CCTS Welcomes New CTSTP Cohort
10 Holiday Activities You Can Do During a Pandemic
Didn't Catch the Grant Proposal Development Academy? Here's What You Missed.
Mining the Genome - Issue 2
This month, we had a chance to discuss the All of Us Research Program with Dr. Korf. The launch of the Research Workbench Beta is driving forward momentum of genomic medicine research and is available to investigators now.
What You Need to Know about Agreements for Sponsored Projects & IRB Approval
Details of the revised policy can be found at the UAB policies and procedures library. For questions regarding this policy revision, please contact your OSP officer.
CCTS and UAB Collat School of Business to host “Accelerating Your Research to the Commercialization Stage” on Nov. 18th
Now Accepting CCTS Predoctoral Clinical/Translational Research Program (TL1) Applications
CCTS Awarded for National Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program Expansion
Register for the All of Us Researcher Workbench Onboarding Session
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Mining the Genome 1.0
CCTS Partners Participate in the Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities
Community Engagement Institute (CEI) 2020 Wrap-Up
CCTS Awarded NIH IMPROVE Supplement
CCTS Now Accepting Applications for CTSTP 2021
CTS Alumnus Anand Iyer, MD, MSPH, Receives Prestigious Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging
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Registration is open for the CCTS Grant Proposal Development Academy
Join us in congratulating Drs. Eta Berner and George Howard!
Receiving the honor of Distinguished Professor is Dr. George Howard, in the UAB Dept. of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. Dr. Howard was founding Director of the CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Unit. “Dr. Howard, with his passion for helping colleagues succeed in their academic goals, established the foundation of the productive multidisciplinary BERD unit we have today. “ –David Redden, PhD, Director, CCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design (BERD).
Register Today! Spots for this Specific Aims Intensive will fill quickly.
N3C is Open for Business. Learn How to Get Started.
UAB Seeks Distributed Informatics Analytics Core (DIAC) Director
COVID & Communities: Access, Education, & Testing
Saying Goodbye to Lucy's Coffee and Tea
Morning Coffee Conversations Continue: Concerns and Logistics for Resuming Research at UAB
Gearing Up for Reentry: Returning to Clinical Studies
Meet the CCTS 2020 Pilot Awardees
Working with COVID-19 Biospecimens
CCTS Tools That Will Keep You Moving Forward
CCTS Forum Recap: Conducting Clinical and Translational Research in the Time of COVID-19
Finding the Balance: A Work-From-Home Survival Guide
Crash Course for Clinical Research: Where to Start & What to Know
5th Annual CCTS Bioethics Forum Roundup
Meet One of this Year’s Community Health Innovation Award (CHIA) Winner, Chocolate Milk Mommies
CCTS Welcomes New CTSTP Cohort
Announcing the 2020 TL1 Trainees!
Calling All Research Teams: U-BRITE 2.0 Launch Day is January 29th!
CCTS Research Seminar Series: Common Rule Single IRB Mandate
Register Today for the 5th Annual CCTS Bioethics Forum
NIH Representatives Visit the CCTS “Hub”
CHIA 2019 Grantees Announced!
Required Training Gets Sweeter during February’s National Launch of Kaizen
CCTS External Advisory Committee Convenes for Annual Meeting
TL1 Program Application Deadline Extended
CCTS Co-Director James Cimino Receives 2019 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence
EDW Analyst-Supported Services: Complicated Queries Made Simple
Meet Dana Rizk, Medical Director of the Clinical Trials Administrative Office
i2b2: What It Can Do For You
Clinical & Translational Science Training Program Application Deadline Extended
CCTS Launches the ACT Network Enabling Easy, Nationwide Cohort Discovery and Data Sharing
Clinical Trials Initiative Town Hall Meetings
Registration Closing Soon! Join us for the CCTS 2nd Annual Translational Training Symposium.
The 2nd Annual CCTS Translational Training Symposium will convene predoctoral, postdoctoral, and early career scholars, as well as their mentors and training grant leaders, from across the CCTS Partner Network for experiential training and career development sessions on translational and design thinking, grant writing, clinical trials, community engagement, and funding opportunities.
Translational Science 2020 Conference: Call for Abstracts Now Open!
One-Minute Writing Improvements: Energize Your Words with Active Voice
Meet the One Great Community Council Members
Meet the OGC Council Members.
Ten Tips for Next Generation Interdisciplinary Research
Here's How to Add an ORCID to Your NCBI Profile
To add an ORCID to your NCBI Profile, follow these 3 steps or watch this brief video, courtesy of SciENcv, part of My NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information).
- Register for your ORCID at https://orcid.org/register.
- Link your ORCID from eRA Commons, SciENcv biosketches, UAB Faculty Profiles, data repositories, and other appropriate professional sites such as LinkedIn or Scopus author IDs.
- Submit ORCID on grants, publications, data sets, etc.
Join the CCTS Leadership Team to Elevate Clinical and Translational Research to New Heights
With the recent renewal of its NIH award, the CCTS embarks on a new phase – CCTS 3.0 – to elevate platforms for scientific excellence, research partnership, workforce development and community engagement. This ambitious vision for growth and advancement will rely on our dedicated leadership team, with its enthusiasm and tenacity to develop strategic initiatives and facilitate their implementation. To support this growth, the CCTS seeks applications for the position of Deputy Director to expand the CCTS leadership team in the continuing development of clinical and translational investigation at the CCTS Hub at UAB and across the CCTS Partner Network.
So What? Why Your Science Communication Matters & How to Make it Better
Here are ten tips on how to better communicate your science—whether it is with a reporter, community member or science writer.
Meet Our New LEAD Cohort
Congratulations to our 2019-2020 Learn Enhance Advance Drive (LEAD) Cohort! These 16 participants are committed to enhancing their interpersonal and leadership skills. The purpose of the LEAD program is to build a pipeline of future leaders within UAB, the CCTS Hub.
Time is Running Out! Apply for the CCTS Interdisciplinary Network Pilot Program
The CCTS seeks to develop the future translational research workforce in a spirit that fosters collaboration, team science, and innovative discovery. Applicants may apply for up to $60,000 in direct costs, with the CCTS Hub committing up to half. Early Stage Investigators are strongly encouraged to apply by Monday, October 21.
In Case You Missed It: Bioinformatics Round Up
Jake Y. Chen, PhD, Co-Director of CCTS Informatics, presented “Bioinformatics for Single-cell Analysis: A Review of Computational Biology Trends and Application Opportunities” to a full house at a recent Informatics Institute PowerTalk Seminar Series. Those who attended listened as Dr. Chen discussed single-cell RNA sequencing as a revolutionary technology to study the heterogeneity and clonal evolution of cells.
September’s CCTS Lunch & Learn Breaks Attendance Record
More than 200 people attended the quarterly CCTS Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, September 17. The goal of the quarterly CCTS Lunch & Learn is to provide critical guidance on new or changing requirements in support of clinical research. September’s event included updates on OnCore, ClinicalTrials.gov, Compliance, Greenphire, and more. If you missed it, download the presentation slide deck and find the recorded presentation on the CCTS YouTube channel.
Plan to join us for the next CCTS Lunch & Learn on December 10.
CHIA Innovation Workshop 2019
Check out the latest photos from the Community Health Innovation Award's 7th Annual Innovation Workshop, which took place on Saturday, September 28.
CCTS Translational Training Symposium Registration Now Open!
Join the CCTS Partner Network at the second annual CCTS Translational Training Symposium in Gulf Shores, Alabama on November 14-15. This networking and learning opportunity offers grant writing and project manager training, interdisciplinary panel discussions, specific aims workshops, BERD consults, and much more. Reserve your spot today and take advantage of the CCTS room block rate. Registration will close Friday, November 1.
CCTS Accepting Applications for CTSTP 2020
Become a translational thinker and increase your team science skills with our popular six month Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (CTSTP)! This competitive, career-boosting opportunity is open to grad students, postdocs, and faculty from across the CCTS Partner Network. Apply by 5:00pm, Monday, November 4, 2019.
Broaden Your Career Options with the CCTS Predoctoral Clinical / Translational Research Program
This mentored research experience provides skills that will help equip the curious and creative with the tools and expertise to thrive as investigators in any setting (e.g., academic medicine, government, pharma). The immersive program provides 12 months of protected time for trainees to develop projects focused on reducing health disparities and/or diseases that disproportionately affect the Deep South. The program provides a stipend and support for tuition, among other benefits. Apply by Sunday, December 1, 2019.
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