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Researchers Announce Findings from Landmark Clinical Trial for Pediatric Crohn's Disease

09 May 2023

Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, was the lead PI on the clinical trial, which followed nearly 300 children with Crohn's to evaluate how their conditions changed in response...

InsideTraCS — with Loretta Fearrington

24 April 2023

Loretta Fearrington is a Research Informatics Specialist with the NC TraCS Informatics and Data Science (IDSci) service, which supports investigator studies with innovative technology and advanced analytics. She oversees the...

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UNC Child Neurology researchers led UNC trial site for Rett syndrome treatment

01 May 2023

This multi-site clinical trial was conducted in part at the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC). Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD, co-investigators Diana Cejas, MD, MPH, and Jane...

FDA publishes final question-and-answer guidance on a risk-based approach to monitoring clinical investigations

17 April 2023

The CRSO regulatory blog highlights key trends and regulatory developments in clinical research. From their latest blog post (April 14, 2023): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final guidance,...

NIH UNITE initiative promotes equity, bold ideas, and new actions

01 May 2023

To foster diversity and coalesce DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) efforts of all its institutes and centers, NIH established the UNITE Initiative. UNITE acts as a think tank to promote equity,...

Corbie wins 2023 Ned Brooks Award for Public Service

17 April 2023

Giselle Corbie, MD is Associate Director of Engaged Science at NC TraCS Giselle Corbie, MD Honoring a distinguished and sustained record of service to Carolina and the larger community The Ned...

NCATS issues invitation to virtual strategic planning roundtable discussions

01 May 2023

The NCATS Strategic Plan for 2024-2029 will guide the center in working toward the vision of NCATS Director Joni L. Rutter, PhD, of more treatments for all people more quickly, and NCATS' bold goals in meaningful and...

ClinicalTrials.gov launching new website in June 2023

17 April 2023

From the March 31, 2023 post at nexus.od.nih.gov by Anna M. Fine, PharmD, MS—Acting Director of ClinicalTrials.gov at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health. ClinicalTrials.gov...

Funding Opportunity: OOR announces 2023 Translational Team Science Award

28 April 2023

The Translational Team Science Award (TTSA) is aimed at capitalizing on the "culture of collaboration" at UNC-Chapel Hill to foster new synergistic interdisciplinary teams of basic science and clinical investigators. Proposals...

Wake Forest Primate Signature Program offers up to $40K in awards for 2023

12 April 2023

The Wake Forest Primate Signature Program provides access to nonhuman primates (NHPs) and related resources for studies that advance the CTSA network's translational research. The program is offering up to $40K in awards...