Do you need help getting your research ideas patented? You are invited to join a webinar co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 29, 2020 at 1 p.m. ET. Lili Portilla, director of the NCATS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, will provide insights to help biotech researchers and entrepreneurs understand intellectual property (IP) protection and navigate the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory approval pathways, which are steps required for the commercialization of new promising…

Webcast: https://icm.jhu.edu/events/solving-nonlinear-ambiguous-multivariate-input-output-causal-effect-problems-with-information-theory/?instance_id=490#.Xih-AzNKihN Flyer: ICM February 4, 2020  

Formed in 2009, the C-RAC leads efforts to promote trust, understanding, and involvement in the Greater Baltimore Community in research activities and educates researchers about community priorities. We have chapters that serve Johns Hopkins Bayview and Johns Hopkins East Campus. For more information contact Mary Thomas at 410-361-7893 or mthoma70@jhmi.edu. Next Meeting: February 10, 2020 5:30 – 7:30 pm Bayview Campus 301 Building, 2nd Floor

Speakers Jim Potter and Sumati Murli will instruct attendees on how to use TriNetX, a new self-service tool which allows investigators to explore data from Epic. All attendees with a valid JHED ID will be provisioned with a TriNetX account. The service is offered at no cost to the Johns Hopkins community. Attendees will learn: The data available and how to query patient cohorts in TriNetX How to explore cohort demographics and estimated rates of arrival, and The benefit to incorporating TriNetX into their studies.   For additional information contact Diana Gumas at dgumas1@jhu.edu. Register: https://trinetxfeb2020.eventbrite.com Related Links: https://ictr.johnshopkins.edu/i2c https://www.trinetx.com/

Co-Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins & University of Maryland Baltimore Institutes for Clinical & Translational Research   To attend, contact Molly Lutz at 410-328-2488 or mlutz@som.umaryland.edu. Links: CATALiST Seminar Series  University of Maryland Baltimore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research      

"Clinical Research by Learning from Practice: Facilitating through Technology and Collaboration" Register: https://2020jhcrntrends.eventbrite.com   Keynote: James Williams, PhD, MHS Senior Director Global Networks - Medical Evidence, Research, and Innovation Biogen   Panelists: Ellen Mowry, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Peter Zandi, PhD, MPH, MH Professor Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Diana Gumas, MS Sr Director of Clinical Research IT Johns Hopkins School of Medicine   More Information: https://ictr.johnshopkins.edu/JHCRN Daniel Lunz dlunz1@jhu.edu

Overview The diagnosis, treatment and overall care needs of breast cancer patients becomes more complex every year due to innovative improvements in therapies, better screening processes, and multidisciplinary care models developing across the US. The indications for axillary node dissection continue to change. Immununotherapy with immune checkpoint blockade is achieving startling results in some patients. There are more options for molecular profiling of tumors, as well as more choices about systemic therapies and radiation therapy. There are more and more long term survivors who require careful management to maintain a high quality of life. Come listen, learn and actively participate…