THRIVING
February 2025

Upcoming Events
Carilion Clinic Research Day
The 2025 Carilion Clinic Research Day will be held on Monday, April 14th at Riverside 4, G-102 A & G-102 B in Roanoke.
The registration link is now open.
Research Day is a forum for Carilion Clinic researchers and their external collaborators to highlight the work conducted in our hospitals, clinics, basic science laboratories and in the community. Researchers will have the choice to present their work as a poster or via oral presentation via Teams. In the past, over 100 abstracts comprised of research, case studies and quality projects were submitted.
Abstracts are due by March 28th 5:00 pm. Poster and/ or oral presentation acceptances will be communicated by March 31st, 2025.
This year the poster session will be held at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Riverside 4 G-102 A and B. Residents and Fellows will be presenting posters from 11:00- 1:00 followed Students and Faculty/ Staff from 2:00-4:00. Oral Presentations will be scheduled between 7:00 am – 10:00 am.
If you have any questions, contact Research@carilionclinic.org or Francis Farrell, fxfarrell@carilionclinic.org. Please consider attending or presenting your work.
https://redcap.link/CarilionResearchDay2025


The Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab and Seminar Series: still accepting applications
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Theme is “Quantitative Approaches in Spatial Multi-Omics for Guiding Personalized Medicine” and the in-person lab will be June 16 - 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The goal of the 2025 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab (BDSIL) is to foster the formation of new interdisciplinary collaborations to generate creative strategies focused on the use of data science approaches in spatial multi-omics, particularly as applied to understanding cancer and rare diseases.
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This is a great opportunity for early career researchers (biomedical researchers and / or data science researchers) to build networks and learn! Anyone can attend the Seminar Series!
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Applications are being accepted through Feb 14! More information on the website: Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab and Seminar Series

Virginia Catalyst Grant Round 18 is Open!
Could your team use up to $800,000 in funding to commercialize a life sciences innovation?
Virginia Catalyst is now accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for Grant Round 18.
Key Dates:
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LOI Due: March 14, 2025
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Full Application Due: April 30, 2025
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Funding decisions announced: June 2025
Virginia Catalyst awards grants of $200k–$800k and connects recipients with additional funding and strategic partnerships. Virginia Catalyst provides grant funding for collaborative projects, investments creating research tools, and infrastructure that catalyzes Virginia’s research universities, healthcare systems and companies to be national and global leaders. Funding is designed to facilitate the development and commercialization of life science projects that address major unmet needs for improving human health and advance Virginia’s economy. Competitive grant funding from the Virginia Catalyst has helped secure Virginia a 28-1 return on investment and added over 400 new jobs to date!
Funding Criteria:
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Addresses a large, unmet need in human health
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Product/service with commercialization potential
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Collaborative team with industry and at least two Virginia universities (GMU, ODU-EVMS, UVA, VCU, VT)
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Creates jobs in Virginia and attracts follow-on funding
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At least 1:1 matching funds required
The Virginia Catalyst is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation created by the Virginia General Assembly and funded by the Commonwealth’s General Fund and seven Virginia public research universities: Eastern Virginia Medical School, George Mason University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Tech. Learn more here: https://www.virginiacatalyst.org/apply.html
Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your innovative idea into a commercial success!
AMIA 2025 Informatics Summit

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March 10-13, 2025 – AMIA 2025 Informatics Summit (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Congratulations to iTHRIV authors who have presentations scheduled!
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Session Title: Real-World Analytics with Harmonized Multi-Site HER Data: An Instructional Workshop
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iTHRIV Speaker: Johanna Loomba
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Registration is open: https://amia.org/education-events/amia-2025-informatics-summit

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April 15-17, 2025 – Translational Science 2025: Integrating Data to Power Translation (Washington DC)
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Congratulations to iTHRIV authors who have Session and Poster abstracts accepted!
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Session Title: The Power of Partnership: Collaboration between translational science programs and academic health sciences libraries
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iTHRIV Speakers: Bart Ragon & Sandra Burks
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Session Title: Advancing Equity: Innovative Education and Training Practices for Inclusive Health Data Science
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iTHRIV Speakers: Alexandra Hanlon
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Session Title: Addressing Rigor and Reproducibility in Translational Science through the Community for Rigor (C4R) Initiative
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iTHRIV Speakers: Alexandra Hanlon & Alicia Lozano
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Poster: Collaborations between translational science programs and academic health sciences libraries
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iTHRIV Authors: Bart Ragon & Sandra Burks
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Registration is open: Translational Science
April 26-30, 2025 – NCURA Region III (Louisville, KY)

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Congratulations to iTHRIV authors who have Session abstracts accepted!
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Session Title: Expanding the pathway: Innovative educational Programs in Research Administration
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iTHRIV Presenter: Kayla Calvo
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Registration is open: https://www.ncuraregioniii.com/home/2025-regional-meeting/
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