Partner with the GCRU to Enhance the Efficiency

and Effectiveness of Your Clinical Studies

Discover the services offered by the General Clinical Research Unit (GCRU)

at Boston University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).

The GCRU provides support in areas from Recruitment and Training to Biospecimen Collection & Storage. Our team includes clinical research assistants, research navigators, clinical coordinators, and laboratory processing experts. We also offer robust services in Translation, Study Implementation, and IRB Support to ensure your research meets the highest standards of quality and compliance.

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Accelerating the development of innovative technologies

for diagnosis of endometriosis

Submission period: Phase 1 open until 10/11/24 11:59 pm

Challenge type: Scientific Technology demonstration and hardware 

Total cash prizes: $3,000,000

The overall goal of this Challenge is to accelerate the development of non-invasive diagnostic technologies that can shorten the time to diagnosis, eliminate the invasiveness of current techniques, and/or improve accessibility, safety, convenience, and costs of diagnosis. While the development of novel diagnostic modalities is encouraged in this Challenge, the application or improvement of existing advanced imaging or other techniques that can reliably, reproducibly, and sensitively help non-invasively diagnose endometriosis is also welcome. Learn More

Small Business Collaboration Could Help Translate Innovation to the Clinic

The needle navigation system combines an ultrasound imaging scanner the size of a cell phone that could be attached to a patient’s skin along their lower spine, imaging algorithms that estimate bone surfaces, and augmented reality where a digital display to guide needle insertion. Learn More

Advancing the Science and Practice of Effective Mentorship Call for Manuscripts

Deadline for Submission: Nov 11, 2024

The goals of this Collaborative Workshop will

be to enable CTSAs to:

• Gain a common understanding of DCT. 
• Provide an opportunity to form teams around DCT research.
• Identify the ways the CTSAs have and can support DCT including the areas of building successful DCT and navigating the evolving landscape. Learn More

Learn from national and local experts about how to apply dissemination and implementation research principles to your research and practice.

Overview:

• Improve understanding of Dissemination and Implementation Science (D&I) principles.
• Demonstrate D&I application to practice and research, including operational and community alignment.
• Discuss equity in implementation, including cost measurement.

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