Research

The Johns Hopkins Sleep & Circadian Research Day brings together sleep and circadian researchers from institutions across the region. Purpose is to provide a venue for networking and communication in the field, as well as a platform for trainees to present their research.

Keynote speaker this year will be Dr. David Rapoport, who is Director of the Sleep Medicine Research Program at Mount Sinai. He is a pioneer in the study of the physiology and treatment of sleep apnea and founded the Foundation for Research in Sleep Disorders.

Please pre-register by May 10, 2024 to be guaranteed a lunch! Event will be held in-person at the Turner Concourse and Tilghman Auditorium

The SOM Clinician Scientist Award program supports the career development of junior faculty by providing funds to protect the research time of qualified clinicians in the School of Medicine. See the attached RFA to learn about the application requirements, eligibility, and selection criteria.

Award Summary:

• Up to $80,000 total to cover salary and fringe
• Renewable for a total of (2) two years of support
• Two cycles/year: Spring (July 1, 2024 start); Fall (January 1 start)

The Spring 2024 application deadline is Friday, May 3, 2024 at 5PM. If you have any questions, please contact Sharel A. Brown, MPhil, CRA [email protected]

The Johns Hopkins Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equityis dedicated to addressing multiple co-occurring chronic diseases among socially disadvantaged populations across Maryland and Washington D.C.

The MACCHE Investigator Development Core (IDC) is soliciting proposals for pilot projects that support mentored research focused on health disparities related to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiometabolic disease.

Funds between $25,000 and $50,000 (direct costs) are available for at least 6 one-year pilot projects for post-doctoral fellow, early career faculty (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Assistant Scientist, Research Associate or equivalent), or other ESI, affiliated with an academic and/or research institution within Maryland or Washington, D.C. 

Check eligibility and guidelines here.

We have implemented improvements to the registration process for Human Subjects Research (HSR) Compliance Training. Investigators and Study Team Members will be able to enroll in required training courses (initial training, ICH GCP and recertification) by selecting one “bundle” in myLearning. Once enrolled in myLearning, you will be directed to the CITI site where courses will be added to your plan by selecting the “bundle” you wish to complete. Please review this guide on how to get started. For additional questions, please contact the IRB Help Desk at [email protected].

The OHSR and IRB staff have two new ways to communicate with you:

• Microsoft Teams. On the Contact page, you can find contact information for staff members, including new Microsoft Teams phone numbers, email addresses and newly added links to chat with a staff member.

• Request a Consult. If you want a comprehensive discussion about, e.g., protocol planning assistance, please request a consult, and the OHSR staff will connect you with an appropriate team member.

Data protection attestation has been integrated into eIRB and public health institutional review system tracking (PHIRST) to enable sharing of limited data sets among Johns Hopkins University (JHU) researchers. This change eliminates the need for a data use agreement for most transfers of a limited data set to JHU collaborators. New guidance is now available to help JHU researchers?navigate the process?and requirements?for requesting use of Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) data.

• Review information on sharing Johns Hopkins Medicine data on the JHM Data Trust intranet site.?
• For more information on data protection attestation, see frequently asked questions.

If you are interested in or are working with artificial intelligence (AI), please register here to join a growing Johns Hopkins University community of AI scholars. Please contact Stuart Ray with questions or for more information.