Posts Tagged ‘translational research’

The School of Dentistry is hosting Rena N D’Souza, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Baylor College of Dentistry; and president elect of the American Association for Dental Research, for a research seminar on January 25, 2012, from 12 to 1 pm. in the School of Dentistry, Room 420. Dr. D’Souza will speak about “Why Translational Research Matters to Dentistry: The Importance of Student Research.” The event is … Read More

The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan has established a $100,000 award for Excellence in Translational Medical Science. The new award recognizes work which transforms laboratory discoveries into clinical applications. Nominees will be judged based on the significance of his or her contribution to translational medicine and the manner in which the nominee’s clinical activities connect to his or her laboratory research. The prize is open to scientists worldwide and … Read More

A year after we first heard about the proposed creation of a new translational institute, Congress and President Obama have officially established the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The purpose of NCATS, with a budget of $575 million, will be to “re-engineer” the way we translate basic science into drugs, diagnostics, and devices. As anticipated, funding for NCATS will be reallocated from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), an institute that funds … Read More

The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) is seeking applicants for its one-year Translational Cancer Research Fellowship. The award provides $50,000 in additional support for fellows who are engaged in any area of clinical or translational research related to cancer. The goal is to assist the trainee in becoming a high-caliber, productive independent researcher with an enduring focus on the importance of translational research relevant to cancer. To be eligible, applicants must be in the … Read More

The OHSU Healthy Aging Alliance (supported by the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute) invites OHSU students and researchers to its first conference on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Mirabella Portland Retirement Community on the Southwest Waterfront. The conference, OHSU’s Translational Role in Aging Innovation: Molecules to Mirabella, will kick off the Healthy Aging Alliance’s vision to address the gaps that currently exist between innovative aging research related to … Read More

OHSU researchers have been getting quite a bit of media attention because of next week’s World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) in Portland. Here are some highlights you don’t want to miss: On Friday, September 16, OHSU announced a $25 million donation by Bob and Charlee Moore, founders of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. The Moore’s donation will support research, policy, and public outreach related to the health effects of … Read More

The Oregon Alzheimer Disease Center (OADC) seeks applications for its pilot project program, which provides $25,000 to $30,000 to promote basic or clinical biomedical, translational, epidemiological, caregiving, educational or behavioral research on Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias, and normal brain aging. The funding is intended for the development of preliminary data for future applications for independent research support. This award is ideal for postdoctoral fellows or junior faculty, but may also be awarded to more senior … Read More

Twenty-two years ago, David Barker, M.D., PhD., F.R.S., OHSU faculty member and professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Southampton, UK, made a discovery that would change the way researchers think about chronic disease. What Dr. Barker found was that babies with lower or higher than average birth weight had a significantly higher risk for developing heart disease later in life. Fast forward to now, and Dr. Barker’s research has grown into a booming … Read More

The NIH Clinical Center seeks collaborative applications from intramural and extramural investigators for its 2012 Bench-to-Bedside Awards. Up to $135,000 per year for two years is up for grabs. Extramural PIs with an existing NIH grant are invited to initiate proposals in one of two ways: Extramural investigators may seek an intramural partner at NIH who would function as the project leader and serve as the point of contact. To identify an intramural collaborator, extramural … Read More

OHSU’s cardiology division is offering a new course on the Genetics of Cardiovascular Development and Disease for trainees. The course is required for cardiology fellows and postdocs in the NIH-sponsored training program for Cardiovascular Research and Translational Science, but it’s also open to postdocs, fellows and graduate students who are interested in genetic and epigenetic aspects of cardiovascular development and diseases. The course consists of 10 lectures from 12 to 1 p.m. in Multnomah Pavilion … Read More