The CCTS Investigator
Accelerating Discoveries Toward Better Health
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What's New in Translational Science? |
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Two National Institutes of Health-funded research teams will send tissue chips — tiny, 3-D bioengineered models of living organs and tissues built from human cells — to the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISS-NL). The tissue chips will spend several weeks in orbit to collect information about why the aging process causes muscles to lose mass and strength and why the immune system works less effectively.
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The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science is planning our Annual Scientific Meeting [external link] for January 2023.
We would like to encourage you to share your thoughts in the planning of our next meeting. We strive to meet the needs of our Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) members and value your feedback.
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We are excited to share with you that the University of Rochester (UR) is hosting the I-Corps@NCATS Regional Short Course this fall, which is specifically designed for biomedical scientists, clinician scientists and engineers to provide them with a new approach to accelerate the translation of their discoveries from the lab to clinical practice. This program, supported by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), is based on National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program which is the premier federally funded innovation and commercialization training in the U.S.
The program will kick off with orientation the week of October 17, and will run for five weeks. All sessions will be held virtually over zoom.
The I-Corps@NCATS Regional Short Course is meant for teams of faculty, postdocs and students with biomedical innovations or ideas and is free to participants. Course graduates receive National Science Foundation (NSF) lineage and can apply to other NSF grant awards, including the National I-Corps Team program, which carries a grant award of up to $50,000. Previous NSF funding is not required to apply.
This program is being hosted by the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the UR Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
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The 2022 Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) Health Summit is now accepting abstracts for oral, poster and symposium presentations.
This year's theme is: Community-Academic Engagement: Building Resilience Together
The University of Kentucky will host the in-person, 12th Annual Summit on November 14-15, 2022 at the Gatton Student Center, University of Kentucky campus.
Abstracts may be submitted that report health-related research or programs focused on priority health issues that impact Appalachian communities.
Abstracts may report on basic laboratory research, clinical research, community-based research, epidemiological and/or population studies, outcomes research, health services research, evidence-based programs, program evaluations or best practices in community organizations or clinical settings. Abstracts may describe work that has been or will be submitted at other meetings.
Abstracts are due: Friday, September 9, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.
We encourage student attendance and abstract submission. There is no cost for abstract submission.
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The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Biospecimen Repository (VBR) [external link] is a comprehensive research support service that provides infrastructure, technical assistance and materials to help translational researchers advance their research by leveraging spontaneous disease models in animals to enable successful diagnostic, biomarker and therapeutic development. The services provide entire banked sets of clinically annotated tumors, normal tissue and blood samples as well as matched sets of primary and metastatic tumors from dogs and cats.
Additionally, the VBR offers a wide range of normal tissue and fluid specimens for use as control samples and assay validation. The VBR contains approximately 15,000 samples from more than 1,800 canine and feline donors and is working to grow its reach across the university researcher community. Toward that end, we are hopeful that you would be willing to complete a brief survey (anticipated to take less than five minutes) to help the VBR better understand your research needs in the context of spontaneous disease models and biospecimen collection.
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Path to K Mentored Career Development Grant
Request for Applications
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The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), the Office of Health Sciences (OHS) and the College of Medicine are seeking applicants for an innovative career development program to train and help prepare clinical and/or translational investigators for a successful K grant application.
The Path to K Program supports career development of investigators from all Ohio State health science colleges who have made a commitment to conduct either patient-oriented or translational research. The Path to K Grant is available for a period of up to two years (contingent on satisfactory progress).
Letter of Intent Due: October 16, 2022
Full Application Due: December 18, 2022
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CCTS Mentored Career Development Grant Update |
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The CCTS KL2 Mentored Career Development Grant will soon become the CCTS K12 Mentored Career Development Grant. CCTS is in the process of applying to the NIH for the renewal of this grant. When funded, it will be called a K12, but will still provide the excellent training opportunity for junior faculty on their journey to becoming independent, R01 funded clinical and translational researchers.
Because of this transition, the RFA will not be released at this time as it usually is. It is anticipated that the RFA will be released spring 2023. The anticipated start date for funded scholars is July - August 2023.
The CCTS KL2 Program supports the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to conduct either patient-oriented or translational research. The award is designed to benefit a wide spectrum of clinical or translational researchers across Ohio State. The award provides salary support to ensure protected time for mentored research and didactic training in clinical/translational research across a wide variety of project topics and academic areas. The overall goal of the program is to equip early-career investigators to advance from mentored to independent researchers funded by NIH RO1 grants or their equivalents.
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CCTS Mentored Clinical Research Training Grant Update |
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The CCTS TL1 Mentored Clinical Research Training Grant will soon become the CCTS T32 Mentored Clinical Research Training Grant. CCTS is in the process of applying to the NIH for renewal of this grant. When funded, it will be called a T32, but will still provide the excellent training opportunity for pre-doctoral students on their journey to becoming clinical and translational researchers.
Because of this transition, the RFA will not be released at this time as it usually is. It is anticipated that the RFA will be released spring 2023 and will only be available for pre-docs. The anticipated start date for funded scholars is July - August 2023.
The goal of the TL1 Mentored Clinical Research Training Program is to increase the number of well-trained clinician-scientists who can lead the design and oversight of future clinical investigations critical to address the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical needs.
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The CCTS Voucher Award Program is renewed for the 2022 - 2023 Grant Year.
Voucher Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning June 1, 2022. The current grant year ends May 31, 2023.
CCTS will award Ohio State and Nationwide Children's Hospital investigators vouchers worth up to $3,000 in core services per investigator and per project. To support new collaborations, CCTS will award The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital investigators up to $5,000 for projects involving researchers from two different colleges or institutions. The purpose of this voucher is to support interdisciplinary research and collaboration across colleges and between Ohio State and Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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CCTS Funding Opportunities and Events |
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The College of Public Health invites its faculty, staff and potential collaborators to 2022 Research Day! Continental breakfast and boxed lunches will be provided.
Please RSVP by August 24, to secure your spot at this event which aims to celebrate our research achievements and foster new research collaborations.
When: September 2, 2022, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST
Where: Biomedical Research Tower Room 115
460 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
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12th Annual Appalachian Translational Research Network Summit
“Community-Academic Engagement: Building Resilience Together”
Abstracts may be submitted that report on health-related research or programs focused on priority health issues that impact Appalachian communities.
Abstracts may report on basic laboratory research, clinical research, community-based research, epidemiological and/or populations studies, outcomes research, health services research, evidence-based programs, program evaluations or best practices in community organizations or clinical settings. Abstracts may describe work that has been or will be submitted at other meetings.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, September 9, 2022
Applicants will be notified of their presentation acceptance by Friday, September 30, 2022.
Summit Dates: November 14-15, at The University of Kentucky
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Social media isn't just for personal usage anymore. Learning the tips and trick to use social media to your advantage when promoting your research will provide you with another avenue to advancing your research career. This session will provide attendees with information related to the most effective ways to use social media to increase your professional visibility and engage with colleagues across the world.
When: October 11, 2022, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST
Where: Online
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Speakers:
Dr. James MacDonald [external link]: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Family Medicine & Physician for Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine
Dr. Tamar Gur [external link: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Obstetrics & Gynecology
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CCTS, and partner Fisher College of Business Executive Education, present The Business of Science, a workshop designed to provide faculty researchers in the health and biomedical sciences with enhanced skills in innovation, project management and team leadership. The sessions are practically oriented, interactive and introduce participants to methods they can implement immediately in their research projects.
One participant commented, "This course has challenged me to think in new ways and be innovative while making good decisions." Faculty from all ranks are encouraged to apply by September 5.
When: October 26, 2022, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST
October 27, 2022, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m EST
October 28, 2022, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m EST
Where: Mason Hall, Fisher College of Business Campus
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The work of CCTS wouldn't be possible without our knowledgeable program managers and administrative staff. View our full team here. [external link]
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This month, meet Karen Carter!
Q: What is your role at CCTS?
A: Associate Director of Workforce Development Education and Training
Q: How do you think the CCTS is impacting medicine?
A: Translational research is designed to bring bench knowledge to the bedside quicker and more efficiently.
Q: What is one thing you want everyone to know about the CCTS?
A: CCTS supports not only new Investigators, but the entire research team and the communities that are served.
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700 Children's® – A Blog by Pediatric Experts
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Gastroschisis is a birth defect of the abdominal wall. This defect causes the intestines (and sometimes stomach and/or liver) to exit the abdomen from a small hole, usually to the right of the umbilical cord, where the abdominal muscles and skin did not form.
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External Funding Opportunities and Events |
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Recruitment made easier!
ResearchMatch [external link] is Ohio State's disease-neutral online volunteer registry and recruitment tool. Since 2010, ResearchMatch has been an effective recruitment tool that connects research teams with people who are interested in learning about research studies. ResearchMatch volunteers want to be contacted by researchers who are recruiting volunteers to take part in their research studies. ResearchMatch is funded in part by the National Center for the Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) [external link], an office of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Researchers, if you are interested in learning how you can use ResearchMatch to recruit participants for your study, email Mary Becker [email] or Clara Kalis [email] at CCTS to learn more.
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REDCap Office Hours via Zoom
When: Every Monday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST
Every Wednesday, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. EST
REDCap Training Resuming
The Ohio State Center for Clinical and Translational Science, in coordination with the Department of Research Information Technology (RIT), conducts monthly training sessions via Microsoft Teams.
There are four modules of training based on the role(s) a user will have within REDCap. Registration for each session opens two weeks prior to the session.
This level of training is appropriate for projects that have questions about collecting Electronic Informed Consent. We will be discussing the current eSignature rules and regulations, the new workflow for requesting the eConsent Extension (fee for service) and the implementation of eConsent Extension DIY.
Great for people who cannot attend the Grand Rounds session.
When: Last Wednesday of each month, noon - 1 p.m. EST
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The next scheduled session will be 'eConsent in REDCap'. This Grand Rounds will be similar to the REDCap eConsent Training on the new eConsent template, however this training will mostly review the new DIY eConsent template which will be rolling out in September.
The monthly topics will be posted on the REDCap blog [external link]. Advance registration is requested.
When: Second Tuesday of each month, 11 a.m. - noon
Where: Zoom
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Read about the latest translational science news, opportunities, and announcements in the latest edition of the NCATS e-Newsletter and the NIH's Weekly Funding Notice.
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Learn more about PCORI through their blog, video room, news releases, and other resources.
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Visit our website [external link] or click on the social media icons below to be directed to our social pages (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube)
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Publications supported by CCTS are required to cite The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
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