Welcome to the September 2011 edition of the CCTS Investigator! This e-newsletter is sent to the OSU and NCH Research Communities, faculty, staff, and students on a monthly basis.
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CCTS Welcomes Its 1,000th Member
Dr. Stephen Page of the School of Allied Medical Professions became the 1,000th member of the CCTS in August
Last September, the CCTS introduced its membership program. One year later, we're excited to announce that our 1,000th member joined in August!
Stephen Page, PhD, began talking with the CCTS Research Concierge in June before he began his new faculty appointment in the OSU School of Allied Medical Professions on August 1, 2011.
Find out more about how Dr. Page has used CCTS services and about his research focus on our website.
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RFA: Industry Partnership
Application Deadline is November 1, 2011, 5pm
The purpose of this RFA is to support research that is in conjunction with an industry partnership.
Make sure to follow CCTS announcements for news about an upcoming workshop in the Fall of 2011 to learn how to be successful with SBIR/STTR, or other industry related grants.
Find out more about this RFA |
RFA: General Focus Pilot
Application Deadline is October 9, 2011, 5pm
The purpose of this RFA is to encourage faculty investigators to address integrated solutions to complex clinical and translational problems.
It is expected that through generation of preliminary data, this funding will facilitate researchers in acquiring extramural support for new and expanded research efforts focusing on functional aspects of disease/health processes or interventions.
Find out more about this RFA |
RFA: Multi-Track Collaborative Pilot
Application deadline is October 2, 2011, 5pm
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is pleased to announce a collaborative multi-track pilot RFA.
As a result, the CCTS is partnering with colleges and Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) to offer targeted RFAs in the areas of allied medical professions, child health, dentistry, nursing, pediatric optometry, pharmacy, social work and veterinary science.
Find out more about this RFA |
Tools of the Trade 2011
The CCTS announces the return of "Tools of the Trade" on Monday, October 17, 2011 in the Ohio Union Cartoon Room.
Tools of the Trade is designed for all levels of investigators, especially early career researchers. Topics for this year's event are all new.
For more information or to register online, visit the CCTS website. |
CER Training Program makes an impact
Experts from various universities across the country have provided instructional materials for the training program
Contributions from the University of Washington, University of Minnesota, Dartmouth College, University of California at San Francisco, Oregon Health and Sciences University and Duke University Medical Center have all enhanced the Comparative Effectiveness Research Training Program.
The CCTS received targeted funding from the NCRR to build out a comparative effectiveness research workforce development program.
A total of 32 local clinician researchers are expected to complete the CER training program by November, 2 additional trainees are completing the program long distance, and 39 hours of online instructional materials with public access will be posted to a resource room this fall.
Read more about the impact of this program
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Update on IHIS
The IHIS Big Bang go-live is now less than four weeks away!
This exciting news means big changes are on the horizon for everyone at OSUMC, including research staff. The CCTS is supporting this medical center wide initiative by participating in research training and access management.
The next User Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18th at 12:00pm in room 105 of the Biomedical Research Tower (BRT).
In order to get the latest research news, please visit the Research tab of the IHIS Adventure Page.
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CCTS Call for Mentors
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science is seeking nominations for its Mentorship Advisory Group.
The Mentorship Advisory Group will advise both mentors and protégés throughout the University as to mentorship best practices, serve as a mediating body to resolve challenges that may arise in the mentorship relationship, and to aid protégés in networking and identifying additional mentors that may be required as their careers and programs of investigation evolve. If you have been in a rewarding mentorship relationship, know a colleague whose expertise would benefit the group, or if you have a passion for developing protégés, consider a nomination to the CCTS Mentorship Advisory Group. Read more about the mentorship program on the website. Nominations and questions can be sent to Stephanie Vecchiarelli. |
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Faculty / Staff Highlight
Dr. Shu-Hua Wang
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science, in conjunction with the Richard P. Davis and Marie R. Bremer Medical Research Fund has awarded Shu-Hua Wang, MD, MPH & TM, with a Pilot Award.
Wang will use the grant money to study the characterization of epidemiologic, molecular, geographic, and phylogenetic features of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Read More
Read more
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Request CCTS Services / Resources
CCTS members can request services or resources now and view a list of available services and resources.
(Not a member yet? Learn more about membership and join today for free.)
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Featured CCTS Services / Resources
The CRC Core Laboratory has acquired new instrumentation providing quick turnaround of samples at low cost.
The Clinical Research Center has recently acquired a Clinical Chemistry Analyzer, the Dimension Expand.
Initially, we'll be offering sample analyses to be completed every afternoon that will include lipid profiles (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides), ALT, AST, HbA1c, Glucose and Urine Creatinine.
If you have specific needs that are not in the above list, please contact us to see if we can help you.
For further information contact ccts-pcir@osumc.edu or call 614-293-4675.
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Got Questions?
Contact Valerie DeGroff, the Research Concierge, if you have any questions or would like some guidance with CCTS services or resources, or call 614-366-7367. |
CCTS Video Corner
2011 CCTS Scientific Meeting Speaker: Mitch Phelps, PhD |
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