Time: 12:00 – 12:30 pm
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Public Health Grand Rounds Covers Marketing of Flavored E-Cigs
The Internet has provided easy access to flavored tobacco products for people of all ages and regulation of the sale and promotion of electronic cigarette (e-cig) products has been limited. In this week's Public Health Grand Rounds, Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D. M.P.H. will present, Using Social Media and the Internet to Understand Marketing and Promotion Practices Related to Flavored Electronic Cigarettes. Fagan will explore the types of marketing strategies used on YouTube and e-cig forums and the types of regulation needed to reduce youth access to flavored tobacco products.
Date: Friday, November 20
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
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UR CTSI Tip of the Month: Blackboard Education Hub
The UR CTSI offers a range of translational science training resources, including a Research Education Hub, which is hosted on Blackboard. The Hub has nine learning modules designed to provide professionals and trainees across the entire translational research spectrum with an overview of the key considerations in the design and conduct of clinical and population health studies. Modules include Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design, Community Engagement, Team Science and Grantsmanship. Submit a request online to gain access to the hub.
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“Leaning In” Webinar Series: Improving Diversity in Clinical Trials
The Multi-Regional Clinical Trial Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University is presenting a free webinar series focused on practical approaches for improving diversity in clinical trials. Sessions will highlight topics covered in their recently published ‘Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research’ Guidance and Toolkit. The next webinar will cover, Study Design, Eligibility, Site Selection and Feasibility.
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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ACTS Workshop: Address Health Disparities in Research Proposals
This workshop presented by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) titled, A Practical Approach on How to Address Health Disparities in Clinical and Translational Research Proposals, is designed to support junior researchers and will discuss elements in health disparities that need to be considered for a research proposal.
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
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