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RCMI NEWS: Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Program
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Program
The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Program is now accepting applications for the 2021 program. The application deadline is November 20, 2020.
https://healthequity.atlanticfellows.org/
The aim of the fellowship is to develop leaders who understand the foundations of health inequity and have the knowledge, skills, and courage to build more equitable health systems and organizations.
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is a one-year fellowship opportunity offered by the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity designed for early to mid-career leaders who are currently engaged in health sector work including but not limited to, academia, government, healthcare delivery, the arts, equitable housing, business, research, and media. The program will select twenty fellows.
Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is one of seven global, interconnected Atlantic Fellows programs. While each of the seven Atlantic Fellows programs is distinct and grounded in its local context, they share a common purpose of advancing fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.
The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program is designed to bring together the diverse industries, professions, and leaders that influence health and well-being. There are no specific educational requirements or ‘preferred’ professions – we are a community united by values. The shared attributes and values of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity include action/solutions orientation, equity, inclusivity, courage, humility, diversity, and creativity. If you share these values, we encourage you to apply!
For more information email af...@atlanticfellows.org
RFA-AI-20-060 Cohort Studies To Improve Our Understanding of Influenza Immunity, Vaccine Response and Effectiveness in Older Adults
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
RFA-AI-20-060, Cohort Studies To Improve Our Understanding of Influenza Immunity, Vaccine Response and Effectiveness in Older Adults (65 years and older) (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This initiative will support the use of longitudinal cohorts to develop greater understanding of important elements of influenza immunity that impact vaccine response and vaccine effectiveness in older adults (those 65 and older). In addition, this work will increase our understanding of how these elements relate to severe outcomes from influenza virus infection in older adults (i.e., hospitalization and death).
PAR-20-310: Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
PAR-20-310: Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-310.html
Funding Opportunity Purpose
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage innovative health services research that can directly and demonstrably contribute to the improvement of minority health and/or the reduction of health disparities at the health care system-level as well as within clinical settings.
Congratulations to Recent Grant Awardees!!
Mensaje en el Dia Internacional de la Investigacion en Cancer
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Mensaje en el Día Internacional de la Investigación en Cáncer
Hoy se celebra el Día Internacional de la Investigación en Cáncer: quiero felicitar a todas las personas que se dedican a esta labor para buscar herramientas de diagnóstico, nuevos tratamientos y curas para este grupo de enfermedades que afectan a muchos pacientes alrededor del mundo. Especialmente a los estudiantes que dedican muchas horas diarias en los laboratorios de investigación sobre el Cáncer.
Pablo E. Vivas-Mejia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
RCMI-CCRHD Investigator
UPR Medical Science Campus
OVARIAN CANCER ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN CIENCIA PR
CIENCIA PR PUBLISHES SPECIAL ARTICLES ON OVARIAN CANCER
The RCMI Center for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities shares two articles published by Ciencia PR*. The articles were written by Robert J. Rabelo Fernández, Ph.D Student in Biology and participant of the Intercampus Program at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras and Medical Sciences campuses. These communications, in Spanish, provide relevant facts about Ovarian Cancer in Puerto Rico and details of the research activities been conducted to address this health disparity. Mr. Rabelo-Fernández conducts his research studies at the UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center under the direction of Dr. Pablo Vivas, RCMI-CCRHD Investigator. The RCMI-CCRHD supports Dr. Vivas’ study Upstream Regulation and Downstream Effectors of c-MYC in Ovarian Cancer.
CÁNCER DE OVARIO, UN ENEMIGO LATENTE PARA LAS MUJERES PUERTORRIQUEÑAS
https://www.cienciapr.org/es/blogs/conocimiento-tu-salud/cancer-de-ovari...
PUERTO RICO A LA VANGUARDIA EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN EN CÁNCER DE OVARIO
https://www.cienciapr.org/es/blogs/conocimiento-tu-salud/puerto-rico-la-...
*Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) is a nonprofit organization composed of scientists, professionals, students and citizens committed to the advancement of science in Puerto Rico and with promoting science communication, science education, and scientific careers.
NIMHD Webex Meeting: The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the United States Workshop
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the United States Workshop
Date and Time:
Monday, September 28, 2020 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Location:
Day 1 - NIH Videocast
Day 2 - NIH Videocast
The virtual event is FREE and open to the public. Registration is not required.
Workshop Synopsis:
The goal of this two-day workshop is to identify priority research areas to understand and address the role of work as a social determinant that contributes to health disparities. This workshop will promote multidisciplinary health disparities research by convening experts from the research fields of health disparities, population sciences, labor economics, occupational health, epidemiology, and organizational sociology and psychology to consider work as a social determinant and identify potential mechanisms and interventions to address health disparities.
Work is a social determinant that may explain a considerable amount of health disparities for race/ethnic minority and low socioeconomic status populations. The discussions of the workshop topic are:
Theoretical and conceptual foundations
Measures/indicators and analytical approaches
Key mechanisms (occupational segregation, worksite segregation, intergenerational transmission)
Upstream and systemic pathways
This workshop will bring together experts in health disparities, population sciences, labor economics, occupational health, epidemiology, and organizational sociology and psychology.
Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Edgar Dews at Edgar...@nih.gov, 301-402-1366, and/or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339).
Research Advances: Recent Patent by Drs. Adelfa Serrano & Emilee Colon
Zoom Webinar: Hispanic Alliance for Clinical & Translational Research (Alliance): Services to assist investigators in their research and professional development
Subject: Zoom Webinar: Hispanic Alliance for Clinical & Translational Research (Alliance): Services to assist investigators in their research and professional development
Enclosed important information regarding the zoom webinar:
Hispanic Alliance for Clinical &Translational Research (Alliance): Services to assist investigators in their research and professional development
Interested please register at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkd-6urjwuGNRsv0clft-guUu_Va-...