UMass CCTS
Our goal is to accelerate the translation of basic discoveries into practical, cost effective solutions that improve human health.
03/09/2018
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02/12/2018
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Trivedi, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Allergy and Dr. Paul L. Greer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine for being selected as the latest recipients of Clinical Research Scholar (KL2) Awards. KL2 scholars receive salary and research support to pursue their work and careers in clinical and translational science.
01/25/2018
It was another impressive year of downloads from the UMassCCTS collections in eScholarship@UMMS. We do wonderful collaborative work together, thanks to Lisa Palmer and the rest of the staff in the Lamar Soutter Library at UMMS.
01/24/2018
Great researchers and mentors at UMMS & UMCCTS are training the next leaders in Clinical & Translational Science. 2017 was another amazing year of productivity by our TL1 Trainees and KL2 Scholars!
01/09/2018
Check out our new UMCCTS brochure and learn all about the services we offer!
Congratulations to the latest recipients of UMCCTS Pilot Project Awards - Kathleen Biebel, PhD, Benjamin Chen, MD, PhD, Sarah Goff, MD, John Haran, MD, Katherine Luzuriaga, MD, Rene Maehr, PhD, and Jae-Hyuck Shim, PhD.
11/06/2017
Five competitors will vie for funding at M2D2 Medical Device Innovation competition. Interesting projects being pitched!
Five competitors will vie for funding at M2D2 Medical Device Innovation competition Novel biomedical devices proposed by five teams will be evaluated by a panel of judges at the 2017 Medical Device Innovation competition at UMass Medical School.
10/04/2017
The UMCCTS Research Career & Writing Group (K-Club) has new leadership and a new schedule. If you're interested in receiving information and feedback on academic career development and on preparing a Research Career Award application (NIH K Awards, VA Research Career Awards, CTSA K12 grants, etc.), consider attending. You can find more details and the updated schedule on our website.
K-Club - CCTS | UMass Medical School - Worcester The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Career Award Writing Group K-Club, established in 2007, is co-lead by Drs. Douglas Ziedonis and Sherry Pagoto. Most faculty who participate and apply for a research career award have been very successful in getting funded (>80% success...
Thank you to Dr. Catarina Kiefe, Co-Director or the UMCCTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design and Co-Director, CTRP Program, Translational Workforce Development, for volunteering to be our first interview in what we hope is the start of a new means of spreading the news about the great work done by our different core services and programs. You always need a guinea pig when it comes to trying something new. Kudos to Dr. Kiefe for being such for us!
Stay tuned for these interviews. We'll begin posting them soon!
08/29/2017
Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Through its Discovering New Therapeutic Uses for Existing Molecules (New Therapeutic Uses) program, NCATS aims to improve the process of developing new treatments and cures for disease by finding new uses for existing therapies that already have cleared several key steps along the development path.…
08/28/2017
Hemant Khanna exploring innovative gene therapy for severe inherited eye disorder Research by Hemant Khanna and the Horae Gene Therapy Center at UMass Medical School explores gene therapy for the most common form of Leber congenital amaurosis.
08/21/2017
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08/18/2017
We are hosting a free meeting on September 8 to launch the NCATS Toolkit for Patient-Focused Therapy Development website. patients, their caregivers and advocates are invited to learn more and register to attend. Use to join the conversation. bit.ly/2w9NrHJ
08/18/2017
Using the PIF to Treat Graft-versus-Host Disease PIF has the potential to reduce the long-term, multi-organ complications of GVHD as an effective, non-toxic alternative to current bone marrow transplant therapies.
08/18/2017
Did you know that the and programs are one of the largest sources of early-stage technology funding in the United States? Funding is stable, predictable and not a loan. Learn more: bit.ly/2vqwF7p.
08/18/2017
Current Education and Funding Opportunities from UMCCTS
08/17/2017
08/14/2017
UMass Medical School ranks fourth for research cited in patents UMass Medical School has been ranked fourth in the Nature Index 2017 Innovation supplement for the number of research articles cited in third party patents.
08/14/2017
UMMS intervention hopes to shrink health disparities by reducing clinician bias New UMass Medical School study led by Jennifer Tjia will focus on training health care providers to recognize, overcome implicit bias.
08/11/2017
2 New Funding Opportunities from UMCCTS
2 New Funding Opportunities from UMCCTS UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS), Office of Innovation and Business Development (OIBD), and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (OVCRI) are pleased to announce a funding call for the Medical Device Innovations Program (MDIP). This funding opportu...
08/08/2017
Discovery First in Human: Courageous Enrollment in Clinical Trials Watch this sneak peek of the Discovery's documentary "First in Human: Courageous Enrollment in Clinical Trials." The three-part documentary, which focuses on...
08/08/2017
Women in Science: PhD candidate Yvonne Chan a ‘protein engineer’ In this UMass Medical School ‘Women in Science’ video, PhD candidate Yvonne Chan talks about her exploration of how proteins fold and maintain their three-dimensional structure.
08/08/2017
Read Pukkila-Worley investigates mechanisms that prevent infections before they take hold UMass Medical School infectious disease physician-scientist Read Pukkila-Worley is exploring how epithelial cells recognize bacterial pathogens.
08/07/2017
Craig Peterson receives $4.5 million outstanding investigator award from NIH UMass Medical School scientist Craig Peterson received a five-year, $4.5 million NIH grant to explore the role chromosome structure plays in regulating gene expression.
08/07/2017
Nancy Byatt recognized with prestigious award from Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine UMass Medical School physician Nancy Byatt is the 2017 recipient of the Don R. Lipsitt Award for Achievement in Integrative and Collaborative Care from the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.
07/28/2017
Request for Trainee Applications for the TL1-Training Program
Request for Trainee Applications for the TL1-Training Program
07/21/2017
2 New Funding Opportunities from UMCCTS
2 New Funding Opportunities from UMCCTS The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS), Office of Innovation and Business Development (OIBD), and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (OVCRI) are pleased to announce a funding call for the Medical Device Innovations Program (MDIP). This funding opp...
07/14/2017
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