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New grant allows Vora to collaborate with Duke to identify novel genes critical to human brain development

16 April 2019

Neeta L. Vora, MD Neeta Vora, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the division of maternal-fetal medicine, and...

Duke/UNC Collaboration

2019 Translational Medicine Symposium

08 April 2019

Please visit the 2019 Translational Medicine Symposium taking place this year on Tuesday April 9th in the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building from 9am-4pm. Keynote Speakers: Karen Cichowski, PhD. Professor, Medicine, Harvard...

Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Are we finally ready for prime time at UNC?

15 April 2019

Have you noticed that Pragmatic Trials are becoming an increasingly popular study design? We have! TraCS held a CTSA Conversations several years ago on Pragmatic Trials at UNC called, "Ready for prime time? Pragmatic...

Remembering Paul Godley, UNC School of Medicine Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

03 April 2019

***Update*** A funeral service for Dr. Godley will be held April 6 at 1 pm in the main sanctuary of World Overcomers Christian Church, 2933 S. Miami Blvd., Durham, NC 27703. Instead of flowers, Dr. Godley’s family would appreciate...

Implementation Science Research Conference Abstract Submission Deadline-April 15th

11 April 2019

This one-day annual conference will showcase the latest research in the field of implementation science applied to health and social care. Now in its second year, the 2019 conference will explore the theme: Advancing the science...

Monthly Grant Tip: Where to Find Sample Grant Applications

03 April 2019

If you’re new to grant writing, or if you’re applying to an unfamiliar grant format, access to funded grant applications can significantly speed up the process and reassure you that you’re “on the right track” with respect...

New Protocol Template: Behavioral & Social Sciences Research Involving Humans

11 April 2019

In March of this year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new protocol template to help behavioral and social science researchers prepare research protocols for human studies measuring social or behavioral outcomes. The...

Gillings announces Teaching Innovation Award winners

03 April 2019

Two familiar faces are included among the nine faculty recently selected for Teaching Innovation Awards from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health — Feng-Chang Lin, PhD (TraCS Biostatistics Service and an...

New Post Partum Depression Treatment Developed at UNC with TraCS

10 April 2019

Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the School of Medicine and the Ray M. Hayworth Distinguished Professor in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, led the three clinical trials leading up...

NY Times highlights NC TraCS-supported Monitor trial

03 April 2019

A UNC study supported by a wide variety of NC TraCS services and personnel received attention in a NY Times OpEd piece this week. The Monitor trial, which took place in 15 primary care practices in North Carolina, found...