{"id":11437,"date":"2021-03-25T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/?p=11437"},"modified":"2021-03-25T12:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:05:55","slug":"nih-ncats-e-newsletter-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/2021\/03\/25\/nih-ncats-e-newsletter-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH NCATS E Newsletter: March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"2020\/02\/NCATS-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-5918 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><span>Volume 10<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2502<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>Issue 03<\/span>\u2502<span> March 24<\/span><span>, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"715\" height=\"84\" style=\"height: 50px; background-color: #6e2c6a;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">DIRECTOR\u2019S MESSAGE<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"708\" height=\"221\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/9ab126c6-b083-4c71-9f7b-a27374b21027.jpg\" alt=\"Director's Message\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"text\">In this message, Christopher P. Austin, M.D.,<br \/>\nannounced that he will step down from his role<br \/>\nas a director on April 15, 2021. Deputy Director<br \/>\nJoni L. Rutter, Ph.D., will serve as an acting<br \/>\nthe director while a national search for a new<br \/>\nNCATS the director is underway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/director\" title=\"Latest Director\u2019s Messages\">\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"715\" height=\"23\" style=\"background-color: #006679; height: 50px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WHAT&#8217;S HAPPENING<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/news\/releases\/2021\/ncats-director-statement-in-support-of-ending-structural-racism-and-health-disparities\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/20772355-18b9-4d7e-8a78-eb126083abf2.png\" alt=\"Read the Director\u2019s Statement in Support of Ending Structural Racism\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"599\" height=\"192\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/pubs\/I-Am-Translational-Science\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/8e6993cb-dfdb-48a5-a82c-b738cdf03d73.png\" alt=\"Watch New #IAmTranslationalScience Videos\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/news\/releases\/2021\/assessing-a-compounds-activity-not-just-its-structure-could-deepen-the-pool-of-promising-drug-therapies\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/af717413-541a-4ad8-9653-c0934a4a48b4.png\" alt=\"Discover a New Approach Developed by NCATS Researchers to Assess a Drug Compound\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"715\" height=\"66\" style=\"background-color: #6e2c6a; height: 50px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">ANNOUNCEMENTS &amp; OPPORTUNITIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"638\" height=\"32\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/sbir.nih.gov\/support-for-awardees\/taba-needs-assessment\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/66767b9e-f761-4888-a2aa-1f3d02caa950.png\" alt=\"Request a Small Business TABA Needs Assessment for Commercialization Support Apply Now\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/489f265e-0183-465d-9f19-5effd52cad83.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/489f265e-0183-465d-9f19-5effd52cad83.png\" alt=\"RRSVP to Webinars from the IDG e-Symposium Spring Series Join the Next Session on March 30, 2021\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/events#pre-application-webinar-RFA-TR-21-001\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/10cc313b-ece0-4f5d-952d-9f7bfd1beec9.png\" alt=\"Register for an ASPIRE Pre-Application Webinar Watch on April 7, 2021\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"636\" height=\"156\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-TR-21-010.html\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/e48cea82-44f9-4c8c-94fc-4ed1e547afa4.png\" alt=\"Apply for a Basket Dlinical Trials Contract Opportunity Applications Due April 13, 2021\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ogilvy.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_twcHGG1wTeuUjsmyMdGnrg%20\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/79b1bc64-be97-4636-b704-439b017f2474.png\" alt=\"Register for the Small Business Funding Webinar with West Virginia University Join Us on April 20, 2021\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"636\" height=\"76\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/funding\/open\" title=\"Funding Opportunities\" style=\"outline: none; color: #003595; text-decoration: underline;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/532d1dc4-89e7-479a-904b-d1412fcd6abc.png\" alt=\"Funding Opportunities\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/about\/center\/org\/dpi\/collaborate\" title=\"Collaborate with NCATS Scientists\" style=\"outline: none; color: #003595; text-decoration: underline;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/6100899f-51a1-4497-aa81-45b48e0e513a.png\" alt=\"Collaborate with NCATS Scientists\" style=\"border: none;\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"715\" height=\"57\" style=\"background-color: #006679; height: 50px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">MEET NCATS STAFF<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"715\" height=\"174\" style=\"background-color: #d5e9eb; height: 231px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/e55ba8e9-2fc0-4f49-bf09-16d0c605f1e3.jpg\" alt=\"Lu Chen, Ph.D.\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e06bd55ccbb41f1a362306dff\/images\/da6fad22-1cb8-4f17-bfa1-89182122149d.jpg\" alt=\"Betsy Snell\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 7.5px 4px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/staff\/chenl22\">Lu Chen, Ph.D.<\/a><span><\/span><br \/>\n<span>is staff scientist in the Functional Genomics Lab within NCATS\u2019 Division of Preclinical Innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 1px; padding: 0; margin: 7.5px 4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/staff\/snellbl\">Betsy Snell<\/a><span><\/span><br \/>\n<span>is a grants management specialist within NCATS\u2019 Office of Grants Management and Scientific Review.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/staff\">Learn more about these and other staff members &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"715\" height=\"38\" style=\"background-color: #6e2c6a; height: 50px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CONTACT US<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"text\"><strong>National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Institutes of Health<br \/>\n6701 Democracy Boulevard, 9th Floor<br \/>\nBethesda, MD 20892<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\">For language access assistance, contact the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:ncatsinfo@mail.nih.gov\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Email the NCATS Public Information Officer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCATS Public Information Officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\">To view previous newsletters, click<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/enews\/issues\" title=\"Previous newsletters\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncats.nih.gov\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"2020\/04\/Trait-Violet-et-Bleu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1045\" height=\"209\" class=\"wp-image-7020 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume 10\u00a0\u2502\u00a0Issue 03\u2502 March 24, 2021 DIRECTOR\u2019S MESSAGE In this message, Christopher P. Austin, M.D., announced that he will step down from his role as a director on April 15, 2021. Deputy Director Joni L. Rutter, Ph.D., will serve as an acting the director while a national search for a new NCATS the director is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,8,5,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11437"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11437"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11446,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11437\/revisions\/11446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}