CPM News
Congratulations to our CPM 2021 Wake Forest School of Medicine Award Recipients Timothy Howard, PhD – Established Investigator – Basic/Translational Award Kylie Kavanagh, VMS – Mid-Career Investigator – Basic/Translational Award Giselle Melendez, MD – Early Career Investigator – Clinical/Population Award Barbara Nicklas, PhD – Established Investigator – Clinical/Population Award Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH – Mid-Career Investigator - Clinical/Population Award
Announcements
Clinical and Translational Science Institute – 2022 Mentor Academy – RFA Application Deadline: Friday, October 22nd The Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is accepting applications for the 2022 CTSI Mentor Academy, a formal, evidence-based, 6-month didactic and experiential training program to enhance the mentoring skills of mid-career and early senior clinical and translational researchers. Early career investigators with significant mentoring responsibilities are also invited to apply. The 2022 Mentor Academy will begin in January 2022 and end in June 2022. Eligibility: Mid-level or early senior investigators, or early career investigators with significant mentoring responsibilities, from Wake Forest School of Medicine, Atrium or regional academic institutions currently involved in, or interested in, mentoring researchers at all career stages are eligible to apply for the Mentor Academy. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply. We plan to accept about fifteen participants into the Mentor Academy, based on applications received. For full info and application info: Mentor Academy RFA
Center for Redox Biology and Medicine (CRBM) Request for Applications for Pilot Awards The CRBM is seeking proposals for projects in need of support to advance research in the area of redox biology and medicine aligned with the strategic areas of emphasis of our institution. Specific criteria considered include: Building of new collaborations between members and among researchers from other centers at the WFSOM, or with Reynolda Campus faculty and centers Fostering clinical connections with research in the area of redox biology and medicine Providing a high potential to inspire new multi-investigator extramural grants (P01s, R01s, U01s, etc) Anticipated to fund 2 – 5 projects at up to $20,000 each to be spent in a 12 month project period. Application Deadline: November 15th Full RFA link: https://ctsi.wakehealth.edu/-/media/WakeForest/CTSI/Files/Funding-Opportunities/2021/2021-CRBM-RFA.pdf
Wake Forest Center for Biomedical Informatics RFA for Pilot Awards WFBMI is seeking proposals for innovative and translational informatics solutions to healthcare and biomedical research problems. Novel technologies, including but not limited to, testing the feasibility of novel approaches as well as unconventional solutions to translational research problems by leveraging one or more informatics tools and methods are highly encouraged. Two pilot projects will be funded and will receive up to $25,000, to be spent within a 12-month project period. Due Date: December 15th Full info link: https://ctsi.wakehealth.edu/-/media/WakeForest/CTSI/Files/Funding-Opportunities/2021/2021-WFBMI-Pilot-RFA-Final.pdf
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Intramural Pilot Funding Program The WFIRM Intramural Pilot Funding Program is designed to promote innovative and collaborative translational research within the WF community. This program encourages the integration of new technologies and expertise to team-up with current research projects and develop the next stages of translational research. Topics include but are not limited to: Mathematical modeling Pharmacokinetics Imaging Cellular and genetic engineering Biomaterial technologies Up to 2 projects will be funded and will receive up to $30,000 to be spent in a 12-month project period. Application Due Date: December, 15th Full info link: https://ctsi.wakehealth.edu/-/media/WakeForest/CTSI/Files/Funding-Opportunities/2021/WFIRM-Intramural-Pilot-RFA-2022.pdf
Critical Illness, Injury, and Recovery Research Center (CIIRRC) Request for Applications for Pilot Awards CIIRRC seeks innovative interdisciplinary applications for clinical, and translational pilot research projects related to critical illness and injury. Existing or newly formed inter-disciplinary teams are encouraged to apply. Preliminary/pilot data are not required. Pilots should address key issues within acute and critical care environments that can be rapidly implemented to generate actionable data related to CIIRRC’s mission. Priority this cycle will be placed on pilots with one or more of the following features: 1) a streamlined plan for execution, including those that add to existing projects 2) focus on rural/remote communities, 3) racial/ethnic health disparities, and 4) new collaborative projects with Atrium Health. Successful pilots will receive up to $9,000 to be spent within a 6-month project period. Application Due Date: December 15th Full info link: https://ctsi.wakehealth.edu/-/media/WakeForest/CTSI/Files/Funding-Opportunities/2021/2021-CIIRRC-Pilot-RFA-Final.pdf
Upcoming Events
Center for Redox Biology and Medicine Seminar Date/Time: Tuesday, October 12th (11 am – 12 pm) Speaker: Dr. Hadley D. Sikes Esther and Harold E. Edgerton – Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Title: “Adventures and Misadventures in Interpreting Peroxiredoxin Oxidation States in Cellular Contexts” In Person: Biotech Place Conference Rm 155 A/B Webex: https://wakehealth.webex.com/wakehealth/j.php?MTID=m70f00f84165c925f49f7ef4dc7676639 Meeting #: 2436 371 7593 Passcode: WakeRedox2021
Molecular Medicine and Translational Science Graduate Program Seminar Series -MMTS 711 Friday, Oct 15th (11 am – 12 pm) Alexandria Szalanczy – 4th yr MMTS PhD Candidate Molecular Medicine (Mentor: Leah Solberg Woods, PhD) “Investigating the Relationship between Krtcap3, Obesity, and Stress” Shane Sills, DVM – 4th yr MMTS PhD Student Pathology-Comparative Medicine (Mentor: Mark Cline, DVM, PhD) “Sarcomagenesis as a Late Effect of Total-body Irradiation in Rhesus Macaques” Webex: https://wakehealth.webex.com/wakehealth/j.php?MTID=mf680befda8e59a5dba2b178b028b9e2c
NIH Precision Probiotic Therapies – Challenges and Opportunities - Workshop November 5th and November 8th (11 am – 5:30 pm both days) The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) will lead this 2 day virtual workshop. The goals of this workshop are to identify knowledge gaps from current methodologies and challenges in probiotic research, as well as to map future directions of precision probiotic therapies. Registration is required: https://precisionprobiotics.eventbrite.com/ Full Info and list of speakers/topics: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/precision-probiotic-therapies-challenges-and-opportunities
Recent Publications
Rodriguez LA, Shiboski SC, Bradshaw PT, Fernandez A, Herrington D, Ding J, Bradley RD, Kanaya AM. Predicting Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease for Adults Using Practical Clinical Measures: Evidence from the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Sep;36(9):2648-2655. PMCID: PMC8390627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06426-5
Bliss-Moreau E, Amara RR, Buffalo EA, Colman RJ, Embers ME, Morrison JH, Quillen EE, Sacha JB, Roberts CT, National Primate Research Center Consortium Rigor and Reproducibility Working Group. Improving rigor and reproducibility in nonhuman primate research. Am J Primatol. 2021 Sep 20;e23331. (Online ahead of print) PMID: 34541703. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23331
Amick KA, Mahapatra G, Bergstrom J, Gao Z, Craft S, Register TC, Shively CA, Molina AJA. Brain region specific disruption of mitochondrial bioenergetics in cynomolgus macaques fed a Western vs. a Mediterranean diet. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Sep 27. (Online ahead of print) PMID: 34569271. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00165.2021
Lockhart SN, Schaich CL, Craft S, Sachs BC, Rapp SR, Jung Y, Whitlow CT, Sai KKS, Cleveland M, Williams BJ, Burke GL, Bertoni A, Hayden KM, Hughes TM. Associations among vascular risk factors, neuroimaging biomarkers, and cognition: Preliminary analyses from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Alzheimers Dement. 2021 Sep 5. (Online ahead of print) PMID: 34482601. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12429
Weber G, Zhang HG, L’Yi S, Bonzel C-L, Hong C, Avillach P, Gutierrez-Sacistan A, Palmer NP, Tan AL, Wang X, Yuan W, Gehlenborg N, Alloni A, Amendola DF, Bellasi A, Bellazzi R, Beraghi M, Bucalo M, Chiovato L, Cho K, Dagliati A, Estiri H, Follett RW, Garcia-Barrio N, Hanauer DA, Henderson DW, Ho Y-L, Holmes JH, Hutch MR, Kavuluru R, Kirchoff K, Klann JG, Krishnamurthy AK, Le TT, Liu M, Loh NHW, Lozano-Zahonero S, Luo Y, Maidlow S, Makoudjou A, Malovini A, Moal B, Morris M, Mowery DL, Murphy SN, Neuraz A, Ngiam KY, Okoshi MP, Omenn GS, Patel LP, Pedrera-Jimenez M, Prudente RA, Samayamuthu MJ, Sanz J, Schriver ER, Schubert P, Serrano-Balazote P, Tan BWI, Tanni SE, Tibollo V, Visweswaran S, Wagholikar KB, Xia Z, Zoller D, Kohane IS, Cai T, South AM, Brat GA. International Changes in COVID-19 Clinical Trajectories Across 315 Hospitals and 6 Countries: a 4CE Consortium Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Sep 2 (Online ahead of print) PMID: 34533459. https://doi.org/10.2196/31400