From UIC’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science, 01-06-2012
View on the web at: http://illinois.edu/emailer/newsletter/19801.html
Happy 2012! The CCTS is pleased to share with you our first weekly e-mail of the year! Here are the upcoming research-related events, both on- and off-campus, and news of interest. You can always find the latest on our Calendar of Events, at http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/3568.
We have added new ways for you to keep up-to-date with the UIC CCTS. You can follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/UIC_CCTS) and “Like” us on Facebook (http://go.uic.edu/UIC_CCTS_Facebook). We plan to share info about events, news from NIH, links to our stories, and more.
CCTS Research Education and Careers in Health (REACH) Program
Working with a (Bio)Statistician
Michael Berbaum, PhD, Director, CCTS Design & Analysis Core
Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 noon – 1:15 pm
Rm 5175 COMRB, 909 S Wolcott
For more information, contact birutep@uic.edu.
Department of Pharmacology Visiting Professor Seminar
Programming Human Hematopoiesis
Mick Bhatia, PhD, Professor, Deparment of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Director, McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute (SCCRI), Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, Jan 11, 12 noon – 1 pm
Moss Auditorium, Rm 1020, COMRB, 909 S Wolcott
Host is Asrar Malik. For more information, contact Laura Devaney Foote (312-996-7635).
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Neuroimaging evidence for Causal Heterogeneity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Michael Stevens, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Adjunct, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; and Director, Clinical Neuroscience and Development Lab, Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Hartford Hospital
Wednesday, Jan 11, 1 – 2 pm
Rm 106, 1853 W. Polk St, College of Medicine West
Learning Objectives include: (1) understand theories about the neural basis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; (2) become familiar with fMRI neuroimaging methods that identify functionally-integrated neural networks engaged for various types of cognition; and (3) understand emerging evidence that AD/HD might result from a combination of causal factors, each contributing a common disease phenotype. This is CME live event, CEUs for Social Workers also available. For more info, contact tboguta@psych.uic.edu.
Cancer Center and Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Immune Modulation of Breast Cancer
Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD Associate Dean, Professor of Medicine University of Washington
Friday, Jan 13, 1 – 2 pm
Rm 134-3 PHARM College of Pharmacy, 833 S Wood
All interested physicians, researchers, post-docs, students and technicians invited. For further information, please contact the UIC Cancer Center extension 3-4326.
Cancer Center and Center for Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases
Disorders of Histone Methylation in Hematological Malignancy
Jonathan D. Licht, MD, Chief, Division of Medicine-Hematology/Oncology and Professor of Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg College of Medicine
Tuesday, Jan 17, 12 noon – 1 pm
Rm 134-3 PHARM College of Pharmacy, 833 S Wood
All interested physicians, researchers, post-docs, students and technicians invited. For further information, please contact the UIC Cancer Center extension 3-4326.
IHRP Brown Bag Lecture
Outcomes of the Childhood Cancer Survivors Program to Empower Action in Care (SPEAC)
Lisa Sharp, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Health Promotion Research, UIC College of Medicine
Wednesday, Jan 18, Noon–1 p.m.
Rm 561, Westside Research Office Building, 1747 W Roosevelt
Dr. Sharp is a psychologist and an IHRP Fellow.
Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
ECT and Melancholia
Keith Rasmussen, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry
Wednesday, Jan 18, 1 – 2 pm
Rm 106, College of Medicine West, 1853 W Polk
CCTS REACH Program and the UIC Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research
Health Outcomes Seminar
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Enhance Outcomes in African-Americans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Bharati Prasad, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Thursday, Jan 19, 12 noon – 1 pm
Rm 2175, COMRB, 909 S Wolcott
For more information, contact birutep@uic.edu.
NIH Updates: CTSA Progress Report and new National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
NIH just published the CTSA Progress Report 2009-2011, available online at:
http://go.uic.edu/CTSAProgressReport2011. Currently, 60 medical research institutions in 30 states and the District of Columbia are active members of the CTSA Consortium. These institutions are working together to speed the translation of research discovery into improved patient care. On 12/23/2011, NIH established the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), which is the new home of the CTSAs. Read more: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2011/od-23.htm.
New RFA for CCTS Scholars – KL2 – Deadline for applications: Jan 17
Applications for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Scholars Award are now being accepted. The award is designed to support the research efforts and career development of clinician scientists dedicated to patient-oriented research in clinical disciplines and professions, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, and physical and occupational therapy. We intend to select up to one Scholar in this round and expect to announce the selection by February 15, 2012. The entire contents of the RFA and the application can be found directly at http://go.uic.edu/KL2.
New edition of AHRQ Research Activities features article by UIC faculty
Research Activities is a digest of research findings that have been produced with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Visit the Jan 2012 edition - http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jan12/ - UIC faculty are highlighted under “Research Briefs”.
CCTS Just-in-Time Funding – applications are accepted on rolling basis
The CCTS announces the availability of "Just in Time" funding to support the success of externally-funded research grant applications addressing topics of relevance to clinical-translational science. The "Just in Time" funding program is designed to increase the competitiveness of selected external grant proposals. To learn more and to initiate an application, visit: http://go.uic.edu/Just_in_TimeFunding.
Human Subject Protection CE for Investigators specializing in community based research
CCTS faculty and staff worked with OPRS to design “Community Engaged Research and the Consenting Process: What’s an Investigator to Do”. The online course can serve as a continuing education module to refresh faculty members’ and graduate students’ understanding of their responsibilities related to the informed consent process. The training consists of 6 components and a post-training assessment that provides 2 continuing education hours. For more information and to enroll, visit: http://go.uic.edu/CBR_HSP_CE.
New service packages available from CCTS Regulatory Support and Advocacy Core
The CCTS Regulatory Support and Advocacy Core (RSAC) has been listening! Investigators may need a wide range of services - anywhere from a brief consultation to assistance with the entire IRB or FDA process. RSAC provides concierge services that are offered individually or as a package. For more information, visit: http://go.uic.edu/RSAC_Services.
Registration Open for Honors College and GPPA Students: Introduction to Clinical and Translational Science, Spring Semester 2012
As students learn about the amazing advances that are taking place in the physical, biological and social sciences, the advances can have far-reaching implications for human health. Clinical research, often conducted by clinician-led teams, applies the knowledge derived from these advances to improving the health of the population. This course is intended to provide a brief overview of clinical research and of the career paths of some successful clinical researchers at UIC. It is particularly relevant for students planning a career as a clinician (physician, pharmacist, dentist, etc.) that combines their clinical services with research. HON 201, Introduction to Clinical and Translational Sciences (CRN 21962, 1 sh), will meet 10 times during the semester, Tuesdays from 12:30–1:45pm. Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Calhoun (HPA, School of Public Health). Read more: http://www.uic.edu/honors/learning/20121-CourseList.pdf.
Save the Date:
Cancer Research Forum and Poster Prize Competition: Mar 6
The UIC Cancer Center presents the Cancer Research Forum and Poster Prize Competition on Tuesday, Mar 6, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, Student Center West. All faculty, fellows, students and investigators are invited to present posters on cancer-related research in basic, clinical and translational areas of investigation.
Abstract submission deadline: February 20, 2012.For more information, contact Mary Keen (keenmary@uic.edu, or 312-413-4326).
College of Pharmacy Research Day: Mar 9
Please join the College of Pharmacy for its 3rd annual Research Day. The Day's lecture will be presented by Dr. William Fenical, Distinguished Professor of Oceanography and Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The Research Day will also include poster presentations by our students, opportunities to network with our alumni judges and an awards ceremony.
The UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is supported by Award Number UL1RR029879 from the National Center for Research Resources. The work of the Center is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health. Any publication on research or projects supported by the CCTS should make reference to the grant (information above).
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