The CCTS Investigator
Accelerating Discoveries Toward Better Health
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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 CCTS Membership and can only do so with your feedback.
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The CCTS Voucher Award Program is renewed for the 2021 - 2022 Grant Year. Voucher applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning June 1, 2021. The current grant year ends May 31, 2022. To support new collaborations, the 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 The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Collaboration Vouchers MUST include two investigators from two or more colleges or institutions (i.e. The Ohio State University + Nationwide Children's Hospital).
New in October 2021
Neuroscience Core Services Added to The CCTS Voucher Program
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The NIH awarded The Department of Economics at The Ohio State University $2.3 million, five year study [external link] about the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Bruce Weinberg, who is the Program Director for Translational Innovation Program [external link] at the CCTS, is the main PI for this grant.
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Kidney disease is a major cause of morbidity in cats, especially as they age. Nutrition is arguably the most important aspect of kidney disease management. A patient's diet can slow the progression of the disease, minimize uremic symptoms, and improve quality of life.
We have a clinical trial where cats with kidney disease will be evaluated every 3 months for up to 1-2 years. During this time the trial will provide the study diet for free, and we will evaluate the progression of the disease.
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The Secondary Data Core brings together faculty and staff with a shared interest in use of existing data for scientific knowledge discovery to answer important questions in clinical practice, disease etiology and treatment, risk factors and predictive modeling, social determinants of health, learning health systems, health behavior, and health equity. Expertise in our group spans multiple areas and provides a centralized hub for collaboration including connecting investigators with informative data sources and like-minded colleagues, genesis and formulation of research hypotheses, innovative data exploration and discovery, rigorous study design considerations, development of grant proposals, writing analytic plans, and dissemination of study findings in an informative fashion.
Our group is interested in learning about your interests, needs, and experience with using secondary data for research purposes. This survey will help us with our strategic planning. We appreciate your time and input.
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Graduate Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (G-SOAR) internship program in biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Though somewhat dependent on the course of the pandemic, the NIH hopes to welcome students to its Bethesda, MD, campus in June 2022. Internships generally cover a minimum of eight weeks.
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Want to discuss a new project?
Need help with a problem?
Want another set of eyes to look over your forms?
RedCap Office Hours via Zoom
When: Every Monday 11am-1pm
Every Wednesday 1pm-3pm
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.
When: Last Wednesday of each month 12pm-1pm
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Get to know the staff at the CCTS with our monthly Staff Session highlight! This month, meet Jeff Grever!
Q: What is your current role at the CCTS?
A: I am the Community Engagement Program Manager
Q: How do you think the CCTS is impacting medicine?
A: The CCTS moves research projects forward by providing research teams with expertise, training, and support across the various disciplines and through each stage of clinical and translational research. We’re strengthening research projects and moving the science forward by improving efficiency, rigor, precision, relevancy, and diversity.
Q: What is one thing you want everyone to know about the CCTS?
A: The support provided by the various programs in the CCTS helps researchers overcome barriers, or even avoid them altogether if research teams come to us in the early stages of the research process. IRB submissions, recruitment plans, stakeholder engagement, community partnerships, grant submissions, study designs, and even research questions become stronger and more competitive when research teams come to the CCTS at the beginning of the process.
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The President’s Buckeye Accelerator supports Ohio State student business founders prepare to launch startups. The accelerator combines entrepreneurship skill building, mentorship, community building and funding with a structured process.
Due Date: November 29, 2021
All applicants: Six-week “Boost Camp” from January to March 2022
Award to 6 Boost Camp Participants: $50,000 plus year-long training, mentorship & support
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Translational Science: Transformational Translational Science: Opportunities for Success is now accepting scientific session and poster proposals! Don't miss your chance to make a big impact on clinical and translational research.
Scientific session proposals are due Monday, November 1 and poster proposals are due Monday, November 29. Please visit our website to learn more about the submission portal, best practices, and more. We look forward to receiving your scientific session ideas and poster submissions!
Scientific Proposals Due: November 1, 2021
Poster Proposals Due: November 29, 2021
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Physician Scientist Retention in Research Grants are designed to provide OSUWMC physician scientists experiencing unanticipated increases in family caregiving responsibilities (such as those precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic) with timely research and career support that will help sustain their research careers.
The program is a collaborative effort between the OSU College of Medicine Physician Scientist Initiative and The Ohio State Center for Clinical and Translational Science, with funding also from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Release of RFA: November 1, 2021
Application Due: November 29, 2021
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The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Pilot and Collaborative Studies Program [external link] is pleased to announce a multi-track pilot RFP offered through the CCTS Community Engagement (CE) and Integrating Special Populations (ISP) Programs. All applications must be submitted through REDCap and uploaded as one complete PDF. This initiative aims to facilitate projects that include collaborative teams of researchers and stakeholders. There are three tracks of awards for the pilot program.
RFP Release: September 17, 2021
CCTS Regulatory Planning Meeting Deadline (required): must be scheduled by November 15, 2021 and completed by Friday, October 29, 2021. Contact Rob Rengel at Robert.Rengel@osumc.edu [email] to set up an initial meeting
Proposal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 by 11:59 PM
Notification of Award: February 5, 2022
Award Start Date: June 1, 2022
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The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science is now accepting applications for the 2022 CCTS Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies Program (PTC) pilot research funding award. The theme of this request for applications (RFA) is social determinants of health. The goal of the PTC pilot research funding award is to fund highly meritorious research for the development of preliminary data to enable researchers to be competitive in applying for extramural funding.
Release Date: October 15, 2021
Pre-Application Due Date: December 1, 2021, midnight
Full Application Invitations: December 15, 2021
Mandatory Regulatory Consult with Rob Rengel [email]: Before January 15, 2022
Full Application Due Date: January 15, 2022
Notice of Award Date: April 1, 2022
Earliest Start Date: June 1, 2022
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The OSU Graduate School and CCTS announce a Request for Applications for the Summer Research Scholarship. The scholarship provides stipend support in the amount of $5,000 to an OSU graduate student who is who is enrolled in a PhD or master's degree program in a health science field, to enable the student to conduct a patient-oriented and/or translational research project during the summer term. The deadline for application is February 1, 2022.
Research that will be funded includes: epidemiological and behavioral studies; outcomes research and health services research; research with human tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena; proof of concept research; mechanisms of human disease; therapeutic interventions; or development of new technologies.
Posted Date: November 29, 2021
Full Application Due Date: February 1, 2022, midnight
Notice of Award Date: March 1, 2022
Start Date: May 10, 2022
End Date: August 15, 2022
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The seminar will feature a presentation and Q&A session with Dr. Martin LaFrance [external link]. Dr. LaFrance is employed as a Senior Researcher at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine [external link]. He has twenty-five years of experience leading defense science and technology organizations at the laboratory, regional and corporate headquarters levels for innovation and technology advancement. He most recently served as Chief, Capability Development, within the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General.
This session is open to all faculty at The Ohio State University but will be of particular interest to those working in biomedical and clinically applicable research spaces. During his presentation, Dr. LaFrance will provide an overview of the military health and medical/biomedical research funding opportunity landscape, including such things as the Defense Health Agency, Branch Initiatives, Joint Program Committees, and opportunities within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). He will also discuss best practices for engaging with DOD program officials and for developing successful proposals.
When: December 3, 2021 12pm-1:30Pm EST
Where: Zoom
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Clinical Investigator Training Course (CITC) Update
Scientific Updates for Clinical Investigators
When: December 7, 2021, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Eastern, UTC-5)
Operational Updates for Clinical Investigators
When: December 8, 2021, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Eastern, UTC-5)
These webinars are FREE and have been approved for a combined 6.75 continuing education credits for pharmacists, physicians, and nurses.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the scientific and regulatory challenges related to gene therapy and Cart therapy
- Review the development of medical products for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19
- Describe the responsibilities of an investigator conducting a clinical trial
- Describe innovative approaches to the conduct of clinical trials
This course is part of the SBIA Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) series.
Real-time attendance is required for the certificate of attendance which can be used in support of CEs for the following professional organizations. Certificates are only available during the two weeks post-event.
The Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) program in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research provides guidance, education [external link] and updates for regulated industry.
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This presentation will provide an overview of resources available to clinical research staff through the CCTS Integrating Special Populations Program. Discussion will focus on opportunities for free consultation, education, and tools to improve inclusive clinical research practices across the lifespan.
When: December 9, 2021 9am-10am EST
Where: Online
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We are pleased to announce a new format for receiving information and training on REDCap, Grand Rounds (RGR)! RGR will be held via Teams on the second Tuesday of each month from 11:00am-12:00pm. The monthly topics will be posted on the REDCap blog [external link]. Advance registration is requested.
The inaugural session will be Tuesday, November 9 and we will be demonstrating and discussing the new process for account requests mentioned above.
When: Second Tuesday of each month 11am-12pm
Where: Teams
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How NCATS Is Impacting Translational Science through Small Business Growth
For ten years, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) which supports the Ohio State CCTS has worked with researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, patients and other stakeholders to design new approaches and technologies that ultimately will deliver more treatments to more people more quickly. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are integral to advancing NCATS mission. Join NCATS Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 p.m. ET. for a panel discussion with SBIR/STTR grantees who have used NCATS funding and resources to develop transformative innovations in translational science. Hear about their innovations, their inspirations, and the lessons they have learned while building their businesses, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Intabio and GoDX.
When: December 8, 2021 2pm-3:30pm EST
Where: Online
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The CCTS Translational Innovation Program [external link] is excited to announce the launch of the SBIR/STTR Path to Success Series in partnership with Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program [external link] as well as internal and external accelerator programs. FAST awards build the SBIR/STTR ecosystem and provides support and funding to organizations to execute state/regional programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals leading to an increase in the number of SBIR/STTR awards from women, socially/economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses in underrepresented areas - typically rural states.
Upcoming Webinars
SBIR/STTR 101- Budgets
Date: December 8 12-1 PM CST
A close look at budget development, writing budget justification, cost classification, planning costs, interpreting budget guidelines, etc. This is a free, virtual event, but registration is required.
SBIR/STTR 101 – Commercialization plan and Letters of Support
Date: January 26 12-1 PM CST
A general overview of what goes into a commercialization plan including customer discovery and identification, identifying market size and addressable market, path to market, IP plan, letters of support, etc. This is a free, virtual event, but registration is required.
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ResearchMatch [external link] brings together people who are trying to find research studies and clinical trials, and researchers who are looking for volunteers.
- ResearchMatch is a national volunteer registry that researchers at OSU can use to find potential volunteers at no cost.
- ResearchMatch is an effective, useful, and complementary recruitment tool that will help connect willing volunteers with researchers who are searching for appropriate volunteers to be placed in their research studies.
Researchers, if you are interested in learning how you can use ResearchMatch to recruit participants for your study, email Mary Becker [email] at the CCTS to learn more.
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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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Publications supported by the OSU CCTS are required to cite the
OSU CCTS.
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