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NEWS, EVENTS, and DEADLINES
February 4, 2026
| | NJ ACTS Pilot Grant Program 2026 | | NJ ACTS Welcomes New Co-Lead | |
Leslie Lenert Joins NJ ACTS
NJ ACTS welcomes Leslie Lenert, MD, an internationally recognized informatics expert, who is joining the NJ ACTS Biostatistics, Informatics and Data Science (BIDS, formally known as Informatics) as a co-lead with David Foran, PhD and Yi Chen, PhD.
A professor in RWJMS, Dr. Lenert has been named inaugural director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Health Artificial Intelligence (BMIHAI). He joins Rutgers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where he served as associate vice president of data science and informatics, chief research information officer, and director of the Biomedical Informatics Center. Dr. Lenert will continue his research on the application of data science and interoperability tools for acceleration of clinical trials and innovative decision support systems that enhance patient engagement and care coordination.
| | | | Upcoming NJ ACTS, Rutgers, Princeton and NJIT Events | | |
Clinical Trials Day 2026
Advancing Health Through Research
We invite students, faculty, staff, industry partners, and community collaborators to submit proposals for Poster or Scientific Presentations.
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Community Scientist Program
The Community Scientist Program is a training and education program designed to engage the community in research by fostering partnerships between community members and investigators.
| | NCATS, NIH, and Federal News and Events | | |
Enhancing Clinical Research Operations With AI
February 18
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Incorporating AI features into REDCap
March 2
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Strategies to Engage Providers & Recruit Patients
April 15
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NJ ACTS Publication Highlights
Chronic Health Conditions and Adolescents’ Social Connectedness. Christine James, Hope Corman, Kelly Noonan, Nancy E Reichman, Manuel E Jimenez. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2024 Feb 1. doi: 10.1037/ort0000712. Online ahead of print.
Connect: Cultivating Academic-Community Partnerships to Address Our Communities’ Complex Needs During Public Health Crises. Maria B Pellerano, Diane Hill, Manuel E Jimenez, Marsha Gordon, Myneka Macenat, Jeanne M Ferrante, Zorimar Rivera-Núñez, Donita Devance, Daniel Lima, Brittany Sullivan, Benjamin F Crabtree, Panos Georgopoulos, Emily S Barrett, Dorothy J Reed, Chris T Pernell, Mary R Dawkins, Beverly Lynn, Francis Dixon, Manuel Castañeda, Harold Garcia, Martin J Blaser, Reynold A Panettieri, Shawna V Hudson. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2023;17(3):447-464.
| | Trial Innovation Network Call for Applications Training Center for Multicenter Clinical Trial Management. Read More | |
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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