CLIC News Roundup September 20, 2022
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Author: Nesrine Hadjiat
2022 DAMP Lab Call for Pilot Project Ideas
Background: Boston University built a high throughput robotic testing laboratory that processed up to 9000 samples a day for COVID-19 PCR testing. Before vaccines were available, this screening program helped to keep our community safe; after vaccines were available, we used the screening program to alert the university to local outbreaks and track emerging new strains. As the […]
NIDDK Current Funding Opportunities
Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for Validation Studies of Analytical Methods for Dietary Supplement Constituents (Admin Supp – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 09/07/2022 The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) within the Office of the Director Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) announces the availability of administrative supplements for the conduct […]
CTSA Ansible – September 2022
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NIH NCATS E-Newsletter August 2022
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Research Study on Decision Making. Participants Wanted!
The Cognition & Decision Lab at Boston University is recruiting participants age 18–65 for a behavioral study to understand the psychological mechanisms that help people make decisions. Participants will be asked to make choices using a computerized program and fill in questionaries. Two 90-minute sessions, 2-4 weeks apart Participant compensation: $15 per hour To sign […]
Multiple Principal Investigator of the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) and Co-Director of the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (BU CTSI)
Description and Requirements of the Position: The Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI) will be part of a Leadership team. The individual must be experienced in running complex and impactful CTS programs and collaborating with multiple partners including a critical mass of research faculty who represent a wide variety of disciplines focused on a broad spectrum of […]
CLIC News Roundup – August 16, 2022
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NIDDK Current Funding Opportunities
Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence Implementation Science Hub/Resource Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) 08/11/2022 This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks applications for the Implementation Science Hub/Resource Center for the Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence initiative. This FOA runs in parallel with companion FOAs that seek applications for Research Centers of Excellence (RFA-HD-23-NNN) and […]
Press Release: Study Finds Full-Occupancy, In-Person Teaching Did Not Lead to SARS-CoV-2 In-Class Transmission at Boston University
Going to class masked and vaccinated is safe (Boston)—Is there evidence of in-class transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on a university campus that has mandated vaccination and masking? The answer is no. “Going back to full-occupancy, in-person teaching at Boston University (BU) did not lead to SARS-CoV-2 transmission in-class,” said corresponding author John Connor, PhD, associate professor […]