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  • NCATS and CLIC: Collaborate and Share Information
    March 26th, 2020

    NCATS and CLIC are partnering resources to facilitate discussions around COVID-19. 

  • FDA and NIH Issue Guidance for Clinical Trials Impacted by COVID-19
    March 19th, 2020

    On March 18, 2020, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued

  • FDA Rare Diseases Fellowship
    March 12th, 2020

    Organization: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Reference Code: FDA-CDER-2020-0521

    How to Apply: A complete application consists of:      

  • Apply for the 2020-21 Translational Team Science Awards
    February 26th, 2020

    CTSI-CN announces the release of the 2020-21 Translational Team Science Awards (TTSAs). TTSAs aim to promote creative, multidisciplinary team-based research focused on complex or challenging biomedical research questions. Teams may be formed from any combination of academic labs, clinical partners, industry or foundations. The project period is 12 months long with no extensions. Applications are due April 23, 2020. Visit CTSI-CN Funding for details and to download the RFA. 

  • Children’s National competes in STAT Madness for third consecutive year !
    February 26th, 2020

    Harnessing the patient’s own immune system to fight cancer, rather than traditional chemotherapy drugs

  • Registration for IPPCR Now Open
    December 9th, 2019

    NIH recently announced the opening of registration for the 2019-2020 Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) series. This free, online course is a thorough and comprehensive introduction to clinical research.

  • New Funding Opportunities for Myasthenia Gravis
    October 10th, 2019
     
    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a research team from George Washington, Yale, and Duke Universities $7.8 million to establish a rare disease network for Myasthenia Gravis.

    Part of this funding has been made available to support two RFAs: a Scholar Program targeting clinical fellows, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty, a Pilot Program for faculty members. Get full details here. 
  • CTSI-CN Pilot RFAs Released
    October 4th, 2019

     

    CTSI-CN announces the release of the 2020-2021 Pilot RFAs.  All high impact research relevant to health and well-being throughout the lifespan is eligible. Support is NOT limited to pediatric research. Letters of Intent are due November 15, 2019. Visit CTSI-CN Funding for details and to download the RFAs. 

  • Boot Camp for Children's National Fellows
    September 26th, 2019

    The FDA and CTSI-CN are cosponsoring a Boot Camp for Children's National fellows. Click here to learn more. Click here to express interest. 

  • Nuts & Bolts of Successful Writing
    September 12th, 2019

        

    Eiman Abdulrahman, MD and Susan Keller, MLS invite ALL faculty and staff to attend this new writing program following the book, Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers. The group will meet every other Thursday at Children's National from 1-2 pm. WebEx available. Register here. 

  • Meet the CTSI-CN
    August 27th, 2019

     

    CTSI-CN is your Research Support Center! Learn about all of our tools, resources, and services on September 11 from 12-2 pm in the Research Atrium at Children's National. More details are available here. 

  • Follow us on Twitter!
    August 19th, 2019

    Did you know CTSI-CN is on Twitter? For learn more faster, follow us at twitter.com/CTSICN. 

  • Funding available for the Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program
    July 1st, 2019
    Letters of Intent are due November 1, 2019 for the Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP), which provides $200,000 over two years for scientists with faculty appointments. 
  • 2019 Summer Student Lecture Series
    June 20th, 2019

    This didactic lecture series covers a variety of topics including statistics in medicine, robotics, molecular medicine, mobile health apps, innovation, and clinical competency in clinical trials. These sessions are open to all summer students in CRI, SZIPSI, and Volunteer Services. 2019 Summer Student Lecture Series (pdf) 

  • NHLBI Funding Announcement
    May 29th, 2019

    Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) from NHLBI on behavioral, biological, psychosocial and/or environmental factors in infancy & earlychildhood (0-24 months) that influence obesity development. Details are available here. 

  • Proposed Rulemaking to Improve the Interoperability of Health Information
    May 21st, 2019

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed a new rule to support seamless and secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information (EHI). Comments are due by 11:59 pm on June 3, 2019. More details are available here. Full details and related documents are here. 

  • Science Prize for Young Scientists 2019
    May 16th, 2019

    Have your PhD research published in Science magazine, win $30,000 in prize money, and travel to Sweden for the award ceremony. PhDs received in 2017 and 2018 are eligible. Apply by June 15, 2019. 

  • Women's Health In Focus
    May 8th, 2019


    Check out the latest issue of Women's Health in Focus here. The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health can be found here. 

  • National Math Festival 2019
    April 26th, 2019


    The 2019 National Math Festival has talks, performances, and activities for kids of all ages, even the grown-ups. It will be Saturday, May 4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Get all the details here: nationalmathfestival.org

  • Unpaywall offers millions of free scholarly articles
    April 25th, 2019


    Unpaywall.org is an open database of more than 25 million scholarly articles harvested from over 50,000 publishers and repositories, making it easy to find, track, and use the information that you need. 

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