Cycle 3 of the TraCS CTS Pilot Program is now open. We are seeking proposals that focus on understanding a scientific or operational principle underlying a step of the translational research process with the goal of developing generalizable principles to accelerate translation. Applications due Nov 14.

Mehul Patel, PhD and colleagues in the School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Eshelman School of Pharmacy were awarded two research grants from the NIMHD that stem from Patel's participation in the NC TraCS junior faculty career development (KL2) program.

A multidisciplinary team of investigators at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry, led by Kimon Divaris, DDS, PhD, published results from a community-based pediatric oral health study that found children's microbiomes in the dental biofilm play major and previously unrecognized roles in dental disease.

Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD, and Ian Carroll, PhD, are launching the UNC Interdisciplinary Microbiome Research Program (IMeRP). They want to identify microbiome researchers across campus and gauge interest. Respond by completing a brief survey.