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Voils Accepted into SciComm Fellows Program
Congratulations to Corrine Voils, PhD, who was accepted into the Duke Science and Society SciComm Fellow’s Program! This program, which will run this fall semester, will help scientists develop their communication skills and practice putting them into action. More information about the program is available here.
DCI Publishes Profile on Davis’ Tobacco Research
James M. Davis, MD, grew up picking tobacco crops as a child and watched his friends get addicted as the nicotine soaked through their skin (he wore gloves). Now he’s using an “in-the now” approach to help people overcome their addictions. Read the Duke Cancer Institute’s story on his work here.
36th Annual SMDM Conference Coming in October
The 36th annual North American conference for the Society of Medical Decision Making (SMDM) will be held from October 18-22 in Miami, Florida. This year’s theme will be “Medical Decision Making Among Diverse Populations: Advancing Practice, Policy, and Science.” Attendees will gain a broad perspective on clinical practice, health policy, and decision science as it …
Faculty Spotlight: Rowena Dolor
For this week’s faculty spotlight, we talk to Rowena Dolor, MD, about her three decades at Duke, practice-based research networks, and Duke’s first national basketball championship. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? I arrived at Duke in 1983 to attend college and received my undergraduate degree …
Alzheimer’s Association Offering New Investigators Program
The Alzheimer’s Association is offering research funding for investigators who are less than 10 years past their doctoral degree. The program will allow newly independent investigators to develop preliminary or pilot data, to test procedures and to develop hypotheses. Up to $100,000 per year is available for up to two years. Letters of intent are …
AHA Funding Research Relating to CVD Disparities
The AHA is funding research for all disparities in cardiovascular disease to assist the AHA in reaching its 2020 Goals and overall mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Specifically, the AHA is funding networks comprised of three to four institutions, or centers, working on three projects each that are focused …
Prevent Cancer Foundation Offering Grants and Fellowships
Proposals for research grants and fellowships in the area of cancer prevention and early detection are currently being accepted. For this cycle, the Prevent Cancer Foundation expects to grant a total of 3 awards, including both grants and fellowships. The award amount is $40,000 per year for two years. Applications are due August 27. Read …
Presentation on Managing Your Online Reputation on August 22
On Friday, Aug. 22, there will be a free presentation, Manage Your Online Reputation, featuring healthcare social media expert Kevin Pho, MD Pho is a practicing board-certified internal medicine physician and a healthcare social media leader. He is co-author of the book, “Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices.” …
PCORI Announces New Funding Opportunities
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is offering up to $76 million in support for patient-centered comparative effectiveness research proposals. Letters of Intent are due by Friday, September 5. In addition, on August 18, PCORI will issue its third call for proposals for large pragmatic clinical trials or large-scale observational studies. Up to $10 million …
Payne to Head Informatics Research Seminar on August 20
Philip R. O. Payne, PhD, FACMI, will deliver the lecture, “Biomedical Informatics: A Vision for the Next 10 Years of Innovation” for the next Informatics Research Seminar from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, in Hock Auditorium of Hock Plaza. The lecture can also be streamed live from this address.
NIH Announcements
- Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18)
- Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-24-090 "Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)"
- Notice of Need to Expire and Reissue PAR-24-087 "Data Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required)"
