Research News - July 11, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. New CRP Epic Research webpage now available!

On Saturday, July 12, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Mass General Physicians Organization (MGPO) will begin using the new Epic revenue cycle system for administrative processes including patient scheduling, registration, coding and billing.

For your convenience, MGH Clinical Research Program (CRP) has put together information related to EPIC Research, with details on:

• how to link your protocol to project fund,
• how to associate patients and visit to a study,
• how to use the ‘Billing Review Report’,
• your department Epic Superusers, etc.

Also, you can always call Epic MGH Go-Live Helpdesk: (617) 726-6868
 

2. Core of the Week: Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit Core Lab Core

Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit Core Lab Core
Director: Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD
Location: Simches Research Building, 185 Cambridge Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114

The PNGU Core lab provides a variety of services intended to facilitate the identification and characterization of the genetic basis of psychiatric, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders and to translate these discoveries into improvements in clinical care and public health.

Services include assistance with study design and start-up, custom genotyping (SNP, other), qPCR for CNV detection/confirmation, DNA extraction and quantification, and sample preparation, tracking, and storage.

The PNGU core is open to both internal (MGH) and external investigators.

To learn more about the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit Core Lab Core, please click here.

 

3. Partners Research Management Message, July 10, 2014

Please click here to read the Partners Research Management Message.

• Research Application Group Presents: Systems Day - July 22 at MGH
• The Epic Revenue Cycle go-live for MGH is July 12th
• RM Training Classes for July

4. NIH Update: Physician-Scientist Workforce, Accelerating Innovations from Lab Bench to Bedside, RPPR Updates, New Resources

Please click here to read the NIH Extramural Nexus.

5. PHS Government Affairs Update - July 8, 2014

Please click here to read the latest update from the PHS Government Affairs office.

6. PCORI July Newsletter: Upcoming Board Meeting, Awards and New Funding Opportunities

Please click here to read the latest news from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

EVENTS

1. Research Application Group Presents: Systems Day

July 22, 2014, 11:00am - 5:30pm, Haber Auditorium

As a follow up to last year’s well received System’s Day the Research Applications Group will be holding an all-day session to walk through in detail some of the exciting new functionality and applications along with a look ahead at what is coming. The goal of this all day session is to enhance and develop the user community of research applications.

Session Topics Include:

• Research Navigator – Demo and Timeline
• Research Applications Security (RAS) Demo
• DCR Project – Project Overview, Timeline and Impact for Depts
• InfoEd PD Usability Project – Project Overview and Timeline
• Insight Roadmap
• MicroStrategy Reporting Demo – Project Overview and Timeline

Specifically, these sessions will provide:

• Live demonstration of the new functionality being developed across the system user groups
• Open Question and Answer sessions

Please RSVP if you will be attending all or some of the sessions by e-mailing czirpolo@partners.org, with the subject: "RM Systems Day".

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1. 2015 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine

The Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, presented by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals - part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development, honors the physician-scientist who has moved science forward with notable achievements in innovation, creativity and potential for clinical application.

This annual prize provides the awardee with:

• An unrestricted $20,000 honorarium
• The Harrington Prize Lecture, delivered at the ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting
• A review, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation

Nominations are being accepted through August 15, 2014. Click here for more information.
 

2. Limited Submission Funding Opportunities

We ask that all MGH Investigators interested in applying for any limited submission award submit a Letter of Intent (see detailed instructions below) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) by the deadline indicated for each award to be considered to receive an institutional nomination.

Process
Submit a one- to two-page Letter of Intent (LOI) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) via email to ecor@partners.org. In addition to your LOI, please include an NIH Biosketch.

The letter of intent should include:
1. Name of the Principal Investigator with appropriate contact information
2. A descriptive title of the potential application
3. Brief description of the project
4. Brief description of why you specifically should be selected to receive institutional nomination for this award

In the event that there is more than one MGH investigators interested in applying for each limited submission award, the LOIs will be used to assess candidates and a review and selection process will take place.

Current Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
Please click here for more information and for our internal deadlines.

• Clinical Trial on the Effects of Interventions Aiming to Reduce Chronic Inflammation in Older Adults: Pilot Phase (U01)
• Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30)

If there is a limited submission funding opportunity you do not see listed above or you have any additional questions, please contact Erin McGivney at 617-643-6471.

 

3. Private Funding Opportunities

Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at devcfr@mgh.harvard.edu if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these funding opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.

• Research Projects, Vasculitis Foundation
• Research Grants, Meningitis Research Foundation

Please click here for further details on these funding opportunities.

 

4. NIH Update for Week Ending July 11, 2014

For the latest National Institutes of Health notices, requests for applications, and program announcements, follow this link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Reminders of recently posted funding opportunities, deadlines and events

Boston Biomedical Innovation Center (B-BIC) Accepting PILOT & DRIVE Grant Pre-Proposals

24th Annual MGH/BIDMC Summer Course: Current Techniques in Molecular Genetics - July 14

Minority Faculty Career Development Seminar - September 5-8

Executive Committee On Research (ECOR) Massachusetts General Hospital

50 Staniford Street, Suite 1001, Boston, MA 02114

ecor@partners.org