My time spent as a CTSI Scholar has been highly beneficial in my development as a researcher and more importantly as a person. During my first cycle in CTSI, I conducted research in the ophthalmology field. This was outside my traditional focus in research and...
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support the discovery and development of medications to prevent and treat opioid use disorders (OUD) and overdose. Under the Help to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has been allocated funds...
NCATS announced two new Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) program funding opportunities to support collaborative clinical research on rare diseases. The Center is accepting applications for Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia and a Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC); both funding opportunities have a deadline of October 9, 2018. The...
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...
On August 3, 2018 the CTSI held its closing ceremony and poster presentation for the CTSI 500 Stars Summer Internship Program. In attendance were family, friends, preceptors, and students alike. Congratulations to our 107 Stars for completing this year’s Summer Internship Program. The CTSI 500 Stars...
Research Match (RM) is an online tool bringing together researchers with volunteers trying to find research studies and clinical trials. Volunteers sign-up online with RM and then watch for e-mails informing them of potential research studies. If the volunteer is interested, the study team is...
Andrea Moosreiner has been a registered dietitian with the CTSI Adult Translational Research Unit for the past 8 years. She holds a graduate degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Public Health and understands that eating right is different for everyone. Her nutrition knowledge is rooted...
A procedure for certain stage-4 abdominal cancers, combining surgery and a specialized chemotherapy 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...
