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...
Merle Orr, MD, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and his community partner, Shalina Ali, co-executive director of TRUE Skool, have received funding for their proposal, “Developing a culturally adapted intervention to increase physical activity among young African-American men with spinal cord injury due...
The GGACT cooperative, a collaboration between Boston Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and the University of California Los Angeles, was established to support investigators in rapidly translating complex gene and cell therapies to early phase, investigator-initiated clinical trials by providing expertise in protocol...
When someone is injured, it puts that person at significant risk for disability or even death. In fact, each year, injury is among the leading causes of death in the U.S. So, what can be done to try to reduceinjuries and their potentially devastating...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its first ever Strategic Plan for Data Science to capitalize on the opportunities presented by advances in data science. The plan describes NIH’s overarching goals, strategic objectives, and implementation tactics for promoting the modernization of the NIH-funded biomedical...
One of CTSI’s primary aims is to support and grow the careers and research of early-stage investigators across our 8 partner institutions by providing them with mentoring, funding for research, access to local, regional, and national networks and collaborators, and with education and training in...
This new approach potentially could be effective as a therapy after cancer surgery. On May 16, 2018, NCATS announced new findings from a collaborative study indicating that an identified compound, named metarrestin, can block the spread of pancreatic and other cancers in various animal models. The team,...
A commonly prescribed blood thinner can cause a serious, even fatal condition known as HIT. On today’s show, we’ll hear from a local researcher who’s working diligently on new treatments and tools for diagnosing HIT. And later, we’ll hear about a new public awareness campaign...
The NIH announces this year's Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program. This is a competitive opportunity for early-stage physician-scientists to conduct independent clinical and translational research as tenure-track investigators at the NIH and in academia. It was established in 2011 to create career research opportunities for...
Ryan Spellecy, PhD is an Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, in the Institute for Health Equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Spellecy leads CTSI's Clinical Research Scholars program, a program designed to support and...
Ayman Isahaku participated in CTSI's 500 Stars Initiative, a ten-year, comprehensive, multi-institutional, and community-focused, education and workforce diversity plan, with the overarching objective of replenishing, while increasing diversity in the translational science workforce. Ayman shared his experiences from participating in our 500 Stars Summer Internship program. CTSI...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) is pleased to announce our Request for Applications for 2019 Traditional Pilot Awards as part of the Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies Program. The total available funding CTSI is offering for the 2019 Traditional Pilot Award...
CTSI leaders and scholars recently returned from attending the Association for Clinical and Translational Science 2018 Conference in Washington D.C. where they networked with colleagues, researchers, scholars, industry leaders, and NCATS program officers and attended exciting and innovative sessions on topics related to Clinical and...
Opioid Overdose Prevention Research Request for Participation Sponsored by: The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) Hosted by: Milwaukee Community Opioid Prevention Effort (COPE), the Neuroscience Research Center, and the Comprehensive Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast...
The Marquette University Exercise Translational Research Unit (MU EXSC-TRU) is intended to assist with clinical health and athletic performance research. Both research participants and translational investigators will benefit from this well-organized Core that can be a one-stop location for a wide variety of services. The...
Autism is a neurological disorder that can dramatically affect a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. It’s a life-long condition, even though many associate it with young children. On today’s show, we’ll look at some of those challenges among teens and young adult...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) is seeking applications for a Medical Director (20%) and an Associate Medical Director (10%) of its Adult-Translational Research Unit (A-TRU). The responsibilities for these individuals include the following: Committed day-to-day on-site supervision of the A-TRU Ability to manage a...
The CTSI community has come together once again to work in partnership in interdisciplinary research teams to advance research discoveries that lead to improved health. The CTSI Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program advocates, facilitates and fosters the continuum of research from bench to bedside...
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) is now accepting applications for the Start-up Award within the Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies Program to support pilot preparatory work. Start-up projects are small, short-term feasibility studies for the purpose of developing a strong, highly...
As of today, CTSI has consolidated a number of CTSI Service Request forms into one central form. This change is intended to make it easier and less confusing for customers looking to request CTSI services. The following service cores now have one single request form: ...
