NEWS, EVENTS, and DEADLINES

October 29, 2025

Upcoming NJ ACTS, Rutgers, Princeton and NJIT Events

Request for Applications

 


Up to $50,000/year

for up to 2 years


Key Dates:



Application Deadline Extended:

October 31, 2025


Reviews/Interviews:

October - November


Notification of Award:

December 2025


Earliest Start Date:

January 1, 2026

Learning Health System

Scholars Training Program

Pathway #1 Only



2025 Request for Applications


The LHS STAR NJ program aims to cultivate a new generation of leaders in LHS Science. The program provides LHS education, training, mentorship, and career development opportunities for scholars and researchers, as well as health system, insurer, and government personnel.

NJ ACTS Community Engagement Core Lecture


Translation in Healthcare and Community Settings: Implications for Community Engaged Research

Hank Dallmann, MA

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the New Brunswick Community Interpreter Project


Topics of presentation include:

  • Understanding the role of translation in community health
  • Identifying common challenges and best practices in translation
  • Applying strategies that ensure high-quality translations
  • Implications for community-engaged research






October 30


9:30 – 11:00 am


303 George Street, New Brunswick


or on Zoom





NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core


Mini-Grant Writing Course


For Postdocs, residents, fellows, faculty, instructors,

and clinicians working towards their 1st career (K)

and research (R) NIH grant application.




January 5-9


2 - 3:30 Daily


on Zoom

Princeton Precision Health

2025 Seminar Series


Princeton Precision Health is a cross-cutting initiative that uses AI and data science to transform human health at all levels, from molecular to social to environmental, with the goal of enacting smart policy and evidence-based clinical practice. 


 

Computational Aspects of Causal Inference: A Probabilistic Graphical Model Perspective


Rina Dechter

UC Irvine


October 31

12-1


252 Nassau St, Princeton, 2nd fl

Digital Phenotyping for Precision Mental Health



Nelson Freimer

UCLA


November 7

12-1


252 Nassau St, Princeton, 2nd fl

Rutgers University Office for Research


Road to Commercialization

Symposium Series


Venture Studios: What, When, How, and Why



Venture Studios are known for their ability to create and launch new companies and can be especially useful for academic innovations. Learn from experts on the venture studio operations and process, what value they offer, and how they decide what innovations to collaborate on and support.

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Free and Open to Everyone




November 6


12 - 1:30 pm


Webinar



Rutgers Health

Research Resources Workshop Wednesday Series

Navigating Regulatory Changes

Impacting Medical Research

Hila Berger, MPH, CHC, CIP

Assistant Vice President for Research Regulatory Affairs

Rutgers University



November 19


4 - 5 pm


on Zoom


 


I-Corps Information Sessions

Propelus


Learn how I-Corps can help you find the real-world impact of your innovation or idea through customer discovery and product value.



November 12

12 - 1pm

(Online)


National I-Corps


Join one of our monthly webinars led by a Hub instructor to learn how to apply to the National I-Corps Teams program, which provides a $50,000 grant from NSF.


November 19

12 - 1pm

(Online)


Fellowship


The I-Corps Fellowship Program is a paid NSF-funded educational experience for innovation-minded post-docs and college students of all levels.


NJ ACTS News

Shawna Hudson is Elected to the National Academy of Medicine


NJ ACTS congratulates Shawna Hudson, PhD, professor, vice chancellor of dissemination and implementation science, and vice chair of research, who was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine.


Considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, membership in the academy recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. She was selected for her “seminal work to address vital U.S. health system implementation challenges for vulnerable populations.”


Dr. Hudson also serves as the Associate Director for NJ ACTS.


Scientists Find Common Medications May Impact Gut Microbiome for Years


Martin Blaser, MD, is a co-author of a study that found most medications were linked with noticeable changes in the gut microbiome, and that the changes lasted long after people stopped taking the drugs. Read More


Dr. Blaser, with his Co-PI Dr. Gloria Bachman, is a NJ ACTS 2022 Pilot Award recipient.

Funding Opportunity

Funding for Inventions


The Rutgers Office for Research provides funding and mentoring to support inventors in the process of commercializing their inventions.


There are two major funding opportunities available to Rutgers inventors:  

TechAdvance®


TechAdvance (Early-Stage Technology Fund); TechXpress (Fast-Track Program) - up to $100,000 (TechAdvance) and up to $25,000 (TechXpress)

HealthAdvance®


HealthAdvance (Early-Stage Life Science Technologies) - up to $150,000 (HealthAdvance) and up to $50,000 (HealthXpress)

 

CTSA News and Events

NCATS, NIH, and Federal News and Events

Translational and Integrative Engagement in Research (TIER) SIG Webinar


Integrating Team Science with Community Voices to Drive Translational Impact


Whitney Sweeney, PhD will teach attendees how to leverage team science best practices for community engagement.







December 3


12 - 1 pm



Building Trustworthy Translation: Rigor, Reproducibility,

and Real-World Impact


A national platform to exchange ideas, tackle pressing challenges, and explore solutions that drive meaningful progress in the field.


April 20-23


Baird Center

Milwaukee, WI



The program will be in-person only.  

Collaboration Webinars from the

Trial Innovation Network


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

Standard Agreements: Leveraging Template Agreements to Accelerate Clinical Trial Contracting


November 3

12 - 1 pm


Register


Decentralized Trial Design




December 1

12 - 1 pm


Register

 
NJ ACTS Publications

NJ ACTS Publication Highlights


Adsorption of pulmonary and exogeneous surfactants on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Santo KP, Neimark AV. J Colloid Interface Sci. 2023 Nov 15;650 (Pt A):28-39. PMCID: PMC10279468 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.121 Epub 2023 Jun 19.


Relatively Rare Populations of Invasive Cells Drive Progression of Heterogeneous Tumors. Susan E. Leggett, Molly C. Brennan, Sophia Martinez, Joe Tien, Celeste M. Nelson. Cellular And Molecular Bioengineering. January 5, 2024.

 
 

In Case You Missed It

Rutgers Center for Biomedical Informatics and Health AI - Request for Applications for projects for its 2026 Summer Internship Program. The internship will run from June 1 – July 31, 2026. View Flyer

Rare Diseases Are Not Rare - Submissions are due by January 2, 2026. Learn more about the Challenge Prize Competition and how to submit an entry.

Rutgers Updated Guidance on AI

 

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.

Components

Element B

Administration

Element C1

Workforce Development

Element C2

Community & Stakeholder Engagement

Element D1

*Biostatistics, Epidemiology &

Research Design (BERD)

*Team Science

*Regulatory Knowledge & Support

*Special Populations in Research

*Biomarkers

*Genetically informed Research

Education & Training (GREAT)

*Clinical Trials Office

Element D2

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


Additional Components

*Mentored Career Development DEVELOP (K12)

*Predoctoral Training ASCENT (T32)

*Short-Term Research CREST (R25)



Working Groups

*Health Policy in Action

*Dissemination & Implementation Science

*Team Science

*Learning Health System

*Engagement for Impact

CTSA Hub Funding Opportunities

Become a members of NJ ACTS

How to cite the CTSA Grant

 
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