NCATS Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) will be hosting a webinar on the European Reference Network on Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND) on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Holm Graessner, Ph.D., MBA, Coordinator, ERN-RND, and Enrique Terol of the European Commission will be presenting. Please save the...
The Dryhootch Partnership for Veteran Health, a community/academic partnership, is seeking abstract submissions for posters and oral breakout session presentations that describe scholarly projects, research and/or lesson learned from projects working with veterans, active duty, and military families as part of the Wisconsin Warrior Summit. ...
Tuesday, August 29 @ 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Join the CTSI and the St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care for a discussion led by Dr. James Esteban, Senior Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology from the Medical College of Wisconsin. You are invited to a brief presentation by an...
NCATS is seeking early career scholars to join an NCATS innovation lab known as INNOVATION LAB BUFFALO: Radical Solutions to the Opioid Misuse Epidemic. Deaths from opioids have quadrupled in the past 15 years in the United States. Opioid mortality parallels increase in the quantity of...
The Bridge to Cures Advisory Board and Seed and Growth Committee currently seek applications for the Healthcare Innovation Pitch (HIP) Event....
Managing medications for treatment of behavioral health issues or addiction disorders can be challenging. But, imagine the added challenge of managing medications for women with these conditions who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. On today’s show, we’ll learn about a new initiative aimed...
Past Science Cafés are now available for streaming or download through multiple outlets. If you were unable to attend, or want to reference something you may have heard, click on one of the icons below to be taken to that outlet. You can also find...
The Dean’s Award in Clinical & Translational Science was created to recognize MCW faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution to advancing translational science. The Award will be presented at the MCW Convocation Ceremony on September 12, 2017. Please take a moment to...
Tuesday, July 25 @ 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Join the CTSI and the St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care for a discussion led by Dr. Piero Antuono, Professor of Neurology, Director of the Dementia Research Center, and Julie Grassel, MSN.Ed., BSN, RN Clinical Research Nurse, Adult Translational...
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett visited MCW on Monday, June 19, to help kick off the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) 500 Stars Summer Internship Program. This program is a part of the overall CTSI 500 Stars Initiative, a 10-year strategic, comprehensive and community-focused effort...
We know that wearing a safety belt as part of the restraint system in vehicles can reduce our risk for injury in the event of an accident, but how do we know, and who tests them? On today’s show, we’ll hear from an expert at...
CTSI Discovery Radio is now available as a podcast in iTunes and Google Play! Click on the links below to be taken directly to the show in iTunes or Google Play Music where you can subscribe, stream or download any of the episodes. Please feel...
NIH achieves milestone to accelerate multisite clinical studies CTSA Program paves way for nationwide single IRB model Funded by NCATS, SMART IRB is designed to streamline the IRB ethical review process for multisite studies ranging from two sites to over one hundred. With SMART IRB, institutions can designate one...
Parents will do anything to protect their children. But at some point it’s almost inevitable that a child will get hurt, whether from an accident or from recreational play, resulting in acute pain that needs to be treated. ...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) Adult Translational Research Unit (A-TRU) now offers DXA scanning services to any member of the community. This is a valuable resource, providing an accurate assessment of unique, individual body composition and key information for tracking personal...
Calling all Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Small Technology Firms, and Researchers! The SBIR Road Tour is coming to Madison, WI! The Center for Technology Commercialization and the University of Wisconsin Extension are hosting the SBIR Road Tour on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Do not miss this amazing opportunity...
The Froedtert Hospital President’s Award in Clinical & Translational Research was created to recognize Froedtert Hospital operational units and inter-professional teams who have made a significant contribution to advancing translational research. The Award will be presented in the Spring of each year. Please take a...
For such small organs, our kidneys perform some disproportionately large functions in our body. Unfortunately, the rate of kidney disease in the U.S is higher than you might think, requiring treatments ranging from medications to dialysis and, in...
The purpose of the pilot program is to provide modest support that will allow an investigator the opportunity to develop sufficient preliminary data utilizing the GPC’s data infrastructure as a basis for a larger application for independent research support for the investigator and the network....
Friday, April 21 1-4 p.m. We could just tell you what we are capable of…but we’d rather you see for yourself. Yes, we are open. Yes, we can work with anyone. Yes, we are capable of designing and fabricating nearly anything. The UWM Prototyping Center is home to...
