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Other Events of Interest click links for details Nov. 10, 12-1 PM: Nutrition Hot Topics. Intestinal microbiota in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Is there a link? Marialena Mouzaki, MD, gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s. Loc. S1.203. Nov. 10, 12-1 PM: Immunobiology Seminar. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells and Interferons in rheumatoid arthritis. Philippe Georgel, PhD, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Strasbourg University. Cincinnati Children’s Loc. S5.125. Nov. 13, 12-1 PM: Immunology Seminar Series. Systems Vaccinol-ogy. Bali Pulendran, PhD, Stan-ford University. Cincinnati Chil-dren’s Research Auditorium, Loc. R3381. Nov. 14, 12-1 PM: College of Med-icine Faculty Development Pro-gram. How to Present Your Data. Dawn Kleindorfer, MD, neurology and rehabilitation medicine, UC Col-lege of Medicine. 2001 MSB. Nov. 14, 12-1 PM: Molecular Ge-netics Weekly Seminar Series. Modulating TGF-beta, BMP, and Wnt Signaling in Animal Models of Fibrosis. Greg Dressler, PhD, Uni-versity of Michigan. 3351 MSB. Nov. 14, 12-1 PM: Digestive Health Center Seminar Series. Sitosterolemia, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, Desmosterolosis and Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis. Shailendra Patel, BM, ChB, DPhil, endocrinology, diabetes and metab-olism, UC College of Medicine. Cin-cinnati Children’s Loc. S6.125. Nov. 15, 12-1 PM: Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience Grand Rounds. Marijuana and Tobacco Co-Use among Young Adults. La-Trice Montgomery, PhD, addiction sciences, UC College of Medicine. 2108 Stetson Bldg, 260 Stetson St. Nov. 15, 1-2 PM: Center for Transplant Immunology Research Forum. Targeting autoreactive T cells in cardiac transplantation. Jonathan Katz, PhD, immunobiol-ogy, Cincinnati Children’s. Loc. S 7.125. Nov. 16, 2-4 PM: Project Manage-ment and Design in REDCap. Cin-cinnati Children’s Loc. S 3.110. Registration required. Nov. 17, 7:30 AM-3:40 PM: 2017 Faculty Wellness Symposium. Creating a Culture of Wellness and Vitality. Reception to follow. Cincin-nati Children’s Loc. S1.203. Nov. 17, 11 AM-12 PM: Biomedi-cal Informatics Hutton Lecture Series. Dysregulation of innate im-mune pathways in malignant hema-topoiesis. Daniel Starczynowski, PhD, experimental hematology and cancer biology, Cincinnati Chil-dren’s. Loc. S10.130. Nov. 20, 1:00-2:30 PM: Hands-on REDCap. Designed to acclimate new users and encourage participa-tion in project design. Troup Learn-ing Center, G005G UC Harrison Health Sciences Library. Registra-tion required. Nov. 28, 12-1 PM: College of Med-icine Faculty Development Pro-gram. The WHY and the HOW of Self-directed Learning. Bruce Giffin, MS, PHD, associate dean, medical education, UC College of Medicine. 3352 MSB. Nov. 30, 1-2 PM: Internal Medi-cine Academic Research Services (ARS) Training Session. Identify-ing Grant Opportunities. Eric P. Smith, MD, internal medicine, UC College of Medicine. 6254 MSB. Nov. 30, 1-2 PM: Translational Cancer Research Seminar Series. Stanford Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Innovation Pop-Up Space: A New Patient Experience for Adoles-cent & Young Adult Cancer Patients. Gokul Krishnan, PhD, director, “Maker Therapy” and STEM Re-search Associate @ WestEd. Cin-cinnati Children’s Sabin Auditorium. Nov. 30, 2-4 PM: Project Manage-ment and Design in REDCap. Cin-cinnati Children’s Loc. S3.110. Reg-istration required.

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Community Health Grant, Leaders Institute Opportunities The CCTST Community Engagement Core invites participation in the following programs: The Community Health Grant is designed to bring together aca-demic researchers and community organizations/ programs to improve health and well-being in community settings. Each appli-cation must have at least one academic partner and one commu-nity partner. Applicants can receive up to $20,000 for a one-year funding period. New or developing academic-community teams can apply for a Partnership Development Grant of up to $5,000 to support their preliminary research activities focused on health outcomes and impact. For both programs, Letters of Intent (strongly encouraged, not required) are due November 15, 2017. Feedback will be provid-ed by December 6. Final proposals are due January 15, 2018. Read more

—–—— The Community Leaders Institute is an 8-session leadership de-velopment training program offered over 5 consecutive weeks in February-March, 2018. The goal is to build research and leader-ship skills that the individual can use to improve or develop a health program. Participants receive a small grant ($1,000-$1,500) and have the opportunity to apply the skills learned to a health-related project (to be completed over the next 12 months). Apply by December 15.

———— View slides from an optional Pre-Application Information Ses-sion held October 19. Need help with your application? Extended office hours are available by appointment on Tuesdays until 7 PM. Contact Stacey Gomes for details.

Community Engagement Speaker Series November 14-15 Please join us for the CCTST Community Engagement Fall Speaker Series, co-sponsored with the Center for Pediatric Ge-nomics at Cincinnati Children’s. Featured speakers are Alondra Nelson, PhD, president of the Social Science Research Council and professor of sociology at Columbia University, and Vence Bonham, JD, who leads the Health Disparities Genomics Unit of the National Human Genome Research Institute. Community Health Awards Reception & Dinner, Nov. 14 Dr. Nelson will discuss Genomic Research & Health: What Does Race & Community Have To Do With It? , 6:00 PM November 14 at Cincinnati Music Hall. A book signing begins at 5:30 PM. Re-cipients of this year’s Community Advocacy, Partnership and Re-search Awards will also be recognized. Registration has reached capacity. Join waiting list. Community Forum and Coffee Hour, Nov. 15 Mr. Bonham will lead a panel discussion on Precision Medicine: A Path Forward for Increasing Health Equity from 8:30-11:00 AM in Cincinnati Children’s Medical Education and Resource Center (MERC), Rooms 1103-1104, 620 Oak St., Oak Campus. CME is available and breakfast is provided. Free parking. Register by Nov. 10. Community Grand Rounds, Nov. 15 Mr. Bonham will discuss Making the Promise of Genomic Medi-cine a Reality from 12-1 PM in the MERC Auditorium. CME is available and lunch is provided. Register by Nov. 10. Please contact Stacey Gomes for more information.

Alondra Nelson, PhD

Save the Date: CCTST Grand Rounds December 15 Translating Evidence into Practice: Advancing the Applica-tion of Dissemination and Implementation Science is the top-ic of our December 15 Grand Rounds, 11 AM-1 PM in 2351 MSB. Featured presenters are Elaine Morrato, DrPH, MPH, associate dean for public health practice, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado and Kathleen Walsh, MD, MSc, director of patient safety research, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children’s. It takes, on average, nearly two decades to translate clinical re-search innovation into practice, and even then the uptake of new evidence is uneven. The field of dissemination and implementa-tion (D&I) science focuses on accelerating the translational pro-cess through deliberate application of social science frameworks and theories. Perspectives for advancing D&I science will be presented. Registration opens soon. Read more

CCTST Regulatory Forum November 30 Including Sites Outside of the Academic Health Center in your Research: Challenges and Solutions is the topic of the next CCTST Regulatory Forum, Thursday, November 30 from 9-11 AM in 2351 MSB. Presenters will include investigators, com-pliance experts, and representatives from Academic Health Cen-ter (AHC) affiliates and the Consortium of Greater Cincinnati IRBs (CGCI). Learn how to develop successful collaborative research projects, identify new research partners, and reduce redundancies in IRB review of research conducted outside of the AHC. The CGCI col-laborative IRB agreement allows any of its member sites to serve as the IRB of record for human subjects research conducted across multiple participating study sites. Registration is not required. Read more

Vence Bonham, JD

CTSA Renewal Update Progress continues on the the CCTST’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) renewal application, with a target sub-mission date of May 25, 2018. Core writing teams were assem-bled over the summer, and a kickoff event and survey for CCTST members yielded valuable input this fall. An External Advisory Committee (EAC) of representatives from peer institutions meets in Cincinnati November 30-December 1 to review Center progress and future plans. Major proposal compo-nents designed to advance the field of clinical and translational science include workforce development; collaboration/engagement; integration across disciplines/lifespan; methods/processes; and informatics. Target completion date for a first draft of the renewal is February 2. View Timeline

Elaine Morrato, DrPH, MPH

Thank You for Completing the CCTST Membership Survey! Many thanks to the 686 CCTST members who completed our re-cent survey! Results are helping us to assess current programs and services, develop new initiatives and prepare our CTSA re-newal application for submission in May 2018 (see article above). Congratulations to the following winners of $10 Starbucks gift cards drawn from all respondents: Kelly Cohen, Lisa Hilbert, Me-gan Lamkin, Greg Franseth, Jilda Vargus-Adams, Margo Moore, Peng Zhang, Ann Esbensen, Ann Vuong, Daniel McLinden, Deb-bie Schultz, Enass Abdel-Hameed, Jason Blackard, Trudy Gail-lard, Tracy Pritchard, Neepa Gurbani, Hermine Brunner, Tara Schafer-Kalkhoff, Charles Anderson, and Yuanwei Zang.

Public Symposium on Ohio Opioid Crisis November 27 Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is the keynote speaker for the public symposium Tackling the Ohio Opioid Crisis: Harnessing the Power of Sci-ence to Break the Cycle, Monday, November 27 from 1-5 PM in Kresge Auditorium, UC MSB. Presented by UC and UC Health, the event is sponsored by the CCTST and National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network—Ohio Valley Node. Dr. Volkow’s keynote, Medication-Assisted Therapies—Tackling the Opioid-Overdose Epidemic will begin at 1:30 PM. The sympo-sium will also feature perspectives on the opioid crisis from across Ohio, and a panel of researchers and clinicians discussing some of the latest research on opioid use disorder and where further research is needed. Register free of charge.

Kathleen Walsh, MD, Msc

Nora Volkow, MD

Junior League of Cinti. Funding and Partnership Opportunity The Junior League of Cincinnati (JLC) invites proposals for fund-ing and partnership to create a positive impact within the follow-ing areas:

The Heroin and Opioid Epidemic

Basic Needs (housing, food, transportation, education, etc.)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Lack of support for youth aging out of social services The JLC will provide seed funding of up to $25,000 annually and trained volunteers for a period of up to 3-5 years in an active part-nership with the proponents of the chosen proposal. More infor-mation is available in the Request for Proposals and online appli-cation, along with details regarding budget and selection criteria. Completed applications are due no later than December 1, 2017. Read more

Design Thinking Research Award LOI Due December 4 Offered in cooperation with the Live Well Collaborative, the De-sign Thinking Research Award offers partial support of up to $10,000 toward completion of a semester-long project led by UC design faculty and students to address a healthcare challenge identified by the research team. The principal investigator must be a Cincinnati Children’s faculty member. Collaborations with UC and Cincinnati VAMC researchers are encouraged. Letters of intent for 2018 Summer Semester projects are due De-cember 4 by 5 PM. Invited full applications are due January 8, 2018. Read more