On June 11, 2013 over 100 research professionals gathered in Kerrigan Auditorium at the Medical College of Wisconsin to attend an ethics conference on pediatric clinical trials. Attendees came from the Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, the...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs...
Bradley Taylor has been named Chief Research Informatics Officer at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he leads Biomedical Informatics for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin. He and his team integrate information technology systems, electronic health records, clinical databases, and tissue...
The 2013 Pilot Grant awardees and Mentored Career Development Award Program (KL2) recipient were recognized at a reception on May 9th. The reception, hosted by CTSI, brought together faculty and staff from all partner institutions, Pilot Awardees, KL2 recipients and institutional leaders. Remarks about the importance...
Have you discovered something? Do you know the patenting process? Inventions can have tremendous commercial value if appropriately evaluated, nurtured, and supported. However, most scientists and physicians do not always have the knowledge necessary to take an idea from original discovery through the licensing and commercialization...
In 2011 & 2012, the WREN Fall Forum was transformed to bring together over a half dozen Wisconsin Research Networks for the first ever “Network of Networks” Research Conferences in Wisconsin. Building on that success, the 2013 forum will again spotlight the collective accomplishments of...
CTSI is pleased to announce the 2013 Mentored Career Development Award (KL2) recipient. This year's award has been granted to Arash Babaei, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Babaei has...
The research nurses at the CTSI Adult Translational Research Unit (TRU) are a part of an optimal clinical research environment for both, research participants and translational investigators. The nursing staff has expertise to support protocol implementation and provide care for research participants while ensuring their...
