Greetings!!

Fall semester is well under way and we are excited to begin the 10th year of the UT CARE Initiative.

We are also excited to announce we have received three additional years of funding from Cockrell School of Engineering! Thank you to Cockrell School of Engineering for their generous support.

We have several CARE sponsored funding opportunities and events coming up, so be sure to scroll below and mark your calendars!

Best,

Dee Wallace Donovan, Linda Noble and José del R. Millán

UT CARE Co-Directors

Congratulations to the winners of the

UT CARE Faculty Members Collaboration for Fall 2023!

Drs. Lisa Griffin, Ph.D. (UT-Austin, Kinesiology and Health Education) and

Lee Reichel, M.D. Department of (Dell Medical School, Surgery and Perioperative Care) new collaborative project, supported in part by CARE funds, will investigate possible contributing factors to non-specific subacromial shoulder pain in younger and older adults. 

The UT CARE Initiative, along with AR3T, announces an opportunity for research experience!

The UT CARE Initiative, along with AR3T 2.0, would like to announce a unique training fellowship opportunity for undergraduate, graduate and medical students.

Students: 

• Do you have a research question related to recovery after trauma (spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or other diseases)?

• Do want to gain experience in animal models, investigating a disease-based question?

• Are you interested in designing and implementing rodent-based “rehab” strategies aimed at restoring function?

We want to support you!!

1-page proposal, with rolling application deadline

Congratulations to CARE Members recent collaborative publications!

Theresa Jones and Andy Dunn: Subventricular zone cytogenesis provides trophic support for neural repair in a mouse model of stroke.

Denise Gobert and Hao-Yaun Hsiao: Biomechanical and neuromuscular control characteristics of sit-to-stand transfer in young and older adults: A systematic review with implications for balance regulation mechanisms.

Robin Hilsabeck and David Paydarfar. Designing an interprofessional dementia specialty clinic: Conceptualization and evaluation of a patient-centered model.

Jarrod Lewis-Peacock and James Sulzer (Founding Director): The effect of biomechanical features on classification of dual-task gait.

Kathleen Manella (Former Member) and James Sulzer (CARE Founding Director): Self-modulation of rectus femoris reflex excitability in humans.

Did we miss any recent CARE collaborative publications? Let us know of new collaborative CARE publications here. 

10th Annual CARE Research Day

Save the date! Thursday, March 21st, 2024

12-5:30PM

EER Mulva Auditorium

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Theresa Hayes Cruz, Ph.D.

Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research

Neuroscience Seminars

Grand Rounds and Other Seminar Series

Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: "Developing Drug Delivery Technologies to Address Global Healthcare Challenges"

Kevin McHugh, Ph.D.

Thursday, November 9, 2023; 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: BME Seminar Room

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Coopwood Award: The Value of Wearable Technology & AI

Joseph Schwab, M.D., M.S.

LOCATION: Health Learning Building Auditorium (HLB 1.111)

DATE: Thursday, November 9, 2023; TIME: 6–7:30 p.m.

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The Road to Epilepsy Surgery

Kristen Arredondo, M.D.

LOCATION: Zoom

DATE: Tuesday, November 21, 2023; TIME: 7:30–8:30 a.m.

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Five Things to Know About Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Steven M. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.

LOCATION: Zoom

DATE: Tuesday, November 28, 2023; TIME: 7:30–8:30 a.m.

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Senior Scientist Seminar Series: Dean Claudia Lucchinetti

Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D.

LOCATION: Zoom

DATE: Thursday, December 7, 2023; TIME: 12–1 p.m.

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Funding Opportunities

NICHD Notices and Funding Opportunities

• Leveraging Extant Data to Understand Developmental Trajectories of Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  
• PAR-24-045) 
• Multiple Institutes 
• Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple due dates 
• Information and Practice Needs Relevant to Late Talking Children (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  
• (PAR-24-046) 
• Multiple Institutes 
• Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple due dates 
• Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)  
• (PAR-24-059) 
• Multiple Institutes 
• Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple due dates 
• Down Syndrome Cohort Research Sites (DS-CRS) for the Down Syndrome Cohort Study Program (DS-CDP) across the lifespan for the INCLUDE Project (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  
• (RFA-OD-24-003) 
• Multiple Institutes 
• Application Receipt Date(s): December 15, 2023 
• Federated Biobanking resource for the Down Syndrome Cohort Study Program (DS-CDP) across the lifespan for the INCLUDE Project (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  
• (RFA-OD-24-004) 
• Multiple Institutes 
• Application Receipt Date(s): December 15, 2023 
• Down Syndrome Clinical Cohort Coordinating Center (DS-4C) for the INCLUDE Project (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  
• (RFA-OD-24-005) 
• Multiple Institutes 
• Application Receipt Date(s): January 26, 2024 
• Request for Information: Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies  
• (NOT-OD-24-002) 
• Multiple Institutes 

NIH Notices and Funding Opportunities

• Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) (U54 - Clinical Trial Optional)
• (RFA-MD-24-001) 
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
• Application Receipt Date(s): December 18, 2023 
• Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications  
• (NOT-OD-24-010) 
• National Institutes of Health 
• Solicitation of Nominations for the 2024 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship  
• (NOT-NS-24-026) 
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
• Showcase Opportunities for NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Awardees  
• (NOT-OD-24-013) 
• Office of the Director, NIH 

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR):

• NEW Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Phase I Synopsis 1 

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