THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER When the Whole is More than the Sum of its Parts Our CTSA Consortium resources, capabilities, expertise, and innovative thinking are critical in responding to the worst pandemic since HIV. The fast-evolving nature of this crisis requires readily available and deployable capabilities throughout the country. As such, our Consortium stands […]
BUSM Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 Tuesday, April 7 | 1-2:30 p.m. Virtual Meeting: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/452441429 The BUSM Dean’s Office is holding a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic with BUSM faculty who are recognized experts in the areas of basic research, clinical activities and community efforts. These panelists will address your issues, concerns […]
Volume 09 │ Issue 03 │ March 31, 2020 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly evolves, the director describes how NCATS is harnessing the combined might of the CTSA Program, New Therapeutic Uses program and more to help overcome the pandemic. Read More WHAT’S HAPPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES MEET NCATS STAFF Brittany M. Haynes, Ph.D. is a scientific […]
Never Postpone Learning: Attend Translational Science 2020 Virtually This April Have you heard? ACTS is excited to announce that Translational Science 2020 will transform into an abbreviated, forward-focused scientific meeting with two virtual experiences planned for April 15-16, 2020 (noon-2 EDT, 9-11 PDT). This innovative approach will: Provide a forum for leaders and scholars to present and discuss their […]
News Roundup March 24, 2020 Updates from CLIC Explore the CLIC website, connect with CTSA content using tags One of the best ways CTSA Program members can share their work and spark discussions with colleagues across the consortium is to use tags when submitting or searching for ANY content on the CLIC website. Tags are […]
Insider Insights COVID-19 INFORMATION Research Community Updates Our COVID-19 page is updated daily with resources to support researchers and administrators through the pandemic, including coronavirus research funding, grantFAQs, and guidance for donating supplies to our BU colleagues on the front line. An open data set for research on COVID-19 (Allen Institute for AI) Tools for running […]
CDC Applied Research to Address The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emerging Public Health EmergencyEmerging Public Health Emergency Areas of Interest (see attached RFA for additional information): Surveillance, natural history and household transmission of SARS CoV-2 Diagnostics development and novel technology development and evaluation to improve diagnostic testing capabilities for COVID-19 detection Immune response and transmission dynamics for SARS CoV-2 Host […]
THE SPOTLIGHT | WHAT’S NEW | GET INVOLVED | CONSORTIUM CORNER Mike’s Blog – March 2020 Improving What We Measure There is a wise adage that: “what gets measured can be improved”. The process of translating science to improve health is full of inefficiencies including areas where slight improvements could have a large effect in helping expedite the […]
John P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc Monday, April 6—Thursday, April 9, 2020, Noon-4:00 pm Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) 35 Kneeland Street, 8th Floor Conference Room, Boston, MA This special four-day University College course, offered only in spring 2020, covers issues related to the credibility, translation, and usefulness of research findings. Emphasis will be […]
Join us to: Understand the rationale behind the American Statistical Association (ASA) statement that “No single index [i.e., p-value] should substitute for scientific reasoning.” Discuss the role that p-values have had on reproducibility and replication and the proposed remedies. Apply alternative remedies for dealing with uncertainty in clinical research and education. Tuesday, […]