Events & Announcements
TRI Sets May 21 Research CHAT
This meeting topic will be Comprehensive Research Informatics Suite (CRIS) is ready for UAMS. Are you?
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Fred W. Smith Conference Center, Auditorium, 12th Floor
Career Development Conference Focuses on Health Equity
UAMS, in collaboration with the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity, will conduct its inaugural Developing Health Equity Leaders Conference on May 30. This 1-day professional development conference is intended for UAMS faculty, clinicians, fellows, post-docs, and scientists interested in health disparities and health equity research.
To register, contact Elizabeth Patterson, eapatterson@uams.edu or 614-2287.
Applications are being accepted through June 3 for TRI-sponsored KL2 Career Development Awards. View the KL2 web page and complete RFA here. A flier about the program is here. Contact: rgdennis@uams.edu or 526-0363.
Anyone interested in comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research is invited to attend a Translational Research Institute (TRI)-sponsored symposium scheduled for Friday, March 8, from noon to 4 p.m. in the College of Public Health, Room G219. More information.
TRI Sets March 19 Research CHAT (Constructive Help, Advice and Tips)
This meeting topic will be “How to Get the Most Out of SIVs”(Site Initiation Visits)
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
An informal mentoring/support session for people who coordinate clinical research studies, by people who coordinate clinical research studies. Join us for questions, answers, encouragement and snacks. This group meets the fourth Tuesday every other month.
Applications are now being accepted for the Translational Research Institute’s (TRI) annual Clinical and Translational Pilot Research Awards. The pilot awards are up to $50,000 each and will provide funding for one year. The deadline for pre-proposals is Feb. 6, 2013. View the complete RFA here.
The UAMS Translational Research Institute is inviting applications for the Clinical and Translational Collaborative Scholars Awards program. The awards are up to $5,000 and will assist in facilitating new and existing collaborations within the newly formed Western States Collaborative, which includes UAMS, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Kansas University and the University of Utah (see RFA announcement below). The deadline for submission is April 30, 2013. View the complete RFA here.
The Western States Collaborative, which includes the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Kansas University and the University of Utah, has issued a request for applications (RFA) for clinical and translational research pilot projects. The RFA’s purpose is to promote inter-institutional collaboration involving at least two of the four NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions. Pilot funding amounts will vary depending on the number of institutions involved in a project. UAMS’ application deadline is Feb. 15, 2013. The complete RFA is here.
The UAMS Enterprise Data Warehouse has added data from about 200,00 patients from UAMS Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) Family Medical Centers around the state. This gives the TRI-supported Data Warehouse about one million patients whose de-identified data can support a wide range of research. You can read more about the Data Warehouse here.
Please join the Translational Research Institute (TRI) Translational Technologies Core for our 2012 Core Day on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Wilson Education Building. Core Day is being held in association with Professional Development Day.
Core Day, a drop-by event, will give you the opportunity to meet Core staff and learn about the UAMS Core Facilities and Technical Services available to help you in your research. Core facilities are pay-per-use research laboratories or analytical services.
Refreshments will be provided and there will be a drawing for an iPad. Contact Regina Dennis at rgdennis@uams.edu with any questions.
You can view/print a flier about the event here.
Professional Development Day will begin at 8 a.m., Nov. 15 in Room 226 of the Wilson Education Building. For a full program and registration information visit www.uams.edu/facultyaffairs/Professionaldevelopment/2012.pdf. or contact Brenda Burks at 526-4685.
