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InsideTraCS — with Emily Olsson

04 October 2022

Emily Olsson, CCRP, is manager of the NC TraCS Recruitment and Retention Program, where she works with study teams to optimize projects and build participant relationships to meet accrual goals. She has more than 14 years...

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The scientific and operational principles of translational science

26 September 2022

Translational science aims to accelerate the process of turning biomedical research discoveries into real-world applications that improve people's health, such as diagnostics, treatments and cures. NCATS is developing and...

TraCS co-PI John Buse, MD, PhD leads UNC site of nationwide clinical trial using bionic pancreas

03 October 2022

This nationwide clinical trial funded through the National Institutes of Health including participation from patients at the UNC Diabetes Center, led by John Buse, MD, PhD. ...

NCATS acting director talks about engaging stakeholders in translational research

26 September 2022

From the September 2022 edition of Director's Corner: Engaging "Many Hands" to Advance NCATS' Mission Joni L. Rutter, PhD Many...

Phanstiel and Loeser receive $2.5 Million NIH NIAMS grant for osteoarthritis research

03 October 2022

Doug Phanstiel, PhD (PI) and Richard Loeser, MD (Co-PI), received a $2.5 Million NIH NIAMS Grant for Identifying novel osteoarthritis risk genes using GWAS, chondrocyte genomics, and genome editing. The innovative...

CHER shares Med Student Voices podcasts on health equity

19 September 2022

The UNC Center for Health Equity Research is sharing health equity podcasts created by second-year medical students in Fall 2021. The episodes were created as part of the seminar "Using the COVID Pandemic to Understand...

UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility releases 2023-2024 RFA

27 September 2022

The UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) has released the 2023-2024 Pilot Projects Program Request for Applications. Letters of intent are due October 14, 2022 and applications are due November...

Funding Opportunity: 2023 OVCR Creativity Hubs RFP announced

19 September 2022

The Request for Proposals for the 2023 program cycle is now available on the Creativity Hubs website, and Expressions of Interest are due October 28, 2022. Full proposals will be solicited by invitation-only and will be...

Two popular diabetes drugs outperform two others in head-to-head comparison

26 September 2022

John Buse, MD, PhD The national GRADE study, with leadership and participation from UNC School of Medicine's John Buse, MD, PhD, and...

Nominate a study for the Top 10 Clinical Research Awards

16 September 2022

The Clinical Research Forum's Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards honor outstanding accomplishments in clinical research. This annual national competition seeks to identify major advances resulting from the nation's...