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New School of Medicine Strategic Plan “Forward Together” Research Initiative

31 May 2019

From UNC Health Care Employee News Online - May 30, 2019 The School of Medicine (SOM) is host to an exceptional array of scientists across eight basic science and 19 clinical departments. The Dean’s Office recognizes...

NC TraCS Award Announcements

15 May 2019

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees for 2 programs: The 115th cycle of the TraCS $2k pilot grants The TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement vouchers In total, 12 applications were received and 9 were...

New U.S. diabetes cases fall, even as obesity rates rise

29 May 2019

NC TraCS director Dr. John Buse quoted in diabetes story on NBC News May 28, 2019, 3:43 PM EDT / By Associated Press The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and...

'Smart' insulin could reduce dangerous complications of diabetes treatment

14 May 2019

A study supported by the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute has developed a "smart" insulin that could reduce dangerous complications in people who use the drug to manage diabetes....

Kim Brouwer to be honored as Inventor of the Year

29 May 2019

Friend of NC TraCS Kim Brouwer Pharm.D., Ph.D., was honored last Thursday as Carolina Inventor of the Year. Dr. Brouwer's primary area of focus is pharmacokinetics, particularly the body's drug transporter proteins. Because...

TraCS offers qualitative research services to study teams

13 May 2019

Qualitative research is often used in community-engaged research as a way to bring stakeholder/participant experiences and community voices to light. As such, we are happy to share that the NC TraCS Community and Stakeholder...

UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare (PPMH) and NC TraCS Request for Applications Due date: July 23, 2019

20 May 2019

The UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), which aims to transform patient care through evidence-based precision medicine, is requesting proposals in collaboration with the North Carolina Translational and...

Post or Change a Research Opportunity

09 May 2019

Have a project that can be done by an undergraduate student? Interested in mentoring? Consider listing the project in the research opportunities database maintained by the UNC Office of Undergraduate Research. After you...

UVA joins CTSA Awards Program

17 May 2019

Congrats to our Southern friends! iTHRIV, the Integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, has received nearly $23 million in support from the National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational...

Monthly Grant Tip: The NIH Program Officer – Your Guy on the Inside.

08 May 2019

The NIH Program Officer (AKA “Program Official” or “PO”) is your most important contact in NIH. POs promote specific lines of research within their own I/Cs, administer scientific programs, oversee their own grant portfolios,...