Varenicline for Youth Nicotine Vaping Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

A. Eden Evins, MD, MPH
Cox Family Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Founding Director, MGH Center for Addiction Medicine
Director for Faculty Development, Mass General Hospital Department of Psychiatry

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Enhancing Research Validity and Generalizability for UNC Health Patient Populations

Join the UNC School of Medicine Thurston Arthritis Research Center for a UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) Speaker Series seminar featuring Jubilo Tommy White, MPH, ADAPT Program Manager at NC TraCS Institute, and Lupe C. Hernandez, MPH, ADAPT Research Project Manager at NC TraCS Institute.

In this virtual seminar offered via Zoom, White and Hernandez will provide a brief overview of different types of research validity; discuss related considerations for studies seeking to benefit patient populations at UNC Health, including patients who speak languages other than English; and introduce the unique resources for enhancing validity and generalizability that are available through the Assessment, Design & Analysis for Population validiTy (ADAPT) program at NC TraCS Institute.

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Dexmedetomidine or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared with Propofol in Critically Ill Patients: The A2B Randomized Clinical Trial

This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features:

Tim Walsh, MD, FFICM
Chair of Critical Care, Professor
Usher Institute
University of Edinburgh

Chris Weir, PhD
Chair of Medical Statistics, Professor
Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute
University of Edinburgh

Richard Parker, MSc
Research Fellow
Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute
University of Edinburgh

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Payment Models in Healthcare

In the TraCS Data Science Lab's August seminar, David Friedlander, MD, MPH, TDSL Research Scholar and Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology, will introduce the landscape of healthcare payment models — from foundational mechanisms to more advanced, value-based approaches. This session will introduce simple models, such as fee-for-service, to more complex but common models, such as prospective payment. Friedlander will also discuss more complex arrangements including bundled payments, capitation, and value-based purchasing. We will examine how these models influence provider behavior, healthcare costs, and patient outcomes, as well as discuss the data challenges and opportunities associated with analyzing payment systems. By the end of the seminar, participants will gain a solid understanding of how various payment models function and how they impact the financial and operational dynamics of healthcare systems.

Speaker:
David Friedlander, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology

Seminars in the NC TraCS Data Science Lab Seminar Series 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 are held monthly 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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Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research Applicant Town Hall

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) intends to release the Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) on August 12, 2025, seeking to fund studies that build an evidence base on engagement in research. During this 60-minute webinar, PCORI will walk you through:
- PCORI overview
- Details of this funding announcement, including both programmatic and administrative requirements
- PCORI’s Merit Review process
- Application process and eligibility criteria
- Applicant resources PCORI offers, including ones specific to writing your LOI, submitting your application, and required application templates

Additionally, PCORI Program Officers will be on hand to answer your most pressing questions. This Town Hall is well-suited for: health researchers and scientists, healthcare professionals, research directors, academic institutions, and other members of the healthcare community.

For more information, visit: Cycle 3 2025 -- Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research Applicant Town Hall

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Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation!

KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in their virtual NSF I-Corps program. They will teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market potential of your innovation!

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) was launched in 2011 and has quickly become one of the world’s largest and most successful technology commercialization accelerators. The I-Corps regional program helps researchers and aspiring innovators determine if they are solving a real-world problem with true market opportunity. NSF’s I-Corps Program not only provides funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help commercialize promising technologies, it is offered at NO COST to the community.

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For more information about the I-Corps Program, visit KickStart Venture Services.

Navigating the Grant Writing Journey: From Idea to Successful (Re)Submission!

This in-person grant writing and grantsmanship workshop, held across two afternoons (August 28 & 29, 12-5 p.m. both days) in collaboration with the Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program (T32), will cover grantsmanship, finding funding, presenting your proposal clearly, and how NIH grants are reviewed.

This course will be held in-person in Marsico Hall room 4004 on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. For questions regarding the event content or venue, please contact Amy Fry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Navigating the Grant Writing Journey: From Idea to Successful (Re)Submission!

This in-person grant writing and grantsmanship workshop, held across two afternoons (August 28 & 29, 12-5 p.m. both days) in collaboration with the Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program (T32), will cover grantsmanship, finding funding, presenting your proposal clearly, and how NIH grants are reviewed.

This course will be held in-person in Marsico Hall room 4004 on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. For questions regarding the event content or venue, please contact Amy Fry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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