Faculty Support and Editorial Services

The Brain Health Center provides faculty in all BHC departments with academic support for clinical trials, scientific writing, medical illustration and biostatistics, regardless of that faculty's primary site (i.e., Emory, Grady or the VA).  

Securing support is a two-step process that begins when faculty members request approval from their department chairs. Once approved, faculty complete a survey with the most relevant team member. Yvan Bamps works with faculty who would like support for clinical trials and research. Josh Jackson works with faculty who would like support for scientific manuscripts and grant proposals. Bona Kim works with faculty who would like support for medical illustrations. Tianwen Ma works with faculty who would like biostatistical support for manuscripts and grant proposals. 

To secure support, visit the Brain Health Center Faculty Support and Editorial Services webpage and follow the steps listed.

• Financial
  • Develop study budgets
  • Analyze and review budgets
  • Resolve invoicing and healthcare charge issues
  • Audit awards and reconcile budgets
• Regulatory
  • Assess feasibility
  • Route initial, amended and continuing award submissions
  • Study start-up
  • Study close-out
  • Management of regulatory requirements
  • Develop and implement standard operating procedures
  • Route non-disclosure and data transfer agreements
• Logistical
  • Resolve logistical challenges in clinical trials daily conduct
• Staff Training/Onboarding
  • Training and onboarding faculty, residents, fellows, administrators and clinical research coordinators on initiating, conducting and managing clinical trials, as well as on Enterprise research-related systems. Conduct training in person or remotely. BHC coordinators should route training requests through their supervisors.
• Staffing Support 
  • Identify and match available and needed coordinator/staff effort with new and existing studies across BHC units and departments.

• Copyediting: edit, re-write and provide comments and suggestions on the cohesion or "flow" of the submission
• Proofreading: standardize grammar, spelling and syntax in accordance with academic English for all or part of the submission
• Formatting: change format of text and sections of manuscript or proposal in accordance with the style specifications of the submission
• Reference Checking: (surface-level edits): check format and comment on references and in-text citations to help authors comply with the style requirements of the intended audience
• Managing References: (larger scale revision): change or re-format references and in-text citations from one style into another (e.g., APA to AMA). 
• Other: requests to convert or generate new files that differ from those uploaded via the portal (e.g., creating a title page or converting tables and figures from Excel worksheets to Word docs)
• Workshops: lead workshops on topics pertinent to investigators in specific departments or BHC-wide (e.g., writing biosketches, using EndNote, the principles of scientific writing, etc.)

• Medical Journal Articles
• Medical Textbooks
• Medical Education materials, such as:
  • Brochures or Handouts for patients (e.g., brochures explaining surgical procedures or post-operative care)
  • Training materials for faculty and staff (e.g., step-by-step visual guides for medical equipment usage or professional development workshops)
• Marketing Materials, such as:
  • Graphics for Emory websites (e.g., medical/scientific illustrations, anatomical diagrams and disease process visuals)
  • Images for press releases (e.g., custom illustrations highlighting research findings or new medical technologies)

• Grant submission/revision 
• Manuscript submission/revision
• Abstract submission including poster and oral presentations
• Data management and analysis
• Consultation only
• Others, i.e., IRB document, clinical trial DSMB report, journal club