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Clinical Trial Management System Director accepts dual role as new IT Director for CTSI
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) congratulates Josh Fehrmann for taking on an expanded leadership role as IT Director for CTSI, as well as continuing work as Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) Director.As IT…
New RFA: Grants to support early-stage therapeutics with commercialization potential
CTSI’s Office of Discovery and Translation (ODAT) has released a special Request for Applications (RFA) to advance the development of promising early-stage therapeutics. The intention of funding is to better position these projects to be…
Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience awarded to CTSI Scholar
CTSI Scholar Brian Sweis, PhD, received the Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience from the Society of Neuroscience for his novel translational research on neuroeconomics applied to psychiatric disorders. The Lindsley Prize is awarded…
CTSI’s Community Engagement office receives NIH support for Science Cafe event series
CTSI’s Office of Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) recently launched a series of Science Cafe events to inform and enhance the translation of research into healthcare practice, and to improve healthcare…
Video: CTSI leadership shares the vision and benefits of the CRSC to clinical researchers
The Office of Academic Clinical Affairs recently visited with Bruce Blazar, MD, Director of CTSI and Daniel Weisdorf, MD, Deputy Director of CTSI to learn more about how investigators mentor junior faculty to effectively conduct clinical…
CTSI Biomedical Informatics Program (BMIP) delivers new support to three health sciences departments
The CTSI Biomedical Informatics Program (BMIP) recently entered into agreements with the School of Dentistry, the Department of Anesthesiology, and the Department of Medicine’s Cardiovascular Division to provide dedicated informatics…
CTSI’s K-R01 research career development program welcomes four Scholars to the 2019 cohort
CTSI welcomes four University of Minnesota Assistant Professors into its K-R01 Transition to Independence research career development program. Scholars receive pilot funds, specialized career development programming, mentoring, and…
CTSI awards over $20,000 to Scholars and community-engaged research grantees during 2019 Poster Session
The annual CTSI Poster Session took place on September 16 and was a festive gathering to honor Scholars, mentors, and community-engaged research grantees from two CTSI offices: the Research Education, Training, and Career Development Core…
CTSI’s annual Poster Session 2019 honors Mentors of the Year
The annual CTSI Poster Session took place on September 16 and was a festive gathering to honor Scholars and mentors from CTSI’s Research Education, Training, and Career Development Core, CTSI-Ed, and share their work.
Two University of Minnesota researchers awarded 2019 CTRS Pilot Funding
On September 1, 2019, CTSI’s Clinical and Translational Research Services (CTRS) announced its grantees for a two-stage pilot funding program for full-time University of Minnesota faculty. These awards support the planning and…