How could studying gastrointestinal cells help the fight against COVD-19, which is a respiratory disease? According to a team led by Gustavo Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD, at the BU/BMC Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) and Elke Mühlberger, PhD, from the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), testing how SARS-CoV-2 affects the gut can potentially serve to […]
Boston University College of Engineering Presents The Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture Award Event WEBINAR Lecture Award Speaker: Yannis Paschalidis, Ph.D., Professor (ECE, BME, SE) “Data Science and Optimization Adventures in Computational Biology and Medicine” Thursday, May 6, 2021 Lecture 4:00 PM, ET Q&A & Closing Remarks 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM, ET The Charles DeLisi […]
Request For Proposals The Boston University Center for Antiracist Research is calling for applications for our 2021 Research and Policy Teams Program (R&P Teams). Part of the core mission of the Center’s work is developing problem-centered and solution-oriented R&P Teams to exhaustively research and develop policy correctives for issues of critical racial inequity or injustice. We would […]
Timeline Application Due Date: May 25, 2021 Notice of Participation: June 1, 2021 Program Start Date: June 21, 2021 Program End Date: September 2, 2021 The C3i Program is designed to provide medical device innovators with specialized business frameworks and essential tools for the successful translation of biomedical technologies from the lab (concept) to the market (clinic). Through this […]
Global-View of COVID-19: A Pan-African Perspective The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has affected our partners in sub-Saharan Africa; however, the impact has not been as catastrophic as initially anticipated. The reasons for this are unclear but could be due to its relatively young population, inherent immunity, rapid implementation of mitigation efforts, and a coordinated public health response […]
Notices of Special Interest: Three Funding Opportunities Supporting Women’s, Including Maternal, Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released three notices of special interest (NOSIs) announcing funding opportunities that support research on improving women’s, including maternal, health. Small Business Initiatives for Innovative Diagnostic Technology for Improving Outcomes for Maternal Health Notice Number: NOT-EB-21-001 First Available Due Date: […]
The COVID-19 Related Research funds sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute aim to support research investigators through funding opportunities for novel and innovative clinical and translational research. In response to the unprecedented pandemic, we’ve awarded $420,934 to 20 research investigators who have spearheaded cutting-edge research on COVID-19. We are proud to share nine […]
Volume 10 │ Issue 03│ March 24, 2021 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE In this message, Christopher P. Austin, M.D., announced that he will step down from his role as a director on April 15, 2021. Deputy Director Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., will serve as an acting the director while a national search for a new NCATS the director is […]
Research Opportunity Announcement OTA-21-015B Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Initiative: SARS-CoV-2 Recovery Cohort Studies The NIH is soliciting applications in support of the goals of the Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) Initiative and Investigator Consortium. This Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) OTA-21-015B focuses on three research study areas: Clinical Recovery Cohort Studies, Autopsy Cohort Studies, […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog March 2021 3rd Out, Bottom of the 1st, Variants on Deck Public health now has a 3rd arrow in its quiver in the form of another COVID vaccine. The J&J vaccine is the first to offer a single dose with refrigeration requirements suitable for a wider array of health […]