The CCTS Investigator
Advancing Today's Discoveries To Improve Health For All
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Clinical Trials Day is May 20, 2023!
The full potential of clinical research to change lives can only be unlocked when we all work together, embrace each other’s perspectives and are invested in shared goals. This is when true and meaningful progress is made. This is when new breakthroughs occur. This is when we literally change the world. On this Clinical Trials Day, let’s gather in this spirit of togetherness to celebrate all we’ve accomplished and recommit ourselves to push even further. Because together we can.
Show your support by participating in the Clinical Trials Day social campaign!
Download this PDF, print it out and write what you hope to accomplish when we all work together and recommit ourselves to the future of healthcare.
Take a photo of yourself or colleagues holding the sign, post it on social media and tag us @OhioStateCCTS on Twitter with #CTD2023 and #ClinicalTrialsDay
Download the PDF [PDF]
Learn More about Clinical Research Day [external link]
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What's New in Translational Science? | |
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More than five years into the NCATS-led Tissue Chips in Space [external link] program, the final two projects arrived at the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISS National Lab) on March 16, 2023, after a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center. This is their second and final trip to the ISS National Lab.
Read More [external link]
Image Courtesy of NCATS
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Save the Date
Appalachian Translational Research Network Annual Health Summit
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The 13th Annual Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) Health Summit.
October 5-6, 2023
Hosted by West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
More Information Coming Soon
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Ohio State students, faculty and staff can save on article processing charges by publishing through Ohio State's journal publishing agreements.
In support of The Ohio State University's ongoing efforts to transform scholarly publishing and alleviate barriers such as article processing charges (APCs) and expand opportunities for all Ohio State faculty, staff and students, the Health Sciences Library and University Libraries provide support to cover journal article publication fees through a variety of open access publishing agreements and other institutional memberships described below.
Read More [external link]
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The CS is the only full-spectrum, unmixing cell sorter with five lasers and three scattering channels, including small particle detection using the violet laser SSC and 64 fluorescence channels (with up to 40 color panels demonstrated). The optical design and unmixing algorithm provide scientists with remarkable flexibility, allowing the use of a wide array of new fluorochrome combinations without reconfiguring the system for each application.
The state-of-the-art optics and low-noise electronics provide high-resolution, high content and high sensitivity. The flexibility of the CS extends beyond fluorochrome capabilities, with customizable nozzle settings, sort modes and up to six-way sorting, which was not possible with the previous generation of cell sorters.
Learn More [PDF]
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The CCTS has begun the process to redesign our website and we want to hear from you!
How often do you use our website? Is it easy to navigate? What is missing from our website that you would find helpful?
The User Experience Survey will take less than five minutes to complete and we value your feedback to help make the CCTS website more useful to our members.
Take the User Experience Survey [external link]
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Steps to Request IT Resources for Research | |
Researchers interested in using IT resources must submit all IT requests through the Research Shareholder Group (RSG). Requests must include the following before being reviewed by the RSG:
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Risk Assessment
- IRB approval status
- Funding status
- Security status
- Specific technology request
*Please note that an Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Risk Assessment must be completed before submitting a request to add a software system for research. It is important to start the Risk Assessment process early as it will take additional time.
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Pending funding of the grant, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science is calling for applications to the Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program. The T32 program provides full-time research training support for post-candidacy predoctoral trainees pursuing mentored clinical and translational research or clinical and translational science who are enrolled in any Ohio State graduate degree program and are post-candidacy. The T32 continues the CCTS TL1 program.
Application Due Date: May 31, 2023, midnight
Study Section: June, 2023
Notice of Award Date: June 30, 2023, or as close as possible
Earliest Start Date: August 16, 2023
Apply for T32 Here [external link]
Learn More [external link]
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Investigator-Initiated Multi-Center Research Capacity Survey | |
The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science is seeking information about interest in the design, implementation, leadership and funding of investigator initiated, multi-center clinical research studies and trials, outside of cancer research.
Please take a few minutes to answer the survey linked below. Your responses will help us to better understand our research community. It should not take more than three minutes to complete.
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Attention researchers! Are you recruiting for a study and not sure where to start? Use StudySearch to list your study!
StudySearch is a resource for researchers to list their studies. StudySearch allows researchers to share information about their clinical trials so that people can volunteer to help find out if new treatments are safe and effective and work better than current treatments.
Visit StudySearch [external link] to list your IRB approved study today!
Questions? Contact Clara Kalis at Clara.Kalis@osumc.edu [email] for more information!
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ResearchMatch is a complimentary tool for researchers to connect directly with individuals interested in participating in clinical trials.
Researchers, if you are interested in learning how you can use ResearchMatch, a complimentary recruitment method, to help you recruit participants for your study, please email the recruitment and retention manager, Mary Becker [email], and the recruitment and retention coordinator, Clara Kalis [email], at the CCTS for more information on how to get started.
If you are interested in having someone from the CCTS Recruitment and Retention program speak at your staff and/or departmental meetings about our services and how we can help you meet your clinical trial recruitment goals, please contact Mary Becker [email].
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This month, meet Todd Huffman!
Q: What is your role at CCTS?
A: Senior Business Operations Analyst, in this role I do monthly financial reconciliations of CCTS grants, initiate procurement transactions and reimbursements, as well as assist in the budgeting process for CCTS grants and university funding.
Q: How do you think the CCTS is impacting medicine?
A: CCTS helps build collaborative teams with experts from areas that are essential to projects, from the clinical side to commercialization. The members provide useful insights to make sure that the work is clinically meaningful and commercially impactful.
Read More About Todd [external link]
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The CCTS Funding Opportunities and Events | |
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Join us at the May Inventor Showcase to learn about the HDO Health Journiquet™ is a novel, class II, non-sterile, non- invasive, single-use medical device designed to stop junctional bleeding quickly and effectively.
The Journiquet™ has a user-driven and intuitive design, requiring little-to- no training by a novice user. It is durable, and pre-assembled as a single device with a compact design optimized for tactical stowage and quick deployment in harsh operating conditions. It allows direct pressure on the wound while remaining in place during patient transport
When: May 9, noon - 1 p.m. EST
Where: Online
More Information and Register [external link]
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Virtual Incentives (VI) is the preferred vendor for The Ohio State University for all payments, rewards or incentives required for numerous projects. In this forum, we'll review the various payment types that VI offers, customization capabilities, fulfillment/delivery methods, respective steps for setup of a specific project with VI, how to place orders, how to fund your program and answer any questions the group may have.
When: May 12, 2023, 9 - 10 a.m. EST
Where: Online
More Information and Register [external link]
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We hear a lot about Emotional Intelligence (EI) these days. But what is it? It is not about being nice, but being real, open and honest regarding our feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves and for managing emotions in ourselves and in our relationships.
EI can be learned, and enhanced over time with practice and feedback. Join us for this interactive workshop to discuss and learn some practical tips and techniques to immediately apply at work and at home - and begin to enhance your own Emotional Intelligence!
(Due to the nature of this session topic, this will not be recorded.)
When: May 16, 2023, 3 - 5 p.m. EST
Where: Meiling Hall, Room 234
More Information and Register [external link]
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Seeking Breakout Room Discussions
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This symposium features faculty research supported by the Ohio State Department of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Biostatistics, Secondary Data Core and is curated for an audience of clinicians and researchers. Research professionals will present on their experience and expertise using secondary data to answer important questions throughout multiple areas of study.
When: May 19, 2023, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. EST
Where: Online
More Information and Register [external link]
Seeking Breakout Room Discussions
This survey will help us determine which secondary databases/tools people are most interested in discussing during the Secondary Data Symposium's breakout sessions.
Please visit our Secondary Data Core Specialty Databases webpage [external link] to review descriptions on the different databases and tools mentioned in the survey.
Secondary Data Symposium Breakout Topics Survey [external link]
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The CCTS is presenting its Research Mentoring Workshop on Wednesday, May 23 and 25, 2023, (must attend both sessions) from 1 - 3 p.m. EST on Zoom.
The facilitators are Jennifer Garvin, PhD and Lisa Christian, PhD.
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.
Register and More Information [external link]
Contact: Stuart.Hobbs@osumc.edu [email]
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Upcoming REDCap Trainings | |
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REDCap Grand Rounds- Process Automation Part 2: Recruitment Tips
The next scheduled session will be 'Process Automation Part 2: Recruitment Tips'. This Grand Rounds will cover different automated process workflow options in REDCap related to recruitment, as requested by our users via the topic request form we circulated recently. We will review building landing pages, contact logs and more!
When: May 9, 2023, 11 a.m. - noon
Where: Online
Register for Grand Rounds [external link]
REDCap for Data Entry and Program Management
This level of training is appropriate for individuals who won't have primary responsibility for designing forms, rather their role will be to enter and edit data. Also for project coordinators/program managers who oversee data collection.
When: May 24, 2023, noon - 1 p.m.
Where: Online
Register for Data Entry and Program Management [external link]
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Beginning Friday, May 26, 2023, we will begin a seven-week review of the materials for the CCRC certification exam as listed in the ACRP's Detailed Content Outline. To include a review of ICH Guidances E6 (R2) Good Clinical Practice, E2A Expedited Reporting, E8 General Considerations of Clinical Trials, E9 Statistical Principles and E11 Clinical Trials in Pediatric Populations.
Sessions will be held weekly via zoom beginning at 1 p.m. EST.
Register for the Sessions [external link]
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 11 a.m.- noon
Part 1: Introduction to financial management tools for your grants and contracts
Do you know where to find the financials for your grants and contracts managed by the Office of Sponsored Programs? Do you know what all the numbers mean? Join us for this session introducing tools available to researchers to understand how much you can spend, what you’ve spent, what you’ve committed to spending and other useful information for managing your awards.
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - noon
Part 2: Using financial management tools to manage your grants and contracts
Once you know how to access and understand the information in the financial management tools and reports it’s time to use them to manage your grants and contracts. Learn how to think about your award’s financials in a proactive way, spot problems and research them and what kind of information is not available in the tools.
More Information and Register [external link]
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Ian C. Davis, PhD, and Anda Young, DVM, both of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, used client-owned dogs admitted to the small animal ICU at the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center as a "real-world" model to test the repurposing of an old drug, citicoline, as a treatment for hypoxemic acute respiratory failure. Citicoline was developed for neurologic conditions but Dr. Davis had found that it worked to treat respiratory failure in mice.
Come to learn about how they came to use this model and their results.
When: June 14, 2023, noon - 1 p.m.
Where: Online
More Information and Register [external link]
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This Recruitment Cafe will leverage the experiences of study teams as they attempt to navigate the recruitment and retention landscape and will include a short presentation and open discussion among attendees sharing their collective knowledge. It is our hope that this opportunity helps develop best practices and a network of resources, specifically related to recruiting and marketing research.
When: June 27, 2023, 9 - 10 a.m.
Where: Online
Register [external link]
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700 Children's® – A Blog by Pediatric Experts
Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. The blood pressure is created when the heart pumps the blood throughout the body. Hypertension needs to be diagnosed early and managed properly to prevent the development of permanent heart, kidney and other organ issues.
Read More About Hypertension in Children [external link]
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External Funding Opportunities and Events | |
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REDCap Office Hours via Zoom
When: Every Monday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Every Wednesday, 1 - 3 p.m.
Zoom Link for Office Hours [external link]
REDCap Training Resuming
The CCTS, 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
Learn More [external link]
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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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