August 2024 | CTSC Newsletter



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As we enter year two of our grant cycle, a major part of accomplishing the goals that the CTSC has set in place is engaging with and integrating the community into our initiatives as advisors, collaborators, partners and more.  In this newsletter, we are excited to turn the spotlight on the incredible work being done across the CTSC community by our colleagues, researchers, and directors.

Please consider joining us for the events listed below, specifically the Science Café, a monthly informal virtual meeting that brings together investigators, community members, and research staff to discuss and build potential novel projects and new collaborations. In addition, I want to turn your attention to the Dissemination & Implementation symposium on October 18th, with amazing national and local speakers.

We are working on two RFAs, one for the CTSC Annual Pilot awards and the other for a new themed pilot in the area of integrative medicine. 

I urge you to stay engaged in the CTSC; give us candid feedback, attend our events, and use our services. We would like your help to expand the number of researchers and the quality and diversity of our research portfolio in the area of clinical and translational research and translational science.

From Research to Real Life Podcast

Episode 2 | Research Health Equity and Community Engaged Research

In this episode our host, Gelise Thomas, JD, MS, Director of Research Health Equity for the CTSC sits down with the Yvonka Hall, MPA, Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition.

Yvonka tells us stories about her life, her motivation behind the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, applying lived experience to effective community engagement and impacting health equity, her Long COVID research with Dr. Grace McComsey, work with the CTSC, and more!

Subscribe and listen to the podcast on our website or on any of these platforms:

• Apple Podcasts
• Amazon Music
• Podbean
• Spotify

Or, watch and subscribe to the video podcast on YouTube!

From Research to Real Life is dedicated to providing resources, stories, conversations, and inspiration to researchers and the community to help advance medicine and health equity, and move your work from research to real life.

Meet the CTSC Team |

Gelise Thomas, JD, MS,

Director, Research Health Equity

Gelise Thomas is the Director of Research Health Equity for the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio. An attorney by profession, she leverages her legal education, economic and community development work experience, and compassionate curiosity to advance health equity through research. 

She joined the CTSC in March 2022 after spending three years leading diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy at University Hospitals’ Clinical Research Center. Gelise explained, “Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are non-negotiable principles and values that are a common thread across all industries and environments. We must use the power and privilege we all possess to identify opportunities to embed those principles and values in our personal lives and professional work. Our inaction has consequences. Our actions have consequences. A moment of discomfort for one person could catalyze a lifetime of discomfort—or worse—for someone else. Be a reason someone’s life changes in a positive way—we can do that through and with research.” She remembers reimagining the approach that her department took to engage minoritized and marginalized communities during the early days of the pandemic and how those moments built character in ways unseen. Gelise was a member of the NIH RECOVER Cohort Health Equity, Patient Reported Outcomes, and Community Engagement task force.

When Gelise isn’t co-creating programs, initiatives, and resources to infuse equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the biomedical research enterprise or connecting talent—community and academic—to catalyze innovative research projects, she’s a wife and mother of three. She enjoys exploring museums, beaches, and parks with her family.

Fun Fact: If Gelise wasn’t doing the work that she does today, she’d play the flute in a Disney orchestra!

Congratulations to Gelise Thomas

for being honored by the Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation in their inaugural class of 40 Under 40 Emerging Legends.

The BPACF 40 Under 40 Emerging Legends Award (formerly Trailblazers Award) is dedicated to recognizing outstanding African American changemakers between the ages of 25-39 in Northeast Ohio. 

Read more about this award here.

CTSC of Northern Ohio Acknowledges Historical Roots of Health Disparities and Creates Space for Future Research Collaboration at the First Regional Black Maternal Health Equity Summit

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio partnered with 25 sponsors and over 35 collaborators to host the first Black Maternal Health Equity Summit in our region.

Attended by 450 people, in-person at Cleveland State University’s Student Center Glasscock Ballroom and via livestream, the energy was infectious and passion was palpable for advancement of Black maternal health equity. This event took place during Black Mamas Matter Alliance’s Black Maternal Health Week that takes place annually, from April 11-17. 

Read more about this historic event and watch our highlight reel featuring Summit attendees giving their take on the importance of Black maternal health equity.

Testimonials from the Black Maternal Health Equity Summit

LaKendra Johnson

Founder and Lead Therapist

Changing Lanes Counseling Services

What about the summit surprised you the most? I was surprised at the number of people who attended! I tend to think of Cleveland and those who work within the maternal health world as small, but being at the summit showed me how many people care about such a critical issue for our community. It was wonderful to see many women and men of different ages and backgrounds willing to have conversations and begin to work toward the common goal of black maternal health equity.

What would you tell someone who's considering attending the Black Maternal Health Equity Summit next year? Definitely go! Arrive early for a good seat. Be ready to take notes and engage with the people at your table and others in the room - you never know who you can connect with.

If there's one word you could use to describe your experience at the summit, what would it be and why? Transformative.

Anything else you would like to add about the summit or your experience? I left the summit feeling energized to continue the work I do not only within the maternal mental health space in my practice but also on the medical and advocacy side as well. There is much work to be done, but many collected voices can change systems if we stay the course together and support one another!

Richard Stacklin, MEd

Senior Director of Community Impact, Continuous Improvement, Evaluation and Sustainability

First Year Cleveland, CWRU Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

What about the summit surprised you the most? It was great to see the number of attendees and the inclusion of mothers and pregnant people into the event to connect the real-life experiences to research.

What would you tell someone who's considering attending the Black Maternal Health Equity Summit next year? Come excited and meet new people! I met a lot of people that I've not worked or connected with in my 15 years in this field.

If there's one word you could use to describe your experience at the summit, what would it be and why? Inspirational

Anything else you would like to add about the summit or your experience? I was thankful to be a part of this event and hope that I can attend a future event.

Natasha Takyi-Micah, MPH

Public Policy and External Affairs Associate

The Center for Community Solutions

What would you tell someone who's considering attending the Black Maternal Health Equity Summit next year? Get ready to make a lot of connections with like-minded people who believe that Black birthing people deserve to have healthier lives. Be inspired from guest speakers who are doing the good work in our communities.

If there's one word you could use to describe your experience at the summit, what would it be and why? Educational; I learned about how some people are handling the Black maternal health crisis pertaining to the social determinants of health (e.g. nutrition).

Anything else you would like to add about the summit or your experience? I recommend people to join the summit next year!

CTSC Mentoring Program for Community Engaged Researchers

Applications are currently being accepted

Mentoring is a key component to the successful development of all academic investigators. While there are numerous mentorship and professional development programs abound across the many institutions in Northeast Ohio, none focus exclusively on the challenges associated with community engaged research such as fostering extensive and mutually beneficial partnerships with community members and community-serving organizations.

Additionally, pilot grant funding initiatives are more likely to benefit awardees when additional supports such as mentorship are included with the funding. Building on successes of the Center for Health Equity, Engagement, Education and Research’s (CHEEER) community engaged research pilot grant program, Community-Based Research Network, and over 20 years of research mentorship, this program will work with early-stage investigators (ESI) and/or those new to community engaged research to amplify their skills in conducting this important research.

This program will meaningfully increase the number of proficient investigators in this important and growing sector of translational science. This program will align with a National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) CTSA national initiative, CTSA Community of Practice -- Advancing the Science of Mentorship. We will collaborate and pull from the resources and models being developed nationally to pilot and build a more evidence based and impactful research mentoring network. Mentees and mentors will be chosen based on capacity and interest.

Key Dates

Application Deadline: September 6, 2024

Mentorship Pairings: September 2024

Orientation: September 20, 2024

Mid Program Summit: January/February 2025

Graduation: May 2025

Learn more about the CTSC Mentoring Program for Community Engaged Researchers

Application for Mentees

Application for Mentors

Contact Jacqueline Dolata or Darerian Schueller if you need additional information or have any questions.

Call for Papers

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Themed Issue: Advancing the Science and Practice of Effective Mentorship

The Journal of Clinical and Translational Science themed issue will cover the state of knowledge of effective mentorship and how it is being translated into the practices and ecosystems of academic institutions. Through this open call, JCTS is soliciting manuscripts that contribute to our understanding of effective mentorship and interventions aimed at improving mentoring relationships across diverse contexts. 

See eligibility and submission details here.

Clinical Research Monitoring Support



The CTSC and UH Clinical Research Center Research Support Core (CRC) are also partnering to offer investigators short- and long-term clinical research monitoring support for clinical research trials as a fee-for-service.

These services are eligible for CTSC Vouchers and include:

• Performance of Pre-Monitoring Site Visits and Site Initiation Visits
• Informed consent process review
• Study eligibility verification
• Study protocol development consultation
• Site staff protocol training and development
• Source Data Verification
• Pre-Audit preparation
• Corrective And Preventative Action Plan (CAPA) development and implementation guidance
• Conduct of interim-monitoring visits
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) compliance review and verification
• Performance of Investigational Product documentation review and verification
• Conduct of Study Close Out Visits

To see how we can help you and your team, submit a SPARCRequest and also an RCS REDCap Request. A monitoring specialist will reach out to you within 2-3 business days to review your request.

FDA Regulation Courses Available in Fall 2024

Registration is now open for two new courses for Fall 2024

• Regulatory Strategy and FDA Communications (MGRD 530)
• Patent Law and Biomedical Sciences (MGRD 531)

These courses are supported by the Graduate Education Office in the School of Medicine in

collaboration with faculty from Weatherhead School of Management, School of Law, Industry

Partners, and Alumni of Case Western Reserve University.

Registration deadline is August 23, 2024. Download the flyer for course descriptions and registration information.

CTSC Webinar Recordings Now Available

Did you miss a live READI Webinar or Science Cafe? Recordings are now available on the CTSC website and are embedded on their respective schedule webpages for viewing. You can also visit our YouTube channel to see all playlists and videos from the CTSC.

Science Cafe

• February 2024 Science Cafe featuring Dr. Santosh Rao and Integrative Health

READI Programming and Workshops

• 2024 READI Program recordings are available to view on the READI Programming and Workshops website including READI Research Policy Impact, READI Special Populations, and READI Community Engagement

Publications from our READI Themed Pilot Awardees

• Randy A. Vince, Jr., MD, MS (March 2024): Artificial intelligence applications in prostate cancer
• Debora Bruno, MD, MS and Shearwood McClelland III, MD (April 2024): Impact of Clinical Trial Design on Recruitment of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
• Debora Bruno, MD, MS (May 2024): Racial and ethnic characteristics and outcomes of patients diagnosed with CLL/SLL in the United States 
• Randy A. Vince Jr., MD, MS and Holly Hartman, PhD (May 2024): Assessing the Clinical Utility of Published Prostate Cancer Polygenic Risk Scores in a Large Biobank Data Set
• Lynette Hammond Gerido, PhD, MPH, MBA (May 2024): Impact of barriers and motivators on intention and confidence to undergo hereditary cancer genetics
• Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD (June 2024): Complex Problems Require Complex Solutions: A Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Disparities
• Erika L. Kelley, PhD (June 2024): Sexuality and Infertility

Congratulations to our recently awarded CTSC Voucher Teams

• LGBTQI2S+ Inclusivity for Researchers Workshop (Part II) - PIs: Drs. Scott Moore (CWRU) and Cynthia Owusu (UH) | Community Co-Is: Jordi Luke (Haus of Transcendent) and Cederick Taylor (Taylor & Associates)
• Research Disabilities Inclusion: Down Syndrome Workshop - PIs: Dr. Katherine Koenig (CCF), Dr. Alberto Costa (CWRU) | Community Co-Is: Toni Mullee and Dr. Laura Cifra-Bean (Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio)  
• Improve health outcomes among African Americans in Cuyahoga County who are coping with undiagnosed or unrecognized long COVID-19 symptoms - PI: Dr. Grace McComsey (CWRU) | Community Co-I: Yvonka Hall (Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition) 
• Empowering AAPI Communities: Collaborative Solutions Through Single Point of Access for Equitable Healthcare Access in Greater Cleveland and Beyond - PI: Ye Fan Glavin, PhD (CWRU) | Community Co-I: ThirdSpace Action Lab
• Integrating a Community Organization Co-Created LGBTQ+ Inclusivity For Researchers Workshop throughout the CTSC Geographic Footprint - PIs: Dr. Kristin Baughman (Northeast Ohio Medical University) | Community Co-I: Lizzie Bjork (The LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland) 
• Black Women Connected for Health Equity: A Tech-based Pilot Study in Cleveland & Toledo, Ohio | PI: Dr. Rachel Dudley (University of Toledo) | Community Co-I: Silas Buchanan (OHCEngage) 

CTSC Partner Event

Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 5:15PM | Virtual via Zoom

Medical Education Grand Rounds: Medical Student Research and Scholarship - Curriculum and Opportunities for Faculty Involvement

Interested faculty should register to attend. Direct questions to Rosa K. Hand, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, Director of Medical Student Research and Scholarship, 216-368-3231.

CTSC Event

Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Virtual via Zoom

Science Cafe - Enhancing the Impact of Clinical Trials

Bring your ideas and an open mind to the next Science Cafe - a monthly educational series that gathers together scientists, investigators, trainees, and community members to engage in meaningful discussions aimed at forging new collaborations through common interests in exciting areas of research.

Every month will feature a new research focus, content expert, fresh perspectives, collaborative thinking and open discussion.

In September, we'll hear from Princess Ogbogu, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, and Heather Tribout, BS, CCRP, Manager of the Research Support Core at University Hospitals Clinical Research Center. Dr. Ogbogu and Ms. Tribout lead the CTSC Trial Innovation Network Liaison Team.

CTSC Event

Monday, September 16 through Friday, September 20, 2024 |

Various Times and Locations

Translational Science Week 2024

We're celebrating our 17th birthday and want you to be a part of the celebratory activities! Join us for ice cream and more!

Visit our website to learn more >

Monday, September 16th

Workshop Launch: Research Gender Inclusion: LGBTQI2S+

Time: 11AM-1PM

Location: Biomedical Research Building, CWRU, Room 1100

Register now!

Following up on the success of our first round of workshops, LGBTQ+ Inclusivity for Researchers is back for part two. The CTSC of Northern Ohio and Haus of Transcendent (HOT) co-created a Research Gender Inclusion: LGBTQI2S+ workshop to increase research done with, for, and by the LGBTQI2S+ community. This three-hour workshop will introduce participants to information about: (1) including people who identify as LGBTQI2S+ in research (e.g., best practices, terminology); (2) addressing social determinants or drivers of health to eliminate participation barriers unique to the LGBTQI2S+ community; and (3) funding opportunities for LGBTQI2S+ research. 

Tuesday, September 17th

Happy Birthday, CTSC of Northern Ohio!

Connect on LinkedIn! 

It's our 17th birthday! Follow us social media as we share what Translational Science looks like at our partner sites. Locations to include: Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, MetroHealth, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Northeast Ohio Medical College (NEOMED), The University of Toledo, and Case Western Reserve University and select community collaborators.

Wednesday, September 18th

Meet the CTSC of Northern Ohio - Ice Cream Meet & Greet

Time: 11AM-1PM

Location: Biomedical Research Building Patio/Lobby (in case of inclement weather)

No registration required!

We want to thank our translational science workforce and continue the week-long celebration with a 'meet & greet' and free ice cream! Meet the CTSC research administration team at the Biomedical Research Building patio (or lobby in case of inclement weather) to pick up a treat and learn about the CTSC of Northern Ohio.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM

Location: Biomedical Research Building Lobby

Reserve a time!

In honor of National Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September), the CTSC of Northern Ohio will host a blood drive on September 18, 2024! Sickle Cell is a rare disease and aligns with our READI research health equity. More than 90% of people diagnosed with Sickle Cell are non-Hispanic, Black, or African American. A diverse scientific community better understands how diseases and conditions affect underserved communities, so please join us in donating blood and helping advance health equity.

Thursday, September 19th

CTSC Research Collaboratory

CTSC of Northern Ohio Investigators will be invited to attend a special event focused on collaboration and networking. This exclusive one-hour networking event is designed to facilitate meaningful connections and foster new research collaborations and partnerships. This invitation-only gathering will offer a unique opportunity to meet, network, and initiate collaborations with like-minded professions in a structured and efficient format.

For more information on cross-study or cross-institution research opportunities, please contact our Research Concierge: Jeri Jewett-Tennant. 

Friday, September 20th

Workshop Launch: Research Disabilities Inclusion, Down Syndrome

Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Location: Cleveland Clinic

Register now!

The CTSC of Northern Ohio and Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio (DSANEO) co-created a Research Disabilities Inclusion: Down Syndrome workshop to increase research done with, for, and by people with disabilities, with a focus on Down Syndrome. This three-hour workshop will introduce participants to foundational information about: (1) what Down Syndrome is; (2) why is important to include people with Down Syndrome in research (i.e., there are many parallels and potential learnings from the way Down Syndrome progresses and other conditions/illnesses like obesity and Alzheimer's disease) and how to create a study that permits inclusion; and (3) funding opportunities for Down Syndrome research. Participants will have an opportunity to converse, over lunch, with people who have Down Syndrome. 

Recap of our 2023 Birthday Celebration

In case you may have missed last year's Translational Science Week, hear messages from our PIs (two past, Drs. Pamela B. Davis and Michael Konstan, and one present, Dr. Grace McComsey) about their career journeys, research impact, and hopes for our CTSC as we help advance health equity through translational science:

CTSC Partner Event

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 9:00AM

Virtual via Zoom

The Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health Seminar Series | Harvest Share: A Community-Centered, Equity Driven Multi-Level Strategy to Improve Diet

Harvest Share program is a partnered program across academia, 9 farm and community-based partners, 2 elementary schools and consultants specializing in language justice and social marketing. Harvest Share is an equity-centered multi-level strategy to improve diet for immigrant communities in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and the program is designed for English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Bangla-speakers. In this presentation Stella Yi - the PI of the NIH grant that funds this study and Liz Dowd - critical strategic and farm programming lead for Harvest Share will walk the audience through the formative research process to get to this point including the program foundation driven by participatory systems science, provide a program overview and updates on progress.

Presenters



Liz Dowd they/them

Partnerships Project Manager

Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm

Liz Dowd was born in Vermont and spent their youth tagging along their parents’ never-ending gardening projects. Liz picked-up some hard skills, but mostly how to trust your intuition and have fun doing it. Upon moving to New York City to study photography at the School of Visual Arts, they found that they loved the culture but missed the dirt. Their yearning for soil and seeds led them to the Pfeiffer Center, where they studied biodynamics, and NY Open Center, where they dove into urban permaculture. Then, after completing their Adult Urban Farm Training Program, Liz was offered a co-manager position at The Youth Farm, where they found themself energized and inspired by teaching and learning from their cohort, and the challenging discussions about food justice that regularly took place. It was this framework that inspired Liz to begin growing for their community at Brooklyn Grange in 2016. Since then, Liz has helped start Brooklyn Grange’s Equitable Food Distribution program; launching a sliding scale CSA and working with funders to sponsor culturally relevant produce distribution to Community Based Organizations.

Stella Yi, PhD, MPH she/her

Associate Professor

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Stella Yi is an Associate Professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Population Health. Dr. Yi is a researcher focused on health equity and social justice for Asian American and immigrant communities. Her specific content area expertise is on community-partnered and culturally appropriate initiatives focused on nutrition and eating, cardio-metabolic disease, the collection of disaggregated race/ethnicity data at the local and state levels and application of inclusive research practices. Dr. Yi received her Masters in Public Health in Chronic Disease Epidemiology/Social Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health and her doctorate in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Learn more here: https://harvestshare.aanhpihealth.org/

This virtual event will be recorded and posted on the Swetland Center's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@swetlandcenter9524

CTSC Partner Event

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 10:00AM

Cleveland Botanical Garden

Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology | 2024 North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine: Reproducible Research Using Diverse Data Enclaves

Join the CICB in September at the beautiful Cleveland Botanical Garden for the 2024 North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine. Today's translational research requires data--lots of data--along with analysis rigor and data standards that enable research reproducibility. Real world data such as data captured in clinical care is a logical source for powerful studies but few are accessible for research settings. This year's North Coast Conference features speakers engaged in developing or using research data enclaves of real-world clinical data representing diverse patient populations. 

The day-long North Coast Conference includes a morning workshop followed by an afternoon symposium. The morning workshop, led by Drs. Will Bush and Nick Wheeler, will provide hands-on experiences in creating tools and approaches for packaging and distribution of published code. Invited speakers will discuss the need for and development and use of large diverse data enclaves such as the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) for biomedical research in the afternoon.

Learn more and view the full conference schedule: http://www.icompbio.net/2024-symposium-schedule/

CTSC Partner Event

Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 8:30AM - 4:30PM

InterContinental Cleveland Hotel & Conference Center

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute |

The Weathering Theory and Cancer Prevention Symposium: Strategies for Promoting Health Equity in Marginalized Communities

Save the Date!

This year we are turning a spotlight on the theory of weathering and the interconnection with social, psychological, and environmental factors on health disparities.

We are pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Arline T. Geronimus, author of the book Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society. She is also a professor in the School of Public Health and a research professor in the Institute for Social Research at the University Michigan, where she is also affiliated with the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health. 

We will explore ways to address health equity for families and communities longitudinally. We look forward to working together with you to create strategies that address cancer health equity for all.

Please save the date and plan to join us. The symposium is free to attend. More information and details to follow!   

CTSC Event

Friday, October 18, 2024 | 8:00AM - 12:00PM | Virtual via Zoom

Learn from national and local experts about how to apply dissemination and implementation research principles to your research and practice! Share the event flyer with your colleagues!

Special Guest Speakers

Jonathan N. Tobin, PhD

President/CEO, Clinical Directors Network (CDN) & Co-Director, Community-Engaged Research, Adjunct Professor & Senior Epidemiologist, The Rockefeller University, Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Todd Wagner, PhD

Director of the Health Economics Resource Center, Palo Alto VA; Co-Director, Center for Policy Evaluation, Palo Alto VA; Professor of Health Economics, Departments of Surgery and Health Policy (by Courtesy), Stanford University

Accreditation Statement

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For questions, contact wfd-ctsc@case.edu

Learn about dissemination and implementation research on our website.

CTSC Events

Upcoming CTSC Events At-a-Glance

September 2024 Events 

Research Health Equity Webinar Series  

Wednesday, September 4,

11:00AM – 12:00PM 

Usha McFarling, STAT News  

Virtual via Zoom 

3rd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series  

Thursday, September 5, 

5:30PM – 7:30PM  

Film Screen: PBS Hidden Barriers (AAPI) 

In-person event, Li Wah Restaurant

Register Here 

Diversity Action Plan, Listening Tour   

Monday, September 9, 

11:00AM – 1PM  

In-person event, CWRU, BRB 1100

Register Here  

3rd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series 

Thursday, September 12, 

11:00AM – 1:30PM 

Film Screening 

In-person event, Benjamin Rose

Register Here 

Science Café 

Thursday, September 12, 

12:00PM – 1:00PM 

Enhancing the Impact of Clinical Trials

Virtual via Zoom 

Translational Science Week

September 16-20, 2024

See all Events and Register

3rd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series 

Thursday, September 26, 

6:00PM – 8:00PM 

Film Screen: Framing Agnes (Gender) 

In-person event, Capitol Theatre

Register Here

October 2024 Events 

Research Health Equity Webinar Series 

Wednesday, October 2,

11:00AM – 12:00PM 

Virtual Via Zoom  

Science Café 

Thursday, October 10, 

12:00PM – 1:00PM 

Gerontology 

Virtual via Zoom  

3rd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series 

Thursday, October 10, 

5:00PM – 8:00PM 

Book Discussion: How Trust Works 

In-person event, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Mandel Auditorium 

Register Here 

Dissemination & Implementation Symposium 

Friday, October 18, 

8:00AM – 12:00PM 

Keynotes: Jonathan Tobin, PhD & Todd Wagner, PhD 

Virtual via Zoom  

3rd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series 

Friday, October 25, 

8:00AM – 3:30PM 

Better Health Partnership 2024 Learning Collaborative 

In-person event, Tri-C East 

Register Here 

2nd Annual, Big Data Tank 

Wednesday, October 30, 

1:00PM – 3:00PM 

Women's Health Research Edition 

In-person event, CWRU, Wolstein Research Building 

Register Here 

NEW! Cardi-OH Web App

The Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) recently released its new web app, making it easy for you to access Cardi-OH's resource library on your mobile devices.

Add the app to your phone or tablet's home screen, bookmark your favorite documents, and share with colleagues. Visit Cardi-OH.org/about/web-app to learn more.

ACTS Membership for Community Members

CTSC community partners are eligible to become members of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). Community members are able to access ACTS' member benefits, including:

• Discounted registration to the annual Translational Science meeting
• Opportunities to participate in Special Interest Groups and Committees
• Access to the ACTS community platform website, Tradewing
• And more!

To join, community members can create an account on the ACTS website and join under Case Western Reserve University.

Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio

case.edu/medicine/ctsc