NEWS, EVENTS, and DEADLINES

April 23, 2025

Upcoming NJ ACTS, Rutgers, Princeton and NJIT Events

NJ ACTS Biostatistics and Epidemiology Workshop Series

Variable Selection with Machine Learning Models:

LASSO and Alternatives

Dr. Elizabeth Handorf

Associate Professor

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and Resident Faculty, Rutgers Cancer Institute

Large observational datasets, from US Census data, cancer registries, and electronic health records provide a rich source of information we can use to understand health outcomes. Analysis of these datasets can be challenging, as the large number of potential predictors makes traditional regression problematic. Machine learning models may present a better alternative.

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Weill Cornell-Rutgers Health

NeuroHIV Research Symposium

Understanding the intersection of HIV and the central nervous system
Developing transformative therapies and a potential

In Collaboration with Research with a Heart, NJ ACTS, WCM - CCTU

HELIX NJ Discovery Showcase

Join twelve innovators from Rutgers, NJIT and elsewhere at the Inaugural HELIX NJ Discovery Showcase. Hosted by the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO), this fast-paced, full-day event is dedicated to celebrating science through research and discovery showcases from pioneering entities across New Jersey. Speakers include Reynold Panettieri and Danielle Dick, NJ ACTS leaders and Victoria Abraira, an NJ ACTS Pilot Award recipient.

Rutgers University

May/June 2025

In Person and Virtual

May 21 and June 18 22 (In-person)
May 28 and June 4 (Virtual)
9:30am-12:30pm
Apply by Apr. 30

Princeton University

June 2025

Virtual

June 5, 12 and 26
12:30pm-3:30pm
Apply by May 8

NJIT

June and July 2025

Virtual

June 3, 10, 17 and July 1
6:00pm-9:00pm
Apply by May 20

NJ ACTS Team Science - Get Involved!

NJ ACTS Team Science

Are you the PI or MPI of a funded multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary research project?

The Team Science Core of NJ ACTS hosts a virtual seminar entitled "Team Science Across the NJ ACTS Consortium" that features leaders and team members of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research projects taking place within the NJ ACTS consortium to explore how complex research teams are formed, operated, and achieve success.

If you are interested in having your project featured in the series, please let us know by contacting teamscience@rbhs.rutgers.edu.

Participation will allow others to learn from your experiences and will increase the visibility of your project and team.

Watch videos of past seminars on the NJ ACTS Team Science YouTube Playlist

NJ ACTS Pilot Awards

Tri-Institutional Clinical Translational Research Pilot Awards

Pilot grants for Translational Research were awarded to four outstanding projects.

Roman Voronov, PhD

Sterilization and In Vivo Testing of an

Addressable Microfluidics Device for Commercial Applications

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Jamie Chiu, PsyD

Yael Niv, PhD

Quantifying Change Readiness and

Its Impact on Psychotherapy Outcomes

Princeton University

Joseph Jude, PhD

Philip Demokritou, PhD

Wildfire-borne Particulate Matter:

Effect on Bronchodilation

Rutgers University

Kristine Schmitz, MD

Karen D'Alonzo, PhD

Manuel Jimenez, MD

Exploring Youth Perspectives on Positive Childhood Experiences and Mapping Community Assets That Foster Them

Rutgers University

NJ ACTS in the News

Restoring Muscles by Stimulating the Brain

Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD is working to determine whether multiple pulses in the motor cortex can produce longer-term therapeutic results by retraining neural circuits. Her first focus is on people who have lost some control of their limbs following a stroke. Read the Full Article from NJIT

Dr. Kallioniemi is an NJ ACTS K12 Scholar.

Rutgers Researchers Named Fellows of the

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

NJ ACTS congratulates Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Andrew Gow and Prabhas V. Moghe on their election to the AAAS. Read the Full Article

Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

Andrew Gow

Prabhas V. Moghe

Drs. Dominguez-Bello, Gow, and Moghe are all members of the NJ ACTS Academy of Mentors.

Funding News

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

PCORI's Online System will open on April 1, 2025, for the submission of Letters of Intent (LOI) for several new research PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs) under Cycle 2 2025. The PFAs seek to fund proposals for high-quality patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and related projects. LOIs will be due on May 13, 2025. Applications, which are by invitation, will be due Sept. 3, 2025. Read More

CTSA News and Events

NCATS, NIH, and Federal News and Events

Collaboration Webinars from the

Trial Innovation Network

Hear from CTSA TIN experts on trial-related topics to improve your project

Integrating Wearables and the EHR: Insights from the All of Us Research Program

May 5, 2025

12 - 1 pm

Unlocking the Potential of MyCap for Reproductive Health Research

May 21, 2025

12 - 1 pm

NJ ACTS Publications

NJ ACTS Publication Highlights

Buprenorphine Utilization and Prescribing Among New Jersey Medicaid Beneficiaries After Adoption of Initiatives Designed to Improve Treatment Access. Peter Treitler, Molly Nowels, Hillary Samples, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(5):e2312030. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.12030.

Hospital Use and Mortality Among Decarcerated Individuals With Substance Use Disorder After a Large-scale COVID-19 Emergency Prison Release Program. Peter Treitler, Molly Nowels, Kenneth A Feder, Brendan Saloner, Rusty Reeves, Lisa DeBilio, Stephen Crystal. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 Jun 2;4(6):e231200.doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.1200.

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Digital Archive of Protein Structures - Federal funds totaling $49.4 million will underwrite efforts at the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) Protein Data Bank through 2028. Read the Full Article

NCATS Translational Science Education and Training Challenge - Phase 1 is open until 04/30/25. Challenge types: Scientific; Education and Training, Total cash prizes: $50,000. Read More.

Apply for the Translational Science Interagency Fellowship Program -NCATS jointly sponsors the Translational Science Interagency Fellowship (TSIF) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to train fellows in translational science and regulatory science. Learn More about the Program

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NJ ACTS is a partnership between Rutgers, NJIT, Princeton, and RWJ Barnabas Health. NJ ACTS advances clinical and translational science to develop new therapies and treatments and improve population health.

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Element C2

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Element D1

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Research Design (BERD)

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*Special Populations in Research

*Biomarkers

*Genetically informed Research

Education & Training (GREAT)

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Clinical & Translational Science Pilots

Element D3

Clinical Informatics

Element E1

Clinical & Translational Science Research: Novel Genetic Services Model

Element E2

Clinical & Translational Science Research: Translating Evidence on Opioid Overdose

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*Predoctoral Training ASCENT (T32)

*Short-Term Research CREST (R25)

Working Groups

*Health Policy in Action

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*Engagement for Impact

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Digital Archive of Protein Structures - Federal funds totaling $49.4 million will underwrite efforts at the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) Protein Data Bank through 2028. ﻿Read the Full Article

NJ ACTS is a partnership between Rutgers, NJIT, Princeton, and RWJ Barnabas Health. NJ ACTS advances clinical and translational science to develop new therapies and treatments and improve population health.﻿

Trial Innovation Network

Digital Archive of Protein Structures - Federal funds totaling $49.4 million will underwrite efforts at the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) Protein Data Bank through 2028. Read the Full Article

NJ ACTS is a partnership between Rutgers, NJIT, Princeton, and RWJ Barnabas Health. NJ ACTS advances clinical and translational science to develop new therapies and treatments and improve population health.