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• Nov 07, 2022

GHUCCTS announces 2022 KL2 Scholar Dr. Amanda Blair Spence

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Blair Spence, MD as the 2nd KL2 Scholar selected in our highly-competitive 2022 cycle. This new awardee, her research projects, and training plan are emblematic of our program objectives in that they pair a highly-promising junior faculty scholar-trainee with a mentor team that includes senior colleagues from across disciplines, departments, campuses, and institutions to pursue research that depends upon collaborations and methods from outside the scholars’ discipline, local research environment, or past experiences.more information

• Nov 01, 2022

2022 DC CTSA Conference Recordings

Session recordings are now available from the DC CTSA Consortium's 2022 DC CTSA Spring Regulatory Update & Hot Topics in Clinical and Translational Research.more information

• Oct 25, 2022

2022 REKS Summer Series Recording: Regulatory and Ethics in Innovative Community Research

Recordings for the 2022 REKS Summer Series are now available. The goal of these series is to highlight and discuss innovative community research, regulatory requirements, and ethical implications.more information

• Oct 11, 2022

GHUCCTS Announces 2022-2023 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program Scholars

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is proud to introduce our 2022-2023 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) program scholars.more information

• Sept 08, 2022

Georgetown Awarded $23.6M PCORI Grant to Study Treatments for Acute Rhinosinusitis

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded $23.6 million in research funding to a Georgetown University Medical Center research team and our GHUCCTS investigator, Nawar M. Shara, PhD has been listed as the co-investigator for the study.more information

• Aug 25, 2022

TBS Grant Writing Workshop (GWW) Series registration is now open for the 2022-2023 cycle

Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program is offering a 6 month Grant Writing Workshop Series for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty who are actively working on individual fellowship, career development, and research project grant application that is due within the next 12 months.more information

• Aug 12, 2022

GHUCCTS announces 2022 KL2 Scholar Dr. Christina Marea

After our 12th highly competitive application cycle, unfortunately, delayed due to COVID-related uncertainties, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christina X. Marea, PhD, MA, MSN, FACNM as our newest KL2 Scholar.more information

• Mar 10, 2022

Request for Applications: 2022 KL2 Scholars Program

The GHUCCTS KL2 Scholars Program is now accepting applications for our 2022 funding cycle. Applicants must have a full-time faculty or equivalent appointment at a GHUCCTS institution (Georgetown University, Howard University, or MedStar Health) at the time of award activation.more information

• Mar 07, 2022

Request for Applications: 2022-2023 TL1 Translational Biomedical Science Program

The GHUCCTS TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program is now accepting applications for our 2022-2023 funding cycle. Applicants should be predoctoral students who have completed their qualifying exams in PhD programs at Howard or Georgetown Universities or Postdoctoral fellows who have a primary appointment at Georgetown or Howard Universities, a MedStar Institution, or the Washington DC VAMC. more information

• Mar 04, 2022

Funding Opportunity: GHUCCTS 2022-2023 Pilot Awards

• Mar 03, 2022

CLIC Showcases GHUCCTS KL2's Grant Writing Program

GHUCCTS' KL2 grant writing program is one of six CTSA's to be featured this month in the Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration's (CLIC) Insights to Inspire.more information

• Jan 06, 2022

CLIC Showcases GHUCCTS TL1's Mentorship Program

GHUCCTS' TL1 mentorship program is one of nine CTSA's to be featured this month in the Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration's (CLIC) Insights to Inspire.more information

• Nov 18, 2021

2021 REKS Summer Series Recording: Pathway to Decentralized Clinical Trials

Session recordings and slide presentations are now available from the 2021 REKS Summer Series Recording: Pathway to Decentralized Clinical Trials.more information

• Oct 07, 2021

GHUCCTS Announces 2021-2022 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program Scholars

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is proud to introduce our 2021-2022 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) program scholars.more information

• Sept 21, 2021

10th Annual Health Informatics & Data Science Virtual Symposium at Georgetown University

Register now for the 10th Annual Health Informatics & Data Science Symposium at Georgetown University. This event will be held, virtually, October 8th from 9 AM - 12:30 PM. Featured are presentations from Dr. Anant Madabhushi, Ph.D.; Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD., Ph.D.; Iker Huerga, M. Sc.; as well as our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Amy Abernathy who will speak on the topic: "Future of Digital Health: Challenges and Opportunities". Event hosted by Georgetown University and The Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics.more information

• Sept 08, 2021

TBS Grant Writing Workshop (GWW) Series registration is now open for the 2021-2022 cycle.

Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program is offering a 6 month Grant Writing Workshop Series more information

• Aug 10, 2021

GHUCCTS announces 2021 KL2 Scholars Dr. Maurice Fluitt & Dr. Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran

After our 11th highly competitive application cycle, unfortunately delayed due to COVID-related research closures, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maurice Fluitt and Dr. Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran as a KL2 Scholar. more information

• May 28, 2021

GHUCCTS featured in National Black Nurses Association for Howard University's Novavax COVID-19 Clinical Trial

GHUCCTS is featured in the Winter 2021 edition of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Newsletter for our work helping with the planning, recruitment, and implementation efforts of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine study at Howard University.more information

• May 12, 2021

NCATS Online Course in Translational Science: June 14 – July 30, 2021

Enhance your translational science skills this summer with a seven-week online course, MEDI 501: Principles of Preclinical Translational Science. This class is open to the public and is being offered by NCATS’ Education Branch in partnership with the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences. Registration for the summer course is open.more information

• May 10, 2021

Former KL2 Scholar Dr. Vanita R. Aroda profiled in The Lancet

Dr. Vanita R. Aroda, current Director of the Diabetes Clinical Research Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and former GHUCCTS KL2 scholar, is featured in the piece "Vanita Aroda: the accidental role model… by no accident" published by The Lancet.more information

• May 07, 2021

Now Available: DC CTSA Conference 2021 Recordings

Session recordings and slide presentations are now available from the DC CTSA Consortium 2021 DC CTSA Spring Regulatory Update & Hot Topics in Clinical and Translational Research.more information

• May 05, 2021

Mayo Clinic Site Feasibility Questionnaire: A Multicenter Study of Detection of Low Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)

Mayo Clinic is seeking collaborators to participate in a retrospective validation study of an ECG-based artificial intelligence algorithm for the detection of low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) that we have previously developed. The validation results will be submitted to the FDA as part of a De Novo software as a medical device (SAMD) application. This study is fully funded by Mayo Clinic and an opportunity to develop a long-term academic collaboration for future validation studies and publications.more information

• Apr 16, 2021

KL2 Scholar Dr. Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu recipient of SSO Clinical Investigator Award

Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu, GHUCCTS KL2 scholar and Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center, is the recipient of the 2021-2023 Clinical Investigator Award for Under-Represented Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) Surgeons from the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO).more information

• Mar 29, 2021

Funding Opportunity: GHUCCTS 2021-2022 Pilot Awards

GHUCCTS is pleased to announce our 2021-2022 GHUCCTS Pilot Awards application cycle. Applicants must have a full-time faculty appointment at one of the GHUCCTS institutions (Howard, Georgetown, DCVA, Medstar, ORNL). Each application should identify a Contact PI who will be responsible for coordinating and submitting the application. Applications are due Monday, April 19, 2021. more information

• Mar 22, 2021

Dr. Veronica Thomas co-authors textbook, named 2021 "Most Promising New Textbook" by TAA

The Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) recently announced the recipients of their 2021 Textbook Awards. "Evaluation in Today's World:  Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability", co-authored by GHUCCTS Evaluation & Continuous Improvement Director Dr. Veronica Thomas, was one of ten textbooks to receive the "Most Promising New Textbook" award.more information

• Mar 11, 2021

Recruitment Innovation Center develops COVID-19 Recruitment + Retention Toolkit

The Recruitment Innovation Center (RIC) has been heavily involved in multisite COVID-19 trial design and implementation, having consulted on 29 COVID-19 related studies as of this writing. While striving to maintain its values of community engagement, participant-informed methods and scalable design, the RIC has developed new tools and strategies that work in this transformed clinical trial space.more information

• Feb 19, 2021

Request for Applications: 2021-2022 TL1 Translational Biomedical Science Program

The GHUCCTS TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program is now accepting applications for our 2021-2022 funding cycle. Applicants should be predoctoral students who have completed their qualifying exams in PhD programs at Howard or Georgetown Universities or Postdoctoral fellows who have a primary appointment at Georgetown or Howard Universities, a MedStar Institution, or the Washington DC VAMC.more information

• Feb 12, 2021

International Science of Team Science Conference Call for Abstracts

The International Science of Team Science Conference is now accepting abstract proposals for its 12th annual conference June 7-11, 2021. This year's conference theme is "Science of Team Science and the Human Condition". The deadline to submit abstracts is February 28, 2021.more information

• Feb 12, 2021

MedStar Health's COVID-19 Community Research Partnership

Join MedStar Health in learning more about COVID-19 in our Community. MedStar Health is conducting a real-time COVID-19 surveillance study to better understand COVID-19 spread and vaccine adoption within our community. If you are age 18 or older, we need YOU to help us improve COVID-19 prevention strategies that will benefit you, your family members, and the larger community. Go to MedStarHealth.org/JoinTheFight and click the button to sign up for the study. You only need to be over 18 years old and have an email address to be part of the study.more information

• Jan 05, 2021

Deadline Extended: 2021 KL2 Scholars Program Application

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is now accepting applications for our 2021 KL2 Scholars Program. The pre-application is due January 31, 2021 with the final application due February 28, 2021. Funding is expected to begin in June 2021 pending the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.more information

• Dec 17, 2020

Two GHUCCTS advisors named to NIH ACTIV-1 Community Advisory Board

We are proud to share that two of our advisors have been named to the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the National Institutes of Health Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutics Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) initiative. Robert Pearson, a member of our Participant Advisory Board (PAB), and Larisa Caicedo, a member of our own CAB, will advise on the ACTIV-1 protocol. more information

• Dec 11, 2020

NHCOA honors Florencia Gonzalez with Research Recognition Award

On Tuesday December 15, 2020, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) will honor Florencia Gonzalez as a 2020 recipient of the NHCOA Award. The virtual ceremony, called A Time for Change, will recognize leaders in the field of aging who share NHCOA’s commitment to Hispanic older adults.more information

• Dec 07, 2020

GHUCCTS Announces 2020-2021 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program Scholars

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is proud to introduce our 2020-2021 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) program scholars.more information

• Nov 13, 2020

GHUCCTS announces 2020 KL2 Scholar Dr. Haiyan He

After our 10th highly competitive application cycle, unfortunately delayed due to COVID-related research closures, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Haiyan He as a KL2 Scholar. This new awardee, her research project, and training plan are emblematic of our program objectives in that they pair a highly-promising scholar-trainee with a mentor team that includes senior colleagues from across disciplines, departments, campuses, and institutions to pursue research that depends upon collaborations and methods from outside the scholars’ discipline, local research environment, or past experiences.more information

• Oct 22, 2020

TIN convalescent plasma study by former GHUCCTS KL2 scholar Dr. Seble Kassaye featured on NBC4

Dr. Seble Kassaye, former GHUCCTS KL2 scholar and infectious disease expert at Georgetown University Medical Center, is the principal investigator for a convalescent plasma COVID-19 clinical trial through the Trial Innovation Network (TIN). Dr. Kassaye recently appeared on NBC4 Washington to discuss the trial.more information

• Oct 01, 2020

GHUCCTS member Florencia Gonzalez speaks on recent NHCOA panel "Lessons from the Field: Conducting Health Research with Hard to Reach Populations"

For the last two years, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) has partnered with the National Institutes of Health to raise awareness about the All of Us Research Program (AoU). The All of Us Research Program is inviting one million people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history. NHCOA’s role in the AoU program is to raise awareness about health research and the program itself. In an effort to do that, we are hosting a webinar entitled, “Lessons from the Field: Conducting health research with hard to reach populations.” This webinar provided a space for researchers and other AoU partners to learn from community researchers who already engage hard to reach populations.more information

• Aug 17, 2020

GHUCCTS KL2 scholar alumna Dr. Seble Kassaye leads development of confidential COVID-19 symptom tracking tool

Dr. Seble Kassaye, associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center and former GHUCCTS KL2 scholar, led a team of researchers to develop an online COVID-19 symptom tracking tool. The tool ensures a person’s confidentiality while being able to actively monitor their symptoms. The tool is not proprietary and can be used by entities that are not able to develop their own tracking systems..more information

• Aug 06, 2020

GHUCCTS team members discuss clinical trial participation among African Americans with radio and news outlets

GHUCCTS Community Engagement (CE) team members Dr. Carla Williams and Florencia Gonzalez speak with the Center for Health Journalism at USC and Howard University Radio WHUR 96.3 about the importance of diversity in clinical trials, especially relating to COVID-19. more information

• Aug 04, 2020

GHUCCTS funds six new pilot projects, including four that address the current COVID-19 pandemic

After a competitive application cycle, GHUCCTS has selected 6 new pilot projects to be funded for 2020-2021. The Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies program (PTCS) has been a critical and effective stimulus for collaboration that has inspired the development and implementation of new clinical and translational research projects. Four of the six selected pilot projects will focus on COVID-19 and the current pandemic.more information

• July 06, 2020

GHUCCTS launches new blog, "Let's Talk About Clinical Research"

Under the leadership of Dr. Carla Williams, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has created an educational blog that covers a variety of topics related to clinical research.more information

• July 02, 2020

GHUCCTS member Dr. Jacqueline Jonklaas receives Distinguished Service Award from ATA

The American Thyroid Association awarded GHUCCTS member and Georgetown Professor of Medicine Jacqueline Jonklaas, MD, PhD, MPH, its Distinguished Service Award. The award honors a member who has made important and continuing contributions to the association.more information

• June 11, 2020

GHUCCTS Statement on Recent Events and Our Mission

As a Center that focuses on translating research evidence to identify racial and ethnic health disparities and reduce their impact on the health of our communities, GHUCCTS speaks out strenuously against institutional and systemic racism, as exemplified by the recent and historical horrific and tragic violence toward Black individuals by law enforcement officers. more information

• May 15, 2020

TL1 Scholar Dr. Martha Dee Gay receives Science Writer Fellowship from Georgetown Medicine Magazine

2020 Science Writer Fellow Martha Dee Gay is an NIH TL1 post-doctoral scholar and translational scientist at Georgetown University Medical Center in the Division of Gastroenterology. Her article "Life in the NASH Lane" is published in the Spring/Summer 2020 edition of Georgetown Medicine Magazine. more information

• May 01, 2020

NIH awards $24M to GHUCCTS to support clinical and translational research

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has received a $24.3 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, a part of the National Institutes of Health. more information

• Feb 21, 2020

Monumental clinical trial leverages GHUCCTS Trial Innovation Network

The Memory Improvement through Nicotine Dosing (MIND) study team leveraged the GHUCCTS Trial Innovation Network (TIN) to identify collaborators for the trial through an EHR-based cohort assessment. The clinical trial was placed at the Georgetown University Memory Disorders Program.more information