This 2-part (6/10/24 & 6/12/24) 5-hour course will be offered via Zoom, over two mornings. Attendance is required as the course will not be recorded.

In this course, participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. Git allows you to keep track of changes to your code, easily revert to previous versions, and “tag” versions of code used in publications so that the exact code used can be retrieved at a later date. GitHub allows Git users to collaborate with each other on projects by managing simultaneous changes to the same files and allowing users to review and discuss each others’ code. Git and Github are applicable to any text-based programming or analysis language, including R, Python, Stata, Julia, and others.

Participants should create a github account at github.com and install git prior to the class. Windows users can download git at https://git-scm.com/download/win; there are multiple installation options, the first link is fine. Mac users can install git by opening the terminal application (in Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) and typing “git version” (no quotes) and pressing enter. If git is not installed, you will be prompted to install it.

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Correlates of natural immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis female genital tract infections in a highly exposed human cohort

Join the Children's Research Institute for a hybrid seminar with Kacy Yount, PhD, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Darville Laboratory in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UNC School of Medicine. Participate in the seminar either in person at 3116 Mary Ellen Jones Building (with lunch provided) or via Zoom.

Zoom information - Meeting ID: 985 6644 6544 | Password: 539057

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This 2-part (6/10/24 & 6/12/24) 5-hour course will be offered via Zoom, over two mornings. Attendance is required as the course will not be recorded.

In this course, participants will learn how to keep track of the code they use in their research using the version control system Git and the collaboration platform GitHub. Git allows you to keep track of changes to your code, easily revert to previous versions, and “tag” versions of code used in publications so that the exact code used can be retrieved at a later date. GitHub allows Git users to collaborate with each other on projects by managing simultaneous changes to the same files and allowing users to review and discuss each others’ code. Git and Github are applicable to any text-based programming or analysis language, including R, Python, Stata, Julia, and others.

Participants should create a github account at github.com and install git prior to the class. Windows users can download git at https://git-scm.com/download/win; there are multiple installation options, the first link is fine. Mac users can install git by opening the terminal application (in Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal) and typing “git version” (no quotes) and pressing enter. If git is not installed, you will be prompted to install it.

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Understanding the neurobiology of working memory deficits in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Mathula Thangarajh, MD, PhD, FAAN, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University, joins us to discuss the cognitive phenotype of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and summarize innovative methods to characterize the neurobiology of executive function deficits in DMD. Thangarajh has an Institutional KL2 Career Development Award funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Science.

The CTSA Virtual Visiting Scholar Program brings clinical and translational scholars from across the CTSA Consortium to NC TraCS Institute for research seminars and virtual campus visits.

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DAPA-MI – A Pragmatic Registry-Based Double-Blind RCT Trial Designed For Regulatory Evaluation

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

Stefan James
Professor Cardiology
Dept. of Medical Sciences and Uppsala Clinical Research Center
Uppsala University, Sweden

Jonas Oldgren
Professor Cardiology
Dept. of Medical Sciences and Uppsala Clinical Research Center
Uppsala University, Sweden

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Do you have a question about mentoring? Do you want to know what trainings NC TraCS offers? Are you curious about how TraCS can synergize with your training program?

Drop by our Training & Career Development Office Hour on Mondays to chat with Susan Pusek, DRSc, and get your training and career development questions answered.

Potential Topics:

• Forming a mentor team
• Developing a timeline to write a grant
• Questions about the NIH
• Career mapping
• Trainings available through TraCS for you
• Trainings available through TraCS for programs you lead

Join Zoom, Mondays 12-1 p.m.

Do you have a question about mentoring? Do you want to know what trainings NC TraCS offers? Are you curious about how TraCS can synergize with your training program?

Drop by our Training & Career Development Office Hour on Mondays in room 215 (2nd floor, NC TraCS suite, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building) to chat with Susan Pusek, DRSc, and get your training and career development questions answered.

Potential Topics:

• Forming a mentor team
• Developing a timeline to write a grant
• Questions about the NIH
• Career mapping
• Trainings available through TraCS for you
• Trainings available through TraCS for programs you lead

Brinkhous-Bullitt Bldg. Room 215

NC TraCS Data Science Seminar Series: Introduction to OMOP @UNC for research

Please join the NC TraCS Institute as Peter Leese, MSPH, the director of the TraCS Data Science Lab, introduces the OMOP common data model. OMOP is the most dominant of the common data models for clinical data. Increasingly, it is the required data model for participating in national, multi-site data networks. This month's seminar will provide an overview of OMOP and context for using this data model for research at UNC and beyond. A portion of the seminar time will be focused on the OMOP resources and tools available at UNC. Future seminars in this series will go deeper into specific OMOP topics, such as understanding and navigating OMOP vocabulary.

Seminars in the NC TraCS Data Science Seminar Series will cover a range of topics related to health care data science, clinical data, data engineering, and working in these areas at UNC-Chapel Hill. These hybrid seminars will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the NC TraCS suite on the 2nd floor of Brinkhous-Bullitt or via Zoom.

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UNC NRP June 2024 Education Session: Regulatory Readiness for Sponsor-Investigators

Please join the UNC Network for Research Professionals and the Clinical Trials Quality Assurance (CTQA) team from the OVCR Clinical Research Compliance Office for a presentation on regulatory readiness.

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Using GenAI to win STTR and SBIR Government Grants

Through a competitive awards-based program, STTR and SBIR federal grants enable small businesses to explore their technological potential and open new opportunities to profit from its commercialization. However, it can be difficult for first-time applicants to get their foot in the door, between sorting through guidelines, requirements, and deadlines, and trying to locate successful examples. GrantScout is automating grant search, writing, and submission. The tool uses traditional deep learning methods and generative AI to unlock funding for everyone. Join GrantScout founders Felicia Chen and Jennifer Tang as they present how the government provides over two million grants for small businesses, the ways that their team fine-tunes their own models to create strong technical proposals, and lessons they’ve learned from past experiences that helped them build the platform.

Learn more at datascienceconsortium.org.

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Efficacy and Safety of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: Keeping a Trial on a Polarizing Topic Running Under Regulatory and Epidemic Changes

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

Reto Auer, MD, MAS
Associate Professor in Primary Health Care,
Head Substance Use Unit,
Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM),
University of Bern
Adjunct Physician,
University Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté),
Switzerland

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Do you have a question about mentoring? Do you want to know what trainings NC TraCS offers? Are you curious about how TraCS can synergize with your training program?

Drop by our Training & Career Development Office Hour on Mondays to chat with Susan Pusek, DRSc, and get your training and career development questions answered.

Potential Topics:

• Forming a mentor team
• Developing a timeline to write a grant
• Questions about the NIH
• Career mapping
• Trainings available through TraCS for you
• Trainings available through TraCS for programs you lead

Join Zoom, Mondays 12-1 p.m.

Do you have a question about mentoring? Do you want to know what trainings NC TraCS offers? Are you curious about how TraCS can synergize with your training program?

Drop by our Training & Career Development Office Hour on Mondays in room 215 (2nd floor, NC TraCS suite, Brinkhous-Bullitt Building) to chat with Susan Pusek, DRSc, and get your training and career development questions answered.

Potential Topics:

• Forming a mentor team
• Developing a timeline to write a grant
• Questions about the NIH
• Career mapping
• Trainings available through TraCS for you
• Trainings available through TraCS for programs you lead

Brinkhous-Bullitt Bldg. Room 215

Using ChatGPT to Facilitate Truly Informed Medical Consent

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

Fatima N. Mirza, MD, MPH
Chief Resident
Department of Dermatology
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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