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Submit a CDC special interest project application through UNC

11 January 2022

Each year, the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) has the opportunity to submit proposals to CDC in response to the RFA for "Special Interest Projects" or SIPs. An expression of interest to submit...

Feedback opportunity for healthcare providers and clinical staff

04 January 2022

Are you interested in providing feedback on how research should be conducted within your clinical setting? If so, NC TraCS would like to hear from you! We are seeking input in order to better understand the obstacles...

FDA approves new drug to treat generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG)

11 January 2022

The Phase 3 ADAPT trial and the ADAPT-plus extension trial were conducted at the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC). James F. Howard Jr., MD, professor in the UNC Department of Neurology,...

TraCS Regulatory service now offering quality assurance and study monitoring

17 December 2021

The NC TraCS Regulatory service provides expertise and guidance on completion of a variety of research forms and regulatory documents required when implementing a clinical study. The service is now offering quality assurance...

UPDATE: Collaborative pilot program launches for UNC and N.C. A&T researchers

06 January 2022

UPDATE Due to strong response from both campuses, the deadline has been extended for all interested teams for the N.C. A&T and UNC Looking Forward Pilot Program. Teams that have already submitted EOIs are welcome to resubmit...

NC TraCS Award Announcements

14 December 2021

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce an award for Phase 1 of the Advancing Collaborative Team Research (ACTeR) Program. November 2021 Title: Using multi-modal methods to advance translational geroscience in patients...

2022 MLK Lecture and Awards Ceremony scheduled for Jan 19

05 January 2022

The MLK Lecture and Awards Ceremony has featured such speakers as journalist Soledad O’Brien, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former NAACP President/activist Benjamin Jealous, professor/author/radio host Dr. Michael...

Lightfoot named co-director of NC TraCS Community and Stakeholder Engagement (CaSE) program

13 December 2021

The behavioral specialist will take over for longtime CaSE leader Lori Carter-Edwards Alex Lightfoot, EdD Alexandra...

UNC researchers awarded $4.3M from PCORI to study strategies to improve health outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their parents

04 January 2022

The PCORI Addressing Health Equity award described below was developed with funding from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the NC TraCS $2K Stakeholder Voucher award program. The TraCS Informatics and Data Science (IDSci)...

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers to lead multi-Institution effort to study long COVID

13 December 2021

CU Anschutz researchers will lead a team as part of a nationwide initiative to identify the risks contributing to long COVID, as well as approaches for treatment and prevention. Emily Pfaff, Co-director of Informatics and Data...