UT Southwestern has been progressively building out clinical research resources and infrastructure. However, it is often hard for investigators to know of these resources or to navigate to the right place to access them. The new UT Southwestern Clinical Research website serves as an entryway to our expanding clinical research enterprise.

It showcases our clinical research domains – Epidemiology and Translational Science, Data Science, Clinical Trials, and Implementation and Community Science – and provides easy access to operational services, education and training, funding opportunities, and study opportunities. The website also features the latest institutional news releases on clinical research as well as a repository of prior clinical research newsletter stories.        

Come and see the new look and feel of clinical research at UT Southwestern: utsouthwestern.edu/research/clinical-research

The Clinical Research Office and the UT Southwestern CTSA Program are collaborating to launch the Clinical Researcher Catalyst (CRC) program, a novel series of initiatives designed to support the development of young trainees and faculty interested in clinical research. 

Under the leadership of Heidi Jacobe, M.D., M.S.C.S., Associate Dean of Clinical Research Workforce Development, the new program is designed to guide faculty and trainees in developing the skills necessary to obtain funding. These include scientific writing seminars, grant workshops, group coaching, and mentorship sessions. Members of the CRC cohort will also have access to a Clinical Research Navigator, a person who can help link the researcher to resources on campus to facilitate their clinical research projects. There is no cost to participate. 

The CRC program starts in January 2023. More information and details on how to apply will be presented during the Clinical Researcher Catalyst Holiday Celebration on Dec. 1, from 5-7 p.m., in the A.W. Harris Faculty Club. Register to attend.   

The Texas Health Resources Clinical Scholars program supports the training and development of outstanding clinician-researchers at UT Southwestern. The program provides up to 70% protected research effort as well as other research resources to selected individuals to promote their early-career development and specific research project. The most recent THR Clinical Scholars cohort includes: (top, from left) Dr. Richard Medford, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; Dr. Megan Mullins, Assistant Professor in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health and in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center; Dr. Robert Turer, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; and Dr. Robin T. Higashi, Assistant Professor in the O’Donnell School of Public Health.

Dec. 20: Winter Application Deadline for Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research Program

This program provides early-career faculty with 50% or more protected research time, start-up research support, didactic research training, and career guidance to facilitate their development as successful clinical scholars. Full details and eligibility available online.

• Submit your application by Dec. 20 to be considered for the first cohort of Dean’s Scholars.

Clinical and Translational Science Forum

This interactive forum provides an opportunity for trainees to meet with established investigators in clinical and translational research to share their ideas and experiences.

• Thursday, Nov. 17, at 12:15 p.m., Samuel McDonald, M.D., presents Utilizing an Implementation Science Framework for the Development of Clinical Decision Support to Guide Screening and Management of Incidental Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. Register to attend.

• Thursday, Dec. 1, at 12:15 p.m., Oksana Hamidi, D.O., presents Cardiometabolic Consequences in Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion. Register to attend.

• Thursday, Dec. 8, at 12:15 p.m., Shanti Pinto, M.D., presents Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction and Traumatic Brain Injury. Register to attend. 

Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Quarterly Virtual Seminar

Yu-Lun Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the O'Donnell School of Public Health, presents Embracing Heterogeneity for Detection of Genetic Interactions: Application to Genomewide Association Studies in Bladder Cancer

• Tuesday, Nov. 29, at noon. Register to attend.

Master of Science in Health Informatics

Graduates from the Master of Science in Health Informatics have the skills to initiate meaningful change in health information systems and be multidisciplinary leaders in the field. 

• Applications are open through Dec. 1.

Data Management and Sharing Plans Information Session

Learn about the Data Management and Sharing plans submission requirement from the National Institutes of Health. More information available online (VPN required).

• Friday, Dec. 2, at 9 a.m. in NG3.112. Send questions to DataSharing@utsouthwestern.edu.