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News Releases and Announcements

Mothers' High Normal Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants at Risk for Birth Problems external link, opens in new window
May 7 • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: GCRCs at Northwestern University and Case Western Reserve University

Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease external link, opens in new window
April 27 • National Center for Research Resources and National Eye Institute
NCRR Support: University of Pennsylvania CTSA

SBRI’s Bioquest Program Awarded $800,000 SEPA Grant external link, opens in new window
April 24 • Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
NCRR Support: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute SEPA

Pitt Organizes Day of Scientific Discovery for a Novel Federal Outreach Partnership That Will Bring Research to Middle School Classrooms external link, opens in new window
April 18 • University of Pittsburgh
NCRR Support: University of Pittsburgh SEPA, CTSA

Rice and UT-Houston join DOD push for regenerative medicine external link, opens in new window
April 17 • EurekAlert!
NCRR Support: UT at Houston CTSA

New molecule could be key to anti-heart attack drug external link, opens in new window
April 17 • Rockefeller University
NCRR Support: Rockefeller CTSA

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Upcoming Meetings

Clinical and Translational Science Awards

Clinical and Translational Science Awards Committee Meetings and Activities external link, opens in new window (use the "next meeting" links to access times, locations, and organizer contact information)

Reports and Summaries of Previous Meetings

Building Collaboration for Clinical Research Networks

The purpose of the meeting was to focus on the theoretical and practical solutions in promoting clinical network collaboration. We were able to draw from a wide variety of resources including social, behavioral, and organizational science to identify solutions to common problems in collaborations in clinical research, and to identify common causes of success and failure.

Clinical and Translational Science Awards

Clinical and Translational Science Awards Committee Meetings and Activities (use the "previous meeting" links to access minutes and presentations)

Listen to the 2007 CTSA Pre-submission Webcast held on October 5, 2006 (requires free RealPlayer).

Inventory and Evaluation of Clinical Research Networks (IECRN) National Leadership Forum

The National Leadership Forum (NLF) presented the methods and findings from the NIH Roadmap-sponsored Inventory and Evaluation of Clinical Research Networks (IECRN) Descriptive Survey and Best Practices Study. (May 31 - June 1, 2006) Read more.

Ensuring the Inclusion of Clinical Research in the National Health Information Network

The federal government is promoting the use of electronic health records (EHR) for use within medical organizations and also to support a national health information network (NHIN). The goal of the meeting was to lay the groundwork for a plan to include clinical and translational research in the NHIN. (May 9, 2006)