Monthly Rehabilitation Roundup (March 2018)

Rehabilitation Roundup for March 2018

Greetings!

Our CARE Meeting will be on 3/9 from 3pm in EER 1.528 (different room than before) where we will hear from Prof. Mario Ortega-Romero from UT Dallas on his neural interfaces.

We have also confirmed our Keynote Speaker for CARE Research Day (4/13), Dr. Karunesh Ganguly, Ph.D., M.D. from UCSF!

Best,

James Sulzer

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Upcoming Events

CARE Talk, 3/9, 3pm, EER 1.528

Mario Romero-Ortega, Ph.D.

Mario is Associate Professor of Bioengineering at UT Dallas. He is investigating nerve interfaces for restoration and control

Friday, March 9th, 2018

EER 1.528 3:00-4:00 (new room)

Call for Posters: CARE Research Day

CARE Research Day is on Friday April 13th from 1-5 pm in EER!

Dr. Karunesh Ganguly from UCSF will be our Keynote Speaker.

This is CARE's premier event of the year and a great chance to get to know what others are doing and how you might be able to collaborate.

Please submit your poster soon! You may want to forward this link below to your students as well.

Submit for CARE Research Day!

Neural Interface Initiative March Talk:

Andrew Watrous, PhD, Columbia University

Date: 3/23/18

Time: 5-6pm

Room: EER 3.646

"Towards understanding and improving human memory with multi-scale invasive electrophysiology"

Multimodal Neuroimaging Initiative

MNI members recently received two new seed funding awards. Stay in touch by checking out their website.

See the Website

DMS Texas Health Catalyst 2018 is here!

Texas Health Catalyst is a UT Austin program housed at Dell Medical School & aimed at accelerating promising ideas (devices, digital health solutions, treatments, diagnostics) as they make their way to the clinic. Seed funding ($5k - $50k) is also available to select projects along with customized feedback, connections with strategic partners & networking opportunities. UT & Dell Med Faculty members and local innovators/companies are eligible to apply. Grad students, residents & postdocs can also apply provided they have a UT/Dell Med Faculty PI. The submission deadline is March 23 ^rd .

More information about the program and how to apply: https://dellmed.utexas.edu/thc . Anyone interested in the program is welcome to attend an info session at 4 pm on Feb 28 ^th at the Health Discovery Building Auditorium , Dell Medical School.

Featured CARE Member Profile

Meet Bharath Chandrasekaran, Ph.D.

Bharath investigates how the brain learns and conducts speech processing.

Learn more about Bharath

Relevant Funding Opportunities

• NeuroNEXT Small Business Innovation in Clinical Trials (U44 Clinical Trial Optional)

(PAR-18-628; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-628.html )

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply.

• Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R03 - Clinical Trial Optional)

(PAR-18-649; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-649.html )

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 30, 2018, March 30, 2019.

• Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional)

(PAR-18-650; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-650.html )

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 30, 2018, March 30, 2019.

• Pragmatic Trials for Dementia Care in Long-term Services and Support (LTSS) Settings (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Required)

(PAR-18-585; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-585.html )

National Institute on Aging

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 27, 2018; February 20, 2019; and February 20, 2020.

• Assistive Technology for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and Their Caregivers (R41/R42 - Clinical Trials Optional)

(PAR-18-587; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-587.html )

National Institute on Aging

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): April 10, 2018, January 8, 2019, and January 8, 2020.

• Assistive Technology for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and Their Caregivers (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Optional)

(PAR-18-588; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-588.html )

National Institute on Aging

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): April 10, 2018, January 8, 2019, and January 8, 2020.

• Dementia Care and Caregiver Support Interventions (R01 - Clinical Trial Required)

(RFA-AG-18-030; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-18-030.html )

National Institute on Aging

Application Receipt Date(s): April 10, 2018.

• NIAMS Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

(PAR-18-594; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-594.html )

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 27, 2018; July 2, 2018; November 2, 2018; March 4, 2019; July 2, 2019; November 4, 2019; March 3, 2020, July 2, 2020, November 3, 2020.

• Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21 Clinical Trial Required)

(PAR-18-595; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-595.html )

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 27, 2018, July 2, 2018; November 2, 2018, March 4, 2019, July 2, 2019; November 4, 2019 March 3, 2020, July 2, 2020, November 3, 2020.

• Disease Mechanisms of Prenatal and Pediatric Hydrocephalus (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(PA-18-622; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-622.html )

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply.

• Tools to Enhance the Study of Prenatal and Pediatric Hydrocephalus (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(PA-18-623; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-623.html )

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply.

• Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(PAR-18-597; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-597.html )

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 2, 2018; November 2, 2018, March 4, 2019, July 2, 2019; November 4, 2019 March 3, 2020, July 2, 2020, November 3, 2020.

• High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(PAR-18-598; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-598.html )

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): May 31, 2018.

• Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(PAR-18-599; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-599.html )

National Institutes of Health

Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): May 31, 2018.

• Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(PAR-18-600; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-600.html )

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): May 31, 2018.

• Leveraging Cognitive Neuroscience to Improve Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Related Cognitive Impairment (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

(PAR-18-605; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-605.html )

National Cancer Institute

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): April 11, 2018; October 10, 2018; April 11, 2019.

• Leveraging Cognitive Neuroscience to Improve Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Related Cognitive Impairment (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

(PAR-18-606; https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-606.html )

National Cancer Institute

Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): April 11, 2018; October 10, 2018; April 11, 2019.

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