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NC TraCS releases annual report showcasing advances in translational science

11 October 2024

NC TraCS has released its first annual impact report after securing a seven-year $70 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health in April 2023. The report features...

Morika Williams is demystifying pain

01 October 2024

Pain is a tricky thing to measure. Unlike metrics such as blood pressure, heart rate or even cancer presence—all of which can be assessed with a test—diagnosing pain relies almost entirely on the use of descriptive...

TraCS Scholar Profiles

Wolf Prize accepting nominations for outstanding scientists

08 October 2024

The Wolf Prize is now accepting nominations through November 1, 2024. The prize is awarded annually and honors exceptional individuals who transcend barriers of religion, gender, race, geography, and political stance. In...

TraCS holds information session on new CTS funding opportunity

24 September 2024

The NC TraCS CTS Research Program's Innovation to Impact Awards funds investigators and their teams to implement translational science research projects to: Enhance translational research effectiveness...

Get help engaging Latine communities in your research

08 October 2024

Collaborate with the Inclusive Science Program Latine Community Review Board (LCRB) to ensure that your study materials resonate authentically with North Carolina's Latine communities. The NC TraCS Latine Community Review...

Anna Kahkoska is finding new ways to help older adults with diabetes

24 September 2024

Kahkoska, a researcher at the UNC School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health—and former TraCS KL2 Scholar—is researching the challenges of diabetes management in older adults. "The day-to-day management...

TraCS Scholar Profiles

Call for Nominations: 2025 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards

08 October 2024

Studies published in a peer-reviewed journal during calendar year 2024 are eligible The Clinical Research Forum has opened the call for nominations for the Annual Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards. The awards...

NCATS announces strategic plan for 2025-2030

17 September 2024

From Joni L. Rutter, PhD — Director, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Joni L. Rutter, PhD I...

SPLENDOR-NC pilot award applications now open

01 October 2024

The primary objective of this request for applications is to facilitate the success of early career faculty and senior post-doctoral scholars, including those from diverse backgrounds, engaged in research in the fields...

Fine-tuning the social side of health research

17 September 2024

The Wayfinding project, funded by the TraCS Innovation to Impact Award program, wants to prevent emergencies before they happen—and demonstrate a new method for outcome-oriented research. The North Carolina Translational...