Upcoming NJ ACTS, Rutgers, Princeton and NJIT Events

Summer Series



REDCap 101 - Will guide novice users through essential terminology, Rutgers REDCap access, project creation using forms/surveys, and best-practice recommendations.

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026, 11 am-12 pm - Register

REDCap Intermediate Topics - Demonstrate longitudinal events, repeating instruments, smart variables, embedding fields, alerts and notifications, and advanced survey options.

Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 11 am-12 pm - Register

Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 11 am-12 pm - Register

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026, 11 am-12 pm - Register

REDCap Project Migration - Migration workshop will demonstrate the self-service processes for moving REDCap projects from one instance to another.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 1-2 pm - Register

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, 11 am-12 pm - Register

Wednesday, Sept 2, 2026, 11 am-12 pm - Register

Transform your technology

into benefits for society

Clinical Research Credentials Study

Seeking input from Clinical Research Professionals

To better understand how professional credentials influence career development, employment opportunities, and workforce expectations within the field.

Questions?

Contact Yasheca Ebanks, NJ ACTS Workforce Development Program Manager

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Community Scientist Program

CTSA News and Events

NCATS, NIH, and Federal News and Events

A.I. and NIH-Supported Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity have published helpful reminders about the appropriate use of A.I. tools when applying, managing awards, and conducting the research process itself. 

NJ ACTS Publication Highlights

BioReX: Biomarker Information Extraction Inspired by Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis. Weiting Gao, Xiangyu Gao, Wenjin Chen, David J. Foran, Yi Chen. Conference paper Lecture Notes in ComputerScience ((LNAI,volume 14648)). First Online: 01 May 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/9

Development and initial psychometric properties of the Research Complexity Index. Allison A. Norful, Bernadette Capili, Christine Kovner, Olga F. Jarrín, Laura Viera, Scott McIntosh, Jacqueline Attia, Bridget Adams, Kitt Swartz, Ashley Brown and Margaret Barton-Burke. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 May 2024.

ICYMI

NEW K & T Visiting Scientists Consortium Group Seeks Leadership Interest - The new K&T Visiting Scientists Consortium Group (KTVS-CG) is seeking Co-Chairs and lead team members to help build a coordinated, scalable, and sustainable model while fostering a nationally connected community of trainees and scholars. Express Interest and read the KTVS-CG Charter

Element B

Administration

Element C1

Workforce Development

Element C2

Community & Stakeholder Engagement

Element D1

*Biostatistics, Epidemiology &

Research Design (BERD)

*Team Science

*Regulatory Knowledge & Support

*Special Populations in Research

*Biomarkers

*Genetically informed Research

Education & Training (GREAT)

*Clinical Trials Office

Element D2

Clinical & Translational Science Pilots

Element D3

Clinical Informatics

Element E1

Clinical & Translational Science Research: Novel Genetic Services Model

Element E2

Clinical & Translational Science Research: Translating Evidence on Opioid Overdose

Training Programs

*Mentored Career Development DEVELOP (K12)

*Predoctoral Training ASCENT (T32)

*Short-Term Research CREST (R25)

Working Groups

*Health Policy in Action

*Dissemination & Implementation Science

*Team Science

*Learning Health System

*Engagement for Impact

This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UM1TR004789 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.

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UL1TR003017 (pre-5/1/2024), UM1TR004789 (starting 5/1/2024), KL2TR003018 and TL1TR003019 (pre-5/1/2024), K12TR004788(starting 7/1/2024), T32TR004782 (starting 9/1/2024), R25TR004777 (starting 9/1/2024)