Wake Forest CTSI is supporting a community-academic partnership to help stroke survivors and caregivers move from hospital to home with clearer access to community resources and real-world recovery support: https://ow.ly/2fBh50Zv94s
CCOS (CTSA Program)
@ccos-ctsa.bsky.social
Coordinating center for NIH NCATS's #CTSAProgram. Innovating research training, tools & processes to help turn scientific discoveries into health benefits. https://ccos-cc.ctsa.io/
Indiana CTSI is helping shape Rural Health Transformation funding to strengthen care for rural Hoosiers. Karen Hinshaw’s leadership is advancing evidence-based, community-driven plans with impact beyond 2030: https://ow.ly/GsU350Zv93c
"The Georgia CTSA stands as a model of collaborative innovation. Their collaboration is not just a matter of shared resources, but a deliberate strategy to harness complementary strengths." Thanks to @ccos-ctsa.bsky.social for featuring the Georgia CTSA in the Hub Spotlight Series! Check it out. 👇
New Hub Spotlight: Georgia CTSA unites Emory, Morehouse, UGA, and Georgia Tech to combine clinical, community, public health, and engineering strengths to advance health research and improve patient outcomes across Georgia and beyond: https://ow.ly/vY2l50ZtFlB
New Hub Spotlight: Georgia CTSA unites Emory, Morehouse, UGA, and Georgia Tech to combine clinical, community, public health, and engineering strengths to advance health research and improve patient outcomes across Georgia and beyond: https://ow.ly/vY2l50ZtFlB
Small swaps, big health gains: A USC study found that children who replace 30 minutes of sitting with vigorous activity can lower body fat, while swapping it for sleep may improve blood sugar regulation: https://ow.ly/6Yyw50Zsuuw
In this Impact Success Story, MUSC and UF launched the Southeastern Health AI Consortium, backing $2.5M in AI-driven research to improve mental health, maternal health, stroke, brain health, and advanced therapies across the Southeast: https://ow.ly/j9e350Zsuq6
Promotoras de salud are helping communities access trusted, science-backed care. A new SC CTSI manuscript highlights how stronger training, funding, and integration can expand their impact on community health: https://ow.ly/b5Rh50ZsutW
In this Impact Case Study, UC Davis CTSC helped a study team align ClinicalTrials(dot)gov and RPPR reporting, clearing an NIH review and protecting funding. Across the portfolio, support monitored 704 studies and flagged 69 issues: https://ow.ly/ZmcL50Zsuop
🍑The Georgia CTSA is excited to share that the Georgia Health Landscape platform has launched. This tool brings together public health, demographic, and community-based data to help researchers better understand county-level health needs. Learn more: tr.ee/PJMDIK
📝 Increase your odds of funding success with our Pre-K and Pre-R #grant review programs! Don't miss the upcoming LOI deadlines: Pre-K LOI due 8/10: buff.ly/uSpc9xN Pre-R LOI due 8/13: buff.ly/iMCajQQ @cupediatrics.bsky.social, @ccos-ctsa.bsky.social, @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social
Pre K Grant Pre-Review Program | CCTSI
Assisting postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty and mentors in the writing of career development awards by providing a local pre-review of K applications.
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Expand your clinical research expertise this fall with Johns Hopkins’ Advanced Topics in Clinical Research Course, Sep 22 & 24. The 2-day virtual training covers ethics, budgeting, REDCap, inspections and more, and it qualifies for continuing education: https://ow.ly/TQEc50ZrzC7
Healthcare itself is becoming the site in decentralized trials. Telehealth enables remote enrollment and monitoring, while AI turns trial ops into software-like workflows. Join this Telehealth COE webinar to explore what’s gained, lost, and at risk: https://ow.ly/IRGS50Zrzi6
Join us tomorrow for the next #CTSAProgram Webinar! This month's agenda features talks from the Overcoming Barriers to Women's Health Research WG, Pediatric Clinical Trials WG, and Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science EC. Register now: https://ow.ly/Bi7750ZqQ19
Dr. Doug Bennion is pursuing a low-cost hearing-loss treatment inspired by his grandfather’s experience, aiming to help people who are hearing-impaired or at risk around the world: https://ow.ly/Y8vw50Zol4n
DeShauna Jones published new research on how a hospital program to improve outpatient antibiotic prescribing works in real-world settings, helping turn better stewardship into better care: https://ow.ly/iGxt50ZokCQ
From workforce training to AI-powered health tools, the July Ansible spotlights the latest news, events, and innovations across the CTSA consortium. Explore new working groups, community initiatives, and research advances. Catch up on what’s happening now! https://ow.ly/3ipe50ZnpQh
Join the new Measuring Success in Translational Science Working Group! Collaborate on practical frameworks to evaluate impact across translational science programs and help hubs better measure and communicate value. Sign in and click “Manage Memberships”: https://ow.ly/VUs550Zmvwn
Now open: CTS Launchpad: National Training Criteria from Classroom to Career Working Group! Help shape scalable, competency-based curricula & early career pathways for future clinical research professionals. Sign in & click “Manage Memberships” to join: https://ow.ly/goBA50Zmvqg
Join the new Scaling a Reproducible CTSA/CTR Framework for CRP Training Working Group to share competency-based curricula, streamline resources, and strengthen the translational research workforce. Sign in and click “Manage Memberships” on the group page: https://ow.ly/CzQm50ZmviC
Read about the new American Heart Association (AHA) statement on Defining Cardiovascular Endpoints in Oncology Trials from former GHUCCTS KL2 Scholar, Dr. Ana Barac, who led the multidisciplinary effort: https://ow.ly/cabr50ZlQF4
With UMN CTSI support, Dr. Stephanie Misono turned a new idea into a promising chronic cough treatment. Learn how a pilot study on a small laryngeal vibrating device led to publication and an NIH R34 grant to advance the device to help patients worldwide: https://ow.ly/roNY50ZlQCl
Dr. Amanda Irish of the University of Iowa ICTS is modeling how to stop zoonotic influenza spillover from livestock to humans to protect farm workers, rural communities, and animals before the next pandemic starts: https://ow.ly/xnHH50ZlQw6
Room reservations for the 2026 Fall CTSA Program Annual Meeting are now available at the Marriott Marquis Washington DC: https://ow.ly/Zlm050ZlMmr Reservations are first-come, first-serve and will close on 8/31/26. More details about the #2026CTSAFallMtg: https://ow.ly/3bf950ZlMmp
Community dialogue turned into action in Schuylkill County! The “Cheers to the Golden Years” Healthy Aging Fair connected older adults with local resources, thanks to a community-academic partnership and CTSI pilot funding: https://ow.ly/7bzc50ZjrZV
UNC researchers developed a new Digital Health Index (DHI) using public data to measure and identify underserved areas and guide smarter investment in telehealth, remote monitoring, and AI-enabled care so communities aren't left behind: https://ow.ly/aYqU50ZiW2W
Oral Fabhalta is now the first approved treatment for adults with C3 glomerulopathy (C3G)! University of Iowa’s Clinical Research Unit helped advance this milestone as the top global enroller in the trial, opening a new era of targeted care for this rare kidney disease: https://ow.ly/ui2S50ZiVWJ
SC CTSI RKS and USC + CHLA Alpha Clinic launched “Cell and Gene Therapy Trials,” a free self-paced module for the clinical research workforce. It’s the first in a new series, with practical cases, resources, a certificate, and a digital badge: https://ow.ly/SnmN50ZiVSn
NYU STEPPS is growing the clinical research pipeline with hands-on training, mentorship, and paid internships. Of the undergrads, nearly 50% were new to research and ~33% entered the clinical research workforce, while 40% of high school alums plan to pursue research: https://ow.ly/5xTa50ZhpC8
The NJ ACTS Kiosk Project shows how trusted community partnerships can improve clinical trial outreach. Community Scientists recruited 40 participants, shaped a stronger video, and helped build confidence in research participation: https://ow.ly/JjEE50ZhpyJ
Inspired by his own brain cancer journey, UNC scientist Andrew Satterlee helped create SLiCE, a breakthrough platform that could transform glioblastoma research, accelerate drug discovery, and guide personalized treatment: https://ow.ly/V2zf50Zhpy2