CCTS Encourages Applications for NCATS Research Diversity Supplement
Low representation of minority groups in research remains, despite demonstrated benefits of inclusion. This award provides funding to recruit and support students, postdocs, and investigators from nationally underrepresented groups.
September CCTS Forum to Feature NIH Study Section Reviewer Advice on Rigor Requirements
Got an hour to improve your next grant score? Spend it with us from 5-6pm on Wednesday, Sept. 7, when NIH study section reviewers from four of our partner institutions will compare notes on enforcing the NIH rigor and reproducibility requirements.
CCTS Represents in 3rd Annual Heart & Sole 5K
Several CCTS faculty and staff were among the 437 registered participants who helped raise over $21,000 for the student-run free Equal Access Birmingham clinic, which provides health and wellness education and health care to the city’s uninsured and underserved.
CCTS CRU Announces New Clinic
“First Wednesdays at PCAMS” features consultation clinics with our biostatistics, biorepository, and bionutrition experts-as of Sept. 7th, we will also offer a Clinical Research Unit (CRU) clinic. Meet with research-trained nurses to discuss patient care needs for protocols!
CEI 2016 Calls for Sessions, Posters
The 3rd Annual Community Engagement Institute (CEI), which will take place in Birmingham on October 14, is seeking proposals for workshop sessions and its poster competition. The theme is “The Journey to Justice: Expanding the Possibilities.”
Join Us at Core Day 2016!
UAB’s Core and Shared Resources Day 2016 will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 11am-1pm at Hill University Center. CCTS posters will showcase our many research resources, including expertise from our partners. Don’t miss it!
Tulane Research Navigator Visits CCTS
CCTS enjoyed a recent visit with Dr. Ines Alamo, research navigator for clinical and translational investigation and scholarship at Tulane University, who stayed to attend our Open House, "a wonderful and insightful experience."
CCTS Open House Draws Record Crowd
Nearly 150 people joined us at our first-ever Open House! Guests visited several information stations, where CCTS experts were on hand to answer questions and spark discussions.
Mark Your Calendar for the 2016 Community Engagement Institute
The third annual Community Engagement Institute will take place on Friday, October 14th, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) from 7:30am-3:30pm.