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NC TraCS seeking nominations for the Top 10 2021 Clinical Research Achievement Awards

08 September 2021

The Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Awards honor outstanding achievements in clinical research from across the nation. The competition seeks to identify major advances in the biomedical field resulting from the nation's...

UNC researchers awarded $10M from PCORI to study methods of reducing racial inequities in maternal care

24 August 2021

The PCORI award described below was generated as part of the NC TraCS Maternal Health Equity Investigators Group led by Wanda Nicholson, MD, MPH, MBA, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The interest group met multiple...

TraCS TL1 Scholar wins 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health award

07 September 2021

The National Minority Quality Forum has announced the winners of the 2021 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health. After receiving hundreds of applications from healthcare professionals across the country, these 40 represent...

Lessons from UNC Research

16 August 2021

As many Carolina employees adjust to the return to campus, they have a successful prototype in UNC Research, which led the way to safe in-person work. As many of Carolina's employees return to campus this month, they...

Interested in new health care technology? FastTraCS and NCBiotech sponsor clinician innovation conference

30 August 2021

On September 23 and 24, 2021, NCBiotech and FastTraCS are collaborating with health systems across North Carolina to provide a foundation for clinician innovation. This two-day virtual event puts an emphasis on action, connecting...

Carolina again tops $1 billion in research awards

13 August 2021

For the second year in a row, awards for research conducted at Carolina exceeded $1 billion. Overall, the University received more than $1.073 billion in new research awards in fiscal year 2021. Funding from these...

FDA clears new 3D dental X-ray device based on UNC research

30 August 2021

In 2016, UNC researcher Otto Zhou received NC TraCS funding with an Improving Human Health pilot award for: A low-dose and high-sensitivity 3D intraoral imaging device for improving human health, which helped fund a clinical...

Pilot funding helps team develop model to capture COVID-19 spread

12 August 2021

A TraCS COVID pilot awarded in June 2020 is producing results. A multidisciplinary team from North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology, and East Carolina University has developed a...

NIH announces access to data for heart, lung, blood, and sleep researchers

25 August 2021

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) BioData Catalyst recently announced that its ecosystem, which has undergone rigorous pilot testing, is now open to all researchers. The BioData Catalyst ecosystem provides...

RTI Fellow Program to host lecture on deep learning, a subtype of AI

11 August 2021

The RTI Fellow Program has announced Dr. Eric Topol, Scripps Research Translational Institute, as the distinguished lecturer for its September event. Dr. Topol will discuss the subtype of artificial intelligence (AI) known...