Category: ICTS News

Measuring the impact of science; How CTSAs use the Translational Science Benefits Model to show real world benefits

Challenge of measuring impact Government, non-profits, and organizations fund research with the ultimate goal of improving health and society. Yet measuring these long-term outcomes can be challenging, and research impact has traditionally been tied to quantitative productivity, like bibliometrics and grant funding, and not necessarily the broader impacts of research. For years, researchers lacked a […]

If you build it, will they come? Linking researcher engagement and scientific productivity in large infrastructure grants

As it turns out, they will. A team of researchers that has been evaluating the Washington University Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) since 2010 has released new findings. They suggest that CTSA member researchers who engaged with dedicated ICTS infrastructure and resources increased their research productivity; members who took advantage of ICTS services […]

Partnership Development and Sustainability Support Program (PDSS) 2021-2022 Awardees Announced

Tessa Madden, MD, MPH; Rachel Tabak, PhD; Selena Washington, PhD, OTR/L

The Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences announced three partnerships selected to receive funding through the 2021-2022 Partnership Development and Sustainability Support (PDSS) program. This funding program provides up to $10,000 to new and existing community-academic partnerships for a 9-month period. It enables partners to develop the trust, infrastructure, capacity and skills needed to […]