The “Princess Bride” Guide to Healthcare Entrepreneurship Register for our January Nexus event Overview For our first Nexus event in 2021, Lisa Suennen joins us to discuss health care venture capital. The discussion will: Disseminate key principles in launching a health care venture from the perspective of venture capitalists Discuss stages and ways to […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog January 2021 Happy New Year! We have arrived in 2021, hopeful for scientific advances to curb this pandemic once and for all. Our preparedness and readiness have been crucial in the development and implementation of several clinical trials leading the way in identifying safe and effective therapies and […]
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES: VOICES FROM RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES Jan. 28, 2021, at 5 – 6 p.m. EST
The National Institutes of Health has awarded over $107 million to support new, non-traditional approaches and reimagined uses of existing tools to address gaps in COVID-19 testing and surveillance. The program also will develop platforms that can be deployed in future outbreaks of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. A part of the Rapid Acceleration of […]
LeaRRn Webinar – Register Now! Registration is free, but space is limited. Click Here to Register Webinar on: January 15th, 2021 2:30 – 4:00 PM (ET) Christopher Forrest, MD, Ph.D. presents “Learning Health System Research Competencies” Christopher Forrest, MD, PhD Director, Center for Applied Clinical Research, Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute […]
Community-engaged research is an important step toward addressing vaccine hesitancy, uptake, and implementation among populations that experience health disparities. NIMHD and other NIH Institutes and Centers have issued an R01 funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for research to understand and address misinformation, distrust, and hesitancy regarding adult vaccines that protect against agents and diseases such as […]
The recently established Boston University Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHSBAP) is soliciting proposals focusing on genetic, genomic, biomarker, epidemiological, behavioral, brain imaging, ethical, health systems or other research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), AD-related disorders, and brain aging. Proposed research must include a major component involving analysis of existing FHS data. It is anticipated […]
NIMHD Supports Research on HIV Prevention Among Health Disparity Groups The objective of the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative is to reduce new HIV infections in the United States by 75% by 2025 and 90% by 2030. This will be accomplished by implementing proven strategies to prevent new HIV infections—including […]
Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET How can leaders build confidence in SARS-CoV-2 vaccines? Join this webinar for a discussion of promising strategies from the behavioral and social sciences to help promote the uptake of vaccines to prevent COVID-19. To inform a forthcoming rapid expert consultation on building public confidence in […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog December 2020 A Full Cycle We have now completed a full cycle of virtual CTSA Program meetings where we had the opportunity to share each other’s presence – from a healthy and safe distance. Remarkably, during such a challenging year, we have managed to remain engaged and maintain […]