Welcome to the August 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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Ohio Medical Centers to Streamline Multi-center IRB Review Process
A new agreement among Ohio's top academic medical centers is aimed at accelerating the approval process for collaborative research across institutions.

 

Since October 2011 the Ohio CTSA Consortium IRB Workgroup has been working towards a reliant IRB agreement among the seven institutions that make up the three CTSA sites in Ohio.

 

The final signature has been provided for the arrangement to enable researchers at any of these institutions to initiate and conduct a study without the need for multiple IRB reviews, essentially creating a single-center IRB review for collaborative multi-center studies across the participating institutions.

CCTS Multi-track Pilot Awards Announcement
The latest round of funded pilot research projects for the Pilot and Collaborative Studies Program is set to begin.

 

The CCTS Mulit-Track Pilot Awards have been selected and the award recipients have been notified. Check out the list of these exciting new research projects.

 

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CCTS Hosts CTSA Grant Submission Planning Retreat
On July 18th, the CCTS hosted a retreat to discuss the future of clinical and translational science.

 

The National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) released the new Clinical and Translational Science Award RFA in July, which is due in January of 2013.

 

Over the next few months, the clinical and translational science communities at Ohio State and the NCH will discuss the new RFA and the future of translational science.

 

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Publications Cite CTSA Grant for Aiding in Research
Researchers need to cite the CTSA Grant in their publications for aiding in their research.

 

After receiving information from 143 investigators, the CCTS can now claim 193 additional publications based on research that benefited from services and/or resources provided by the CCTS.

 

Currently, there are 682 CTSA Grant cited publications. 

 

Learn more about citing the CTSA Grant in publications 

Register for Project REACH Workshop
A commercialization workshop for women in STEM disciplines

 

Register for the Project REACH Workshop at The Ohio State University, September 23-25, 2012 at The Blackwell Hotel. Registration ends on August 15th. 

 

View more details 

CCTS Research Progress Report
The 2012 report is available in PDF format.

 

The CCTS Research Progress Report highlights how the CCTS has helped to address the challenges faced by clinical and translational researches, as well as examples of progress made through research to improve the lives of others.

 

View the Research Progress Report 

BBC Focuses on Henrietta Lacks and Biomedical Research
Ohio State provides opportunity for undergraduates and general public to learn more about HeLa cells

 

The Buckeye Book Community (BBC) chooses a book each year for new undergraduate students at Ohio State to read before the semester.

 

This year's book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of Lacks and her cancerous cells, known as HeLa cells and the impact they made on the advancement of medicine, while Lacks remained virtually unknown to the public.

 

David Lacks, Henrietta's son, will visit Ohio State on October 2nd and Skloot will visit on October 17th.

A limited number of free tickets will be available to the general public beginning August 20.

 

Visit the BBC website or contact Carson Reider for more information.

SciVal Experts Community
OSU CCTS Members Joining SciVal Experts Community

 

SciVal Experts is an expertise profiling and research networking tool populated with publication histories to make it easier to find experts and enable collaboration from within OSU or from the national SciVal Experts Community.

 

The College of Medicine is spearheading an effort to include profiles from the Health Sciences Colleges and all members of the CCTS. The tool does not require any input or submissions by local experts and will be available for searching at OSU this Fall.

 

View an example from the University of Michigan 

CRC Study Researches Risk of Obesity in Children from GDM
Children born of women with untreated GDM were found to have higher birth weights than normal

 

Mark B. Landon, MD is working on a follow up study that began in May at the Clinical Research Center (CRC) to understand how mild gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in an expectant mother can influence the risk of obesity in her child later in life.

 

Read more about the study 

Become a CCTS Member
Take advantage of the benefits that come with membership

 

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
  • 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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In This Issue
Multi-center IRB Review Process for Ohio Medical Centers
CCTS Multi-Track Pilot Awards Announcement
CCTS Hosts CTSA Grant Submission Planning Retreat
Publications Cite CTSA Grant for Aiding in Research
Register for Project REACH Workshop
CCTS Research Progress Report
BBC Focuses on Henrietta Lacks and Biomedical Research
SciVal Experts Community
CRC Study Researches Risk of Obesity in Children from GDM
Become a CCTS Member

Faculty / Staff Highlight
Baldwin Way, PhD

Baldwin Way, PhD received a KL2 grant from the Center for Clinical and Translational Science for his research, "Translating Social Psychological Theories into Pharmacological Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: A Randomized Control Trial of Acetaminophen for Borderline Personality Disorder as a Model."

 

Read More 

 

Featured CCTS Services / Resources
Animal Tissue Biorepository

The Animal Tissue Biorepository, part of the Comparative Animal Core (CAC), collects and stores tissue specimens from diseased animals and data warehouse on disease diagnosis, pathology, treatments, and other clinical outcomes.

 

More information is available on the CCTS website 

 

My Research Record
Request CCTS Services / Resources

My Research Record is the new way for CCTS members to request and track CCTS services.  

Got Questions?

Contact Our Research Concierge, Valerie DeGroff

Contact Valerie DeGroff, the Research Concierge, if you have any questions or would like some guidance with CCTS services or resources.

 

 

Acknowledging CCTS Support
Need help acknowledging CCTS support?

 

All CTSA funded institutions have a protocol when it comes to acknowledging CTSA funded
support
in research publications.

 

Contact the Research Concierge if you have any questions or need further assistance with this protocol that is required by the NIH.

 

 

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Visit the CTSA website for more information about the CTSA National Consortium
The OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Science has been a proud member of the CTSA National Consortium since 2008.

 

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