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...
