University of Utah math professor and co-author on the CCTS-supported BIG-LoVE study, which is investigating how rhinovirus spreads, discussed what we know about the cause of the common cold on...
An electrifying new play by Deborah Zoe Laufer, "Informed Consent" is a powerful examination of medical ethics and the sometimes-murky lines between privacy and research. In partnership with the Department...
In March 2015, the Utah Department of Health launched the CCTS-supported Utah Parkinson Disease Registry and issued a rule that required health care providers report cases of Parkinson disease and...
Jeremiah Alt, M.D., Ph.D., a CCTS KL2 scholar and physician-scientist of Native American heritage talks about his perspectives on health care and research.
A factor found in umbilical cord blood could become the basis for developing a new therapy to fight harmful inflammation, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers report. When given...
Applications are now open to pre- and post-doctoral trainees for appointment to the Microbial Pathogenesis T32. Applications are due September 23, 2016.
CCTS Workforce Development Foundation for Discovery announces two new co-directors: Anthea Letsou, Ph.D., and Julie Shakib, D.O., M.P.H. Workforce development is designed to enhance the development of future faculty members...
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) has awarded Dr. John Phillips of the Division of Hematology a five-year, $4 million U54 grant to establish the...
In order to assure the future of rare disease research, the training of the next generation of investigators in this field is important. New investigators, trainees, junior faculty and others...
Join us on December 1 and 2, 2016 for the Precision Medicine Symposium. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Christopher Austin, Director, National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS)
Systematic reviews - a survey of published results to answer a specific research question - may not be as easy to carry out as you think. Melissa Rethlefsen and Mellanye...
VPCAT and KL2 scholar Adam Spivak, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, has been selected to receive a Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) from the Doris Duke Charitable...
The Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) is now accepting research strategy / plan narratives proposing research conducted at any point along the translational science spectrum aiming to...
Deanna Palma, RN, Clinical Services Core nurse manager of the Clinical Trials Support Foundation is a nominee for the University of Utah Health Sciences Staff Excellence Award.
Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will monitor potential Zika virus exposure among a subset of athletes, coaches and other U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) staff attending the...
On July 9, the Natural History Museum of Utah will host a DNA Fest presented in part by Utah Genome Project and USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery investigators. A 2PM...
VPCAT scholar Anne Kirby, Ph.D, assistant professor of occupational therapy at the University of Utah explains her search for factors that predict whether autistic teens will succeed on their own...
VPCAT scholar Anne Kirby, Ph.D, assistant professor of occupational therapy at the University of Utah explains her search for factors that predict whether autistic teens will succeed on their own...
Naresh Sundar Rajan has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to attend the Big Data Coursework for Computational Medicine (BDC4CM) funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
VPCAT scholar Jewel Samadder, M.D., led a clinical trial finding a drug treatment that provides precision prevention for this group of high-risk patients. A combination of two drugs, sulindac (COX-2...
Applications due April 29, 2016. The purpose of the University of Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) KL2 Mentored Career Development Scholar Award is to support the career...
