UNC CCCR Workshop: SPIN Funding Database
2025-06-25 10:30 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Join Remotely
On Wednesday, June 25th from 10:30 – 11:30am librarians from the UNC Health Sciences Library will be leading a virtual workshop for the UNC CCCR research community that will cover workflows for using SPIN, a comprehensive database for funding opportunities from federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors. This session will focus on searching for funding by career level, clinical/non-clinical, and research topic. Steps for setting up a recurring search criteria and enabling notifications will also be addressed.
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UNC CCCR ABC Session: Grant Writing in 2025
2025-07-09 10:30 - 23:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m. for a presentation on Grant Writing in 2025 from Nathan Blouin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development at UNC. Nathan will provide insights into future National Institutes of Health priorities and share tips on how to approach grant writing and touch on other funding sources. Additionally, there will be time after the presentation for people to ask questions and get feedback from Nathan. We hope to see you there!

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UNC CCCR Speaker Series: J. Tommy White & Lupe Hernandez
2025-08-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, August 13th at 10:30am ET for the next event in the UNC CCCR Speaker Series! Registration is required to attend.

Title: “Enhancing Research Validity and Generalizability for UNC Health’s Patient Populations”
Speakers:
J. Tommy White, MPH
Program Manager, Inclusive Science Program
Qualitative Research Specialist
NC TraCS Institute, UNC School of Medicine
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Lupe C. Hernandez, MPH
Research Project Manager
NC TraCS Institute, UNC School of Medicine

REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/zlzsdWyFQi-ReP9r-fZ1rg

Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series: American Joint Replacement Research Collaborative (AJRR-C)
2025-08-20 09:30 - 10:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, August 20th at 9:30am ET/8:30am CT for the next event in the Collaborative CCCR Speaker Series. This session will be led by researchers from the American Joint Replacement Research Collaborative (AJRR-C) at Mayo Clinic. Registration is required to attend. See more information below.

Talk Title: “The American Joint Replacement Research Collaborative (AJRR-C); Leveraging a National Procedural Registry to Improve Outcomes”

Speakers:
Daniel J. Berry, M.D. (Director, AJRR-C, Director, Administrative Core)
David G. Lewallen, M.D. (Associate Director, AJRR-C, Associate Director, Administrative Core)
Hilal Maradit Kremers, M.D. (Director, Methodology Core)

Link to Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ZQYHzR74QTSTRA0Q2SI9MA

UNC CCCR Speaker Series: Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, MPT, PhD
2025-09-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, September 10th at 10:30am ET for our UNC CCCR Speaker Series. Registration is required (see link to register below). More details to follow.

Title: To be announced
Speaker:
Armaghan Mahmoudian, PT, MPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Movement Sciences and Health
University of West Florida

Register to Attend: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/iS7ZxLLLSvizjX-NCrFGsg

TARC/RAI All Staff & Faculty Meeting
2025-09-19 08:00 - 09:30 | Bondurant Hall G30
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming TARC All Faculty & Staff Meeting in lieu of Grand Rounds. In person attendance is strongly preferred.

8:00-8:30: Light breakfast and coffee (optional)
8:30-9:30: Presentation

Please note that the in-person meeting location is Bondurant Hall G30. We look forward to seeing you there!

TARC Research Seminar: Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD
2025-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Dickson Conference Room, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, 3200 Thurston Building
Please join us on Friday, September 19th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our September TARC Research Seminar with Dr. Stephen Schworer, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

UNC CCCR Speaker Series: Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH
2025-10-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Join Remotely
Please join us on Wednesday, October 8th at 10:30am ET for our UNC CCCR Speaker Series. Registration is required (see link to register below). More details to follow.

Title: To be announced.
Speaker:
Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Rheumatology at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Alice Betts Endowed Professor of Medicine, UCSF

Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/4yUF4spbSsO9IyoV3pdUNA

TARC Research Seminar: Morika Williams, DVM, PhD, DACLAM
2025-10-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Remote or In Person Options Available
Please join us Friday, October 17th at 12:00pm ET for the TARC Research Seminar Series. This event will take place in person in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) and virtually on Zoom for those who need to attend remotely.

Title: To be announced.
Speaker:
Morika D. Williams, DVM, PhD, DACLAM
Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine Training Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Veterinarian, Division of Comparative Medicine

TARC Research Day 2025
2025-11-14 08:00 - 14:30 | The UNC Friday Conference Center
We are excited to announce the opening of registration and abstract submission for this year’s TARC Research Day. This event will be held in person on Friday, November 14th, from 8:00am-2:30pm at the Friday Conference Center. The Keynote Presentation this year, “No More Hiding from the Sun! Can We Prevent Photosensitivity in SLE?”, will be delivered by Dr. Michelle Kahlenberg from University of Michigan Medical School.

Link to Register
Link to Submit an Abstract

TARC Research Seminar: Brian Diekman, PhD
2025-12-12 12:00 - 13:00
Please join us on Friday, December 12th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our December TARC Research Seminar with Dr. Brian Diekman, Associate Professor in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (UNC and NC State). Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

TARC Research Seminar: Douglas Phanstiel, PhD
2026-01-23 12:00 - 13:00
Please join us on Friday, January 23th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our January TARC Research Seminar with Douglas Phanstiel, PhD, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology. Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

TARC Research Seminar: Matthew Hilton, PhD
2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00
Please join us on Friday, February 20th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Dickson Conference Room (Thurston 3200) for our February TARC Research Seminar with Matthew Hilton, PhD, Duke Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Virtual attendance will be available for those unable to attend in person. More details to follow.

TARC Genomics Mini Symposium
2026-03-26 08:30 - 13:00
