October 2016 Vol. 4 Num. 4 Newsletter Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium October 2016 IN THIS ISSUE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOR ISOLINA FERRÉ CENTERS On August 3, 2016, representatives from the Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC) met with the directors and representatives of Sor Isolina Ferre Center from the communities of Caimito and Guayama. Mrs. Amarelis de Jesus Rosario represented the Sor Isolina Ferre centers (Caimito), Ms. Yolanda Gonzalez Laboy (Guayama), Ms. María de Lourdes López (Caimito) and Ms. Iris Donato (Science Teacher). Dr. José R. Rodríguez Medina, PhD; . Ms. Frances Hernandez Rodriguez, MTS; Ms. Nilda L. Gonzalez, MS, MT.; and Ms. Denisse Melecio Alamo, MBA attended representing the PRCTRC UPR-Medical Sciences Campus. Also present were the Ms. Zahiraliz Reyes, MS and Ms. Ivonne Amill representing the PRCTRC from Universidad Central del Caribe. The purpose of this first meeting was to identify areas in which to establish partnerships in areas of counseling and educating people about what genomic research is and how it can be of benefit to the community represented by the Sor Isolina Ferre Centers. The National Institute of Health and Health Disparities in Minority (NIMHD) located in Bethesda, MD supports the development of biomedical and medical research on medical conditions that affect ethnic and racial minorities, and under-represented groups within the population of the United States to help improve their health and quality of life. For more information about the PRCTRC’s mission and its components see the program page at: [prctrc.rcm.upr.edu]. Page Roadmap to 2 submitting a research proposal Page In the Press / 3 Calendar Page Online Course 4 Page Call for Pilot 5 Page Computer cluster 6 2 nd Meeting with Sor Isolina Ferré Centers’ representative at the PRCTRC facilities on October 2016 Dr. José Rodríguez Medina, Frances Hernández, Mrs. Amarelis De Jesús Rosario, Dr. Carlos Luciano, and Nilda González
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October2016 Vol.4Num.4
N e w s l e t t e rPuertoRicoClinicalandTranslationalResearchConsortium
October2016
IN THIS ISSUE
PARTNERSHIPWITHSORISOLINAFERRÉCENTERS
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On August 3, 2016, representatives from the Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium(PRCTRC) met with the directors and representatives of Sor Isolina Ferre Center from the communities ofCaimitoandGuayama.
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Mrs. Amarelis deJesus Rosariorepresented the SorIsolinaFerrecenters(Caimito), Ms.Yolanda GonzalezLaboy (Guayama),Ms. María deLourdes López
(Caimito) and Ms. Iris Donato (Science Teacher). Dr. José R.RodríguezMedina, PhD; .Ms. Frances Hernandez Rodriguez,MTS;Ms. Nilda L. Gonzalez, MS, MT.; and Ms. Denisse Melecio Alamo,MBA attended representing the PRCTRC UPR-Medical SciencesCampus. Also present were the Ms. Zahiraliz Reyes, MS and Ms.IvonneAmillrepresentingthePRCTRCfromUniversidadCentraldelCaribe.The purpose of this first meeting was to identify areas in which to establish partnerships inareas of counseling and educatingpeople about what genomicresearch is and how it can be of
benefit to the community represented by theSor Isolina FerreCenters. The National Institute ofHealth and Health Disparities in Minority (NIMHD)located in Bethesda, MD supports thedevelopment of biomedical and medical researchon medical conditions that affectethnic and racialminorities, and under-representedgroups within thepopulation of the United States to help improvetheir health and quality of life. For more informationabout the PRCTRC’s mission and itscomponentssee the program page at:[prctrc.rcm.upr.edu].
Page Roadmapto2submittingaresearchproposal
Page InthePress/3Calendar
Page OnlineCourse4
Page CallforPilot5
Page Computercluster6
2nd Meeting with Sor Isolina Ferré Centers’ representative at the PRCTRC facilities on October 2016
Dr. José Rodríguez Medina, Frances Hernández, Mrs. Amarelis De Jesús Rosario, Dr. Carlos Luciano, and Nilda González
TheScientificWritingUnit,incollaborationwiththeProfessional Development Core, hosted the firstpart of a seminar series entitled Roadmap tosubmitting a research proposal for the NIH. Thepurpose of these seminars are to help younginvestigators to develop proposals, with anemphasis on those investigators that will becompeting for the 2017 PRCTRC Pilot Projects.During the first seminar, researchers from PonceSchoolofMedicine,UniversidadCentraldelCaribe,
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and the UPR-Medical Sciences Campus learnedabout how to organize research ideas, developspecific aims, and draft letters of intent (LOI). Dr.DeanaHallman began the seminar discussing howto go from basic questions to drafting a researchproposal. Subsequently, Dr. María Gonzalez-Ponsshowedparticipantshowtowriteastrongspecificaimssection.Finally,Dr.SheilaWarddiscussedhowtowriteandwhattoincludeinaLOI.Thenextpartsof the serieswill be offered during themonths ofOctoberandNovember.
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October2016 Vol.4Num.4
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
OCTOBER 21 Mendeley:Howtoorganizeandcitereferencesautomatically
OCTOBER 28 IntegracióndelosDiseñosdeMétodosMixtos
NOVEMBER 1 & 2 TipsandTricks:Howtogetthatbiggrant
NOVEMBER 1 & 2 TipsandTricks:WorkshoponMentoring
NOVEMBER 3 BiorepositoryDevelopmentandManagement
NOVEMBER 1 WhatisyourScienceStoryline?IntroducingtheNewNIHBiographicalSketchFormat
NOVEMBER 15 RoadmaptoSubmittingaResearchProposalforNIHPart4
OCTOBER 19 AnálisisdeRedesSocialescomométodoinnovadorparalaevaluacióndecolaboracionescientíficas
Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC)
Call for Pilot Projects NIH/NIMHD Grant #U54MD007587
RESEARCH SCOPE Research proposals should emphasize
developing clinical and translational research in
one of the four areas of study of health disparities:
We will fund at least one pilot project that would use one of the following approaches or address one of the following specific areas of disparities research: (1) studies using short interventions to obtain preliminary data aimed at future larger interventions to decrease an established health disparity; (2) precision medicine as it pertains to a health disparity; and/or (3) disparities in the provision of Health Care.
ELIGIBILITY ü The PI of the pilot project must be an early career
stage investigator or a mid-careerstage investigator proposing a new area ofresearch.
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Proposals must have a translational emphasis.All proposals must have collaborationsbetween clinical and basic or social scientistsaccording to the type of award solicited. One ofthe PIs must have collaborations among thePRCTRC partners.
ü All PIs must identify and work with a mentor.
AVAILABLE SUPPORT
Up to
$50,000 for 12 months for Translational Health Disparity Investigator Award
Up to
$50,000 up to 24 months for Community Based Investigator Award
On October 17, 2016, the PRCTRC’s Computer Cluster willreopen.Anumberofimprovementshavebeenmadetothearea including replacing all computer systems with new,state-of-the-art computers. Also, the room has been re-modeled (new paint, additional work space) so that thenumber of computers could be increased from fourcomputerstofive!BecausemanyofourPRCTRC-supportedinvestigators dealwith personal (also known as protected)healthinformation(PHI),wehaveimplementednewpolicies
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andprocedures thatwill help investigatorsmaintain the security and safety of PHI.ThesenewpolicieswillalsohelpsecurethePRCTRC servers and data from otherpossible hacks into our computer system.Averyspecial“ThankYou”toYolandaToro,JoséMaldonado,andZabdyTortorella,staffmembers of the Biomedical InformaticsCore for their hard work and diligence,makingthisnewComputerClusterarealityfor all of the PRCTRC supportedresearchers.
PRCTRC Computer Cluster
ThePRCTRCwelcomesCarola!ShejoinedtheTechnologiesand Resources for Core Laboratories (TRCL) in the UPR-MedicalSciencesCampusearlierthisyear.
Her expertise includes: Process samples for referencelaboratory specialized in cellular and molecular biologyservicing hospitals, physicians and clinical laboratoriesthroughout Puerto Rico. Performpatient specimen testingand ensure sample suitability utilizing sophisticated realtime PCR technology to detect genetic material andquantify viruses such as HIV, HCV and HBV. Perform HIVgenotype, HIV phenotype for drug resistance and HCVgenotypeforvirusclassification.
CAROLALOPEZ-CEPEROROMÁN,MTMeet the New Personnel
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Ivette Molina, MHSA, Yolanda Toro, Dr. Mary Mays, Zabdy Tortorella and José Maldonado
