Welcome to the January 2012 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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New NIH Center to House CTSA Institutions
NIH announces the new National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is the home for the CTSA Consortium
Currently, many costly, time-consuming bottlenecks exist in the translational pipeline. Working in partnership with the public and private sectors, NCATS will develop innovative ways to reduce, remove, or bypass these bottlenecks. This will speed the delivery of new drugs, diagnostics, and medical devices to patients.
For more information about NCATS and how it will affect the CTSA Consortium, visit the NIH website for more information.
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Tools of the Trade Registration Now Open
The popular CCTS Tools of the Trade workshop returns March 6, 2012, 8:00am - 4:00pm, in the Ohio Union Cartoon Room. Tools of the Trade is designed for all levels of investigators especially early career researchers. Topics for the March 2012 event are the same as the October 2011 event and will include (see attached flyer for additional information): * Writing manuscripts
* Grant writing tips
* Responsible conduct of research overview
* REDCap demonstration
* Basic statistics Lunch will be provided and registration is required. Contact Stephanie Vecchiarelli with any questions. Register online today |
CCTS Pilot Program Award Recipients Announced
The CCTS recently awarded mulitple pilot awards across a variety of research disciplines
The Pilot Program awarded 11 pilot awards in 7 different tracks for the Multi-Track Collaborative Pilot Awards that began on December 1, 2011.
The Pilot Program awarded an Industry Partnership Pilot Award for a project that showed high innovation and formed a new collaboration with an industry partner.
Finally, the Pilot Program awarded three General Focus Pilot Awards for projects that showed high translational value and the potential for moving their respective fields forward.
To read more about these exciting pilot research projects and who received these awards, visit the CCTS website.
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New CCTS KL2 Program Awardees Announced
CCTS KL2 Program recently awarded four new KL2 awards
The OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is proud to announce the recipients of the KL2 Career Development Scholar Awards. The awardees began their research and training on January 1, 2012. They will join the current awardees who will be starting their second year.
Each award provides funds for salary support of protected research time, research training, and career development, research expenses, and travel to research meetings/workshops/training.
In addition to the monetary support of the awards, the CCTS will offer the awardees support services to further advance their clinical/translational research careers. Awardees have a team of mentors to help guide them through their research projects.
To read more about these exciting KL2 research projects and who received these awards, visit the CCTS website.
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ResearchMatch Researcher Training Webinars
Several upcoming opportunities for online researcher training, whether experienced with ResearchMatch or just beginning to use it for recruitment purposes, are open for registration.
The training webinars occur once a month through May, with the next training session taking place January 12, 2011 from 3-4pm.
Register for one or more of these online sessions here. Registration for online training webinars is free.
In addition to these online training webinars, OSU's ResearchMatch Institutional Liaison, Rose Hallarn, is available for one-on-one training to interested researchers. Email Rose Hallarn for assistance or call 293-HERO.
Researchers interested in using ResearchMatch for recruitment are encouraged to contact Rose early in the process to get assistance with gaining approval. |
Behind the Research
 Here at The Ohio State University groundbreaking research studies are being conducted every day, but have you ever wondered what motivates researchers to dedicate their lives to this work?
In a series entitled Behind the Research, the CCTS Community Engagement Program will give you a closer look at what, and who, drives this exciting research.
Laureen Smith, PhD, is working with the Appalachian community in Ohio to take on childhood obesity in the region. Taking on childhood obesity is a priority in the community and decreasing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was identified as an important target.
Encouraging inital results have lead to funding from the CCTS and an expansion of Smith's research.
Read more about Dr. Smith's research |
Save the Date for the 2012 CCTS Scientific Meeting
The Third Annual CCTS Scientific Meeting will take place on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 8:00am - 5:00pm.
The event will once again be held on the first floor of the Biomedical Research Tower (BRT). Please mark your calendar today!
For more information, please contact Valerie DeGroff.
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Become a CCTS Member
The CCTS has over 1,100 members taking advantage of the benefits that come with membership. Are you a member yet?
Benefits of becoming a member of the CCTS include opportunities for research collaboration, education and training programs in clinical and translational science, shared research resources and services, and eligibility for pilot funding. All faculty and staff engaged in clinical and translational science at OSU and Nationwide Children's Hospital are invited to join the CCTS and take advantage of these benefits. Register as a member today. |
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Faculty / Staff Highlight
Madhuri Sopirala, MD, MPH
Madhuri Sopirala, MD, MPH, received a Davis/Bremer award from The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science and the College of Medicine for her research about Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community. Sopirala is an Infectious Disease Physician and Hospital Epidemiologist interested in multi-drug resistant organisms and their transmission. Her current research focuses on identifying MRSA risk areas surrounding hospitals. 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
Child Health Behavioral and Social Outcomes Core
The Child Health Behavioral and Social Outcomes Core is a shared resource available to investigators seeking to incorporate behavioral, social, and economic measures into their research. These methods can be used to characterize samples, measure the effects and side-effects of treatments in clinical trials, track the course of recovery from disease or injury, and/or assess the economic impact of disease. The Core provides services to investigators holding faculty appointments at OSU and at Nationwide Children's Hospital, as well as to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows receiving support from the OSU CCTS. For more information visit the Nationwide Children's Hospital website. |
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
Participating in Research Video can be used for recruitment |
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| The OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science has been a proud member of the CTSA National Consortium since 2008. |
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