The battle against heroin and prescription opioid use disorder wages on across our nation and in our community. On today’s show, we’ll update you on local efforts to fight and measure the size and scope of our local epidemic. We’ll also discover what researchers are...
Please join for an educational discussion led by Dr. Denise Uyar about the significant role that viruses, such as the human papillomavirus, play in the development and spread of specific cancers. We will also discuss screenings and prevention for specific cancers. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 @...
The All of Us research program recently completed its first year on a national level, and All of Us Wisconsin will soon wrap up its first year as well. We’ll update you on the largest medical research program in our nation’s history. And later,...
Throughout 2018, CTSI Discovery Radio brought you fascinating stories of research and discoveries through translational science each month, including a look at the past, present and future of Precision Medicine, medical breakthroughs and innovations through team science, and encouraging impactful stories of positive and successful...
Funding Opportunity Announcements » have been posted. In April 2018, NIH launched the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM) Initiative, an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. This Initiative will build on extensive, well-established NIH research, including basic...
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is now soliciting for SBIR Advance grant applications from SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II awardees. SBIR Advance grants are used for commercialization activities that accelerate business development and improve company opportunities for Phase II and Phase III federal awards,...
When a research scientist’s work revealed that kids today are losing their passion for learning, she took action to address this critical issue in child development. On today’s show, discover how her research lead first to a best-selling book, and now a program teaching the...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin congratulates Bradley Taylor, CTSI Chief Research Informatics Officer, on his selection into the inaugural class of 130 Fellows with the American Medical Informatics Association’s (AMIA) newly established FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program. The program is established...
The CTSI 500 Stars Initiative is seeking preceptors/supervisors to host its 2019 Summer Internship Program participants. Preceptors/supervisors are responsible for providing educational and research experience in their respective career focus. The program aims to provide its participants with a broad range of opportunities in various health...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin announces the 2019 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Scientific Teams Advancing Research Translations (START) TL1 Mentored Translational Research Training Program. The overall goal of START TL1 Program award is to increase the number of well-trained...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin Announces the 2019 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Clinical Research Scholars Program for junior faculty committed to pursuing careers in academic medicine as independently funded, clinical and translational investigators. CTSI is accepting Clinical Research Scholars Program...
Research suggests there’s compelling evidence that growing up in poverty negatively impacts early childhood brain development, resulting in lower academic achievement and diminishing long-term health outcomes. On today’s show, learn about research investigating the neuroscience of poverty. We’ll also discover a clinical trial that’s testing...
Join us on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 from 4-5 p.m. in the MCW Alumni Center, as CTSI Academy features Dr. Spencer Huang presenting, "Automated Data Analysis: What We Need from Alexa in the Big Data Era." Data are becoming ubiquitous in all aspects of our life....
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the U.S., but research shows that a significant disparity exists in the U.S. and, specifically, in Milwaukee. On today’s show, learn about a research study hoping to provide better outcomes for African American men...
Data Report and Strategic Update Background: The CTSI of Southeast Wisconsin has initiated the process of restructuring the Adult Translational Research Unit (A-TRU) to robustly support our investigator needs. In our efforts to better understand these needs, we have conducted three town hall meetings (February through...
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a critical area for both research and clinical investment as emphasized by the NIH’s effort to form Centers of Excellence in nonmalignant hematology and the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) focus on the research need. However, the opportunity to train...
A procedure for certain stage-4 abdominal cancers, combining surgery and a specialized chemo-therapy treatment, is proving to be successful in giving patients both quantity and quality of life back. On today’s show, learn about the procedure known as HIPEC. We’ll also hear from...
The Dean’s Award in Clinical & Translational Research was created to recognize MCW faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution to advancing translational science to improve the health of our patients. The Award will be presented at the MCW Convocation Ceremony on September...
It’s a rare but devastating muscular disease that afflicts children from birth. But a world-wide collaboration of doctors, including one local expert, are seeing encouraging results from an effective gene therapy they’ve developed to treat it. We continue our new segment on clinical trials. And...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast WI (CTSI) congratulates Lubna N. Chaudhary, MD, MS, and Aaron Winn, PhD, for being named as recipients of 2018 Mentored Career Development Awards. These awards provide training opportunities for junior faculty working in clinical and translational research...
