Translational Science
September 23, 2021Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), and the University of Kentucky (UK) are teaming up to develop a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) research network to support translational science across the criminal justice continuum. Criminal justice settings provide an opportunity to engage difficult-to-reach
July 27, 2021Financial instability, lack of infrastructure, a deteriorating sense of community and family fragmentation are key contributors to diseases of despair in Pennsylvania communities, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Highmark Health researchers. The researchers conducted four focus groups in Pennsylvania communities identified as having high rates of despair-related illnesses. Diseases- Clinical and Translational Science
The mission of translational science is to bring predictivity and efficiency to the development and dissemination of interventions that improve human health. Ten years ago this year, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences was founded to embody, conduct, and support this new discipline.
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June 23, 2021Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s 2021 Translational Science Fellowship summer program begins this week. Graduate and medical students are attending a highly interactive 10-session program to learn clinical and translational research skills, which they can apply to their own mentored research projects. The program is targeted at early-stage learners and includes training in
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June 01, 2021Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute released the latest episode of its Engage Podcast discussing research into healthy aging in the LGBTQ community. Britney Wardecker, Ph.D., an assistant professor of nursing at Penn State College of Nursing, discusses her work into understanding the needs and health care preferences of aging LGBTQ community members. Penn State Clinical and
May 07, 2021Oliver Hurst owes his life to a luckily timed move across the country. His father and mother, who was then three months pregnant with Oliver, arrived in Vilonia from California in March 2020. At the time, UAMS’ Kapil Arya, M.D., was developing strategies as a UAMS Translational Research Institute Implementation Science Scholar to establish statewide newborn screenings for spinal muscular atrophy
May 03, 2021Three outstanding faculty researchers have been named to hold prestigious H.A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowed chairs in the University of Utah School of Medicine. The three new Benning Chairs are Rachel Hess, M.D., Louisa Stark, Ph.D., and Martin Tristani-Firouzi, M.D. Hess is chief of the Division of Health System Innovation and Research and co-principal investigator of the Utah Center for
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April 28, 2021Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute released the latest episode of its Engage Podcast, discussing the importance of data and how sharing data advances science. Jennifer McCormick, Ph.D., an associate professor of humanities at Penn State College of Medicine, gives an overview of the different types of data collected in health research, the importance of informed consent, and
- Journal of clinical and translational science
In order to conduct translational science, scientists must combine domain-specific expertise with knowledge on how to identify and cross translational hurdles, and insights on positioning discoveries for the next translational stage.
-Tufts University BostonYou are invited to attend an exciting live, online event on Tuesday, April 27, 9:00AM-3:00PM. We hope you and your colleagues will join us for Translational Research Day 2021: Translational Research across the Spectrum. We will celebrate research that spans translational phases and leads to important discoveries like the COVID-19 vaccines. Our first fully-online Translational Research Day will
-University Of Alabama At BirminghamThe UAB Informatics Institute and Center for Clinical and Translational Science invites you to attend the 5th Annual Translational and Transformative Informatics Symposium (ATTIS)! This year’s symposium will be held Friday, April 23 virtually on Zoom. ATTIS 2021 offers faculty, postdoc trainees, and graduate students an opportunity to report progress on the latest informatics research and
-Wake Forest University Health SciencesWake Forest School of Medicine | Atrium Health Research Symposium: COVID-19 Research Updates Hosted by: John Walton Sanders III, MD, MPH Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine Michael Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Chair, Emergency Medicine & Interim Vice President of Research, Atrium Health Sponsored by the Wake Forest CTSI Team Science Program Click here to learn more about
-Georgetown UniversityThis month's Research Grand Rounds features Evaristus Nwulia, MD, MHS, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Nwulia will discuss "Structural and functional insights into the link between olfaction, cognition, and drive from a translational perspective". Dr. Nwulia's NIH (NIMH, NIAAA, NIA, NIDA)-supported
March 01, 2021Virginia Commonwealth University Wright Center Translational Scholar Caitlin Martin, M.D., MPH, joined one of her patients, Nichole Hollie, for a conversation about addiction treatment and recovery in February. Hollie sought care at VCU Health’s OB MOTIVATE Clinic, designed for women to address substance use disorders before, during and after pregnancy. Martin was her provider. “The care I
This course will fulfill an unmet educational need and provide you with valuable knowledge to be successful in developing therapies and expediting scientific discovery to patients. Ultimately, this course will enable you to contribute to life saving developments that improve the quality of life. This course will change your approach to medicine and innovation. The information is critical for
OtherUnderstanding Interventions emerged from a need to emphasize the role of research in practice. This is an online, open-access, post-publication commentary journal. Article topic areas: Diverse Groups graduate and Career Interventions Mentoring and Coaching Non-Academic Institutions Program Design and Evaluation Research STEM and Medicine Theoretical Approaches Undergraduate and Community College
- Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Failure to accrue participants into clinical trials incurs economic costs, wastes resources, jeop-ardizes answering research questions meaningfully, and delays translating research discoveriesinto improved health.
The purpose of this survey is to solicit information on the creative innovations and adaptations made by the hubs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
-Center for Data to HealthThe N3C is the largest collection of electronic health record (EHR) data on COVID-19 patients in the world and is anchored on the OHDSI/OMOP model. This webinar will feature presentations to increase N3C awareness and engagement of nurses, and to identify opportunities and roles relevant to nurse scientists. There will also be a panel discussion involving prominent nurse scientists to address
January 04, 2021Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute released the latest episode of its Engage Podcast featuring Kathleen Sturgeon, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health sciences, discussing her research into the use of exercise in cancer treatment. Sturgeon is a scholar in the institute’s Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2). This program invests in early-stage faculty- Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
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-Ohio State UniversityThe OSU CCTS and Nationwide Children's Hospital will be hosting our 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting on Jan. 12, 19, and 26, 2021, with a focus on using COVID-19 as a case study for best practices in clinical and translational science. This event will be held virtually. You can view the full agenda here.
December 14, 2020The VCU C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research has received a $16 million gift from the foundation of its namesake benefactors. The funds are part of a $24 million gift from the C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Foundation, announced on Friday. The Wright Center’s $16 million will support the mission of the center — to advance science and foster partnerships that
The Translational Science Interagency Fellowship (TSIF) is a new postdoctoral fellowship opportunity developed by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fellows will be jointly mentored by NCATS and FDA scientists on a research project of mutual interest to both organizations. Fellows in this program will develop skills of
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-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute presents "Collaboration Across Disciplines" at its next Translational Science Seminar Series webinar from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 15. Jessica Ericson, M.D., and Winnie Adebayo, Ph.D., will present the webinar. Both are part of a research project evaluating the public’s knowledge and acceptance of health messaging related to COVID-19, such as
Princeton University, a member Institution of the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science, seeks a highly motivated individual to join the Department of Molecular Biology as a Clinical Research Project Coordinator (RPC). This individual will coordinate an NIH-funded, multi-institution, clinical study - The Fragile Families Cardiovascular Health Follow Up Study - between
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-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute presents “The Impacts of Child Maltreatment on Development: Implications for Prevention and Policy” at its next Translational Science Seminar Series webinar from noon to 1 p.m. on Nov. 19. Jennie Noll, Ph.D., professor of human development and family studies and director of Penn State Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, will discuss
October 27, 2020A series of compounds discovered in the laboratory of Rockefeller’s Jan L. Breslow will be developed into novel medicines, the drug discovery company Bridge Medicines recently announced. These compounds have shown promise in treating immune-mediated conditions in animals, such as models of rheumatoid arthritis, without compromising the immune system and harming the rest of the body—a side effect
Emory UniversityThe Georgia CTSA Rapid Response Team expedited high-priority studies of experimental therapeutics and vaccines. Emory's first COVID-19 patient began receiving infusion therapy of Remdesivir within 48 hours as a result of Georgia CTSA's assistance in coordinating the approvals needed. Representatives from Emory research offices worked together in parallel to expedite 27 COVID-19 studies from March
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-Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med CtrPenn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute presents “Collaboration Across Borders: Creating Coalitions in a Fragmented World” at its next Translational Science Seminar Series webinar from noon to 1 p.m. on Nov. 12. Lara Bloom, president of The Ehlers-Danlos Society and academic affiliate professor of practice in patient engagement and global collaboration at Penn State College of