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LA CaTS Center Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19): Update on Events, Opportunities & Services
Released: Thursday, March 26, 2020The LA CaTS Center (IDeA-CTR) will continue to connect with our research community during this time by providing online access to meetings and educational opportunities as much as possible. However, as we plan for our CTR center operations within and between our institutional partners to be virtual for the time being, below is an update on our center events, service requests and deadlines as of March 18, 2020. We will be sure to update you on changes as they occur. Our top priority is the safety of all of our members across the state. Any questions or concerns can be sent to info@LACaTS.org.
Upcoming Events:
- March 20, 2020: 2020 Professional Development Core Annual Retreat & Plenary Talk
- Plenary Talk by Paige Jarreau, PhD on "Using Social Media for Science" available by WEBINAR ONLY. Click HERE for more information.
- Annual Retreat for LA CaTS Scholars-CANCELLED (may reschedule at a later date)
- March 26, 2020: LA CaTS Monthly Webcast at 2:30pm (Topic: "SPARC 101: LA CaTS Services & How to Request Them")-ON AS SCHEDULED
- March 27, 2020: LA CaTS Level 2 Research Coordinators Training-POSTPONED
- April 20, 2020: LA CaTS Annual External Advisory Committee (EAC) Meeting-POSTPONED
- April 20, 2020: Community Engaged-Research Symposium at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (Baton Rouge)-POSTPONED
- April 20, 2020: LA CaTS Junior Investigator Research Workshop & Symposium-POSTPONED
- April 30, 2020: Community Engaged-Research Symposium at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (Baton Rouge)-POSTPONED
- May 7, 2020: LA CaTS Junior Investigator Research Workshop & Symposium-POSTPONED
Deadlines:
- April 30, 2020: Full Application Deadline for Pilot Grants Funding Opportunity (Round 9)-DEADLINE EXTENDED (originally April 13th)
- Visiting Scholar & Grant Development Award Applications: OPPORTUNTIES CLOSED-Unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the limit for the number of awards for the 2019-2020 opportunities have been reached. It is anticipated that the opportunities will re-open in July 2020. An announcement will be released at that time.
LA CaTS Center Services:
- SPARC: Service requests through our online request system SPARC remains OPEN at this time. Please note, the manner in which services are delivered to investigators may be changed or delayed depending on the nature of the service. Those using or planning to use LA CaTS Center Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) or Community Advisory Boards (CABs) especially, please contact those cores directly for details.
Please sign up to receive email updates from us directly by clicking HERE. Also, check our website (www.LACaTS.org) for updates on future events and opportunities.
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About the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) CenterThe LA CaTS Center is comprised of three primary collaborating institutions in the state, including LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans – and also includes six research partners: LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and in New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana, Children’s Hospital, Ochsner Health System, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, and University Medical Center. The LA CaTS Center’s vision for Louisiana encompasses the strengths and capacities unique to each member institution and represents a unified, comprehensive approach for targeting prevention, care and research of chronic diseases in the underserved population. The scholar program is supported in part by U54 GM104940 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health which funds the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center. For more information, please visit www.lacats.org.
