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 […]
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THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog September 2021 Crafting the narrative; telling our stories First a bit on COVID, then a small request. COVID will surely provide a wealth of material for future Monday morning armchair quarterbacking. One aspect (among many) of the overall public health response that has received harsh and severe criticism […]
News Roundup September 07, 2021 CLIC Updates Twitter Highlight CLIC Education CTSA News Coordinating Center News News from around the CTSA Program Consortium How CTSA Program Hubs Across The U.S. Are Vaccinating Their Communities Against COVID-19 The FDA approved the first COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020, yet as […]
NIH recently released two funding opportunity announcements, RFA-AG-22-018 and NOT-AR-21-006, soliciting applications to further research into osteoporosis therapies and the long-term impact of osteoporosis. The Leveraging Existing Large Databases and Cohorts to Better Understand the Risks and Benefits of Long-Term Osteoporosis Therapy and Drug Holiday (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) announcement (RFA-AG-22-018) solicits secondary analyses of existing […]
News Roundup August 24, 2021 CLIC Updates Twitter Highlight CLIC Education CTSA News Coordinating Center News Updates from the CLIC Insights to Inspire 2021: Building a Foundation for Data Interoperability To bolster data interoperability across the CTSA Program, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) implemented the […]
NIH has announced a new supplements program for researchers returning to biomedical careers after a qualifying absence. Under “Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Reentry and Reintegration into Health-Related Research Careers” (NOT-OD-21-134), successful applicants will be able to participate in full- or part-time mentored research experiences through existing NIH research grants. Eligible for these reentry […]
HHS Announces New National Challenge to Reduce HIV-Related Stigma and Disparities The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of The HIV Challenge, a national competition to engage communities to reduce HIV-related stigma and increase prevention and treatment among racial and ethnic minority people. Through this challenge, HHS is seeking innovative […]
Volume 10 │ Issue 06│August 02, 2021 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Dr. Rutter discusses NCATS’ involvement in the Antiviral Program for Pandemics, a federal, academic, and private sector collaborative the effort to accelerate antiviral development and prevent future pandemics. Read More WHAT’S HAPPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES MEET NCATS STAFF Audie A. Atienza, Ph.D. is a program officer in the […]