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TraCS Tales of Translation event series begins

16 July 2020

TraCS will have a research professional speak every Thursday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM as part of a brand new series. TraCS Tales of Translation will feature experienced scientists from academia and industry discussing the many twists...

Kappelman Receives Award From Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

30 June 2020

Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, a professor in the division of pediatric gastroenterology in the Department of Pediatrics and Co-Director of the NC TraCS Institute Community and Stakeholder Engagement Program, has been recognized...

The i2b2@UNC team completes major overhaul

14 July 2020

We'd like to give a big shout-out to the Informatics and Data Science team members who worked tirelessly over the past year on keeping i2b2 available for use by the UNC clinical research community. The behind the scenes...

NC TraCS R Writing Group: Laboratory-based Researchers

29 June 2020

NC TraCS R Writing Group for Laboratory-based research now taking applications. The R-Writing Group assists participants in developing their first, competitive, investigator-initiated research grant application to NIH or...

Do you need access to data for your COVID-19 related project?

14 July 2020

The TraCS Informatics and Data Science (IDSci) team has heard from many UNC investigators regarding data requests for COVID-19 related projects. We are working on multiple initiatives to support this important work including...

UNC Board of Governors Elects Peter Hans President of the UNC System

25 June 2020

The following is a statement from the The University of North Carolina System regarding the election of Peter Hans as new UNC System President The University of North Carolina Board of Governors today elected Peter Hans...

Shaheen named co-PI of NC TraCS

13 July 2020

The world-renowned gastroenterologist and epidemiologist will take up the mantle held by longtime TraCS leader Tim Carey. Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH ...

Pre-application Webinar for RADx-UP Funding Opportunities

24 June 2020

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is encouraging research to test the implementation of COVID-19 diagnostic testing in underserved or vulnerable communities through the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved...

TraCS awards $2K pilot grants

10 July 2020

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees for the 129th cycle of TraCS $2K pilot grants. In total, 9 applications were received and 2 were chosen for funding. Awardees include investigators from UNC's Gillings...

TraCS sponsors webinar on Race, Law Enforcement, and Black Males

18 June 2020

The escalation of events igniting recent civil unrest highlights the economic, health care, social, and criminal justice disparities that Black Americans and racial minorities experience daily across the U.S. Many...