BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Mini-Sabbatical Award Funding Period: April 1, 2017- March 31, 2018 Notice of Intent due: February 13, 2017 Application Deadline: February 28, 2017 The CTSI’s mission is to support BU’s basic researchers, patient-oriented researchers, and population-based researchers working in all areas of translational research related to the prevention, diagnosis, […]
“Ways to and Opportunities for Team Science at BU” Junior Faculty are particularly invited to attend this luncheon meeting. Monday, March 7 Noon-1 p.m. Evans Building, Wilkins Board Room, Room 108 Presenters: Drs. Katya Ravid, Francesca Seta, and David Center Hosts: CTSI and Evans Center in collaboration with the office of Faculty Development RSVP by Tuesday, March 1 to Robin MacDonald, remac@bu.edu
$610,327 in pilot funding was awarded in 2014 to 38 investigators for 37 projects from eight funding sources overseen by CTSI administrators (Figures 1-2). Awardees attributed pilot funding for contributing to obtaining $4,960,724 in external funding and $112,800 in internal funding, with $16,604,929 still in review (Figure 3). External funding awarded includes three R01s, two […]
Application Closed Release Date: January 22, 2016 Application Deadline: February 17, 2016 at 5PM EST Scientific Merit Review: Feb to March 2016 Funding Decision Date: March 9, 2016 Earliest Start Date: April 1, 2016 Purpose of the RFA: To stimulate individual and team science in all areas of translational research related to the prevention, diagnosis, […]
Application Closed The CTSI would like to announce funding availability to encourage intellectual growth in an area outside your expertise. The CTSI has funding to support two individuals for a total of $3,000 each to attend a seminar or conference. This funding can be used in combination for travel, accommodation and registration for a conference or […]
Tech Transfer Central presents: University Technology Commercialization Boot Camp The boot camp includes a 13-session DVD set, on-demand videos, transcripts and links to all handout materials — you can share it with an unlimited number of staff at your convenience! This 13-session collection is a crash course in successful technology transfer featuring 25 of the […]
BUSPH Data Coordinating Center: SAS UTF & SAS for Windows Sharon Coleman & Emily Sisson Thursday, December 10, 2015 11 am – 11:50 am Medical School Instructional Building (Building L), Room L109C Are you an intermediate-level SAS user? Learn some new programming techniques to enhance your data management and statistical analysis skills at a seminar featuring presentations […]
Team Science Workshop Developers: Francesca Seta, Assistant Professor of Medicine and ARC co-Director & Katya Ravid, Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry; Director, IBRO and Evans Center BACKGROUND: In April 2015, the National Academies released a report entitled “Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science”, in which committee experts discussed the importance of Team Science to advance biomedical […]
An Open Source National Resource for iPS Cells Recently published induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells consist of reprogrammed skin or blood cells obtained from normal human volunteers or from individuals with a variety of diseases. The reprogrammed cells from a large CTSA-sponsored iPS cell bank are now available free of charge to academic and non-profit […]
As a past member for over ten years of one (and then two) of BUMC’s IRB panels, Theodore Colton, ScD, reflects on the key biostatistical issues confronted with during review of new IRB protocols that entailed full board review. With new leadership of the IRB since January 2015, Dr. Colton describes the current status of biostatistics in […]