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NIH announces research funding for COVID-19 testing technologies

17 March 2021

The NIH-funded RADx-UP project is trying to increase COVID-19 testing for communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and has just announced new funding opportunities for researchers and community organizations. The RADx-UP...

HPDP announces $5K planning grants

08 March 2021

The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is accepting applications for one-year planning grants of up to $5,000 to help UNC faculty conduct pilot projects in health promotion/disease prevention research....

In it for the long haul

12 March 2021

Originally posted at endeavors.unc.edu. For some COVID-19 patients, the initial infection is just the start of the battle. Post-COVID syndrome occurs when a person’s symptoms continue long after their infection ends....

Wake Forest announces RFA for Non-Human Primate Studies

08 March 2021

Wake Forest Primate Signature Program provides access to nonhuman primates (NHPs) and related resources for studies that advance the CTSA network's translational research objectives. To assist new NHP researchers, the...

Carolina clinical trial tests effectiveness of mouthwash to kill coronavirus

12 March 2021

Laboratory experiments have shown mouthwash can quickly kill coronaviruses, but there's no evidence mouthwash can prevent the virus from infecting people. The Adams School of Dentistry is investigating how well mouthwash works...

RTI announces $5M+ Research Collaboration Challenge

05 March 2021

To build on a foundation of recent investments in successful university collaborations and help stimulate transformational change for the next 60 years, RTI's Board of Governors—under the auspices of the RTI University Research...

PCORI seeking new Advisory Panel members

11 March 2021

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is accepting applications for new healthcare stakeholders. PCORI funds studies that can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare...

Dellon selected as Top Clinical Research Achievement awardee

23 February 2021

NC TraCS congratulates Evan Dellon, MD, MPH for his selection as one of the Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Awardees by the Clinical Research Forum for a study conducted in the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research...

BeAM offers makerspace support for researchers

09 March 2021

The UNC Be A Maker (BeAM) program continues to enhance the breadth and depth of resources available to researchers and welcomes your guidance to help direct strategies and resources. By filling out this eight-question survey,...

Buse appointed Co-Chair of the CTSA Program Steering Committee

16 February 2021

John Buse, MD, PhD, the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, has been appointed Co-Chair of the CTSA Program Steering Committee. ...