Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) Fellowship
Application Deadline: Mar. 1, 2022
Building institutional capacity for implementation science is a critical component of a continuously improving and learning healthcare system. CIIS now offers an Implementation Science Fellowship (CIIS Fellowship).Learn More
The BU CTSI Voucher Program
Applications are Accepted on a Rolling Basis.
The Voucher Program supports the short-term needs of investigators that are not otherwise covered by grants. Vouchers are intended to enable preliminary work, generate data for new or ongoing projects, and/or secure fee-based core services for expert consultation services. Learn More
Emergency Award HEAL Initiative: Optimizing Existing Evidence-Based Multi-Component Service Delivery Interventions for People with Opioid Use Disorder, Co-Occurring Conditions, and/or Suicide Risk (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
BRAIN Initiative: Development of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in Human and Non-Human Primate Brain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
Catalyze: Product Definition – Device Prototype Testing and Design Modification, Diagnostic Disease Target Assay Development and Design Characterization, and Research Tool Testing and Validation (R33 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-related Food and Housing Policies and Programs on Health Outcomes in Health Disparity Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Advancing Integrated Models (AIM) of Care to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes among Women Who Experience Persistent Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Conditions Associated with Down Syndrome for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project (X01)
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Validation of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Tools for Improved Assessment in Epidemiological, Clinical, and Intervention Research
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Support Collaborations with the NCI- supported PDX Development and Trial Centers Research Network (PDXNet)
Emergency Awards: HEAL Initiative: Translational Science Career Enhancement Awards for Early and Mid-career Investigators (K18 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
News Highlights
Trial Tests Strategy to Augment Response to COVID-19 Vaccines in Transplant Recipients
Research has shown that pausing immunosuppressive medication in people with autoimmune disease can safely improve their antibody responses to vaccinations for both COVID-19 and influenza. Read More
Hyperimmune Intravenous Immunoglobulin Does Not Improve Outcomes for Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19
A clinical trial has found that the combination of remdesivir plus a highly concentrated solution of antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 is not more effective than remdesivir alone for treating adults hospitalized with the disease.Read More
Association Between COVID-19 and Mortality in Hip Fracture Surgery in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C):
A Retrospective Cohort Study
The all-cause mortality for hip fracture surgery was 27.0% in the COVID-19-positive group during the study period. Read More
Mix-and-match Trial Finds Additional Dose
of COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, Immunogenic
These interim results cover available immunogenicity data through the initial 29 days following booster vaccination. Investigators will continue to follow participants for one year to assess what impact booster vaccination has on longer-term immune responses.Read More
Upcoming Event & Course
Insights to Inspire 2022: Informatics –The Journey Continues
The 2022 program consists of a series of blogs and webinars that address the five categories related to the Informatics metric Program Summaries.Read More
How to Design a Clinical Study: Principles & Protocol Development
Apply before Mar. 7, 2022
An opportunity for new clinical investigators who have an idea for the development of a clinical trial to participate in an intensive nine-week course. Read More
The Funding Acknowledgement
The Funding Acknowledgementguides recipients of BU CTSI services, resources, or funding for projects or research through the grant citation process. All recipients are required to cite our grant number in associated presentations and journal publications.
