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The Innovation Acceleration Program at Boston Children’s is pleased to provide grants to support clinical innovations in patient care. This program supports and stimulates early prototypes and project pilots of short duration, with a focus on rapid assessment of feasibility of new ideas. We are now accepting applications until June 18, 2012.

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Improving outcomes for early-stage discovery and preclinical studies: How novel web based resources can best be leveraged to achieve results? On June 6, the Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies (HC-LITT) will host a seminar covering approaches to improve outcomes for early-stage discovery and preclinical studies. Lunch will be served. Registration Required.

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Seven teams of investigators, probing important questions in child health research, were recently awarded $50,000 one-year Pilot Grants by Harvard Catalyst.

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The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Diabetes Program invites applications for Pilot Grants for 2012 in the area of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The purpose of this funding program is to provide resources for innovative projects by investigators in the field of T1D stem cell biology, including basic, translational or clinical research. This funding is for groundbreaking, innovative, high-impact research projects that could fundamentally enhance biomedical research. Application deadline: May 25, 2012.

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Hear presentations from four of the leading investigators in this developing discipline on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 4:00pm. RSVP by May 30 (New Date!).

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The Harvard Catalyst Regulatory Knowledge and Support Program IND/IDE Subcommittee invite IRBs and research staff to a symposium to learn about the IND and IDE process on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 9:00am.

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The symposium, “Sleep Health Disparities: Opportunities to Improve the Health of the Community”, will bring together experts in health disparities research, sleep medicine, population health, community outreach, and environmental science to foster new dialogue, consider emerging questions, and identify important next steps to move forward the field of sleep health disparities. Held: Monday, May 14th, 2012. Registration is required.

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REDCap, a free tool for electronic data capture, is available at many Harvard-affiliated academic healthcare centers. All Harvard faculty are invited to a series of REDCap information sessions at Children’s Hospital Boston in April, May, and June 2012.

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Hear presentations from four of the leading investigators in this developing discipline on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 4:00pm. RSVP by May 30 (New Date!).

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Need to identify a study cohort? Interested in population-level research? Query the Harvard Catalyst Shared Health Research Information Network (SHRINE), and you could win a prize! We will award $2,500 prizes for innovative clinical records research that utilizes SHRINE. Winners will also be eligible to compete for one of several $50,000 pilot grants. Applications due April 19, 2012.

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The Harvard University Center For AIDS Research is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for clinical and basic science HIV/AIDS research awards beginning August 1, 2012. Deadline for applications: May 23, 2012.

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All applications and related endorsements for this two-year mentored research and training program must be submitted by 5:00pm June 22, 2012.

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Harvard Catalyst and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center announce the release of a jointly sponsored RFA, Addressing Health Disparities in Cancer through Basic Research. Letters of intent are due May 3; full applications are due May 17.

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On April 18, the Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies (HC-LITT) will host a seminar covering a novel assay technology for rapid, ultrasensitive and direct protein analysis in complex sample matrices. Case studies for protein biomarker analysis will be presented including data from analyses of cell lysates, tumor lysates and human serum. Lunch will be served. Registration Required.

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Are you a Post Doc that needs information on future career paths? Are you an instructor who needs guidance on the next steps towards promotion? This series of workshops aims to start valuable conversations to help provide clarity and ideas for next steps in your current career path. Registration required.

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The Harvard Catalyst Research Navigators and the Regulatory Knowledge and Support Program invite investigators and research staff to a clinic to learn about the IRB submission process on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 3:00pm. RSVP by April 13.

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Looking for a survey course that covers the T1-T4 clinical/translational research spectrum? Apply now for ICI. New Deadline for Applications: April 4, 2012.

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Are you able to keep up with the changing face of genetic research? Have you heard of disease areas that have seen explosive growth in genetic discoveries in the past year? This is an excellent opportunity to learn the essential elements of complex trait genetics and gain the latest insights from expert faculty from the Center for Human Genetic Research and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. Registration required.

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The Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity seeks faculty mentors from Harvard Medical School and the affiliated hospitals for their two summer internship programs, the Summer Clinical and Translational Research Program (SCTRP) for college students and the Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP) for medical students.

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The upcoming two-week ITTM course focuses on the principles and practices of translational medicine. Deadline to submit applications: April 5, 2012 (New Date!).

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Harvard Catalyst will start accepting applications for the 2012 round of KL2 Medical Research Investigator Training awards on March 29, 2012.

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In this Seminar sponsored by the MGH Psychiatric Genetics Program in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, speakers present on genetic, clinical, and translational research in psychiatry and neuroscience. Held: Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Registration not required.

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Harvard Catalyst is pleased to announce the SHRINE Query Prize Program: A contest for innovative clinical records research projects that utilize the Harvard Catalyst Shared Health Research Information Network (SHRINE). We will award up to twenty $2500 cash prizes. Applications are due April 19, 2012.

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The Harvard Catalyst Translational Genetics and Bioinformatics Program, the Harvard Catalyst Research Navigators, and the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research Program cordially invite investigators to a special all-day symposium about next generation sequencing on Monday, March 12, 2012. Registration is required.

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The Harvard Digestive Diseases Center (HDDC) is pleased to announce the Annual HDDC Spring Symposium, focusing on “Stem Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract and the Liver”, to be held on April 3, 2012. Registration required.

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This seminar, hosted by the Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies (HC-LITT) and the Harvard Catalyst Central Laboratory (HCCL), will focus on the issue of microbial drug resistance. Thursday, March 29, 2012; 6:00pm – 9:00pm at the TMEC Walter Amphitheater. Registration required. No cost. Light food and refreshments provided.

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The Harvard community is invited to submit abstracts regarding HIV research within the Scientific Program areas of the Harvard University Center For AIDS Research for the upcoming annual symposium on April 26, 2012. Deadline to submit: Mar. 23, 2012.

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In this Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Seminar, speakers describe issues related to capture-recapture methods, occupational health surveillance, and population-level research. Held: Wed, Mar. 21, 2012. Registration not required.

0 tpn2 http://catalyst.harvard.edu/news/news.html?p=4164 2012-02-27T15:53:45Z 2012-02-16T21:58:16Z

Explore the complexities of issues around cultural competence in research and participant advocacy with the Bok Players’ interactive performances and facilitated discussions. Registration required.

0 tpn2 http://catalyst.harvard.edu/news/news.html?p=4140 2012-02-09T20:02:59Z 2012-02-09T19:57:54Z

If you want to change healthcare today through medical entrepreneurship, MIT’s Hacking Medicine Initiative wants your skills and ideas. Apply now to be a part of the upcoming Hacking Medicine Conference on Feb. 25 and 26. Application deadline: Feb. 19.

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