ICTS Co-Sponsors Discussion on Key Ethical Considerations of Precision Medicine The ICTS Precision Medicine function recently co- sponsored a community presentation and discussion under the context of the New York Times Bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, to facilitate conversation around key ethical considerations of precision medicine. The event, hosted by the Academy of […]
Andrew Michelson, MD, WU Pulmonary and Critical Care fellow, was recently awarded a travel stipend to attend the June 1 “Un-Meeting: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Translational Science” by the Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC) at the University of Rochester Medical Center. CLIC, which serves as the coordinating center for the […]
Background Community-engaged research is a participatory approach to research and evaluation that involves community members and/or patients in an active role throughout all phases of the project, including study development, implementation, and dissemination. Community-engaged research has the potential to generate findings that are highly relevant for the populations uniquely affected by the health conditions under […]
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) awards 26 investigators with grants as part of the 12th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP). The CTRFP is an internal grant funding program of the ICTS. Grant awardees are required to submit projects for funding that promote the translation of scientific discoveries into […]
2nd Annual ICTS Symposium & Poster Session Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Over 170 students, faculty scholars, staff, and community partners attended the 2nd annual Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) Symposium on January 15th at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Washington University Medical School campus. The day-long event featured presentations, breakout […]
The Opioid Working Group met at Washington University on November 15, 2018 for an “UnMeeting” to discuss the HEALing Communities Grant opportunity, a statewide effort that would seek to reduce deaths due to opioid overdose. The purpose of the Opioid Working Group is to facilitate conversations regarding translational research priorities, opportunities, and initiatives that will […]
Congratulations to Suresh Vedantham, MD (Department of Radiology; Assistant Dean for Clinical Research) who recently received a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum on behalf of the ATTRACT Trial Investigators. The ATTRACT trial concluded that clot-busting drugs do not prevent long-term blood clot complications for most patients with deep vein […]
Leveraging ICTS support (2015 CTRFP Funding Program Pilot award and a KL2 Career Development award) with IPH PH3 Public Health Cubed funding, Rupa Patel, MD MPH (Infectious Diseases) has developed a Missouri HIV PrEP Implementation Tool Kit and guidance to resources for consumers and care providers. View timeline (pdf)
Eric Lenze, MD (Psychiatry) has moved findings from multiple JIT projects and funding through a 2015 CTRFP Funding Program Pilot award to direct multicenter clinical trials assisted by the NCATS Trial Innovation Network. Studies are designed to improve cognition, depression and rehabilitation in older adults using behavioral and pharmacologic interventions. View timeline (pdf)
Patty Cavazos-Rehg, PhD (Psychiatry), a 2007-2009 KL2 Career Development Scholar alumna, established her independent career understanding how policy and social media shape risky health behaviors amongst youth through ICTS support. She now directs the Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI) within the ICTS Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC). View timeline (pdf)