IIMS-CTSA e-Newsletter - IIMS-CTSA e-Newsletter August 2023

IIMS-CTSA e-Newsletter - IIMS-CTSA e-Newsletter August 2023 https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/ en-us 30 Aug 2023 08:35:42 EDT 30 Aug 2023 08:35:42 EDT https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/rss.xml Newsweaver IIMS-CTSA@uthscsa.edu (University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSCSA)) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true UT Health San Antonio, 7 collaborators garner $46 million from NIH to move discoveries into practice https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1tc268a4ua9?lang=en?rss=true The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is providing $46 million in funding to UT Health San Antonio to move scientific discoveries into practice. A key focus will be reducing health disparities among Mexican Americans, active military personnel and veterans. Click here to read the full article. [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1xoqb06mt2g/external ] Thank you to all who helped make this achievement possible! 28 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT 4adb2bc80422c0b774ede80f090588d8 feature article <img align="center" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/79/0e70e3e0cd498b80d9d60c.png" width="550" height="309" alt="">   The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is providing $46 million in funding to UT Health San Antonio to move scientific discoveries into practice. A key focus will be reducing health disparities among Mexican Americans, active military personnel and veterans. <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1xoqb06mt2g/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to read the full article.</a>   Thank you to all who helped make this achievement possible!  New K12 Scholars https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/15i18ic2f7c?lang=en?rss=true Anton Avancena, PhD, MS UT Austin College of Pharmacy, Division of Health Outcomes Addressing gaps in alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment among cancer survivors Anjali Sivaramakrishnan, PT, PhD School of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy UTHSCSA Exercise priming and virtual reality for postural control in Parkinson's disease Cristal Brown, MD, MHS Dell Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine Decision aid to improve serious illness communication in advanced liver disease LSOM Scholar: Colin Court, MD, PhD LSOM, Department of Surgery UTHSCSA Myeloid cell involvement in colorectal intraabdominal metastatic processes Congratulations! We look forward to your continued success. 25 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT 2996d95332d24e1b33cd9b100a2b7397 feature article <img align="center" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/b4/4c007faeec796bce21236b.png" style="margin: 05px;" width="551" height="289" hspace="05" vspace="05" alt=""> Anton Avancena, PhD, MS UT Austin College of Pharmacy, Division of Health Outcomes Addressing gaps in alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment among cancer survivors <div style="margin-top: 7.5pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.28in; text-indent: -0.28in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: center;">Anjali Sivaramakrishnan, PT, PhD School of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy UTHSCSA Exercise priming and virtual reality for postural control in Parkinson's disease</div> <div style="margin-top: 7.5pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.28in; text-indent: -0.28in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: center;">Cristal Brown, MD, MHS Dell Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine Decision aid to improve serious illness communication in advanced liver disease</div> <div style="margin-top: 7.5pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.28in; text-indent: -0.28in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: center;">LSOM Scholar: Colin Court, MD, PhD LSOM, Department of Surgery  UTHSCSA Myeloid cell involvement in colorectal intraabdominal metastatic processes Congratulations! We look forward to your continued success.</div> TST Program https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/10xly5o5n3h?lang=en?rss=true The Translational Science Training (TST) Program is pleased to announce that we have received funding for the T32 Award; 1 for Predoctoral Trainees (Award Number T32TR004545) and 1 for Postdoctoral Trainees (Award Number T32TR004544). We would like to thank the mentors, Dr. Linda McManus, Julie Barker, Ms. Susan Stappenback, Mrs. Giovanna D’Ambra, the CTSA Team including Karen Schulz, Monica Palomo, Courtney Peebles, and Dr. Robert Clark for the support during the application process. We are excited to work with the incoming T32 Trainees! Program Directors: Dr. Yong-Hee Patricia Chun and Dr. Chris Frei Program Coordinator: Marlene Valenzuela 29 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT dc14ebc9b7313d6e7c9a36045dd09b10 feature article <img align="center" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/4c/516ef74d5f62871685b5d5.png" style="margin: 5px;" width="551" height="310" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="">   The Translational Science Training (TST) Program is pleased to announce that we have received funding for the T32 Award; 1 for Predoctoral Trainees (Award Number T32TR004545) and 1 for Postdoctoral Trainees (Award Number T32TR004544). We would like to thank the mentors, Dr. Linda McManus, Julie Barker, Ms. Susan Stappenback, Mrs. Giovanna D’Ambra, the CTSA Team including Karen Schulz, Monica Palomo, Courtney Peebles, and Dr. Robert Clark for the support during the application process. We are excited to work with the incoming T32 Trainees! Program Directors: Dr. Yong-Hee Patricia Chun and Dr. Chris Frei Program Coordinator: Marlene Valenzuela IIMS Community Engagement Welcomes Dr. Sara Masoud! https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/13e8bkun15i?lang=en?rss=true 29 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT a5c50eac9de26212bc282d24f3a5a271 feature article   <img align="center" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/56/686651800f98f7eb1f03c5.png" style="margin: 0px;" width="550" height="308" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt=""> Fall T1 to T4 in 3 (Minutes) https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/9jhy86jrt0s?lang=en?rss=true Are you a UT Health San Antonio translational science scholar/student or a community memeber who has partnered with a UT Health San Antonio investigator? If yes, you are eligible to be a presenter for the 2023 virtual T1 - T4 in 3 (minutes) challenge. Deadline to submit your presentation title is Friday, September 1st. Virtual event date is Friday, September 8th from 9:00AM - 11:00AM Contestants and attendees click here to register [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/i4sktugad2i/external ] 29 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT 44b6487da9c8712a40106b03d8ffbef9 feature article b Register Now! <img align="left" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/6b/637db84993302aed74ded7.png" style="margin: 5px;" width="304" height="160" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="T1-T4 logo"> Are you a UT Health San Antonio translational science scholar/student or a community memeber who has partnered with a UT Health San Antonio investigator? If yes, you are eligible to be a presenter for the 2023 virtual T1 - T4 in 3 (minutes) challenge. Deadline to submit your presentation title is Friday, September 1st.  Virtual event date is Friday, September 8th from 9:00AM - 11:00AM   <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/i4sktugad2i/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contestants and attendees click here to register </a> Apply now for the 2023 Implementation Science Workshop https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1i8klpi54ac?lang=en?rss=true During the workshop, implementation science experts provide focused support as participants develop their research proposals. This is a wonderful chance to access renowned experts, as well as connect with local IIMS resources through the Texas Implementation Science (Tex-IS) Research Network and the Dissemination and Implementation Science Core (https://reach.uthscsa.edu/services/di/ [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1jm4rlhoy6y/external ]). Application due date: Friday, September 1, 2023 [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/11nautgdprp/external ] [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/11nautgdprp/external ] See https://www.uth.edu/implementation-science/our-work/training/annual-workshop [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1b2mya02sx2/external ] for details and application process. For additional information, contact Dr. Kathleen Stevens (stevensk@uthscsa.edu [ stevensk@uthscsa.edu ]) or Dr. Erin Finley (finleye@uthscsa.edu [ finleye@uthscsa.edu ]). 28 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT bed7aaae93becd5337e59cabca2e8186 feature article b Workshop opportunity from UT Health Houston Institute for Implementation Science. <img align="left" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/e6/4be29cd0a422c20e40e7c7.png" style="margin: 5px;" width="260" height="76" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="UTHealth Houston Logo"> During the workshop, implementation science experts provide focused support as participants develop their research proposals. This is a wonderful chance to access renowned experts, as well as connect with local IIMS resources through the Texas Implementation Science (Tex-IS) Research Network and the Dissemination and Implementation Science Core (<a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1jm4rlhoy6y/external">https://reach.uthscsa.edu/services/di/</a>).   <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/11nautgdprp/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Application due date: Friday, September 1, 2023</a> See <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1b2mya02sx2/external">https://www.uth.edu/implementation-science/our-work/training/annual-workshop</a> for details and application process. For additional information, contact Dr. Kathleen Stevens (<a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="mailto:stevensk@uthscsa.edu">stevensk@uthscsa.edu</a>) or Dr. Erin Finley (<a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="mailto:finleye@uthscsa.edu">finleye@uthscsa.edu</a>). Mays Cancer Center & Texas A&M University Joint Request for Applications https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/kk2tn4yukh9?lang=en?rss=true [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1l00tpytyfa ] The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and Texas A&M University Health are soliciting proposals for joint pilot projects resulting from collaborations between investigators at the two institutions. The primary goal of these programs is to support early-stage collaborative studies that will lead to increased interdisciplinary, institutional, and community-based research likely to compete successfully for extramural NCI-recognized peer-reviewed grant support and ultimately to improve human health. The programs are supported by the Mays Cancer Center and TAMU Health institutional funds. Letter of Intent deadline -September 18, 2023 [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1l00tpytyfa ] If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Durham, durhamk@uthscsa.edu [ durhamk@uthscsa.edu ] or mccgrants@uthscsa.edu [ mccgrants@uthscsa.edu ] 25 Jul 2023 12:00:00 EDT e9faad1a75ba3dba4bb649b5809acd22 feature article b LOI: 9/18/23, FULL APP: 11/24/23 <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1l00tpytyfa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img align="left" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/c3/7bdc9f4d820ef162c3eeea.png" style="margin: 10px;" width="252" height="142" hspace="10" vspace="10" alt=""></a> The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and Texas A&M University Health are soliciting proposals for joint pilot projects resulting from collaborations between investigators at the two institutions. The primary goal of these programs is to support early-stage collaborative studies that will lead to increased interdisciplinary, institutional, and community-based research likely to compete successfully for extramural NCI-recognized peer-reviewed grant support and ultimately to improve human health. The programs are supported by the Mays Cancer Center and TAMU Health institutional funds.   <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1l00tpytyfa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Letter of Intent deadline -September 18, 2023 </a>   If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kelly Durham, <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="mailto:durhamk@uthscsa.edu">durhamk@uthscsa.edu</a> or <a style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href="mailto:mccgrants@uthscsa.edu">mccgrants@uthscsa.edu</a> Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science Working Group https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/4oqd18jqo3f?lang=en?rss=true This WG will leverage the capacities of CTSA and PBRN models through equity-focused lens and Dissemination & Implementation Sciences to build effective Learning Healthcare Systems, enhancing the impact of clinical translational science and advancing D&I across the translational science spectrum and across the hubs. The current goals are to: 1. Advance critical links between research and practice communities 2. Expand critical links between D&I and clinical research Work is accomplished through subgroups formed around a particular project, such as a survey of PBRNs in CTSAs, expansion of an online resource to locate D&I training programs and connecting D&I with learning health systems. To Engage in the D&I WG, contact the new co-leads below: Kathleen Stevens (Stevensk@uthscsa.edu) Jonathan Tobin (Jtobin@rockefeller.edu) Reza Yousefi-Nooraie (Reza_yousefi-nooraie@urmc.rochester.edu) 29 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EDT 5dd808a8c3e61f97140348c6909410e1 feature article b Equity-focused Dissemination & Implementation Sciences in Clinical Research, Clinical Practice, and Communities <img align="left" src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/f6/796f65f36a8953d238f8e7.png" style="margin: 5px;" width="263" height="148" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="D&I Logo"> This WG will leverage the capacities of CTSA and PBRN models through equity-focused lens and Dissemination & Implementation Sciences to build effective Learning Healthcare Systems, enhancing the impact of clinical translational science and advancing D&I across the translational science spectrum and across the hubs.     The current goals are to: 1. Advance critical links between research and practice communities 2. Expand critical links between D&I and clinical research <div style="margin-left: 280px;"> Work is accomplished through subgroups formed around a particular project, such as a survey of PBRNs in CTSAs, expansion of an online resource to locate D&I training programs and connecting D&I with learning health systems. To Engage in the D&I WG, contact the new co-leads below: Kathleen Stevens (Stevensk@uthscsa.edu) Jonathan Tobin (Jtobin@rockefeller.edu) Reza Yousefi-Nooraie (Reza_yousefi-nooraie@urmc.rochester.edu) </div> Advancing Social Determinants of Health Research at NIH Through Cross-Cutting Collaboration https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/1nmmsbb8smo?lang=en?rss=true [ https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/sulaakrw45v/external ] 20 Apr 2023 12:00:00 EDT d5c4062476d28ba83a0a1bee616f31fa Side Article - Hero Image <a href="https://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/1oz2zs9m4c/sulaakrw45v/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="http://academicexternal.us.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard200/1000322/24/04d43dddbe966a4773470d.png" width="228" height="97" alt=""></a>