ITHS designs and supports an assortment of tools to make the research process easier. Yet with a toolbox full of resources, it also becomes important to ask, how do these various systems work together to support a project as a whole? ITHS recently launched Leaf, a...
Looking for some additional resources to conduct your clinical or translational research? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released three distinct opportunities, specifically addressing questions in neuroscience, bioethics, and pain-related collaboration. Research on Bioethical Issues This administrative supplement targets bioethical, legal, and societal implications of medical...
[NOTE: The application period for this award is now closed] There are certain preclinical questions that simply cannot be answered in the lab or in a mouse model alone. In these areas of research, it becomes essential to test an idea in a non-human primate...
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One of the great things about using data collection software is its ability to automate otherwise tedious or redundant tasks. To pull previously collected data into fields within a single project, use REDCap’s piping feature. Similarly, to pipe data into an instrument at various points...
Have you considered the best ways to involve the community in your scientific research? This is a big question with many parts – Who is ‘the community’? What are the benefits of community engagement to research? At what stage of research should you engage communities?...
They have spent years working with patients, communities, and basic research to hone their skills in clinical and translational science. Now, thanks to the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program, three early-career investigators will have the dedicated research time, mentorship, and funding they...
Join us on February 20th to learn what is involved in the commercialization process and hear about some real-world examples of successes and failures. If you are not located in Seattle, join us via the live webcast. Registration is required....
Certain research studies seek to capture the same data over time in order to track change and progress. Longitudinal projects in REDCap can enable smooth, timely data collection and minimize the set-up burden of repeatedly used instruments. Enabling longitudinal data collection in REDCap allows any form...
The Clinical and Translational Science Award program works diligently to improve research tools and processes at hubs all across the country. With over fifty different hubs, the national effort is coordinated centrally through the Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC). CLIC is the CTSA...