THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog August 2021 Situational Awareness A publication in Science Translational Medicine from last month, ‘ Undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States‘ is noteworthy for several highlights. Beyond the science of the article itself, the fact that this work represents the efforts of […]
An Open-Label Clinical Trial Evaluating the Immunogenicity of the 9vHPV Vaccination Regimen Over 6 months Among Women Aged 16 to 45 years old, An Exploratory Immunogenicity Study ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT04206813 Protocol Version Number: 6 Protocol Version Date: 2/16/2021 Funding Mechanism Sponsor: Merck grant MISP #59402 Principal Investigator: Dr. Natalie Pierre Joseph Phone: (781) 879-4841 E-mail: […]
FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity 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 notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for which applications are now being […]
Register for Next Week’s Webinar on Intersectionality and Structural Inequality During Public Health Crises Join ORWH on June 24, 2021, for “Analysis and Action: Applications of Intersectionality in COVID-19,” the second webinar in the “Diverse Voices: COVID-19, Intersectionality, and the Health of Women” speaker series. Speaking are authors of two American Journal of Public […]
News Roundup June 1, 2021 CLIC Updates Twitter Highlight CLIC Education CTSA News Coordinating Center News News from around the CTSA Program Consortium SCTR-supported COVID-19 biorepository yields new insights into IgG antibody responses in patients with and without symptoms People who successfully fight off COVID-19 without showing symptoms […]
Volume 10 │ Issue 05│June 03, 2021 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE In her inaugural message as acting director, Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., discusses NCATS’ efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and how to apply lessons learned to build on NCATS’ translational science mission. Read More WHAT’S HAPPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES MEET NCATS STAFF Anna L. Ramsey-Ewing, Ph.D. is the […]
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is announcing today that its Point-of-Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN) is soliciting proposals to further advance SARS-CoV-2 testing technologies in order to fill specific unmet national needs. Unmet needs include but are not limited to point-of-care/over-the-counter tests with the performance of lab-based tests, tests for multiple […]
News Roundup June 1, 2021 CLIC Updates Twitter Highlight CLIC Education CTSA News Coordinating Center News News from around the CTSA Program Consortium Cancer Research at CTSA Program Hubs May was National Cancer Research Month, and Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program hubs are on the forefront […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog May 2021 A Note from Joni Guest Blog by Dr. Joni L. Rutter, NCATS Acting Director Greetings! It is my pleasure to be a guest on Mike’s Blog this month. While I have not yet met some of you, I hope this can serve as an introduction in […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog April 2021 CTSA Program Exploring Health Equity Through Telehealth Guest Blog by Dr. Audie Atienza, NCATS Program Officer and Dr. Sanae ElShourbagy Ferreira, NCATS Health Specialist On March 26, 2021, The CTSA Program held an “Un-meeting”, organized by CLIC and CTSC of Cleveland, on the topic of “Tackling the Digital Divide to […]