Research

A team of University of Iowa researchers led by College of Nursing Associate Professor Amany Farag, PhD, RN, has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to implement and evaluate the usability and effectiveness of an electronic student medication record aimed at reducing medication errors in K-12 schools. The interdisciplinary project

Penn Staters across the Commonwealth have a new resource to help them carry out their research projects. Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s research navigator connects faculty, staff and students with research resources like funding opportunities, using data and informatics for research, recruiting and retaining research participants and engaging the community in research

As a junior faculty researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., discovered that TRI Research Day 2023 was an inspiring experience, starting with breakfast. Lovelady and about a dozen of her peers met the morning of April 4 at Heifer International headquarters with Duane A. Mitchell M.D., Ph.D., an esteemed clinical researcher from the University of

Rick Kittles, PhD, Senior Vice President of Research at Morehouse School of Medicine, Laid a Foundation with Words of Science, Wisdom, and Caution This article is a part of our CTSC Event Recap series. The Oxford dictionary defines “ancestry” as one’s family or ethnic descent. Ancestry is the bridge between genetics and society–oftentimes with cultural, religious or political meaning. WIth race as

TriNetX is global health research network that provides a technology platform, accessed through a website, that aggregates the de-identified electronic health records of more than 100 million patients, mostly from the United States and also some from around the world. Both MetroHealth and University Hospitals of Cleveland were early adopters of TriNetX. MetroHealth and University Hospitals of

The award was presented at Research! America’s 27th Advocacy Awards held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2023. Dr. Pamela Davis has been recognized by the Board of Directors of Research! America for a career of distinguished leadership and sustained commitment to public engagement and advocacy for research. Dr. Davis was founding PI of the Clinical and

Pamela Davis, MD, PhD and Rong Xu, PhD have been busy researching how to repurpose ketamine in cocaine abuse disorder. Read through their publication or articles about this break-through: Repurposing ketamine to treat cocaine use disorder: integration of artificial intelligence-based prediction, expert evaluation, clinical corroboration and mechanism of action analyses New study reveals ketamine

Demonstration projects to focus on important healthcare concerns in our local community Dr. Goutham Rao, division chief of family medicine at University Hospitals, and a team of multidisciplinary PIs and colleagues at UH and CWRU, were recently awarded a 4-year $4 million grant from AHRQ for a Center to Improve Clinical Diagnosis at UH. Diagnostic errors in medicine are common and frequently

Greetings from CCOS! We are pleased to announce that we completed the transition of the CLIC Twitter account to CCOS. This change does not require users to follow a new account, but please be sure to use our new handle @CCOS_CTSA when tagging content. We are also very excited to announce the launch of the CTSA CCOS new LinkedIn page! Please take a moment to follow us for updates on job

Research, Racism, Resilience, and Restitution Were Anchors of Yvonka Hall’s Talk This article is a part of our CTSC Event Recap series. According to the 2020 United States Census, people who identify as African American or Black make up 13.6% of the United States and 47.4% of the Cleveland population. African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from

COVID-19 plus drug use can increase chance of sometimes fatal heart infection, new study shows Rong Xu, PhD, 2012 Themed Pilot Primary Investigator, 2011 Annual Pilot Co-Investigator People who take opioids or cocaine are more susceptible to developing endocarditis, a life-threatening condition where the inner lining of the heart's chambers and valves becomes inflamed, new research from Case

Drs. Clara Pelfrey and Valerie Boebel Toly Share Insights and Experiences Concerning Research and Its Impact on Policy This article is a part of our CTSC Event Recap series. Did you know that starting with potential policy impact considerations in mind when developing your research question can help lead to outcomes such as improved health or healthcare and informing public health policy or

Clinical researchers, data scientists, engineers, and IT professionals at UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) are working to create a remote-access, cloud-based system called Workspace, where researchers can safely and compliantly access their research data virtually. Steven Wong, Director of Research Informatics Systems, says, "Investigators often struggle with the

Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI) researchers are co-authors on work published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science about developing and testing a diversity, equity and inclusion curriculum for use in higher education. The research team co-authors from the College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI)

Through a selective granting process, Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) recently awarded these eight promising scientists the Emerging Scientist Award, each worth $100,000, to pursue their research: Jia-Ray Yu, PhD, Virginia Tech, plans to screen a series of drug-like compounds that could be used to treat acute myeloid leukemia and diffuse midline glioma. He expects to generate the basis for

The CTSC Is READI to Ramp Up Accessibility in Our Efforts and Impact This article is a part of our CTSC special feature series. In July 2022, the CTSC published an article titled Less Accessibility, More Problems in reference to accessibility challenges and barriers found in the current state of the biomedical research enterprise. Since then, we’ve also reported on a memo on free, immediate

An Advocate at Heart, Actionability is a Cornerstone of Rose’s Research Program This article is a part of our Health Disparities Researcher Feature series. Dr. Johnie Rose didn’t grow up wanting to be a scientist. His interest in policy and quantitative analysis led him to study economics in college. Working in the health insurance industry before going to medical school and earning a PhD in

A Personal Connection to Research Fuels Dr. Tisch’s Health Disparities Research Dr. Daniel Tisch, Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, has always been inspired by science and scientists. As he approached college, he had a tough decision–to study music or biology. His father provided

Where Can We Start? This article is a part of the DEI Resource Highlight series. Receiving an invitation to a co-worker’s child’s high school graduation party or informal happy hour. Acquiring information about how to navigate the promotion process for your current role. Gaining access to resources to ensure success in personal and professional pursuits via a confidant who doubles as a sponsor

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the 2022 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. Mayo Clinic researcher Hongfang Liu, Ph.D, received the Donald A.B. Lindberg Award for Innovation in Informatics. This award recognizes people at any career stage for a specific technological, research, or educational contribution that advances biomedical informatics. Dr. Liu's

Crossing $400M for the first time, funding is up by more than 47% over the past five fiscal years. Virginia Commonwealth University announced the highest sponsored funding figures in its history today, continuing its growing national distinction as a top urban, public research university. The latest institutional record of over $400 million for fiscal year 2022 marks a more than 47% increase over