Please join us on Tuesday, November 16th at 2PM ET Overview of Long COVID Join us as Jason Maley, MD, discusses his work on recovery and long-term outcomes for patients and families after critical illness and COVID-19, including long COVID, also referred to as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). His work engages with both research […]
ORWH, along with several other NIH institutes and offices, has issued a funding opportunity titled “American Women: Assessing Risk Epidemiologically (AWARE) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)” (RFA-AI-21-058). The funding opportunity will support research that combines epidemiologic methods, digital technology, and data science approaches to better understand early HIV care cascade points and how to prevent HIV […]
Volume 10 │ Issue 07│November 01, 2021 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE In her latest message, Dr. Rutter reflects on the departure of NIH Director Francis Collins’, M.D., Ph.D., his accomplishments and his profound impact on NIH, NCATS and beyond. Read More WHAT’S HAPPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES MEET NCATS STAFF Heather L. Baker is a lead health science policy analyst for the NCATS Clinical and […]
The BU CTSI is seeking a Co-Director for the Institutional Career Development (KL2) and Workforce Development Programs. The BU CTSI’s KL2 and Workforce Development programs aim to build a system that provides continuous comprehensive mentoring and career development support for clinical research staff, and scholars from postdoctoral training through early faculty years and to anticipate […]
News Roundup October 19, 2021 CLIC Updates Twitter Highlight CLIC Education CTSA News Coordinating Center News Updates from the CLIC CTSA Program Connects Scientists and Communities October is Health Literacy Month, a “time to recognize the importance of making health information easy to understand and the healthcare system […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog October, 2021 Lingering Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection By: Audie Atienza, Ph.D., NCATS Program Officer; Sanae ElShourbagy Ferreira, Ph.D., NCATS Health Specialist; and Michael G. Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation While SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated remarkable tenacity in terms of successfully navigating pharmaceutical as […]
ORWH has announced its participation in Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (NOT-MH-21-330). The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that prevention and mitigation strategies for the pandemic are uneven—for a range of reasons, including a lack of trust in health systems, economic circumstances, and challenges in sustaining long-term […]
News Roundup September 21, 2021 CLIC UpdatesTwitter HighlightCLIC EducationCTSA NewsCoordinating Center News Updates from the CLIC Insights to Inspire 2021: Diving Deeper into Data Interoperability Insights to Inspire 2021, Informatics: The Journey to Interoperability launched in July to help CTSA Program hubs improve their informatics capabilities. The first five webcasts in the series of 12 provide […]
President Biden reset the nation’s strategy with a renewed and stronger focus on vaccination and testing with his new COVID-19 action plan. Given the continued challenge from the delta variant, even among the fully vaccinated, and the continued reality that maybe 40% of those who are infectious have no symptoms, testing is an important tool for […]
ORWH recently announced its participation in PAR-20-214, Research to Improve Native American Health (R21 Clinical Trials Optional) (NOT-OD-21-132), and PAR-20-238, Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-OD-21-133). ORWH’s participation helps ensure that research funded under PAR-20-214 and PAR-20-238 will apply a sex-and-gender lens. Specifically, grantees’ research must address at least one objective from […]