The IS-2 mentored training program, lead by WU-CDTR Director (Haire-Joshu) and Associate Director (Brownson), hosted its first in-person training session in St. Louis this November.
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Luke’s Expertise in Systems Science Contributes to New Report on U.S. Dietary Guidelines (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR Policy and Systems Science Analysis (PASSA) Core Lead, Dr. Douglas Luke, contributed to a recent National Academies of Science study about how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are developed.
APHA Annual Meeting & Expo: 2023 Call for Abstracts and Learning Institutes Now Open (Links to an external site)
Submit an abstract for APHA 2023 for oral, poster sessions and APHA Learning Institutes. Submissions related to all areas of public health are welcome but we encourage abstracts related to the 2023 meeting theme, “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges.” Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023.
ADA 83rd Scientific Sessions: Late Breaking Abstract Submission Opens January 31st (Links to an external site)
The late breaking abstract program allows for inclusion of later submissions of newly completed research and clinical trials.
Request for Applications: CDI 2023 Pilot and Small Grants Program (Links to an external site)
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation (CDI) is now accepting applications for its 2023 Pilot and Small Grants Program.
Call for Applications: Longer Life Foundation Developmental Research Awards 2023
Background: A collaboration of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), the Longer Life Foundation has as its mission:To fund and support the study of factors that either predict the mortality andmorbidity of select populations or influence improvements in longevity, health, andwellness. Awards: The project period will […]
WU-CDTR Pilot considers social determinants of health (Links to an external site)
Patients with social needs had a higher number of hospitalizations, obesity, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis on the social determinants of health.
WU-CDTR members contribute to white paper on strategies to improve outcomes for diabetes and obesity (Links to an external site)
At Part VI of its Transforming Healthcare in Missouri meeting series, the Center for Health Economics and Policy convened Missouri stakeholders for presentations on diabetes, obesity, and related health problems, and hosted breakout discussions on innovative ways to improve outcomes for Missouri Medicaid beneficiaries who experience these conditions.
Haire-Joshu, Davila-Roman, and Tabak receive $6.1M NIH grant for maternal health study (Links to an external site)
Three faculty from the Brown School and the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis have received a seven-year $6.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at improving the health of mothers and children in the St. Louis region.
Salvo and Howell receive Collaborative National DRC/CDTR Pilot and Feasibility Award
Deborah Salvo, PhD (WU-CDTR) and Carrie Howell, PhD (UAB DRC) recently received a Collaborative National DRC/CDTR Pilot and Feasibility award for their project: “Context matters: harnessing the CDTR/DRC network to examine the influence of community-level factors and of the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes-related behaviors in emerging Latino communities.” Dr. Salvo and Howell will lead a […]
Funding Opportunity: Helping to Accelerate Research Potential (RFA-DK-22-002)
The NIH Research Education Cooperative Agreements Program (UE5) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this Helping to Accelerate Research Potential (HARP) UE5 program is to complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. The main objective […]
Notice of Special Interest: Stimulating Research to Understand and Address Hunger, Food and Nutrition Insecurity
Notice Number: NOT-OD-22-135 Purpose: The purpose of this NOSI is to encourage research on the efficacy of interventions that address nutrition security and the mechanisms of food insecurity on a variety of health outcomes. It also calls for the development of new measures for nutrition security and assessment of food insecurity that are broadly applicable. […]
Artificial Intelligence Applications for Health Data Post-Master’s Certificate: Applications now open!
Applications are now open for the Post-Master’s Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Applications for Health Data at Washington University in St. Louis The certificate is designed for professionals interested in modern AI technologies and seeking to apply AI tools to health and other “big data” in their work or research. Step by step, participants will build […]
Funding Opportunity: The Stakeholder Engagement Innovation Center T2D (RFA-DK-22-001)
This U2C Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) initiative to establish a novel national Stakeholder Engagement Innovation Center for advancing equity in type 2 diabetes research (SEIC-T2D). A primary goal of the SEIC-T2D is to accelerate equitable engagement of individuals from and communities of diverse […]
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health PARs now available
The Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (DIRH) PARs are now published. Please see links below and for the funding opportunity details. R01: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-105.html R21: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-109.html R03: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-106.html
Brown School Faculty, Students Launch Lancet Series on Health, Sustainable Cities (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR Member, Dr. Deborah Salvo served on the executive committee that led this ambitious study for three and a half years. In that role, she co-authored all the papers in the series.
Warning Labels on Soda Bottles, Restaurant Menus Could Reduce Obesity, Save Health Care Costs (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR Member, Dr. Ruopeng An was the lead author of the paper “Projecting the Influence of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Labels and Restaurant Menu Labeling Regulations on Energy Intake, Weight Status, and Health Care Expenditures in US Adults: A Microsimulation.”
ADA Funding Opportunity: COVID-19 and Diabetes Research Award
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is requesting applications for research focused on the impact of diabetes on COVID-19 and the impact of COVID-19 on diabetes and its complications. Recent clinical results have shown that people with diabetes are at higher risk of death from COVID-19 and that COVID-19 drives an increased risk of hyperglycemia and […]
UPDATE: NIH Late Application Policy Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-091 Key DatesRelease Date: March 26, 2020 Related Announcements NOT-OD-20-082 – NIH LATE APPLICATION POLICY Due to Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) NOT-OD-20-083 – General Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Proposal Submission and Award Management Related to COVID-19 NOT-OD-20-086 – Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by […]
Funding Opportunity: RFA-DK-20-015
Patient-oriented Research to Mitigate Health Disparities and Lessen the Burden of Chronic Diseases Within the Mission of NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-DK-20-015 This Funding Opportunity Announcement invites applications to conduct patient-oriented clinical research studies designed to develop strategies to mitigate health disparities in people with one or more chronic diseases or conditions within the […]
Being raised by grandparents may increase risk for childhood obesity
By Neil Schoenherr Grandparental child care is linked to nearly a 30% increase in childhood overweight and obesity risk, finds a new analysis from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. In a study, published online Jan. 22 in Childhood Obesity, researchers discovered that grandparents could impact their grandchildren’s waistline in various ways, […]
WU-CDTR Members Contribute to Special Issue for Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences
In October 2017, research experts in obesity and diabetes prevention – including WU-CDTR Director Dr. Debra Haire-Joshu, SDBA Core Lead Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika and WU-CDTR Member Dr. Monica Baskin – convened at the National Institutes of Health to engage in a workshop to brainstorm new research directions for eliminating disparities in obesity and type 2 […]
Dr. Ka’imi Sinclair publishes study focusing on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Men’s Health
WU-CDTR member, Ka’imi Sinclair, PhD, Assistant Professor of Community Health at Washington State University College of Nursing, recently published a study focusing on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Men’s Health in the Asian American Journal of Psychology, alongside co-authors, Dan Pritchard, MEd, and Pearl McElfish, PhD. The study explored NHPI men’s multilevel perspectives of […]
Stakeholders identify future directions for diabetes translation research to achieve health equity
In a recent study conducted by the WU-CDTR, stakeholders in public health research and practice identified 10 priority areas for advancing diabetes translation research towards the goal of health equity in diabetes prevention and control. To identify priority areas, the authors used concept mapping with input from center-affiliated investigators and public health practitioners. The study, […]
Maternal and infant health takes center stage at 12th Annual Institute for Public Health Conference
On October 30th, the Washington University Institute for Public Health (IPH), convened local and national researchers, public health practitioners, and community partners for the 12th Annual IPH Conference, “Healthy Moms, Health Babies: Paving the Path to Reproductive Equity.” During the full day event, co-hosted by the Center for Diabetes Translation Research (WU-CDTR), attendees participated in […]
Job Opp: Emory – Woodruff Health Sciences Center Diabetes Faculty Search
Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University plans to strategically expand the institution’s diabetes applied translation research base and is seeking to recruit multiple tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professors. Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC), includes schools of medicine, public health, nursing, the Winship Cancer Center, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and received nearly $640 million […]
WU-CDTR Member in the News: Physical, Neighborhood Social Factors Interact to Guide Parental Decisions on Outdoor Play
Mothers in low-income neighborhoods report more physical and social barriers that discourage them from allowing their children to play outside, according to new research from Maura Kepper, research assistant professor at the Brown School. The decline in outdoor play, particularly unsupervised or independent play among today’s children and adolescents can affect children’s physical, emotional and social […]
Funding Opportunity: NIDDK R01 for “Food as Medicine”
Food as Medicine: Food Insecurity and HIV-related Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications within the Mission of the NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks US domestic research projects that address how food insecurity affects HIV comorbidities, coinfections, and complications (CCCs) within the mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and […]
WU-CDTR Awards 3 Pilot & Feasibility Projects
The Center for Diabetes Translation Research is pleased to announce the 2019 Pilot and Feasibility Program grant recipients. Congratulations to the following three awardees! Abigail Barker, PhD– “The impact of sustained vs. temporary price changes for healthy and unhealthy foods: policy implications for low-income families” Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD– “Developing and piloting a virtual reality experience […]
ICTS NIH Mock Study Section LOI due Sept. 30th
Funding Opportunity: Public Health Cubed Seed Funding
Public Health Cubed Seed Funding (Cycle 3.0) Public Health Cubed (PH3) is a rapid seed funding mechanism for Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholars. The program nurtures novel ideas in public health research or education. It allows faculty teams to address major social problems too complex for a single disciplinary approach—and to pursue experimental ideas that […]
Funding Opportunity: KL2 Career Development Awards Program
The KL2 Career Development Awards Program at Washington University in St. Louis provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators. This program provides financial support and benefits that allow scholars to focus on mentored, multidisciplinary research, supplemented by applicable coursework. This multidisciplinary program reserves one […]
Call for Abstracts: Institute for Public Health 12th Annual Conference
Researchers gather in St. Louis for Tribal-Academic Partnerships in Diabetes Research and Proposal Development Workshop
On May 21st, the WU-CDTR and National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center hosted investigators for the Strengthening Tribal-Academic Partnership workshop. The day consisted of an interactive training using the Holding Spaces toolkit and grant proposal consultations. The Holding Spaces toolkit consists of resources and strategies to conduct community based participatory research and build […]
Now accepting applications for the Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) through Sunday, June 23, 2019
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) in coordination with a number of National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), are hosting this training institute to provide participants with a thorough grounding in conducting D&I research in health across all areas of health and […]
Home-Based Lifestyle Intervention Minimizes Maternal Weight Gain
Weight gain during pregnancy and postpartum are important causes of long-term weight gain and the development of obesity-related diseases among women. A new, interdisciplinary study from Washington University in St. Louis finds providing a home-based lifestyle intervention effectively minimizes excess maternal weight gain during pregnancy and through 12 months postpartum in underserved African-American women with […]
Brownson Installed as Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor
Ross C. Brownson has been installed as the Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. A ceremony was held March 26 in the Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall. Brownson is an international leader in public health and the prevention of chronic disease – a “leader among leaders,” said […]
WU-CDTR Event, May 21 | Strengthening Tribal + Academic Research Partnerships
Join the WU-CDTR and NCAI Policy Research Center for Strengthening Tribal-Academic Research Partnerships – an interactive learning experience with resources to strengthen governance, trust and culture in research partnerships. The event will feature an interactive learning experience where participants confront various challenges and decisions over the course of a 20-year timeframe. The goal of the activity is to […]
Request for Abstracts: Rural Health
Health Affairs is planning a theme issue on Rural Health, to be published in December 2019. We are grateful for the generous support of several funders (full list below). Deadline: March 25, 2019 Preparation and formatting guidelines Submit abstracts via our online submission form Queries: HealthAffairs_rural_queries@projecthope.org The issue will examine differences between rural and non-rural regions […]
Due March 1: KL2 Career Development Awards
The KL2 Career Development Awards Program at Washington University in St. Louis provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators. This program provides financial support and benefits that allow scholars to focus on mentored, multidisciplinary research, supplemented by applicable coursework. This multidisciplinary program reserves one […]
Due March 15: K12 Mentored Training in Implementation Science
Application Process Applications for 2019: October 1, 2018 – March 15, 2019. Project Overview The goal of the Mentored Training in Implementation Science (MTIS) career development program is to prepare scholars to become independent productive Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) researchers focused on Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep (HLBS) disorders. This K12 program provides personalized educational […]
Dissemination & Implementation Stats Solutions Symposium
February 4, 2019 from 8AM to 4PM at Taylor Avenue Building, Doll & Hill, Medical Campus This Symposium seeks to address the unique challenges of cutting-edge research designs. D&I science requires novel designs. Rigorous analysis of the data yielded by these designs necessitates advanced statistical tools which are lacking in many training programs. At this […]
Call for Abstracts | 2019 ADA Scientific Sessions
Save the Date! Mark your calendars now for the world’s largest, most prominent meeting on diabetes―the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions. Next year’s meeting will be held June 7-11, 2019, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The Scientific Sessions offers researchers and health care professionals an amazing opportunity to share ideas and learn […]
Call for Papers/Participation | Race in the Marketplace Forum
Race in the Marketplace (RIM) Research Forum June 25 – June 27, 2019 | Paris, France …Crossing Critical Boundaries… RIM is back! Building on the successful inaugural RIM Research Forum held in Washington D.C in spring 2017, RIM has decided to broaden the movement across the Atlantic and hold the second biannual RIM Research Forum […]
Haire-Joshu Honored at 2018 Founders Day Celebration
Congratulations to our Center Director, Dr. Haire-Joshu, who was among four Washington University faculty members to receive the Distinguished Faculty Award at the University’s annual Founder’s Day celebration. The Distinguished Faculty Awards recognize outstanding commitment to the intellectual and personal development of students. Awardees also demonstrate distinguished service to the Washington University community while epitomizing […]
McBride Named Bernard Becker Professor
On November 5th, Tim McBride was installed as the Bernard Becker Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. McBride is an influential health policy analyst and leading health economists who has helped to shape the national agenda on various health related issues. He currently studies the effects of health reform at the state and […]
Tabak and PAT Continue Collaboration with 5-Year NIH Grant
This August, Dr. Rachel Tabak received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the impact of Healthy Eating and Active Living Taught at Home (HEALTH), a lifestyle modification intervention which addresses obesity and chronic disease prevention in young mothers. Tabak, who serves as lead for the Dissemination and Implementation in […]
Introducing the New CDTR Website
We are pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned CDTR website. With more user-friendly features, the new website allows users to… Request core services with the streamlined center services request form Review past pilot projects in the comprehensive Pilot & Feasibility Projects archive. Access archived CDTR webinars At CDTR, we strive to foster […]