The International Committee of Medical Journal editors has published an editorial announcing a requirement for data sharing statements to accompany reports of clinical trials. Key points: As of 1 July 2018 manuscripts submitted to ICMJE journals that report the results of clinical trials must contain a data sharing statement Clinical trials that begin enrolling participants […]
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) are pleased to announce the release of a new health disparities data widget. The widget provides an easy way to find health disparities data related to the Healthy People 2020 objectives for the Leading Health Indicators (LHIs). LHIs are critical […]
BE CLEAR: Bringing Education to Communities to Learn and Engage in Research May 19th, 2017 The BU CTSI Community Engagement team joined the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service for their 2nd annual BRI…DGE conference. BRI…DGE brings together researchers and the community members to forge equitable partnerships around health. Our Community Engagement team […]
BU CTSI is among the 64 CTSA hubs utilizing SMART IRB, the Streamlined, Multisite, Accelerated Resources for Trials IRB Reliance platform. SMART IRB is designed to harmonize and streamline the IRB review process for multisite studies, while ensuring a high level of protection for research participants. SMART IRB is funded by the National Center for Advancing […]
The goal of the Evans Center is to promote growth and discovery in emerging interdisciplinary biomedical research and educational areas by providing faculty affiliated with the Department of Medicine and with various schools, departments and centers at Boston University a dynamic, interdisciplinary organizational structure, which allows investigators with different areas of expertise to collectively address […]
TL1 Post-Doc receives 2017 ASBMR John Haddad Young Investigator Award Dr. Hussein’s research interest is in the area of bone and cartilage mechanics. In her doctoral research, she studied the outcomes of vertebral trabecular bone adaptation to the effects of aging and osteoporosis. Through this work, Dr. Hussein has established an expertise in the use […]
We hope all research team members will consider joining the RPN which provides opportunities and resources to link with research personnel involved in clinical/human subjects research. Sign up here! For more information contact Gina Daniels, gdamiels@bu.edu.
In addition to the CRRO PI and Fundamentals training, social-behavioral researchers have the option to take an online social-behavioral GCP course. Access the course here. This will fulfill your GCP training requirement for 3 years. We hope you will also take the short (3min) voluntary anonymous survey once you complete the course.
PFIZER’S CTI REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR BIOTHERAPEUTIC TARGETS Pre-Proposal Deadline: April 21, 2017 Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation, or CTI, is a unique program that collaborates with leading academic medical centers, the NIH, and foundations to speed the translation of novel targets to the clinic. Advantages to Collaborating with CTI A partnership with CTI may include […]
Clinical Trial Design April 19 – June 28, 2017 Hybrid (online and in-person) Course Course themes: Fundamentals of clinical trial design Plan and develop a clinical trial proposal Biostatistical and IRB consultations Online didactic lectures and peer feedback Complete protocol design and template Applications due March 17 Eligibility: MD, DMD, PhD, DNP or equivalent Have […]