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October 2024 | CTSC Newsletter
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Happy Fall,
I am excited to announce the launch of our Annual Pilot Program RFA. This initiative aims to foster innovative clinical and translational research that addresses pressing questions and lays the groundwork for future NIH and externally-funded proposals. We encourage interdisciplinary collaborations across our CTSC partners to enrich our research landscape and develop new avenues of inquiry.
In addition to calling out innovative translational projects, we are also focused on advancing equity in Northern Ohio, and we invite projects that engage community partners to create meaningful impact. Up to eight grants of $50,000 each will be awarded to projects that demonstrate high methodological quality and feasibility within a 12-month timeframe.
Below, you will find details about the Annual Pilot Award Program. Additionally, a recording of our technical webinar is available for on-demand viewing on our website. In this webinar, we highlight the differences between Translational Research and Translational Science projects, and we review the full program RFA.
I encourage you to submit your proposals and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines. Together, we can drive forward research that makes a real difference in Northern Ohio and beyond.
Be sure to check special events and workshops below. Please participate and get to know the CTSC of Northern Ohio team, your partner institutions, and community!
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The CTSC Annual Pilot Award Program Seeks Letter of Intent for One-Year Projects; LOIs due November 15, 2024 at 11:59PM via InfoReady.
The goals of the 2025 CTSC Annual Pilot Program are:
- To foster innovative new clinical and translational research that supports research development to address urgent questions or to develop preliminary data that can provide initial support to establish proof of concept and be used to launch new NIH or other externally-funded research proposals;
- To encourage interdisciplinary teams of investigators that span across CTSC partners to stimulate investigators from other areas to lend their expertise in research in clinical and translational science while developing collaborations or new research avenues;
- To support research collaborations with community partners and organizations; and
- To advance health equity in Northern Ohio through research
Both Translational Research and Translational Science Projects are eligible.
Up to (8) grants, will be awarded with budgets up to $50,000 each in direct costs. All research activities must be completed by June 30, 2026.
The call for letters of intent and full 2025 RFA is available on the CTSC website.
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From Research to Real Life Podcast
Episode 3 | Funding for Novel Research and Collaboration
In this episode our host, Sue Marasco sits down with Umut Gurkan PhD, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, Case School of Engineering and CTSC of Northern Ohio Annual Pilot Module Lead to discuss funding opportunities and the power of collaboration which has helped advance his research and international clinical studies on sickle cell disease.
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Umut tells us stories about his research journey and emphasizes the importance of team building, identifying project roadblocks, and accessing resources to enhance the competitiveness of proposals for larger NIH grants and potential commercialization.
Subscribe and listen to the podcast on our website or on any of these platforms:
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.
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Meet the CTSC Team |
Jeri Jewett-Tennant, MPH, MCHES,
Assistant Director, Research Concierge Services
Jeri Jewett-Tennant serves as the Assistant Director for Research Navigation Services at the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio. There, she channels her deep passion for public health into advancing research efforts that prevent illness and save lives. Drawing on extensive experience as a public health professional in Northeast Ohio, Jeri has championed the needs of underserved populations through community-based and public health research.
She joined the CTSC in January 2024, having previously worked for CWRU several years ago at the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods where she connected local health organizations with university researchers to take on impactful projects.
Most recently a program officer for the CDC Foundation, Jeri led 33 community health organizations working toward achieving vaccine equity for underserved communities. She has also worked locally in collaborative public health partnerships that united local community groups, hospitals, public health agencies, and nonprofit organizations. These partnerships tackled critical issues such as opioid misuse prevention, health disparities, and more inclusive collaborations between healthcare, academia, and nonprofits.
“My career hasn’t always been a straight line. I started with a journalism degree, but after working at a shelter for unhoused women and children, and seeing what upstream preventative solutions could do, that was it for me. My trajectory completely changed and I pursued my master’s degree in public health,” she noted.
Jeri is also a Master’s Certified Health Education Specialist who has spearheaded several impactful leadership initiatives in her field. Beyond her professional achievements, she embraces her role as a wife and a mom to two children—one in high school and the other in college.
Fun Fact: In her free time, Jeri fosters animals from the APL and has recently had her first 'foster fail' with a kitten named Cricket.
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The Advanced Translational Leadership in Academic Science (ATLAS) Program is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Cohort | |
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Last year, the inaugural ATLAS program aimed at enhancing leadership in team science for mid- or upper level established investigators. This year, the focus will be on early investigators (Assistant Professor) in clinical and translational research. The goal is that investigators will be equipped with skills to become leaders in team science, and also form new collaborations across the partnering institutions. ATLAS is a 7-month long training program focused on leadership in team science and will start in March of 2025. The program will consist of four 2-day sessions (March, May, July, September). The focus of the sessions will incorporate a team project, assessments, leadership skills and various team workshops.
Please send your nominations to atlas-ctsc@case.edu, including both name and email by October 11, 2024. Self-nominations will also be accepted. Individuals chosen for the program will then receive an email with a REDCap application.
Participating institutions include Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, MetroHealth, Northeast Ohio Medical University, University Hospitals, and University of Toledo.
Program Dates
March 6-7, 2025
May 1-2, 2025
July 10-11, 2025
September 4-5, 2025
For additional information, please visit: https://case.edu/medicine/ctsc/ATLAS. If you have questions, please email the ATLAS Director, McKenzie Ritter at atlas-ctsc@case.edu
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Congratulations to the winning ATLAS Team 2: Educate to Achieve (E2A) Program!
The Advanced Translational Leadership in Academic Science (ATLAS) Program has completed its inaugural year.
As part of this program, four teams were presented with a challenge in translational science and asked to develop a potential solution through the implementation of a program. The winning team would then be funded by a CTSC pilot award to initiate this proposed program.
Team 2 was presented with the challenge: How do we enhance education of translational science, while also incorporating the principles of translational science into research?
They developed the Educate to Achieve (E2A) Program, which is training to achieve optimal health through translational science. This program will utilize the Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) platform to develop and host the training module.
Congratulations to Team 2, we look forward to seeing the results of this study!
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Team 2 included:
Mohamad Chaaban, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
Darcy Freedman, MD, MPH (Case Western Reserve University)
Adonis Hijaz, MD (University Hospitals)
Ann Pearman, PhD (MetroHealth)
Elie Saade, MD, MPH (University Hospitals)
Advisor: Michael Konstan, MD (Case Western Reserve University)
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Congratulations to our entire 2024 ATLAS Cohort! Thank you for dedicating your time and energy to this transformative program. Your commitment to developing leadership skills in team science and fostering collaboration across our partner institutions is invaluable to advancing clinical and translational research. We look forward to witnessing the incredible impact you will make as leaders! | |
Medical Student Services
New to SPARC, this consultation service can help CWRU School of Medicine (SOM) students understand what CTSC resources are available to them and their faculty mentor. The CTSC works in conjunction with the SOM Office of Research Education & Scholarship and can help with research requirements and can also provide assistance with applications for outside/summer opportunities provided on the CWRU SOM web page.
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Eligibility requirements include:
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Must be a CTSC member (it's free!)
- Must have a current research idea or project
- Must have a faculty mentor in good standing with an appointment at a CTSC partner institution: CWRU, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, and MetroHealth (we can provide assistance to help find a mentor if needed)
To see how we can help you, submit a Medical Student Services SPARCRequest.
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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
CTSC Quarterly Big Data Webinar
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Publications and study information from our collaborators
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Congratulations to our Voucher Awardees
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Congratulations to Ye-Fan Glavin, PhD, for being honored with the CWRU School of Medicine 2024 Faculty Diversity Award! Ye-Fan is a 2024 CTSC READI Themed Pilot Awardee, served on the 3rd Annual CTSC Health Equity Challenge Series planning committee, and is a CTSC voucher awardee.
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Recruitment Support for the Cleveland Health Survey - PI: Erika Trapl, PhD Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, CWRU
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Sister Circles for Antenatal Anxiety Disorders: A Pilot Study - PI: Cheryl Johnson, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NEOMED
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Engaging Patients in Prenatal Genetic Testing Decisions as a Pathway to Improve Obstetric Outcomes (OPUS) - PI: Ruth Farrell, MD, MA, Subspecialty Care for Women's Health, Cleveland Clinic
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Building Awareness and a Community Response to Elder Justice in Cleveland- PIs: Elliane Irani, PhD, RN, and Kylie Meyer, PhD, MSc, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, CWRU
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CTSC Event
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 5:00PM | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
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3rd Annual Health Equity Challenge Series: Challenge #2, Book Discussion
Join us as we welcome Dr. Peter Kim to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Thursday, October 10 from 5:00PM - 8:00PM for a conversation about the science of trust. We will explore Dr. Kim's book "How Trust Works: The Science of How Relationships are Built, Broken, and Repaired".
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CTSC Partner Event
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 8:30AM | InterContinental Cleveland Hotel
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Cleveland Clinic - The Weathering Theory and Cancer Prevention Symposium
Strategies for Promoting Health Equity in Marginalized Communities runs from 8:30AM - 4:30PM followed by a networking reception at the InterContinental Cleveland Hotel & Conference Center.
Visit the website to learn more and register >
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CTSC Event
Friday, October 18, 2024 | 8:00AM - 12:00PM | Virtual via Zoom
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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 CreditsTM. 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.
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CTSC Event
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 12:00PM | Virtual via Zoom
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CTSC of Northern Ohio Science Cafe - Community Based Research
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Maeve MacMurdo, Pulmonologist from the Cleveland Clinic to discuss Community Based Research for our October Science Cafe. Science Cafe is 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.
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CTSC Partner Event
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 11:00AM | Virtual via Zoom
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Clinical Research Design: The Basics
Interested in designing your own clinical research study, but aren't quite sure where to start? Join the UH Clinical Research Development's Biostatistics Team as they engage in a discussion on the essentials to designing a study that is robust for statistical analysis. Perfect for any new PIs, Residents, or Fellows who are looking to start a research study. Presented by: Jennifer Murphy, CREC Pending. Click to Join the Webinar.
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CTSC Partner Event
Tuesday, November 5 & 19, 2024 | 11:00AM | Virtual via Zoom
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1) ClinicalTrials.gov: Registration Overview, Regulations and ICMJE Requirements (November 5, 2024)
This class will go over the federal regulations regarding which trials are required to register with ClinicalTrials.gov. It will give a brief overview of how to go about registering and who to reach out to for help. It will also detail the ICMJE requirements as it pertains to publications. Presented by: Rachael Massey, CREC: 3. Click to Join the Webinar.
2) ClinicalTrials.gov: Results Regulations Overview (November 19, 2024)
This class will go over the federal regulations regarding which trials are required to report results with ClinicalTrials.gov. It will also give a brief overview of how to go about entering results and who to reach out to for help regarding results reporting. Presented by: Rachael Massey, CREC: 3. Click to Join the Webinar.
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CTSC Event
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 12PM | Virtual via Zoom
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CTSC Quarterly Big Data Webinar: Epic Cosmos Database Intermediate
A follow-up from the September Epic Cosmos Database Basics webinar, attendees will be able to dive deeper into database strategies including data visualization in SlicerDicer and performing complex queries.
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Save the Date!
Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 8:00AM | Wolstein Research Building
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CTSC of Northern Ohio Epic Cosmos Datathon
Join us Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 8:00AM - 5:00PM for a multi-institutional Epic Cosmos Datathon! Over the course of the day, teams will harness their skills, tackle challenges, and transform concepts into tangible results. The event culminates in a dynamic presentation session, where each group will share their findings and insights with attendees.
Stay connected to the CTSC for official registration link and event details!
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