Dear NJ ACTS Community:
There are a number of seminars and workshops in April that will be of interest to you. These are listed in order of date below, and details on the sessions, including speakers, zoom links and registration information (when required in advance) can be found in the newsletter We invite you to join us for these varied and interesting sessions.
NJ ACTS Admin Team
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The New Jersey Alliance for
Clinical and Translational Science
Announcements, Deadlines, Reminders
April 5, 2021
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April Seminars and Events
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April 6 – 9:00-10:00
April 8 – 12:00-1:00
April 12 - 3:00-4:00
April 16 - 12:00-1:00
April 19 - 2:30-3:30
April 20 – 12:00-1:00
April 20 – 6:00-7:00
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Advances in Gene Therapy, presented by M. Maral Mouradian of Rutgers and Karen Avraham of Tel Aviv University
Mechanisms for HIV-associated cardiovascular disease, presented by Tricia Burdo, PhD, of Temple University
NIH's All of Us Research Program: Promoting Team Science at the National Level, presented by Courtney Wallin and Kelsey Mayo from the All of Us Research Program
Cannabis Use and Perceived Risk of Use Among Pregnant Women in the U.S., presented by Qiana L. Brown, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Secrets of Successful Teamwork: What Can Academic Learn from Non-Academia?, presented by Patrick Hobbs, the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Rutgers
Mentor Networking Series: Aligning Expectations, presented by Andrew Gow and Anita Siu of Rutgers
Spring Virtual Student Internship Final Symposium, presented by the Workforce Development Interns
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Rutgers and Tel Aviv Universities Joint Research Symposia
Advances in Gene Therapy
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Join leading experts from Rutgers and Tel Aviv Universities for the upcoming research symposium examining advances in gene therapy.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
M. Maral Mouradian, MD
William Dow Lovett Professor of Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS); Founding Director of RWJMS Institute for Neurological Therapeutics; Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University
Karen Avraham, PhD
Professor, Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Vice Dean for Preclinical Affairs, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Presentations will be followed by a moderated Q&A session.
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RITMS Visiting Professor Lecture Series
Thursday April 8, 2021
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“Mechanisms for HIV-associated cardiovascular disease”
Presented by:
Tricia Burdo, PhD
Associate Professor
Neuroscience Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
12:00pm – 1:00pm
April 8th, 2021
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NIH's All of Us Research Program:
Promoting Team Science at the National Level
Monday, April 12, 2021
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The All of Us Research Program, begun in 2015, is a nation-wide Precision Medicine Initiative by the Institutes of Health. By gathering data from at least 1 million volunteers through EMR data, smart phones and wearable sensors, the goal is to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people’s genes, environment and lifestyle.
This seminar, offered as part of the NJ ACTS Team Science Course, will highlight this program as a model of team science. It serves as an illustration of the power of multi-disciplinary broad-based team to achieve programmatic goals.
The seminar will be presented by:
- Courtney Wallin, Researcher Engagement, Lead, All of Us Research Program
- Kelsey Mayo, PhD, Data & Research Center, All of Us Research Program
April 12, 2021
3: 00 pm-4:00 pm
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NJ ACTS Special Populations
2021 Webinar Series
Friday, April 16th
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April 16, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cannabis Use and Perceived Risk of Use Among Pregnant Women in the U.S.
Presented By:
Qiana L. Brown, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Prenatal cannabis use has increased over the past decade, despite potential risks to maternal and child health. This seminar examines the relationship between cannabis use and perceived risk of cannabis use among pregnant women in the US.
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NJ ACTS Team Science Core
Team Science Seminar Series
Inaugural Event
Monday April 19, 2021
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Patrick Hobbs
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Rutgers, The State University & RU Athletic Coaches
“Secrets of Successful Teamwork:
What Can Academia Learn from Non-Academia?”
Monday, April 19, 2021
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Register in advance for this zoom meeting:
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NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core
Spring 2021
Mentor Seminar Series
April 20th
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Mentor Networking Series: Aligning Expectations
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
12-1 pm
Join the follow up Mentoring Networking Series on Aligning Expectations to connect with fellow faculty mentors and have discussions about aligning expectations through case studies.
Presenters:
Andrew Gow, PhD, Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Anita Siu, Pharm.D., BCPPS, Clinical Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
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Workforce Development Core
Clinical and Translational Science Intern Symposium
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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The NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core at Rutgers University is inviting you to the
Spring Virtual Student Internship Final Symposium.
After working intensely with members of the NJ ACTS core leads, they have networked with trainees/clinicians/scientists, learned about NJ ACTs, and now they are all excited to share their experiences, and provide insight into their final project deliverables.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
6:00 pm
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NJ ACTS is a partnership between Rutgers, NJIT and Princeton, NJ ACTS advances clinical and translational science to develop new therapies and treatments and improve population health.
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This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number, UL1TR003017 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.
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