Next Steps: Developing Research Proposals in Diabetes and Obesity

The Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) at Washington University in St. Louis is sponsoring an annual workshop entitled “Next Steps: Developing Research Proposals in Diabetes and Obesity.” 

This proposal development workshop reflects the mission of the CDTR which is to foster research collaborations, catalyze new ideas, and assist investigators conducting T3 research (translating clinical findings into everyday practice in real world settings) and T4 research (testing and implementing solutions at a community or population level) among populations at risk for diabetes and obesity.

Participants preparing research applications for submission to NIH or other funding agencies will receive support on all aspects of proposal development (e.g. specific aims, theoretical approach, quantitative & qualitative methods, research design, and intervention methods). Participants will also have access to CDTR core services and leadership in the areas of:

1. Dissemination and implementation science (Ross Brownson, PhD; Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD)
2. Health communication and health literacy science (Charlene Caburnay, PhD)
3. Health informatics in diabetes research (Eduardo Simoes, MD, MSc, DLSHTM, MPH; Mihail Popescu, PhD)
4. Policy and system science analysis (Timothy McBride, PhD; Douglas Luke, PhD)
5. Research in American Indian and Alaskan Native populations (Jeffrey Henderson, MD, MPH)
6. Translational research on disparities in the Black community (Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH)

The workshop will take place on Friday, April 21, 2017, at Washington University in St. Louis.

Those interested in advancing a grant application for submission, from idea to full proposal, are invited to attend. To apply, submit one to two pages including a draft of your specific aims and a paragraph describing your outcome expectations from the workshop by Friday, April 7th, to Jennifer Gallagher (jhultz@wustl.edu).

Travel scholarships are available to support participation of investigators located outside of Washington University. If interested, please contact Jennifer Gallagher (jhultz@wustl.edu) as soon as possible.

To learn more about the CDTR, please visit our website at cdtr.wustl.edu. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

We look forward to meeting with you and providing support for your important work. 

CDTR Masters Research Fellow 

Applications Due February 15th 

The Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) is offering a fellowship to an incoming graduate student at the Brown School pursuing an MPH degree and interested in chronic disease prevention, obesity, diabetes, and health disparities.

The Masters Research Fellow in Diabetes Translation Research will receive faculty mentorship from Professor Debra Haire-Joshu, as well as an introduction to policy networks and opportunities to contribute to research, policy development, project development, and communications.

The CDTR focuses on translating interventions that have demonstrated efficacy into real-world health care settings, communities, and populations at risk, leveraging in this effort the immense scientific resources of multiple NIH and other funded centers relevant to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes at Washington University.

Interested applicants can learn more here and apply online here.

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