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August 7, 2025 | Vol. 2 #8 | | |
Call to Action: Urge Your Legislators To Protect Health Research Funding! | |
Now is the time to urge your members of Congress to reject proposed budget cuts and protect the future of life-saving scientific and health research!
In some rare good news, last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked up its FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) bill, recommending a net $400 million increase for the NIH. The Senate markup contained essentially flat funding or modest cuts for other research and public health research agencies.
In addition, the Senate’s appropriations bill would continue to block the administration from changing how NIH reimburses the indirect costs of research. The House will take action on its version of the FY26 LHHS bill when legislators return to D.C. in September.
Given that the president’s budget request recommended an $18 billion cut to NIH, a $4.9 billion cut to CDC, a $600 million cut to ARPA-H and the de-funding of AHRQ, the bipartisan Senate results are encouraging. Send a message to your senators and representative urging them to retain this research funding in the final appropriations bill.
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New CNTR Evidence to Practice Committee to Lead Development of Guidance Repository
An outgrowth of the Design for Implementation: The Future of Trauma Research & Clinical Guidance conference series, the new Evidence to Practice (E2P) Committee at CNTR takes on the effort to develop a new resource that can speed adoption of clinical best practices.
CNTR Core and Stakeholder member organizations appointed representatives to serve on the E2P. The group is charged with developing an open access central repository for trauma clinical guidance, deconflicting topics among societies to reduce redundancy, and aligning on long-term goals to improve the effectiveness of clinical guidance. It's first meeting will be held this fall.
The committee is chaired by Lacey LaGrone, MD, FACS.
| | Rachael Callcut, MD, Elected CNTR Chair; Among Other Leadership Changes | |
Representing the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) on the CNTR Board of Directors, Rachael Callcut, MD, FACS, has been elected to serve as Board Chair, taking the reins from outgoing chair, Ben Zarzaur, MD. Dr. Callcut is a nationally recognized expert in trauma care and data science/health services research. She is the Chief Research Informatics Officer at UC - Davis Health.
In addition to other changes announced last month, Jeffrey Shupp, MD, FACS, has been appointed by the American Burn Association to replace outgoing representative James Holmes, IV, MD, FACS, on the CNTR Board. ABA also named Kathleen Skipton Romanowski, MD, FACS to the Scientific Advisory Committee.
CNTR's Board of Directors determines the strategic priorities of the organization, provides fiduciary oversight, and ensures the interests of CNTR's Core member organizations are being served.
The Scientific Advisory Committee develops projects for prospective clinical research and reviews multisite clinical trials proposals that would be attractive to federal funding agencies. The SAC also reviews and provides expert guidance on new CNTR research opportunities.
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Third Annual Chicago Neurotrauma Symposium: September 20-21, 2025
Don't miss this symposium, where cutting-edge science meets practical application to change the management of penetrating brain injuries (PBI). Gain actionable insights to elevate patient care, shape research priorities, and drive impactful, patient-centered improvements.
The conference is designed for a multidisciplinary cohort of clinicians, clinical research methodologists, and community members committed to filling the gaps in firearm-inflicted brain injury (FIBI) management.
Early-bird pricing ends September 6th!
| | | CNTR Investigator Resources | | | | | Engage CNTR on Submissions to the Defense Health Agency BAA for Extramural Medical Research | |
Tap CNTR's long experience with DoD grant submissions and let us help you prepare a proposal for this open call for extramural medical research. Among others, program priorities include:
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Combat Casualty Care - Capability requirements within the CCC portfolio include resuscitative strategies and care, care of complex injuries and organ support, forward surgical care, functional recovery from traumatic wound and burn injuries, and more.
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Traumatic Brain Injury - Areas of focus include TBI assessment and diagnosis, TBI point-of-injury stabilization, TBI countermeasures to prevent adverse brain health effects, and TBI monitoring and return-to-duty.
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Musculoskeletal Injury - Areas of focus include assessment and diagnosis, musculoskeletal injury risk mitigation and return-to-duty and reintegration.
Download the Broad Agency Announcement to learn more about this funding opportunity, then visit our Study Proposal page and request CNTR grant-writing services to get started. CNTR services are built into grant proposals--there is no cost to investigators.
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Introduction to the NTRR: Webinar Now Available On Demand
CNTR had a full house last week for our first webinar on the National Trauma Research Repository--a new free resource that supports trauma research through data sharing, reuse and aggregation. In this webinar, we took participants on a tour of the repository and shared how the NTRR can help fulfill funder and journal data sharing requirements, boost the visibility of your research, and contribute to advancements in care.
If you missed it, you can still learn how to start using the NTRR: watch the webinar at your leisure by clicking the link below. You can also get more information on the NTRR page of the CNTR website.
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Submit Abstracts for the 2026 American Burn Association Meeting by October 1, 2025
The American Burn Association (ABA) invites abstract submissions for its 2026 annual meeting, offering an opportunity to present original research and clinical insights. Accepted abstracts will also be published in a supplement of the Journal of Burn Care & Research.
ABA's annual meeting is scheduled for April 14-17, 2026 in Orlando FL.
Submit an Abstract
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STN Seeks Abstracts for TraumaCon 2026: September 26th Deadline
The Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) invites nurses, healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, and trauma leaders to submit an abstract for a poster or oral presentation at TraumaCon 2026 in Austin, Texas, April 15-17, 2026. TraumaCon brings together a dynamic, multidisciplinary audience committed to improving trauma outcomes through innovation, evidence, and collaboration.
Please note: You do not have to be an STN member to submit an abstract. Submissions are open to all interested.
Learn More and Submit an Abstract
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First Studies Uploaded to the National Trauma Research Repository: Now Available for Secondary Use
Data population of the NTRR has begun! Data from two important legacy studies have just been uploaded to the meta study environment and are now available for your review and secondary analyses.
- Shock, Whole Blood and Assessment of TBI- S.W.A.T.- Linking Investigations in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES) Task Order 2 (PI: Sperry)
- Cold Stored Platelet Early Intervention (CriSP) trial Hemorrhagic Shock: A LITES Network Study (PI: Speery)
The NTRR is actively seeking study data from closed investigations. Following a 12-month embargo from initial publication date, your study data are assigned a unique, citable DOI and made available to other qualified investigators. Secondary analyses using your data are posted to the NTRR and amplified, as well.
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Manuscripts from Year 1 of the DFI Conference Series to be Published in TSACO
Manuscripts describing the outcomes from the first year in the Design for Implementation conference series have been accepted for publication in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open. Look for these papers soon:
- Conference Proceedings for the 2024 Design for Implementation: The Future of Trauma Research and Clinical Guidance Conference Series
- Understanding the Rural Injury Providers’ Experience of Trauma Clinical Guidance: A Qualitative Case Series
- TRAUMA: Making Trauma Clinical Guidance More Implementable
- Dissecting Inequity: Global Systematic Review of Trauma Clinical Guidance
- Trauma Community Clinical Guidance Needs: A Mixed-Methods Iterative Consensus Building Study
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