Tufts CTSI Happenings e-newsletter, January 25, 2021
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI welcomes new Lead Navigator, Dr. Benjamin Wessler; Dissemination and Implementation Science group meeting; REDCap tips and drop-in sessions.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI welcomes new Lead Navigator, Dr. Benjamin Wessler; Dissemination and Implementation Science group meeting; REDCap tips and drop-in sessions.
In this week’s issue: Call for presenters to share research results with the public; National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Symposium and Open House; Northeastern University’s COVID-19 Vaccines 101 course.
Do you have a study that has closed? Are you interested in effectively communicating the results to the former study participants? “Disseminating study results beyond scientific publication can raise public awareness about the importance of research and increase trust in the research process…” (J Clin Transl Sci. 2019 Dec; 3(6): 295–301). Tufts CTSI seeks investigators … Continued
In this week’s issue: National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Symposium and Open House; single cell sequencing webinar; research dissemination and implementation special interest group meeting.
In this week’s issue: Northeastern University offers COVID-19: Vaccines 101 course; apply for Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University COVID-19 Seed Funding; scholarships available for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program.
In this week’s issue: single cell sequencing webinar; patient-centered research and health care activism course; REDCap tips and drop-in sessions.
In this week’s issue: Happy Holidays from Tufts CTSI; Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University COVID-19 Seed Funding – Phase 2 Awards; Harvard Catalyst survey re: research education.
From all of us at Tufts CTSI, thank you for everything you’ve done this year to support research and persevere throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Please view our 2020 video holiday card (there is sound):
In this week’s issue: Apply (by this Friday!) for a Community Health Catalyst grant; scholarships available for the HEOR Certificate Program; reproducible research seminar.
In this week’s issue: Northeastern University presents Hindsight is 2020; spring 2021 health activism course; Healthy Aging at Tufts opportunities.
In this week’s issue: apply for a Community Health Catalyst grant; enroll in the Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program; welcome to IRCHPS Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha.
In this week’s issue: new live and asynchronous events on Tufts CTSI I LEARN (including Disseminating Research Results; Dissemination & Implementation Special Interest Group; Steps toward Reproducible Research: and Building a Trustworthy Research Enterprise); REDCap tips and drop-ins.
In this week’s issue: Community Health Catalyst Program – Request for Applications; Community Forum on COVID-19 Research; BridgeResearch with Harvard Catalyst.
In this week’s issue: introducing Tufts CTSI I LEARN; Asian Women for Health’s 8th Annual State of Asian Women’s Health in MA conference; Tufts COVID-19 Research Symposium.
Platform offers non-degree professional education and training in clinical and translational research FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2020 CONTACT: Amy West, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Today Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) launched Tufts CTSI I LEARN (https://ilearn.tuftsctsi.org), a modern, interactive online learning portal offering non-degree professional education and training opportunities in clinical and translational research. … Continued
In this week’s issue: Center for Quantitative Methods & Data Science seminar; Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program; BERD Center virtual drop-in sessions.
In this week’s issue: Community Forum on COVID-19 Research; REDCap virtual drop-in sessions; Disseminating Research Results workshops.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI & Tufts CEVR Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Certificate Program; Asian Health Symposium, part 3; Scientific Manuscript Writing Workshops.
In this week’s issue: additional sessions announced for Disseminating Research Results workshop; Asian Health Symposium, part 2; seminar re: the promise of COVID-19 vaccines.
第六屆 亞裔 健康專題 座談會— 面對應變處理:透過優化社區的研究,建立社區的應變力, 由於新冠狀疫情(COVID-19), 會議由三月份延遲至現在 會議在十月份舉行,網上會議將會以三部份進行 華埠正處於經濟發展,面對經濟壓力和變化的時期; 探討及學習社區如何透過挑戰去啟導,及增強應變力,從而改善社區健康和尋求福祉的好途徑—於第六屆 亞裔 健康專題 座談會: 面對處理應變:如何透過優化社區的研究,建立社區的應變 該會議將於10月7日,14日及21日 舉行 時間:中午12:00 時至1時 通過Zoom平台網上進行 第一會議:(星期三) 10月7 日,中午12:00 時至1時 透過社區發展凝聚歸屬感:波士頓唐人街藝術中心為例子 波士頓華埠的 包氏文藝中心(The Pao Arts Center )透過藝術,文化及創造力,去促進區內的凝聚力、建立社區福祉及團結社會力量。在同一社區中,奢侈及高價的商業發展,可能擾亂了社區的緊密關係、社區結構、凝聚力及文化認同等。 塔夫茨大學研究人員、包氏文藝中心工作人員, 和社區居民組成的團隊,探討調查了包氏文藝中心是否因為這種凝聚力消散而受了影響,同暉進行探討及提出改善策略,而初步的研究結果會在會議上分享。 第二會議: (星期三) 10月14 日,中午12:00 時至1時 住房與健康:探索波士頓唐人街補助房屋居民,對於住房問題和社區倫理關係的看法 這次互動會議中,一組跨部門的學科研究人員及社區團隊合作,於一個實際真實環境例子,探討房屋及社區的關係,對於低收入家庭的福祉之間的相互關係的了解、回應、應對及一步有效建議。 對在2019/2020年度,唐人街入住可負擔性房屋被抽中的「勝出者」及「等候名單人士」進行探討,比較有關房屋與鄰舍關係、社區及社交凝聚力, 及對生活狀況的滿意度進行研究; 進一步了解在新補助房屋的居民及仍然在等候名單人士的情況。 第三會議: (星期三) 10月21 日, 中午12:00 時至1時 (賭場)賭博問題:波士頓唐人街社區對於有關賭博的了解 本會議結集了對波士頓唐人街居民和市民對有關(賭場)賭博行為及問題的研究 這項研究的目的是了解有關賭博人士與其賭博活動、 生活影響,賭博人士及他(她)們賭博動機的了解、賭博次數、賭癮對他(她)們生活及和家庭的影響。 這項研究是由大學研究團隊及波士頓唐人街鄰里中心合作進行,並在「麻州改善賭癮問題委員會」(Massachusetts Council on … Continued
In this week’s issue: Submit your Pilot Studies Program Letters of Intent by 10/7; IACRN Clinical Research Nurses Conference; National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Data Enclave now available.
In this week’s issue: Pfizer Investigator Training Program, online; Dissemination and Implementation Science Special Interest Group; Virtual Asian Health Symposium; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: Developing Your Specific Aims grant writing workshop; UMass CCTS Community Engagement and Research webinars; MIT SENSE.nano Symposium.
In this week’s issue: 6th Annual Asian Health Symposium; Quantitative Methods & Data Science seminar series; apply for pilot studies grants, TL1 fellowships, and KL2 career development awards.
In this week’s issue: Disseminating Research Results training; Team Science workshop; Tufts CSDD Leadership for Drug Development Teams course.
The 6th Annual Asian Health Symposium, Navigating Change: Building Community Resilience through Community-Prioritized Research, was postponed in March due to COVID-19. It returns in October as a three-part virtual event. Chinatown is experiencing development, economic pressure, and change. Learn how the community is navigating these challenges and fostering resilience to improve access to community health … Continued
In this week’s issue: apply for 2021 funding opportunities including the Pilot Studies Program, TL1 Fellowship Program, and KL2 Career Development Awards; RSVP for the MIT SENSE.nano Symposium.
In this week’s issue: BERD and DSMB leadership changes; research database development workshops; UMass CCTS Community Engagement & Research Symposium; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: apply for MIT Catalyst 2021; August 25 CTSA Community Forum on COVID-19 Research; Tufts CTSI research jobs.
In this week’s issue: apply for a KL2 Career Development Award; Foundations of Team Science workshop; BERD Center virtual ‘drop-in’ appointments; COVID-19 research funding opportunities.
In this week’s issue: REDCap upgrade; Building Up research study; Workplace Mental Health Conference; August CTSA Community Forum on COVID-19 Research.
In this week’s issue: deadlines this week for Symposium Plus COVID-19 research proposals and Junior Faculty Career Development Forum applications; research jobs; B-BIC workshop on leading remote teams.
In this week’s issue: August 25 CTSA Community Forum on COVID-19 Research; Foundations of Team Science workshops; REDCap survey reminder.
In this week’s issue: summary report on Breaking the Silence: Confronting Exclusion in Research symposium; call for COVID-19 research proposals; apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum.
In this week’s issue: answer our REDCap survey; apply for research jobs; CTRC Sample Processing During COVID-19.
Do you have an idea for a high-impact research project related to COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2? Tufts CTSI seeks proposals for a special cycle of its Symposium Plus Program focused on translational research related to COVID-19. Symposium Plus is designed to take projects from the idea stage through to a competitive funding application. Selected teams forming … Continued
In this week’s issue: CTSA community forum on racial justice and health equity in research; CTRC Sample Processing During COVID-19; Junior Faculty Career Development Forum; University of Michigan Workplace Mental Health Conference.
In this week’s issue: call for proposals for COVID-19 research development; career development scholars announced; pre- and postdoctoral fellows announced.
In this week’s issue: Implementation science workshop 6/24; free research help on Thursdays; National COVID-19 Survivors Registry.
In this week’s issue: National COVID-19 Survivors Registry; B-BIC online pitch workshop; Tufts CSDD online course re Leadership for Drug Development Teams.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI joins National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C); CTRC to reopen June 8 for limited study visits; COVID-19 Clinical Trial Rapid Start-Up Program.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2020 CONTACT: Amy West, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has joined the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), a collaboration of clinicians, informaticians and other biomedical researchers aims to turn data from hundreds of thousands of medical records from coronavirus patients into effective treatments and predictive … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2020 CONTACT: Amy West, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has joined the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), a collaboration of clinicians, informaticians and other biomedical researchers aims to turn data from hundreds of thousands of medical records from coronavirus patients into effective treatments and predictive … Continued
In this week’s issue: Dr. Jonathan Davis and I-ACT for Children publish roadmap for COVID-19 pediatric clinical trials; new I LEARN coming soon; COVID-19 Clinical Trials Rapid Start-Up Program.
In this week’s issue: Dr. Robert Sege on PBS News Hour to talk about child abuse reporting during the pandemic; congratulations to the Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program Class of 2020; COVID-19 Clinical Trials Rapid Start-Up Program; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: COVID-19 Clinical Trial Rapid Start-Up Program; May 14 Community Forum on COVID-19 Research; new CTSA One Health Alliance website.
COVID-19 has claimed one of our own. Deane K. Felter, a founding member of our Stakeholder Expert Panel, passed away earlier this week. Deane was a true champion of research and research participation. His first interaction with Tufts CTSI was in 2013, when he participated as a patient-stakeholder in an Institute for Clinical Research and … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2020 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announced two research projects related to COVID-19 that were selected to receive $25,000 each in pilot studies grant funding: Targeting Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α as a Central Driver of the Cytokine Storm in … Continued
In this week’s issue: new NCATS Notice of Special Interest re CTSA supplements; May 4 Community Forum on COVID-19 Research; new COVID-19 web page; Tufts University Black Maternal Health webinar.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI announces COVID-19 Pilot Studies awardees; community forums on COVID-19 research: Tufts COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Grant Funding.
In this week’s issue: community forums on COVID-19 research: Tufts COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Grant Funding; Scientific Manuscript Writing Workshop.
In this week’s issue: COVID-19 grant funding opportunities at Tufts; Scientific Manuscript Writing Workshop; virtual ‘drop-ins’ for research help.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI COVID-19 Pilot Studies Program; CTRC Voucher Program; NCATS Notice of Special Interest – COVID-19 research; Plain Language for Health Online Workshop.
Please read our important announcement about a new Tufts CTSI COVID-19 Pilot Studies Program. Applications for this funding opportunity are due by April 13.
In this week’s issue: NCATS Notice of Special Interest – COVID-19 research; Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab; Dr. John Ioannidis 4-day online course; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: ACTS Translational Science 2020 cancelled; CTSA spring meetings via Zoom; DIAMOND professional development training portal; call for mixed methods research proposals.
In this week’s issue: COVID-19 update; call for mixed methods research proposals; DSMB Manual.
In this week’s issue: Pfizer Investigator Training Program; Civic Science Dialogue at Cambridge Science Festival; B-BIC Workshops.
Experts to Discuss How to Build Authentic Partnerships for Research Collaboration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2020 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will host Translational Research Day 2020: Broadly-Engaged Team Science on Friday, March 6. The event brings together researchers, clinicians, community partners, and the public for: … Continued
In this week’s issue: Dr. John Ioannidis course and symposium; call for mixed methods research proposals; REDCap upgrade; Translational Research Day.
In this week’s issue: Asian Health Symposium; workshops on implementation science and research database creation; Tufts Food & Nutrition Entrepreneurship Competition; join us on March 6 for Translational Research Day and Breaking the Silence.
In this week’s issue: join us on March 6 for Translational Research Day and Breaking the Silence: Confronting Exclusion in Research; call for mixed methods research proposals; Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium.
Do you have an idea for a translational project involving qualitative and quantitative data? Submit a two-page proposal for presentation at a Tufts CTSI Mixed Methods Symposium Plus workshop that will take place in late spring/early summer 2020. The workshop will focus on 3-4 projects, with the objective of assisting teams to develop proposals for … Continued
In this week’s issue: Pfizer’s Investigator Training Program; Hirsh Library workshops; Food & Nutrition Entrepreneurship Competition; research jobs.
In this week’s issue: Breaking the Silence: Confronting Exclusion in Research; Asian CARES community-engaged research partnership; symposium re: p-value controversy; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: Tufts Food and Nutrition Entrepreneurship Competition; PubMed workshop; Stakeholder and Community Engagement course; Sharon Terry at Translational Research Day.
In this week’s issue: call for posters for Translational Research Day 2020; Civic Science Roundtable dialogue re: diabetes research; Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Manual.
Interested in showcasing your translational research? Want to find collaborators or get feedback on a work-in-progress? Faculty, fellows, residents, students, staff and community partners affiliated with Tufts CTSI are invited to participate in the poster session at Translational Research Day 2020 on Friday, March 6. Posters will be displayed electronically (on HD screens from ePosterBoards) from 8:30AM-noon … Continued
In this week’s issue: Grand Rounds keynote speaker Sharon Terry, MA announced for Translational Research Day; Lyme Disease Challenge Video Competition; Tufts $100K New Ventures Competition; CTSA Shared Mentoring Workshop.
In this week’s issue: save the date for the 6th Annual Asian Health Symposium; Tufts University College course on health care activism and community engagement; ACTS Translational Science 2020; free research help.
In this week’s issue: find and share research training materials in the CTSA DIAMOND portal; sign up for the January mentoring symposium; REDCAP tips.
In this week’s issue: happy holidays message; Community Health Catalyst grant awardees announced; enroll in Spring 2020 graduate program courses.
From all of us at Tufts CTSI, thank you for supporting research. Please view our 2019 video holiday card (there is sound):
In this week’s issue: Pilot Studies Program awardees announced; register for ACTS Translational Science 2020; DSMB Manual.
In this week’s issue: call for abstracts for Science of Team Science conference; Tufts $100K Competition; free research help; defining translational science.
In this week’s issue: Diversity in Research Topic Selection Workshop; DIAMOND research training portal; CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium; CTRC news.
In this week’s issue: save the date for Translational Research Day; study recruitment drop-ins move to Wednesdays; ACASI software; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: Stakeholder Expert Panel conversation with PI Karen Freund; CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium; apply for fellowships.
In this week’s issue: new rates for statistical support; call for handbook authors; Museum of Science forum on substance use disorders; DSMB manual.
Download a printable PDF of the Call for Authors here. Overview One of Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s aims is to cultivate broadly-engaged team science, actively including stakeholders, to promote relevant and impactful translation to diverse populations and across the lifespan. As part of this effort, we are developing a Handbook of Broadly-Engaged Team … Continued
In this week’s issue: apply for the CTRC Voucher Program; job opportunities; free research help; what is translational science?
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI releases 2019 Annual Report; Museum of Science forum on substance use disorders; CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium; REDCap tips.
Interested in Tufts CTSI’s activities, success stories, and program highlights from the last year? Our 2019 Annual Report, Broadly Engaged to Have Impact on Health, is now available. Read about how we’re working to engage with the community, with our partners, and across the national Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Consortium to expand our … Continued
In this week’s issue: MassBioEd ACCESS Program; postdoc research fellowships; CTSA Collaborative Innovation Awards; CTRC Voucher Program.
In this week’s issue: call for authors for new Broadly-Engaged Team Science Handbook; apply for BIRCWH scholars program; CelebrASIANs benefit event; jobs; free research help.
In this week’s issue: Tufts Lyme Disease Challenge; database creation workshops; CTSA Collaborative Innovation Awards; study recruitment drop-ins.
In this week’s issue: apply for paid postdoctoral fellowships; CTRC Voucher Program request for applications; One Health Symposium Plus; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: Dr. Debra Lerner wins HERO Workplace Health and Well-Being Award; last chance to apply for pilot studies & community health catalyst funding; ACASI survey software; CTRC Corner.
In this week’s issue: AOPEER research training course at Tufts; manuscript writing workshops; CTSI podcast.
In this week’s issue: September 27 deadline for Pilot Studies & Community Health Catalyst Program applications; mentor training; Team Science Summit with The Jackson Laboratory re Alzheimer’s.
In this week’s issue: last call for career development award pre-applications; grant writing workshop; HNRCA retreat and research day.
In this week’s issue: National Academy of Medicine special publication on heterogeneous treatment effects; REDCap tips; research jobs.
In this week’s issue: Summer of Opportunity continues; training for new and experienced mentors; DSMB Manual; Tufts Advanced Microscopic Imaging Center.
In this week’s issue: submit One Health research proposals; sign up for manuscript writing workshops; listen to CTSI Discovery Radio; save the date for JAX Team Science Summit.
Looking for a funding opportunity, award program, or help with a One Health project? This summer, Tufts CTSI is the place to be! Apply for these opportunities: Pilot Studies Program: Eligible investigators and research teams may apply for up to $60,000 in research funding for innovative translational science projects. Applications are due by September 27. … Continued
Tufts CTSI Seeks Paid Facilitators for Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum Job Description: Facilitators for the Tufts CTSI Junior Faculty Career Development Forum are senior faculty members with outstanding mentoring skills and experience who are interested in mentoring junior faculty. Facilitators will gain exposure to new research topics and techniques, expand their network of … Continued
In this week’s issue: be a Junior Faculty Forum facilitator; sign up for a grant writing workshop; get free research help every week.
In this week’s issue, Tufts CTSI’s Summer of Opportunity continues; REDCap tips; NURISH project; what is translational science.
In this week’s issue, Tufts CTSI’s Summer of Opportunity, part 3: submit your proposals for our One Health Symposium Plus; new I LEARN coming soon; research jobs.
Do you have an idea for a project involving one of the four main areas of One Health? Zoonotic and environmentally-induced diseases Diseases shared by humans and other animals (e.g., cancer, heart disease, obesity, arthritis) Challenges and solutions at the intersection of humans, animals, and the environment Human-animal interactions Submit a two-page proposal for presentation … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI’s Summer of Opportunity, part 2: apply for KL2 and BIRCWH career development awards; apply for the Junior Faculty Career Development Forum.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI’s Summer of Opportunity, part 1: Pilot Studies & Community Health Catalyst funding programs; free pre-award services.
In this week’s issue: updates & improvements in the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC); take the BBK Worldwide Study Voices Survey; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: submit your One Health project proposals; 2020 funding opportunities coming soon; research jobs; what is translational science.
In this week’s issue: new Tufts CTSI brochure; free research help; DSMB Training Manual; Novartis Global Innovation Day.
In this week’s issue: Health Literacy & Human Rights Forum; grantwriting workshops; Junior Faculty Forum; integrating underrepresented populations in research.
In this week’s issue: Stakeholder Expert Panel conversations with investigators; BBK Worldwide Study Voices Survey; Tufts New England Case Competition (TUNECC); Summer Institute.
In this week’s issue: last chance to sign up for health research orientation; research jobs at Tufts; REDCap tips; HNRCA laboratory services.
In this week’s issue: request for One Health research proposals; BERD Voucher Program awardees; Tufts summer health communication courses.
In this week’s issue: health research orientation for stakeholders; webinar on the Work Limitations Questionnaire; B-BIC workshops; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMB) Manual.
In this week’s issue: Autism research project in Boston’s Chinatown; Clinical & Translational Science Summer Institute; Tufts CSDD Leadership Course.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2019 CONTACT: Katherine Shields, kshields3@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – The 5th Annual Asian Health Symposium, Moving Forward, Looking Back: Using Research to Improve Community Health took place at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine on Tuesday, April 23. Hosted by Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and its Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational … Continued
In this week’s issue: OHDSI health care data workshop; Boston Biomedical Innovation Center spring workshops; research jobs at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CSDD Leadership Course; Conference on Asian women’s health; summer health communication courses; graduate symposium & poster competition.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2019 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – On Tuesday, April 23 from 9:30AM-1:30PM, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and community organizations comprising Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) will host the 5th Annual Asian Health Symposium, Moving Forward, Looking Back: Using Research to Improve Community Health … Continued
In this week’s issue: Community Health Catalyst grant awardees; Asian Health Symposium; OHDSI health care data workshop; Brandeis-Harvard NIDA Center Symposium.
In this week’s issue: REDCap upgrade; Summer Institute; Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition; MIT vaccines development and commercialization workshop
In this week’s issue: BBK Worldwide seminar on patient recruitment; Black Maternal Health Symposium; Asian Health Symposium; State of Women’s Health Conference; researcher match-making.
Do you have a poster on innovative research in the biomedical or behavioral sciences? Postdoctoral trainees, PhD candidates, residents, fellows, and junior faculty (within three years of training) based at Tufts CTSI partner organizations are invited to submit abstracts for the 2019 Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition. Abstracts in the biomedical and behavioral sciences describing innovative research … Continued
In this week’s issue: OHDSI health care data workshop; Tufts summer Health Communication courses; graduate symposium; stakeholder spotlight.
In this week’s issue: Cambridge Science Festival roundtable on sports-related brain injury; mentor training; call for posters; B-BIC workshops.
In this week’s issue: speakers announced for 5th Annual Asian Health Symposium; Tufts CIMAR Symposium; BERD Voucher Program; Plain Language for Health.
In this week’s issue: Addiction Research Symposium Plus; Recruitment and Retention Brown Bag Lunch; symposium re: weight bias and health; MIT vaccines workshop.
In this week’s issue: Pilot Studies Program grant awardees announced; new BERD Voucher Program; Mentor Training; Public Forum Topic Selection Workshop with Museum of Science; Plain Language for Health Workshop with Tufts Public Health.
In this week’s issue: CTSA Collaborative Innovation Awards; TL1 Scholar success story; Addiction Research Symposium Plus; Stakeholder Expert Panel.
In this week’s issue: Museum of Science/Tufts CTSI forum topic selection workshop; Clinical & Translational Science Grad Program Symposium; ACASI data collection software; research jobs.
In this week’s issue: CD2H $100K DREAM Challenge; Tufts Public Health’s Plain Language for Health writing workshop; online training re new Inclusion Across the Lifespan policy.
In this week’s issue: deadline extended for Community Health Catalyst grant applications; call for addiction research proposals; 5th annual Asian Health Symposium.
In this week’s issue: T.5 Capacity in Medical Devices Town Hall; Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Postgraduate Course; analytical laboratory services at HNRCA.
Do you have an idea for a project involving: Addiction prevention – strategies to prevent a variety of addictions including alcohol, illicit substances, cigarette smoking, and gambling. This could include examining risk factors (e.g., clinical, demographic, genetic), social determinants, metabolic pathways, brain function, etc. Addiction treatment – social, psychological, drug treatment (new and existing), other … Continued
In this week’s issue: To Resubmit or Not workshop; frailty & sarcopenia research conference; Translational Science 2019; DSMB training manual.
In this week’s issue: CTSA DIAMOND portal seeks training submissions; research Recruitment & Retention Support Unit open house; Tufts $100K New Ventures Competition.
In this week’s issue: Tufts ACASI software; Community Health Catalyst funding opportunity; research jobs at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: workshop on NIH proposal re-submission; spring 2019 graduate courses; laboratory services; what is translational science?
In this week’s issue: holiday greetings; Community Catalyst funding opportunity; Pharmacoepidemiology course; Translational Science 2019.
From all of us at Tufts CTSI, thank you for supporting research. Please view our 2018 video holiday card (there is sound): Loading the player…
In this week’s issue: CTRC Voucher Program awardee announced; Recruitment & Retention Support Unit; free research help.
In this week’s issue: call for Addiction Research proposals; Tufts Innovates/Tufts Collaborates funding opportunities; topic selection workshop for public forum with the Museum of Science.
In this week’s issue: Tufts $100K Competition; spring 2019 Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program courses; research jobs; B-BIC workshops.
Happy Thanksgiving from Tufts CTSI! In this week’s issue: MIT Precision Cancer Medicine Symposium; HNRCA analytical laboratory services; what is translational science?
In this week’s issue: save the date for ACTS Translational Science 2019; MMAAP Foundation grant applications due 12/3; Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Manual.
Gambling Addiction, Substance Use Disorders, and Addiction Data Analysis to be Discussed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2018 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will host Translational Research Day 2018: Addiction Research in the Lab, Clinic, and Community, on Wednesday, November 7. The event brings together researchers, clinicians, … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI announces collaboration with Novartis; NIH request for information; free research help; Translational Research Day.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2018 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Novartis announced today a new collaboration to work together to foster innovative translational research and improve health through the exchange of expertise, resources, and educational opportunities. “Novartis greatly values interactions with the academic and clinical … Continued
Are you working on an application for a Pilot Studies Program grant? Interested in learning more about stakeholder and community-engaged research? A new video is available. View this conversation with Drs. Jonathan Garlick and Thomas Concannon about how T1/basic researchers can use Stakeholder and Community Engagement to strengthen their research teams and impact population health (full version … Continued
In this week’s issue: last chance to register for Translational Research Day; One Health ExCollege course; research jobs at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: submit your abstract for the Translational Research Day poster session; CTSA DIAMOND portal; Research Participant Advocate; B-BIC workshops.
In this week’s issue: last chance to submit Pilot Studies letters of intent; MMAAP Foundation grants; AWARE for All – Boston; Junior Faculty Forum members.
In this week’s issue: submit abstracts for Translational Research Day poster session; respond to NIH request for info; B-BIC workshop re health care reimbursement; what is translational science.
In this week’s issue: mentor training; Hirsh Health Sciences Library open workshops; research jobs at Tufts; analytical laboratory services at HNRCA.
In this week’s issue: Pilot Studies Program solicits Letters of Intent; keynote speaker announced for Translational Research Day; CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium.
In this week’s issue: presenters announced for Health Equity Research Symposium; One Health Grand Rounds; Mentor Training; DSMB Manual.
In this week’s issue: 2019 Pilot Studies Program info coming soon; AWARE for All – Boston; Researcher Book Club; fall RCR courses.
In this week’s issue: Translational Research Day call for posters; research jobs; B-BIC fall workshops.
In this week’s issue: last chance to apply for CTRC Voucher Program; new Lead Navigator; grantwriting workshops; OHRP webcast re informed consent in clinical research.
Interested in showcasing your research on addiction research? Want to find collaborators or get feedback on a work-in-progress? Faculty, fellows, residents, students, staff and community partners affiliated with Tufts CTSI are invited to participate in the poster session at Translational Research Day 2018 on Wednesday, November 7. Posters will be displayed electronically (on HD screens from ePosterBoards) … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts researchers receive $8M NIH Trial Innovation Network award; Grand Rounds re One Health approach to cardiac cachexia; Researcher Book Club; CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2018 CONTACT: Jeremy Lechan, 617-636-0104, jlechan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org ORIGINAL POST: https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/News-Events-Media/Press-Releases/2018/Neonatal-care BOSTON – Tufts Medical Center researchers have received a five-year grant award for more than $8 million from the National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the integration of targeted genomic sequencing into neonatal diagnosis and … Continued
Do you have an idea for a project involving: Community health issues Underrepresented and vulnerable populations Social determinants of health Early life health issues Health care or research workforce diversity? Submit a two-page proposal for presentation at a Tufts CTSI Health Equity Symposium Plus workshop on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 9:00AM-3:00PM, Tufts University Boston Health Sciences Campus. … Continued
In this week’s issue: training for new & experienced mentors; Health Equity Research Symposium Plus; real-world applications of LIFE clinical trial.
In this week’s issue: 2018 KL2 scholars announced; new Research Participant Advocate; CTRC Voucher Program; jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: Translational Research Day speakers announced; congratulations to new TL1 fellows; Asian Women for Health fashion show.
In this week’s issue: call for health equity research proposals; save the date for UMass Medical’s research retreat; DSMB training manual.
In this week’s issue: symposium on immigration policies & child health; Junior Faculty Career Development Forum; grant writing workshops.
In this week’s issue: new Clinical and Translational Research Center Voucher Program; PCORI funding opportunities; defining translational science.
In this week’s issue: jobs at Tufts CTSI; CAPriCORN invites collaboration requests; free research help, every week.
In this week’s issue: apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum; Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Training Manual; analytical laboratory services via Tufts HNRCA.
In this week’s issue: new CTRC voucher program; grant writing workshops; stakeholder and community engagement consultations.
In this week’s issue: Save the date for Translational Research Day; manuscript writing workshops; CISCRP Medical Heroes Appreciation 5K; Stat News science superstars.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI & MIT announce collaboration; take the Tufts Health Sciences IRB website survey; enroll in Summer Institute; free research help.
In this week’s issue: Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Training Manual; Northeast Health Equity Summit; Tufts Vision Science Retreat; CAPriCORN consultations.
Research and academic partnership supports transition from device development to clinical studies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2018 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today a new collaboration to advance and expedite translational research from device creation and testing to medical … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts PACE, PCORI, and the National Academy of Medicine to host conference re heterogeneous treatment effects; Tufts Health Sciences IRB website survey; HNRCA analytical laboratory services; community engagement consultations.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI receives $56 million CTSA grant; job opportunities; Tufts Vision Science Retreat; what is translational science.
Prestigious NIH Grant provides five years of funding to Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2018 CONTACT: Tufts CTSI: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org Tufts University: Patrick Collins, 617-627-4173, patrick.collins@tufts.edu Tufts Medical Center: Rhonda Mann, 617-636-3265, rmann1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that the National Institutes … Continued
In this week’s issue: Clinical and Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium; Digital Strategies for Health Communication course; Medical Heroes Appreciation 5K.
In this week’s issue: research education at our Summer Institute; Tufts Neuroscience Symposium; Tufts CSDD Leadership Course; free research help every week.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI and the CTSA One Health Alliance; Tufts Vision Science Retreat; Harvard Informed Consent Forum; stakeholder and community engagement consultations.
In this week’s issue: Pilot Studies Program awardees announced; request a collaboration with CAPriCORN; State of Asian Women’s Health in MA Conference; enter the 2018 Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2018 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Community leaders, researchers, clinicians, students, and neighborhood residents gathered in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood on April 6 to talk about stress. The 4th Annual Asian Health Symposium, In Pursuit of Health and Wellness: Addressing the Impact of Stress in Asian Immigrant Communities was presented by Tufts CTSI and local … Continued
In this week’s issue: new Tufts CTSI collaboration with The Jackson Laboratory; Boston Interactive Glia Group annual meeting; Harvard research forum on informed consent; Black Maternal Health Symposium.
Do you have a poster on innovative research in the biomedical or behavioral sciences? Postdoctoral trainees, PhD candidates, residents, fellows, and junior faculty (within three years of training) based at Tufts CTSI partner organizations are invited to submit abstracts for the 2018 Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition. Abstracts in the biomedical and behavioral sciences … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2018 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – On Tuesday, Friday, April 6 from 9:30AM-1:30PM, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and community organizations comprising Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) will host the 4th Annual Asian Health Symposium, In Pursuit of Health and Wellness: Addressing the Impact … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts doctors in Clinical Research Forum Top 10; tai chi study receives worldwide attention; pediatric clinical trials workshop; neuroscience symposium.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2018 CONTACT: For Tufts CTSI: Amy West, 617-636-6025; awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org For The Jackson Laboratory: Sarah Laskowski, Senior Public Relations Manager, 860-837-2102; news@jax.org BOSTON – Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) today announced a new five-year collaboration to advance translational research, with the goal of helping bring the latest … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts University to host Black Maternal Health Symposium; Summer Institute for research training; employment opportunities.
In this week’s issue: Dr. John Wong appointed to US Preventive Services Task Force; Symposium Plus on sensors, devices, and biomarkers; Tufts CSDD Leadership for Drug Development Teams course; mentor training.
In this week’s issue: Harvard Catalyst forum on informed consent; pediatric clinical trials workshop with Childrens National; Asian Health Symposium.
In this week’s issue: Boston University Technology Wonders; seminar on data and safety monitoring boards (DSMBs); videos from Translational Research Day now online.
In this week’s issue: save the date for the 20th Annual Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium; submit an abstract for our Poster Competition; Mentor Training; free research help.
In this week’s issue: One Health at the AMSA Convention; Boston Pepper Center funding opportunities; spring RCR courses at Tufts; stakeholder and community engagement consultations.
In this week’s issue: Tufts presents a State of Women in Science Symposium; seminar on Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs); pediatric clinical trials workshop in Washington DC.
In this week’s issue: presenters announced for Asian Health Symposium; Mentor Training: UMass CCTS Community Engagement & Research Symposium.
In this week’s issue: PCORI funding opportunities; jobs at Tufts; free research help.
In this week’s issue: CTSA Town Hall Webinar; Ground Rounds on Issues of Trust in Research Participation; Hirsh Library Open Workshops.
In this week’s issue: Common Metrics Initiative transitions to CLIC; pediatric clinical trials workshop in Washington DC; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: deadline extended to submit proposals re sensors, devices, and biomarkers in medicine; Tufts $100K Competition; Asian Health Symposium.
Do you have an idea for a project involving sensors, devices, or biomarkers in medicine? Submit a two-page proposal for presentation at a Tufts CTSI Symposium Plus workshop on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The workshop will focus on 3-4 projects, with the objective of assisting teams to develop proposals for future grant submission. Selected teams … Continued
In this week’s issue: seminar on issues of trust in research participation; Tufts University funding opportunities; IND/IDE workshops at Harvard Medical School.
In this week’s issue: reducing disparities in breast cancer care; Call for Proposals re sensors, devices, and biomarkers in medicine; request research help online.
From all of us at Tufts CTSI, thank you for supporting research. Please view our 2017 video holiday card (there is sound): Loading the player…
In this week’s issue: Happy Holidays from Tufts CTSI; pediatric clinical trials workshop; laboratory services at Tufts HNRCA.
In this week’s issue: Tufts $100K Competition; career opportunities; free research help every week.
In this week’s issue: Asian Health Symposium; call for proposals re: sensors, devices, and biomarkers; clinical & translational science graduate program courses.
In this week’s issue: ACTS Translational Science 2018; IND/IDE Workshops; Tufts funding opportunities; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: CTSA One Health Alliance (COHA) awards grants to members; apply for Pilot Studies Program funding; seminar on changing policies for NIH-funded studies.
Innovations, Applications, Case Studies, and Funding Opportunities To Be Discussed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2017 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will host Translational Research Day 2017: Sensors, Devices, and Biomarkers in Medicine, on Tuesday, November 14. The event brings together researchers, clinicians, community partners, and … Continued
In this week’s issue: Tufts SIREN hub for clinical trials; new Director of Organizational Impact; Neuroscience Speed Talks at Northeastern University.
In this week’s issue: apply for a Pilot Studies Program grant; PRIM&R Ethical Research Conference livestream; last chance to register for Translational Research Day.
In this week’s issue: BIRCWH scholars announced; postdoc fellowship opportunities; Healthy Active Aging Retreat & Research Day.
In this week’s issue: Translational Research Day agenda announced: 2nd Annual Tufts Cancer Symposium; seminar on NIH policy changes.
NIH-sponsored SIREN Network will conduct large-scale clinical trials to test new treatments in cardiology and neurology FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2017 CONTACT: Amy West, Tufts CTSI Communications Manager, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org, 617-636-6025 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) joins an elite group of institutions selected to lead national clinical trials in the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care … Continued
In this week’s issue: Nobel laureates at Brandeis University; present your poster at Translational Research Day; Tufts DISC Symposium; PRIM&R Ethical Research Conference.
Interested in showcasing your research on sensors and biomarkers? Want to find collaborators or get feedback on a work-in-progress? Faculty, fellows, residents, students, staff and community partners affiliated with Tufts CTSI are invited to participate in the poster session at Translational Research Day 2017 on Tuesday, November 14. Posters will be displayed electronically (on LED screens … Continued
In this week’s issue: submit a letter of intent for a Career Development (KL2) Award; enroll in 2018 graduate courses; apply for the Asian Health Equity Fellowship.
In this week’s issue: Asian Women for Health benefit fashion show; Tufts CSDD postgraduate clinical pharmacology course; research jobs at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: Junior Faculty Forum members announced; Translational Research Day speakers confirmed; REDCap tips; new Research Participant Advocate phone number.
In this week’s issue: global health symposium; CTSA shared mentoring symposium; apply for career development (KL2) funding.
In this week’s issue: present your poster at Translational Research Day; sign up for team science and grantwriting workshops; get free research help every week.
In this week’s issue: sign up for the CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium; REDCap tips; analytical core laboratory services.
In this week’s issue: meet our Research Participant Advocate; sign up for the Developing Your Specific Aims writing workshop; research jobs at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: submit a Letter of Intent for a Career Development Award (KL2); sign up for a workshop on successful teamwork; get free research help.
In this week’s issue: save the date for Translational Research Day 2017; enroll in online biostatistics course; apply for PCORI funding.
In this week’s issue: new & improved REDCap; CTSA Shared Mentoring Symposium; BBK Worldwide webinar on advertising for clinical trials.
In this week’s issue: Boston Biomedical Innovation Center workshop; clinical protocol writing tool; research jobs at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: Manhattan Institute and Tufts CSDD symposium on drug pricing; apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum; share your news. PLEASE NOTE: The Manhattan Institute/Tufts CSDD event will take place from 10AM-noon on Wednesday (not from noon-2PM, as stated in Happenings). Jackets and ties are not required.
In this week’s issue: Tufts Collaborates awardees announced; apply for the Trial Innovation Network; free research help.
In this week’s issue: One Health In-a-Minute videos; Hirsh Library workshops on demand; Harvard Ideation Challenge.
In this week’s issue: Boston University & BU CTSI present Tech, Drugs, & Rock N’ Roll; REDCap tips; HNRCA analytical laboratory services.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI welcomes new Co-Director of Stakeholder and Community Engagement; MIT vaccine development workshop; research jobs.
In this week’s issue: Tufts University DISC Mini Symposium; apply for the Trial Innovation Network; new seminar videos on I LEARN.
In this week’s issue: consultations available for innovative clinical trial design; Tufts New England Case Competition seeks applicants; last chance to apply for #research summer learning opportunities.
In this week’s issue: Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium; 2017 Clinical & Translational Science graduates; analytical laboratory services at Tufts HNRCA.
In this week’s issue: SMART IRB; new I LEARN videos; Tufts CTSI jobs.
In this week’s issue: MIT Vaccine Workshop; summer learning opportunities; free expert research help.
In this week’s issue: CTSA One Health Alliance videos; Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Leadership Course; NSF Career Development webinar.
In this week’s issue: Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium Plus; Tufts Neuroscience Symposium; free online Good Clinical Practice course.
In this week’s issue: Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium & Poster Competition next Friday; UMass CCTS Research Retreat; jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: last chance to enter the 2017 Clinical & Translational Science Poster Competition; sign up for our Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium; Monday seminars at Tufts HNRCA.
Do you have a poster on innovative research in the biomedical or behavioral sciences? Postdoctoral trainees, PhD candidates, residents, fellows, and junior faculty (within three years of training) based at Tufts CTSI partner organizations are invited to submit abstracts for the 2017 Clinical and Translational Science Poster Competition. Abstracts in the biomedical and behavioral sciences … Continued
In this week’s issue: new online Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training; Tufts CSDD Leadership Course; clinical & translational research summer learning at Tufts.
In this week’s issue: last chance to register for Pfizer’s Investigator Training Program; communicate your research statistics; save the date for the State of Asian Women’s Health conference.
In this week’s issue: Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium Plus; Tufts $100K New Ventures Competition; core laboratory services via Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
In this week’s issue: Clinical and Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium; call for posters; Hirsh Health Sciences Library workshops; jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging seminars; Investigator Training Program by Pfizer, Inc.; Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development’s Leadership for Drug Development Teams course.
In this week’s issue: Trial Innovation Network proposal submission; Tisch College Civic Science Roundtable; summer research education; BERD Center services.
In this week’s issue: World Kidney Day; apply for Mentor Training; core laboratory services in Boston; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: Rare Disease Day; Stakeholder & Community Engagement Symposium; jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: Investigator Training Program by Pfizer, Inc.; Tisch College Civic Science Roundtable; NIH course on group-randomized trials.
Biomedical Innovation Initiative Supporting New NIH-Funded Trial Innovation Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2017 CONTACT: Deborah Young, MIT NEWDIGS Operations Director, debyoung@mit.edu, 617-324-7756 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – The MIT NEW Drug Development ParadIGmS (NEWDIGS) initiative, an international biomedical innovation “think and do tank”, co-hosted an “Efficacy to Effectiveness Clinical Trial” Design Lab in partnership with the Tufts Clinical Translational … Continued
In this week’s issue: CTSA collaboration on researcher education; register for Translational Science 2017; core laboratory services; REDCap tips.
In this week’s issue: partnership with Baim Institute announced; apply for Mentor Training; research jobs; Civic Life & Health Research seminar.
In this week’s issue: 2017 Pilot Studies Program awardees announced; PCORI researcher networking session; free help with study design and statistics.
In this week’s issue: NIH extends deadline for single IRB; online clinical research survey course; stakeholder & community engagement symposium; Tufts Innovates/Collaborates funding opportunities.
In this week’s issue: PCORI announces new online system; engaging stakeholders in research seminar; Tufts $100K competition; new I LEARN videos.
In this week’s issue: save the date for Translational Science 2017; funding opportunities via Tufts School of Engineering’s CABCS; Civic Life & Health Research seminar.
In this week’s issue: happy holidays from Tufts CTSI; research jobs; translational summit on calcium oxalate urolithiasis.
All of us at Tufts CTSI wish you and your families a happy, healthy holiday season. Please view our 2016 video holiday card: Loading the player…
In this week’s issue: NIH awards Johns Hopkins/Tufts $25 million for Trial Innovation Center; Tufts $100K New Ventures Competition; free research and REDCap help.
In this week’s issue: postdoctoral fellowship opportunities; Tufts Collaborates & Tufts Innovates grants; clinical trials reporting final rule and policy.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2016 CONTACT: Jeremy Lechan, 617-636-0104, jlechan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Investigators at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) and Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) – a shared resource between Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), together with the … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2016 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – On Tuesday, December 6 from 8:30AM-1:30PM, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and community organizations comprising Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) will host From Collecting Data to Collective Impact: 3rd Annual Asian Health Symposium. The event will be held … Continued
In this week’s issue: Trial Innovation Network multi-center trial resources/support; Asian Health Symposium; Tufts MedStart Conference; core laboratory services.
In this special edition: read about a unique, time-sensitive opportunity for the chance to access substantial resources and support for multi-center studies.
In this week’s issue: AWARE for All event at Tufts Medical Center; new seminar videos available online; jobs in research.
In this week’s issue: Trial Innovation Network launches website; Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training at Tufts; free research help; CTSI faculty and staff.
In this week’s issue: new Tufts CTSI partner, Baim Institute; ACASI data collection; Women in Bio career event; Tufts Collaborates/Innovates funding.
In this week’s issue: Tufts Public Health addiction seminar; Asian Health Symposium; Hirsh Library Open Workshops; REDCap tips and tricks.
In this week’s issue: AWARE For All clinical research education event; Harvard Catalyst regulatory symposium; jobs at Tufts CTSI; free research help.
In this week’s issue: PCORnet Front Door initiative; make your patient-centered research proposal more competitive; Tufts CSDD postgraduate course; what is translational science?
In this week’s issue: NIH policy on Good Clinical Practice training; sign up for our short online epidemiology course; CTSA Shared Mentoring Workshop on October 21.
In this week’s issue: patient-centered research seminar; Asian Health Symposium; core lab services; Tufts Cancer Center funding opportunity.
In this week’s issue: online short course in epidemiology; new seminar videos on I LEARN; REDCap tips & tricks; One Health pilot funding; seminar this Wednesday.
In this week’s issue: final rule/policy issued by HHS/NIH for clinical trials reporting; One Health Workshop projects; Junior Faculty Forum members; research help via phone for Medford investigators.
In this week’s issue: submit your Pilot Studies Program Letter of Intent by 9/23; fall workshops for mentees and mentors; seminar on stakeholder engagement in research 9/28.
In this week’s issue: new partnership for analytical laboratory services; sign up for a Specific Aims grant writing workshop; updated Tufts CTSI Profiles.
In this week’s issue: Pilot Studies Program request for applications; what is translational science; September stakeholder engagement seminar.
In this week’s issue: Boston-area CTSAs sponsor mentoring workshop; free research help via phone for Medford investigators; job opportunities.
In this week’s issue: RSVP for October One Health Workshop; new & improved REDCap features; I LEARN training videos re Common Metrics Implementation.
In this week’s issue: Public Health seminar by Tisch College’s Peter Levine (CORRECT ADDRESS: 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston); Stakeholder & Community Engagement seminar by Tufts CTSI’s Thomas Concannon; update re NCATS Common Metrics Initiative
In this week’s issue: Tufts Vice Provost for Research hosts research communication seminar; specific aims writing workshops; TEAM grant to improve Asian mental health.
In this week’s issue: last chance to apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum; REDCap tips; get research help in Medford; Jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: 2016 TL1 fellows; new Director of Regulatory Affairs; important dates for Pilot Studies Program.
In this week’s issue: rigor & transparency resources; online graduate certificate in clinical research; Tufts New England Case Competition; strengthen your grant proposals.
In this week’s issue: New England Cancer Moonshot Summit recap; NCATS launches SMART IRB platform; jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum; save the date for our One Health Workshop; national discussion on women’s heart health.
In this week’s issue: learn how to include scientific rigor & transparency in your grant proposals; REDCap tips & tricks for better data management; free research help in Medford & Boston.
In this week’s issue: new partner Eli Lilly & Company; NCATS Trial Innovation Network; Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Workshop; REDCap & Research Process Improvement help.
In this week’s issue: seminar on new rigor & transparency guidelines; NIH-funded research training in big data science; recent Tufts CTSI faculty/student awards & grants.
In this week’s issue: new online graduate certificate program; help with NSF CAREER education plans; comparative effectiveness research workshop; research, process improvement, & REDCap help at drop-in sessions.
In this week’s issue: new online graduate certificate program; help with NSF CAREER education plans; comparative effectiveness research workshop; research, process improvement, & REDCap help at drop-in sessions.
In this week’s issue: Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium; panel discussion re communicating research to stakeholders; brochures for research volunteers.
In this week’s issue: get REDCap help at Drop-in Sessions starting June 1; Healthy Active Aging at Tufts Colloquium on Alzheimer’s disease; Asian Women for Health conference.
In this week’s issue: last chance to enter the Clinical & Translational Science Poster Competition; Tufts CSDD forum on oncology drug development; webinar to demo new StudyTRAX features.
In this week’s issue: One Health proposals sought; grants for women scholars; seminar re: scientific journal articles; REDCap tips; new “did you know” feature.
In this week’s issue: award-winning Tufts CTSI website; clinical research summer session course; comparative effectiveness workshop; paid Asian health equity fellowship.
In this week’s issue: Evaluating Scientific Journal Articles seminar; course on leadership for drug development teams; poster competition entries due May 6; get help with your research.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI Annual Report published; new partner CISCRP; find research collaborators in Profiles; community guide to applying for grants.
In this week’s issue: Tufts University research day on global food insecurity; state of Asian women’s health conference; REDCap tips & tricks; new seminars available online.
In this week’s issue: RAND Corporation surveys experts on ethical translational research; evening Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training series at Tufts; summer graduate course in Clinical & Translational Science.
In this week’s issue: apply for the Asian Health Equity Fellowship; enter the 2016 Clinical & Translational Science Poster Competition; get research help in Medford; attend Hirsh Library Open Workshops.
In this week’s issue: save the date for Inflammation Research Day; new & improved REDCap system; projects selected for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Workshop.
In this week’s issue: new Director of Clinical Informatics Integration; OneHealth In-a-Minute Program; Tufts CSDD Protocol Design Strategies forum; new online seminar videos.
In this week’s issue: meet the 2016 Career Development Award scholars; download brochures about participating in research; save the date for the Graduate Program Symposium.
In this week’s issue: welcome to new Tufts CTSI partner; using REDCap for research data management; get statistics help on Tufts Medford campus.
In this week’s issue: Responsible Conduct of Research training; seminar on startups; UMass symposium on community engagement & research
In this week’s issue: Healthy Active Aging at Tufts seminar re: Alzheimer’s Disease; 4th Annual State of Women’s Health in MA conference; meet our new Director of Stakeholder & Community Engagement.
In this week’s issue: sign up for postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology & drug development; watch new online seminar videos; read the Community Members’ Guide to submitting federal grant applications.
In this week’s issue: Tufts CTSI Pilot Studies Program awardees announced; save the date for Comparative Effectiveness Research Workshop; find research collaborators in Profiles.
In this week’s issue: leadership and teamwork event this Friday; save the date for 18th Annual Clinical & Translational Science Graduate Program Symposium; free research help in Medford & Boston.
In this week’s issue: Tufts Innovates/Collaborates funding opportunities; open tenure-track faculty positions; Tufts CTSI online staff directory.
In this week’s issue: Tufts $100K New Ventures Competition; CITI training for community-engaged research; January leadership workshop.
All of us at Tufts CTSI wish you and your families a happy, healthful holiday season. Please view our video holiday card: Loading the player…
In this week’s issue: Happy Holidays from Tufts CTSI; donate wearables to RecycleHealth; Clinical Services Manager job opportunity.
In this week’s issue: strategic planning with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS); research help in Medford & Boston; new seminar videos on translational science and One Health.
In this week’s issue: Tufts Innovates & Tufts Collaborates grant opportunities; Laurel Leslie leadership workshop rescheduled; take graduate courses as a Special Student.
In this week’s issue: NIH and AHRQ grant application changes; submit nominations for Translational Science 2016 awards; PhD thesis defense 12/22.
In this week’s issue: NIH launches Spanish-language health portal; Tufts MedStart Innovation Conference; community guide to applying for federal grants.
In this week’s issue: Translational Research Day recap; NIH & FDA funding opportunities; get expert help with research questions.
Innovations and Challenges for Research Recruitment and Engagement To Be Discussed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will host Translational Research Day: Innovations in Clinical Trial Participant Engagement, on Tuesday, November 10. The event brings together researchers, clinicians, community partners, and the … Continued
In this week’s issue: proposed changes to the Common Rule; take graduate classes in Clinical & Translational Science; new seminar videos available on I LEARN.
In this week’s issue: one week until Translational Research Day; help NCATS with strategic planning; donate your old fitness trackers to RecycleHealth; jobs at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: learn about proposed changes to federal research regulations; Talk & Taste herbs at the HNRCA; sign up for 12/18 leadership workshop.
In this week’s issue: submit your poster for Translational Research Day; clinical trials train-the-trainer program; IND/IDE Workshop; research help in Medford
Chinatown leaders and Tufts University researchers work together to improve health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2015 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON (October 16, 2015) – More than 90 community leaders, researchers, clinicians, students, and neighborhood residents gathered in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood today to talk about working together to improve Asian health. A symposium, Together: Strengthening the Health … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2015 CONTACT: Amy West, 617-636-6025, awest@tuftsmedicalcenter.org BOSTON – On October 16 from 8:30AM-3:00PM, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and community organizations comprising Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) will present Together: Strengthening the Health of Chinatown, an Asian Health Symposium. The event will be held at Tufts … Continued
In this week’s issue: Asian Health Symposium this Friday; Innovations in Education grant opportunity; connect with collaborators in Tufts CTSI Profiles.
Interested in showcasing your research, finding collaborators, or getting feedback on a work-in-progress? Faculty, fellows, residents, students, staff and community partners affiliated with Tufts CTSI are invited to participate in the poster session at Translational Research Day 2015 on Tuesday, November 10. Posters will be displayed electronically (on LED screens from ePosterBoards) from 9:00AM-2:00PM in … Continued
In this week’s issue: the Translational Research Day keynote speaker is announced; community partner news from Asian Women for Health; grant writing workshop; job opportunities at Tufts CTSI.
In this week’s issue: hear about community-engaged research to improve health in Chinatown; learn how to be a better research mentor; apply for a funded fellowship; new seminar videos online.
In this week’s issue: new Tufts CTSI website; pilot studies letters of intent due Friday; call for posters; Pharmacoeconomics in Alzheimer’s Disease Conference.
In this week’s issue: learn how to use REDCap; sign up for Mentor Training and our Grant Writing for Researchers workshop; attend a Pilot Studies Program online info session.
In this week’s issue: save the date for Translational Research Day 2015; career development (K) award deadline this Friday; pilot studies RFA info session; healthy aging event.
In this week’s issue: register for the Asian Health Symposium; attend a Health Care Summit; apply for Mentor Training; deadline extended for Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum
In this week’s issue: celebrate healthy and active aging with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging; watch clinical research seminars for residents on Tufts CTSI’s I LEARN website; apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum; get free research help.
In this week’s issue: writing workshop for researchers; Career Development Award application deadline; new seminar videos on I LEARN.
In this week’s issue: sign up to attend a Pilot Studies RFA online info session; apply for the Junior Faculty Research Career Development Forum; enroll in the Fall 2015 Survey of Pharmaceutical Sciences course; save the date for a 9/18 workshop on leadership.
In this week’s issue: New Director of Clinical Research Operations; apply for Pilot Studies funding; NIH salary cap
The application for the 2016 Pilot Studies Program awards is now open. Letters of Intent are due by September 25, 2015; full applications are due by November 6, 2015. Read the Request for Applications See previous Pilot Studies grant awardees
Point-Person Project Fosters Investigator Participation in Industry Studies BOSTON (March 20, 2015) – A study reported in this week’s Science Translational Medicine (PDF) found that qualified investigators are more likely to respond to opportunities for clinical trials if they are contacted by an institution-specific point person, or navigator. Jonathan M. Davis, MD, Tufts Clinical and … Continued
Tufts CTSI and Community Organizations Gather Stakeholders for Information, Brainstorming, and Networking BOSTON (April 3, 2014) – More than 90 community leaders, neighborhood residents, researchers, clinicians, and students gathered in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood today to talk about working together to improve Asian health. A symposium, Together: Strengthening the Health of Chinatown, was presented by Tufts Clinical and … Continued
Efficacy-to-Effectiveness (E2E) Design May Improve Treatment Selection Accuracy BOSTON (March 19, 2014) – Experts across academia, industry and government propose a new method for health care providers to get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time. This new approach, A Proposal for Integrated Efficacy-to-Effectiveness (E2E) Clinical Trials, published in Nature Clinical … Continued
Project Uses Mathematical Models to Identify Patients for Clinical Trials BOSTON (January 27, 2014) – A Tufts Medical Center research team at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) has been approved for a funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop a method for patient-centered enrollment in comparative effectiveness … Continued
Science Translational Medicine Editorial Urges Researchers to Support the ACA BOSTON (November 27, 2013) – An editorial by Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH, William H. Frist, MD, and Stuart Altman, PhD, published in the November 27 issue of Science Translational Medicine says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an example of the role … Continued
Prestigious grant provides five years of funding to Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center BOSTON (October 16, 2013) – Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that the National Institutes of Health has named the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) a recipient of the 2013 Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). Tufts CTSI … Continued
Experts View Landmark Legislation as an Experiment in Translational Research BOSTON (September 12, 2013) – A researcher’s voice of reason entered the national debate on “Obamacare” today when Springer Science+Business Media released The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment: Health Policy Innovations and Lessons, edited by Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH and June S. Wasser, … Continued
Web-based Tool Encourages Researchers to Connect and Collaborate BOSTON (February 14, 2013) -Scientists and researchers throughout the Tufts community have a new way to connect online. Today, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Tufts CTSI) and Tufts University launched Profiles, a free, web-based research networking tool designed to promote collaboration. Available at https://profiles.med.tufts.edu, Tufts CTSI … Continued
Tissue engineering was the focus of October 11, 2012’s Tufts CTSI regulatory seminar on intellectual property. Scientific, technical, and legal experts from Tufts and Northeastern University gathered for an afternoon of lively discussion on patents, combination products, and the future of engineered human tissues. Stephen F. Amato, PhD, MBA, RAC, Head of Faculty for Global … Continued
BOSTON (March 27, 2012) – Tufts CTSI Dean Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH, today presented impressive findings from his IMMEDIATE Trial study at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. The announcement received worldwide attention in the media, from the US to Pakistan, to New Zealand. Published in the Journal of the American Medical … Continued