Category: ICTS News

Program for Underrepresented in Medicine for Equity and Diversity (PROUD-MED) 2024 Cohort

PROUD-MED 2024 Scholars

The ICTS congratulates and proudly announces the selected 2024 Scholars for PROUD-MED, the Program for Underrepresented in Medicine for Equity and Diversity. PROUD-MED is a new initiative supported by the ICTS and WashU Medicine to enhance underrepresented in medicine (URiM) faculty development by providing mentored clinical research training, dedicated Research Development Program (RDP) resources, senior faculty support, and group mentorship as a […]

Call for Proposals! Center seeks projects aimed at reducing cancer disparities (Links to an external site)

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The Center for Community Health Partnership and Research is joining forces with universitypartners the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and Siteman Cancer Center to call for projects that connect community and academic partners in service of lowering cancer disparities and providing equitable cancer care. Selected projects will be presented at the September 26 […]

Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSc funds her K23

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Congratulations to PROUD-MED Scholar Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSc (Internal Medicine, Cardiology) on the funding of her K23 “Improving Maternal Cardiovascular Outcomes Through the Implementation of a Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Bundle in Nigeria”, 1K23HL173684-01. The award, funded through the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, seeks to mitigate postpartum blood pressure in Nigeria–which “has the […]

Call for proposals: Institute offers Health Partnership Development, Pilot Funding (Links to an external site)

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The Institute for Public Health is offering two new funding opportunities for partnerships and projects that address the needs of people experiencing severe mental illness and housing insecurity. The new funding opportunities stem from a March 2024 Next Steps in Public Health event called, “Power in Partnership: Bridging from crisis to community for people experiencing […]

Center awards pilot funding to projects aimed at improving general, mental health care delivery (Links to an external site)

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The Center for Dissemination and Implementation is pleased to announce pilot funding for two projects that use dissemination and implementation science to advance health outcomes. Annually, D&I Pilot Grants fund up to $30,000 in direct costs per project for one year. The funding is designed to support a broad range of dissemination and implementation studies, […]

ICTS hosts the 6th annual Symposium and Poster Display

The Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) hosted its 6th Annual Symposium and Poster Display on Friday, May 17, 2024. This year’s theme, “Mind the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Translational Science”, centered on the unique role of translational science, which focuses on innovation that overcomes challenges. The event was held in-person, offering opportunities for […]

ICTS Awards Winning Entries in 3rd Annual Virtual Poster Display

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The ICTS has awarded five awards to investigators in the ICTS’ 3rd annual virtual poster display and contest. As part of the 6th Annual ICTS Symposium, 24 separate posters were submitted and reviewed by 10 ICTS faculty. Posters showcased one of these 4 types of translational research: Posters were also categorized by early-stage, clinical, or […]

ICTS-funded investigator conducts crucial research to better understand, diagnose, and treat rare genetic disease

Dr. Fumihiko Urano

Rare diseases are just what their name implies – each one affects a limited number of people. But with this rarity comes unique challenges, and among the biggest challenges faced by these patients are the roadblocks they encounter with gathering information about their conditions, being properly diagnosed, and finding the best resources and treatment options […]

COVID Biorepository will be Closing

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The Washington University COVID-19 biorepository that was jointly sponsored by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the Siteman Cancer Center, and the ICTS, has been an incredible success. Use of these samples has diminished substantially over the past two years and all remaining samples are being distributed to final users by the Tissue Procurement Core. The […]