🩺A new Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar has been named to lead Georgia’s Solve Sickle Cell Initiative. 🎉 Solomon Ofori-Acquah will have joint appointment at Emory University & Morehouse School of Medicine ; Children's and GRA are also partners in the initiative. More: msm.edu/RSSFeedArticle…

#ICYMI: MSM has received a generous commitment of $175 million from Mike Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies to support our endowment! 🌟 This gift will further our mission of leading the creation and advancement of health equity. 🩺 Learn more: msm.edu/RSSFeedArticle…

Georgia Bio is thrilled to announce this years Golden Helix Awardees. The awards will be presented at the opening reception of the Georgia Life Sciences Summit on Oct. 21. Congratulations to all the honorees. Take a minute to read the release. ow.ly/33a750SUMvU #GaBioAwards

🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS! Are you an Emory University or @AUCC faculty studying #HIV & mental health? Or, are you a Metro #ATL-based CBO working in this area? Apply for a $50K collaborative academic-community pilot project! LOI due 9/3. Details: bit.ly/CFAR2024NOSI

CALL FOR PROPOSALS! Are you an early stage or new #HIV investigator at Emory University or Morehouse School of Medicine? Apply for up to $40K in pilot grant funding. LOIs are due 9/3. Access the NOFOs for the CFAR-Series Mentored Research Program for application details: cfar.emory.edu/find-funding/

This Saturday, join us at East Point City Hall for the 3rd Annual Health Equity Summit! 🏈 Hear from Keynote Speaker & former Atlanta Falcons DE Lawrence Sidbury Jr., and enjoy free health screenings, resources, and more. Register today at bit.ly/3rdEastPointSu…

K-Club is back for the new academic year! Dr. Brittany Murray will discuss strategies for an engaging oral research presentation. 🗓️ 9/9/24 at noon ✅ Register here: emorymedicine.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3l…

📢 Calling all #ATL-area physicians, healthcare providers, clinical & study staff et al. engaged in sexual health care and/or research! RSVP for the Inaugural Emory SOM at Grady Hospital Women's Sexual Health Summit on 9/5 from 8A-5P EST at GradyHealth & via Zoom: bit.ly/egwshs2024

How do innovations impact patients lives? Find out tomorrow, at the Georgia Patient Engagement Summit. This hybrid event will take place Aug. 27th. gabio.org/patient-summit #patientsfirst #GAPatientSummit

🔜Join us via Zoom tomorrow, Wednesday, August 28, at 12:00. Georgia CTSA Lunch & Learn with #Informatics Experts ✅Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2d4e2fe8… #CTSAProgram

One week away! Step up and make a difference at the Atlanta 9/11 Stair Climb at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a heartfelt event dedicated to honoring all those we lost and the brave first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11/01. Learn more and register: web.cvent.com/event/385e0b12…

The Digital and Community Engaged Approaches to Support Recruitment symposium takes place on Sept. 11–12. Catch NCATS Director Joni Rutter, Ph.D., during the keynote discourse on Sept. 12 at 8:45 a.m. EDT Johns Hopkins ICTR: ictr.johnshopkins.edu/events/ictr-re… #CTSAProgram

Congratulations! We look forward to our continued collaborations to improve health.

Read the new NCATS Strategic Plan for 2025–2030! It sets direction for both NCATS and the field of #TranslationalScience, and it will guide us to a future of more treatments for all people more quickly. go.nih.gov/1jVH9M7

“This first-in-human study is a terrific validation of [the preclinical data],” — NCATS’ Craig Thomas, Ph.D. An alternative form of ketamine, developed by a team of researchers, has the potential to act as a pain reliever or antidepressant: go.nih.gov/aw33nRq

Want to learn how we will advance #TranslationalScience to get more treatments for all people more quickly? Read our new strategic plan to find out! go.nih.gov/1jVH9M7

Excited about our new paper in Nat Prot on photopatterned hydrogels for perfusable MPS. Grt collaboration with Ankur Singh and BurdickLab. Congrats to Ana Mora Boza! nature.com/articles/s4159…

ATTN GA RESEARCHERS: Present your innovative product or idea to leaders, investors, and partners at the Georgia Life Sciences Summit. Who Should Apply? Ideal for technologies not yet developed into companies or early-stage companies (<2 years old). gabio.org/georgia-life-s…

Join us & EmoryRHYTHM on 10/10 at 5:30PM at GradyHealth Ponce de Leon Center for "Community Connections: What's Hot & What's New in HIV Treatment & Care." RSVP to celebrate local study participants, hear Emory University #HIV study findings, & network: bit.ly/ecfarccrhythm

Join us on October 16th for a panel discussion with academic entrepreneurs. Learn about their experiences and how they overcame barriers to bring their innovations out of academia and into the marketplace. Register at biolocity.gatech.edu/event/bench2ma….