CTSA Ansible – June 2022
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Category: News
FOA: Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services in Health and Human Services
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. OMH has released the following funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for which applications are now being accepted: Announcement Number: MP-CPI-22-005 Opportunity Title: Promoting […]
BU Researchers Develop a Novel AI Algorithm for Digital Pathology Analysis
The framework was able to accurately classify different lung tumors (Boston)—Digital pathology is an emerging field which deals with mainly microscopy images that are derived from patient biopsies. Because of the high resolution, most of these whole slide images (WSI)have a large size, typically exceeding a gigabyte (Gb). Therefore, typical image analysis methods cannot efficiently […]
New BU Study Assesses the Current Status of Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy Counseling in Pregnant Women, Women of Reproductive Age
Study highlights potential gaps in preconception counseling (Boston)—Adequate thyroid hormone during pregnancy is very important for health of both pregnant persons and developing babies, especially in early pregnancy. Patients who are taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism frequently need a higher dose of levothyroxine during pregnancy. However, it is unclear whether patients receive adequate counseling regarding this […]
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Outcomes
Black and Hispanic patients experienced poorer survival after certain strokes (Boston)—Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. Despite declines in stroke mortality in the overall population in recent decades, disparities in incidence remain persistent among Black and Hispanic Americans. Now a new study has found that inequality in survival among Black […]
New FOA: Community-Driven Approaches to Address Factors Contributing to Structural Racism in Public Health
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. OMH has released the following funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for which applications are now being accepted: Opportunity Title: Community-Driven Approaches to Address […]
Hartwell Foundation – Individual Biomedical Research Awards
The Hartwell Foundation supports innovative, early-stage biomedical research that has not qualified for funding from traditional sources and that has the potential to benefit children in the US. Successful Hartwell proposals Address a specific and compelling unmet need to improve health outcomes for children in the US Have the potential to accelerate clinical discovery and translational […]
CLIC News Roundup May 17, 2022
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Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIBIB intends to reissue PAR-17-453, Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN), with additional partnering NIH Institutes and Centers. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit Technology Research and Development Center (TRDC) applications for POCTRN. POCTRN’s purpose is to drive the development and application of innovative point-of-care, home-based, improved clinical laboratory tests and testing technologies. The […]
Diversity Research Opportunities and Related Events
Upcoming Events A free virtual workshop, “Path to Enhancing Scientific Workforce Diversity (SWD),” sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, will be held on Wednesday, May 18, from noon to 5 p.m. ET. Find out more and register. The 15th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, […]