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    Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS)

    The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is a multi-institutional consortium of medical research institutions forged from a desire to promote clinical research and translational science. The members of the GHUCCTS consortium are: Georgetown University (GU), Howard University (HU), MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the Washington Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Through multiple partnerships and collaborations among the member institutions, GHUCCTS is transforming clinical research and translational science in order to bring new scientific advances to health care. GHUCCTS was founded on five basic principles that have been endorsed by each of the member institutions. These serve to identify the overall purpose of the consortium, as well as key aspects of its research activities, governance, and focus. These principles form the foundation of the consortium itself.
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    Speaker: Elizabeth C (Lizzy) Oelsner, MD, MPH Dr. Oelsner is Herbert Irving Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Columbia University where she leads the NHLBI-supported Collaborative Cohort of Cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R; https://c4r-nih.org/), providing national leadership of a unique resource that brings together 14 longitudinal cohort studies that have been

  • Join Us for the TL1 Visiting Scientist (William Schnaper Visiting Scientist Program) Mini-Symposium on December 13, 2022!
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    TL1 Visiting Scientist (William Schnaper Visiting Scientist Program) Mini Symposium Circumventing Roadblocks in Clinical and Translational Science Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 1:00-3:00pm ET Agenda Introduction, Kathryn Sandberg, PhD, Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science Session 1 Speakers: Sara Bybee, PhD, LCSW, University of Utah, CTSI Rachel Bishop, Penn

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    Session recordings are now available from the DC CTSA Consortium's 2022 DC CTSA Spring Regulatory Update & Hot Topics in Clinical and Translational Research. DAY 1 - LASTING IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (APRIL 28, 2022) - Keynote Address - Transcriptome profiling of human blood as a platform for diagnostic biomarker development: Measure broadly, listen carefully - Panel 1: Long-term COVID-19

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    2022 REKS Summer Series Recording: Regulatory and Ethics in Innovative Community Research The goal of this series is to highlight and discuss innovative community research, regulatory requirements, and ethical implications. July 13, 2022 "W.A.S.H: A Community-Based Participatory Research Collaboration" Featuring Dr. Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran (GUSON) Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

  • Please join us on September 14, 2022, for a talk focused on Ethics, Equity, and Research Protections for Uninsured and Underinsured Participants
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    The GHUCCTS Regulatory, Ethics, Knowledge, & Support proudly presents a three-part series to address Regulatory and Ethics in Innovative Community Research Purpose: To highlight and discuss innovative community research, regulatory requirements, and ethical implications Target Audience: Clinical researchers, research teams, IRB members, students Objectives: - To understand community research and

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    The GHUCCTS Regulatory, Ethics, Knowledge, & Support proudly presents a three-part series to address Regulatory and Ethics in Innovative Community Research Purpose: To highlight and discuss innovative community research, regulatory requirements, and ethical implications Target Audience: Clinical researchers, research teams, IRB members, students Objectives: - To understand community research and

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    The CTSA Visiting Scholar program consists of giving the virtual CTSA Grand Rounds lecture, which is open to the entire CTSA Consortium, and virtual meetings between KL2 Scholars and faculty at the host institution and their KL2 peers. There are two main goals of this program. The first is to offer the opportunity to serve as a visiting professor and help make connections with faculty that will

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    Session recordings and slide presentations are now available from the 2021 REKS Summer Series Recording: Pathway to Decentralized Clinical Trials. The goal of this series is to discuss new developments in regulations affecting decentralized clinical trials. - Introduction to Decentralized Clinical Trials" featuring Nichelle Cobb (SMART IRB) - June 16th - Options for In-Home Clinical Trial Visits"

  • Register now for the 10th Annual Health Informatics & Data Science Symposium at Georgetown University. This event will be held, virtually, October 8th from 9 AM - 12:30 PM. Featured are presentations from Dr. Anant Madabhushi, Ph.D.; Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD., Ph.D.; Iker Huerga, M. Sc.; as well as our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Amy Abernathy who will speak on the topic: "Future of Digital Health

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    Register now for the 10th Annual Health Informatics & Data Science Symposium at Georgetown University. This event will be held, virtually, October 8th from 9 AM - 12:30 PM. Featured are presentations from Dr. Anant Madabhushi, Ph.D.; Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD., Ph.D.; Iker Huerga, M. Sc.; as well as our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Amy Abernathy who will speak on the topic: "Future of Digital Health

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    The Summer Intensive Workshop will be held from July 12 through July 16, 2021 online from 9 AM to 5 PM each day. This is a one-week (40-hour) introductory-level workshop with a focus on biostatistics and design of clinical trials. Registration fee: $1,000 ($600 for Residency & Fellowship Programs) This workshop may be eligible for tuition assistance benefits. Contact your benefits office for

  • Dr. Vanita R. Aroda, current Director of the Diabetes Clinical Research Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and former GHUCCTS KL2 scholar, is featured in the piece "Vanita Aroda: the accidental role model… by no accident" published by The Lancet. Article abstract: Clinical academia is still male-dominated in many fields, including diabetes and endocrinology. This makes the achievements of

  • Session recordings and slide presentations are now available from the DC CTSA Consortium's 2021 DC CTSA Spring Regulatory Update & Hot Topics in Clinical and Translational Research. Moving Swiftly to Combat the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis (4/23/21) Keynote, featuring David Diemert, MD, FRCP(C) Panel 1: COVID-19 Vaccine Research, Recruitment, and Testing Panel 2: Regulatory Issues Related to

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    The DC CTSA Consortium is pleased to announce the 2021 DC CTSA Spring Regulatory Update & Hot Topics in Clinical and Translational Research. This free, virtual conference will take place on Friday, April 23, 2021, and Friday, April 30, 2021, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST. Each day will feature keynote presentations and moderated panel discussions. This conference brings researchers, administrators

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    The DC CTSA Consortium is pleased to announce the 2021 DC CTSA Spring Regulatory Update & Hot Topics in Clinical and Translational Research. This free, virtual conference will take place on Friday, April 23, 2021, and Friday, April 30, 2021, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST. Each day will feature keynote presentations and moderated panel discussions. This conference brings researchers, administrators

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    Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is now accepting a letter of interest form for its predoctoral student and postdoctoral fellow training program in Translational Biomedical Science (TBS Program). Interest Form DUE April 1, 2021; Final application is DUE June 30, 2021.

  • This month's Research Grand Rounds features Evaristus Nwulia, MD, MHS, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Nwulia will discuss "Structural and functional insights into the link between olfaction, cognition, and drive from a translational perspective".
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    This month's Research Grand Rounds features Evaristus Nwulia, MD, MHS, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Nwulia will discuss "Structural and functional insights into the link between olfaction, cognition, and drive from a translational perspective". Dr. Nwulia's NIH (NIMH, NIAAA, NIA, NIDA)-supported

  • This month's MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series features Dr. Paul Kolm, Associate Director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Dr. Kolm will discuss "Propensity Score Analysis of Non-randomized Studies".
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    This month's MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series features Dr. Paul Kolm, Associate Director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Dr. Kolm will discuss "Propensity Score Analysis of Non-randomized Studies". ABSTRACT: A randomized clinical trial is the gold standard of research designs, but many studies are not randomized and

  • The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is now accepting applications for our 2021 KL2 Scholars Program. The pre-application is due January 31, 2021 with the final application due February 28, 2021. Funding is expected to begin in June 2021 pending the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is now accepting applications for our 2021 KL2 Scholars Program. The pre-application is due January 31, 2021 with the final application due February 28, 2021. Funding is expected to begin in June 2021 pending the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • This month's MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series features Dr. Paul Kolm, Associate Director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Dr. Kolm will discuss Bayesian analysis.
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    This month's MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series features Dr. Paul Kolm, Associate Director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Dr. Kolm will discuss Bayesian analysis. ABSTRACT: So far we have looked at statistical methods from the frequentist perspective. At this webinar, we will look at statistical methods from the

  • The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is proud to share that two of our advisors have been named to the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the National Institutes of Health Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative. Robert Pearson, a member of our Participant Advisory Board (PAB), and Larisa Caicedo, a

  • On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) honored Florencia Gonzalez with their Research Recognition Award for her “commitment to improving the health of diverse populations through research.” The virtual ceremony, called A Time for Change, recognized leaders in the field of aging who share NHCOA’s commitment to Hispanic older adults. Gonzalez is co-director of

  • Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium

    Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are rare but devastating genetic conditions. In 2003, the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium (UCDC) became one of the first members of the RDCRN. Since then, UCDC has flourished into an international network of 16 academic centers in the United States, Canada and Europe that provide state-of-the-art care and conduct cutting-edge clinical research. The UCDC is currently

  • Dr. Seble Kassaye, infectious disease expert at Georgetown University Medical Center and former GHUCCTS KL2 scholar, is the principal investigator for a local convalescent plasma COVID-19 clinical trial. Dr. Kassaye recently appeared on NBC4 Washington to discuss the trial. This trial is led by Johns Hopkins University. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

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    This month's Research Grand Rounds features Moshe Levi, MD, Interim Dean for Research and Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology at Georgetown University. Dr. Levi will discuss "Role of bile acid regulated receptors in the pathogenesis and treatment of NASH and obesity-related kidney disease". Dr. Moshe Levi is interim Dean for Research and, since 2017, Professor of Biochemistry

  • After our 10th highly competitive application cycle, unfortunately, delayed due to COVID-related research closures, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Haiyan He as a KL2 Scholar. This new awardee, her research project, and training plan are emblematic of our program objectives in that they pair a

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    The Georgetown Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (GHUCCTS) manages clinical research units (CRUs) at both lead institutions which house most of the clinical research activity of their institutions. Activity at the Georgetown CRU diminished markedly during the pandemic. Risk is being managed by physically segregating COVID related research, testing of personnel and

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    GHUCCTS leaders and Community Advisory Board (CAB) members join together to facilitate this webinar that focuses on engaging and integrating diverse populations in research. This webinar is a part of the Translational Science 2020 Experience, hosted by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). Webinar Summary: People define themselves through multiple cultural identities

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    This month's MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series features Dr. Paul Kolm, Associate Director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Although the p value debate among scientists and statisticians is nearly a century old, it has reached something of a crisis in the last few years. One scientific journal has banned the use of p