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TraCS announces 18th round of $2K Pilot Awards

16 June 2016

NC TraCS is pleased to announce awardees of TraCS $2K small grants for clinical and translational research projects. 12 applications were received and 4 (listed below) were chosen for funding from the UNC-CH School of Medicine...

The Power of Blood

23 May 2016

NC TraCS researcher's unique expertise could one day thwart America's top killer Alisa Wolberg A conversation with Alisa Wolberg is not for the faint of heart. That's not to say that the trained biologist's demeanor is...

Duke/UNC Collaboration

TraCS' director Dr. John Buse makes advancements in diabetes treatment

13 June 2016

For the first time, a large clinical trial showed across-the-board cardiovascular benefit of a diabetes drug – liraglutide – a much-needed outcome for people with type 2 diabetes. CHAPEL HILL, NC – Researchers have...

Date change for TraCS Pilot Program submissions

16 May 2016

Funding Opportunity Notice: Pilot Program submission due dates HAVE CHANGED The TraCS Pilot program has extended the deadline from June 7 to June 21 for the following funding opportunities: TraCS $5K-$50K...

Diabetes drug lowers risk of cardiovascular complications, kidney disease

13 June 2016

Giving Blood a Boost

11 May 2016

Ian J. Welsby, MD BS (left) Jay S. Ravel, MD (right)photo: Jon Gardiner Duke/UNC Team use CTSA pilot funding to explore whether ‘rejuvenated’ blood can reduce transfusion frequency for people with sickle cell disease. In...

Duke/UNC Collaboration

Berry, Brown, and Schmidt win KickStart Venture Services Innovation Fellowships

13 June 2016

CHAPEL HILL – KickStart Venture Services has awarded three graduate students with Innovation Fellowships that will enable them to work for a UNC spin-out company in need of technical and scientific expertise. The fellowships...

New resource helps investigators avoid common pitfalls of community-engaged research

09 May 2016

CHAPEL HILL – The NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute has created a new resource for investigators and project managers who want to learn more about the pre-and post-award process associated with federally-funded,...

Duke/UNC Team Testing New Strategies to Prevent Clotting in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

01 June 2016

Nigel Mackman, PhD and Rebekah White, MD CTSA collaborative funding award supports mouse-model research People with cancer are at increased risk for developing blood clots as DNA, micro-particles and other cellular debris...

Duke/UNC Collaboration

CAGAT Initiative holds second webinar for community academic grants administration

04 May 2016

UNC's Community-Academic Grants Administration Translation (CAGAT) is an initiative designed to help improve the grants management infrastructure for community-academic partnered research through the collaborative development...

TraCS announces 18th round of $2K Pilot Awards

The Power of Blood

TraCS' director Dr. John Buse makes advancements in diabetes treatment

Date change for TraCS Pilot Program submissions

Diabetes drug lowers risk of cardiovascular complications, kidney disease

Giving Blood a Boost

Berry, Brown, and Schmidt win KickStart Venture Services Innovation Fellowships

New resource helps investigators avoid common pitfalls of community-engaged research

Duke/UNC Team Testing New Strategies to Prevent Clotting in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

CAGAT Initiative holds second webinar for community academic grants administration

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