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
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