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“PiLR Health and Technology Applications for Health Programming”

If you have wondered how to take advantage of smartphone technology in your research be sure to attend the upcoming U-TuRN Engaged Scholar meeting on Tuesday April 16^th from 12:00-1:00 in the Cardinal Room at the Union.

The session will be focused on the “PiLR Health” technology that is now available as a U-TuRN resource. The system enables the development of customized applications for a variety of uses but a key feature is the use of ‘ecological momentary assessment’ (EMA) that allows data to be collected in real time using text notifications. Faculty, staff and students involved in Team 3 have been exploring this technology over the past 3 months and have been conducting pilot research to better understand the capabilities and to facilitate visualization of the data for broader usage.

On Tuesday we will be hosting the President of MEI (the developer of PiLR) and he will be sharing the broader potential of this tool and provide examples of how it has been used in a number of large NIH trials. Members of our PiLR hub will also be sharing updates of our pilot projects so that you can see first hand how this tool can be used.

The session will be available through Zoom at the following link:

Please click this URL to start or join. https://iastate.zoom.us/j/913079876 

Or, go to https://iastate.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 913 079 876  

 

Join from dial-in phone line: 

Dial: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 913 079 876 

Participant ID: Shown after joining the meeting 

International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/a41bcJ3Xj 

NIH Grant Writing Skills

The VPR’s office is sponsoring a workshop on NIH funding on April 17th from 9-11. Dr. Norbert Tavares, program manager at the NIH-NCI Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives will provide insights about NIH funding mechanisms and strategies and tools for successful grant writing. Click here to access the information page and to pre-register.

U-TuRN Retreat

Mark your calendar for the second annual ‘U-TuRN Retreat’ on Monday May 13^th. We will gather at the Collaboration Place in the Research Place to connect and share the work that has been going on across U-TuRN and provide updates on the available resources. Team Leaders and Project Leaders will share updates and we will collectively work to plan for the upcoming year. If you have ideas for new projects that fit our focus on translational, health-related research please let us know (send emails to uturn@iastate.edu).