The CCTS Investigator
Accelerating Discoveries Toward Better Health
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Remembering Dr. Rebecca Jackson
August 18, 1955 - October 11, 2022
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Founding director and PI, Dr. Rebecca Jackson, 2006 – 2022
Dr. Jackson was a visionary and nationally recognized leader in the world of translational science and research. She helped establish the CCTS in 2006 as its founding director and served through 2022. While her clinical work specialized in understanding and improving women’s health, she built a legacy that lives on through her impact as a leader. She supported the education and training of translational scientists and physicians and served as a mentor to many. Dr. Jackson’s work will forever leave a profound impact for the future of medicine.
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New ACTS Award Honoring Dr. Rebecca Jackson |
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Announcing the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Rebecca Jackson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education Innovation. Dr. Rebecca Jackson was a longtime member and former past President of ACTS who passed away on October 11 at the age of 67.
To honor her significant contributions to ACTS and the field of clinical and translational science, particularly her passion for training the next generation, the ACTS Awards Committee and board of directors have elected to rename one of our awards to The Rebecca Jackson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education Innovation.
The award recognizes distinguished educators with significant accomplishments and widely recognized innovation and impacts in health sciences education and clinical research training.
Submit Award Nominations: December 5, 2022
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What's New in Translational Science? |
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Black adults treated at advanced heart failure centers received potentially life-changing therapies, such as transplants and heart pumps, about half as often as white adults, possibly due to racial bias, a small National Institutes of Health-supported study has found.
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A new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy goes into effect on January 25, 2023, for all NIH funding applications.
The policy applies to all new funding applications on or after the effective date and requires applicants to include a DMS plan as part of the application materials. Compliance with the submitted and accepted plan will be assessed. Non-compliance can impact future funding.
Ohio State has developed a NIH DMS Policy Guide to help researchers learn more about the policy and ensure compliance.
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The CCTS Translational Innovation Program is excited to promote the spring 2023 cohort of the Entrepreneurship for Biomedicine (E4B) training program from our CTSA partner at Washington University in St. Louis.
Free and fully online, E4B is open to pre- and post-graduate biomedical research trainees and junior faculty from across the US interested in developing entrepreneurial thinking skills to apply whether you continue in academia, work in industry, form a nonprofit venture or create a new startup!
Eligibility: All pre- and post-graduate biomedical research trainees and junior faculty. Prior experience in entrepreneurship is not required.
Applications for spring 2023 are open and spots are limited!
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The Center for Clinical and Translational Science, along with their Recruitment and Retention program, is excited to announce that the newly redesigned StudySearch website is live.
StudySearch is an online, plain language listing of Ohio State and Nationwide Children's Hospital studies seeking volunteers. No additional IRB oversight is necessary to list your study. This site regularly receives 2,000-5,000 visitors per month and is a great resource for Principal Investigators to recruit volunteers for their IRB approved studies.
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Self-nominations are open for the 2023 Growing Research Opportunities (GRO) Academy - an eight-week research leadership development program designed for faculty across disciplines who are interested in leading research teams. The 2023 cohort runs in March and April and includes about 30 hours of program participation through a kickoff retreat, weekly in-person two-hour sessions and weekly, virtual hour-long small group discussions.
There will be a virtual briefing about the program for interested faculty. The briefing will include information about the GRO program and a time to ask questions, which can be asked on the Zoom or submitted ahead of time to martin.4071@osu.edu. [email]
Virtual Briefing: December 14, 2022 4 - 4:45 p.m.
Applications Due: January 6, 2023
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The CCTS Funding Opportunities and Events |
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On December 13, 2022, TL1 Jessica Herstine will present her research at the national TL1 William Schnaper Visiting Scientist Mini-Symposium: Circumventing Road Blocks in Clinical and Translational Science. Ms. Herstine will be speaking at approximately 2:35 p.m. Her topic is: "Overcoming the therapeutic challenges of Vanishing White Matter Disease with a novel targeted gene replacement."
Ms Herstine is a PhD candidate in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology. Her lead mentor is Allison Bradbury, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University.
When: December 13, 2022, 1 - 3 p.m. EST
Where: Online
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The Center for Clinical and Translational Science is presenting its Research Mentoring Workshop on Wednesday February 28 and Thursday March 1, 2023 (must attend both sessions) from 1-3 p.m. on Zoom.
The facilitators are Jennifer Garvin, PhD, College of Medicine and Jennifer Muszynski, MD, Nationwide Children's Hospital and College of Medicine.
The two-session workshop uses a case-based, discussion-oriented curriculum designed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER) that is theoretically grounded, evidence-based and culturally responsive. The training is designed to help faculty who mentor early career researchers, especially junior faculty, to become more effective research and career mentors.
The workshop will also be offered May 9 and 11, 2023
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700 Children's® – A Blog by Pediatric Experts
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Although these substances may resemble candy, don’t be fooled—they are deadly. It is important for parents to be aware of this new fentanyl disguise and to keep it away from children
Photo Courtesy of the Drug Enforcement Administration
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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 The 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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This month's topic is REDCap Creative Uses 2.0
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 the CCTS are required to cite The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
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