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2023 BU CTSI Impact Report

The 2023 BU CTSI Impact: Significant Milestones, Achievements, and Highlights “We are thrilled to present the 2023 Impact Report from the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (BU CTSI). Since receiving initial funding from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences in 2008, the BU CTSI has been a driving force in catalyzing clinical and translational science. The mission of the BU CTSI is to improve health by advancing translational science and research in service of health equity“David Center, MD – Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE – In memoriam; Richard Saitz, MD MPH, FACP, DFASAM

Access the online version of the 2023 BU CTSI Impact here.

2023 CTSI Newsletters

Dec. 5 | Don’t miss the approaching deadlines and take your research career to new heights!

Nov. 28 | Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series & Program for Early Research Career Development

Nov. 22 | Maximize Your Research: Personalized Biostatistics Consultations with Dr. Cabral and Dr. Weinberg!

Nov. 15 | 2023 BU CTSI Career Development Program (KL2) Funding Announcement

Nov. 7 | Explore the Impact of Your Research on Policy!

Nov. 1 | Announcing the Winners of the 11th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium Poster Session!

Oct. 24 | Join us in celebrating Dr. Ospina’s success

Oct. 14 | Secure your spot this week for Translational Science Symposium on Oct. 24 @ 8:15 am

Oct. 11 | Introducing Our New Director of Integration and Strategic Partnerships at BU CTSI

Oct. 3 | Mark Your Calendar: Translational Science Symposium on Oct. 24 @ 8:15 am

Sep. 27 | Don’t wait, register today!

Sep. 19 | Mark Your Calendar: Translational Science Symposium on Oct. 24 @ 8:15 am

Sep. 12 | Unlock Your Innovation Potential: Join Rana K Gupta for a Conversation on Advancing Your Ideas

Sep. 6 | Act Fast! the deadline for submitting poster abstracts is tomorrow

Sep. 1 | CTSI September Updates

Aug. 18 | CTSI August Updates

Aug. 15 | Call for Poster Abstracts!

Jul. 21 | 11th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium In Memory of David C. Seldin MD, PhD (1957-2015)

Jul. 20 | RFA: Integrated Pilot Award Program – 2023/2024 Cycle

Jul. 19 | CTSI July Updates

Jun. 23 | Announcing the 2023 KL2 Career Development Awardees

Jun. 21 | Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series – Accepting Applications for Fall 2023

Jun. 16 | Program for Early Research Career Development (PERC) – Fall 2023

Jun. 14 | CTSI Update: Spotlight

Jun. 9 | Announcing our 2023 Integrated Pilot Grant Awardees

May 31 | Announcing the new Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARCs)

May 23 | Upcoming Deadline: Community Engagement Program Research Partnership Scholars Grant

May 16 | CTSI Update: Reminder

May 10 | CTSI Update: Spotlight

May 9 | Bridge BUilders Request For Proposals

May 2 | Cycle 2 RFA: Research Partnership Scholars Grant

May 2 | CTSI Update: Reminder

Apr. 28 | Celebration of Dr. Tracy Battaglia’s Professorship

Apr. 26 | The BU CTSI welcomes the newly appointed Co-Directors of the Integrated Pilot Grant Award Program

Apr. 18 | Advancing Your Idea to Create Impact

Apr. 12 | The BU CTSI is hiring for two positions

Apr. 6 | Don’t Miss the TL1 Predoctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships in Regenerative Medicine

Mar. 17 | RFA Deadline Extended: Cancer Health Equity Grants

Mar. 17 | TL1 Predoctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships in Regenerative Medicine – 2023

Feb. 14 | Seeking Director for Grant Writing Course

Jan 26 |The 2022 BU CTSI Impact Report: Noteworthy Achievements, Accomplishments, & Success Stories

Jan 20 | Advancing Your Idea to Create Impact

Jan 18 | Apply Now for the Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) Fellowship

Jan.03| Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series & Program for Early Research Career Development

2022 CTSI Impact Report

The 2022 BU CTSI Impact: Noteworthy Achievements, Accomplishments, & Success Stories“We are delighted to present this report from the Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (BU CTSI) for 2022. The BU CTSI has affected most aspects of translational research since it was first funded by the National Institutes of Health in 2008. The original, and continued, goal of our CTSI is to build a translational science infrastructure that supports standard research practices and funds novel ideas from BU and BMC scientists.“David Center, MD – Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE – In memoriam; Richard Saitz, MD MPH, FACP, DFASAM

Access the online version of the 2022 BU CTSI Impact here.

2022 CTSI Newsletters

Dec. 26|Apply Now for the Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series

Dec. 14|NIH Data Management & Sharing Plan – Changes to Policy effective 1/25/23

Dec. 13|The CTSI Integrated Pilot Grant Program has awarded funds to Improve Language Diversity in Clinical Trials

Dec. 07|Don’t Miss the the KL2 Information Session

Nov. 29|Upcoming Deadlines

Nov.22|Upcoming KL2 Information Session

Nov.16|Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series & Program for Early Research Career Development

Nov.10|Reminder_Submit Your Applications Today

Nov.01 |Weekly Reminder_Upcoming Deadlines

Oct.27 |Reminder_Upcoming Deadlines

Oct.19 |The 2023 CTSI Career Development Program KL2 Funding Announcement

Oct.12 |Advance Gender Equity for Women in the Biomedical Sciences

Oct.11 |Join Now: Re-examining Our Approach to Research: Translational Science Lessons from the Pandemic

Oct.11 |Register Today: 10th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium In Memory of David C. Seldin MD, PhD (1957-2015)

Oct.07 |Announcing the 10th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium Poster Winners

Oct.04 |Abstract Posters for the 10th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium are Available Now

Sep. 28|Reminder: Register Today for the 10th Annual Translational Science Symposium!

Sep. 22|Register Today for the 10th Annual Translational Science Symposium In Memory of David C. Seldin MD, PhD (1957-2015)

Sep. 16|10th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium In Memory of David C. Seldin MD, PhD (1957-2015)

Sep. 15|Pilot Grant Award Program Catalyzes Cross-Institutional and Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Aug. 31|Congratulations to Alexandra Ysasi for Getting an F31 Award

Aug. 26|Call For Poster Abstracts. Submit Yours Today!

Aug. 23|Research Job Connection, Research Navigator Team, and Training at the GCRU

Aug. 16 |Register Today for the 10th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium

Aug. 11 |Advancing Mentorship at Boston University

Aug. 9 |CTSI Update: Apply today!

Aug. 2 |RFA BU CTSI NIH Diversity Supplement: Two Years of Support to Engage in Training and Research

Jul. 27 |The 10th Annual Translational Science Symposium

Jul. 19 |BU CTSI NIH Diversity Supplement Matching Initiative

Jul. 06 |The BU CTSI Is Hiring!

Jun. 28 |CTSI Update: Reminders

Jun. 23 |Program for Early Research Career Development (PERC) – Fall 2022

Jun. 21 |Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series – Accepting Applications for Spring 2022

Jun. 07 |CTSI Update: Apply Now!

May 31 |CTSI Update: Reminders

May 26 |RFA: Research Partnership Scholars Grant

May 24 |Announcing the 2022 Integrated Pilot Grant Awardees

May 18 |CTSI Offerings & Resources

May 10 |CTSI Update: Upcoming Deadline

May 06 |CTSI Update: Important Reminders

May 03 |Bridge BUilders Request For Proposals

Apr. 26│CTSI Update: The BU CTSI Needs Your Help!

Apr. 21│Call for Ideas

Apr. 15│Call for Ideas for Element E

Apr. 12│CTSI Update: Upcoming Deadlines

Apr. 7│Meet the Research Navigator Team

Apr. 6 | ARC Applications for 2022

Mar. 31 | Call for Entrepreneurial Expertise

Mar. 29 | TL1 Predoctoral Fellowships in Regenerative Medicine – 2022

Mar. 22│Mini Sabbatical Award – 2022

Mar. 15│Join the BU CTSI Community Engagement Program

Mar. 8│BU CTSI Update: Reminders

Mar. 3│BU CTSI Update: Reminders

Feb. 25│The 2021 BU CTSI Impact: Noteworthy Achievements, Accomplishments, & Success Stories

Feb. 22│Funding Available for Affymetrix Microarray or RNA Sequencing Experiments

Feb. 8│The BU CTSI Community Engagement Program for Networking @ Noon

Feb. 2│CTSI Update: Don’t miss the deadline

Jan. 25│Extended Survey Deadline: New Theme Selection Process to be Piloted for 2022 Annual Clinical and Translational Science Symposium

Jan. 18│Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) Fellowship

Jan. 11│CTSI Update: Reminder

Jan. 7│2022 CTSI Career Development Program (KL2) Funding Announcement

Jan. 4│2022 BU CTSI Symposia Theme Selection Survey

2021 CTSI Impact Report

The 2021 BU CTSI Impact: Noteworthy Achievements, Accomplishments, & Success Stories

“Our focus is improving the health of structurally marginalized populations. We strive to bridge the gaps across disciplines, schools, and departments to yield the very best translational science and translational research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of our Institute including recognizing the value of a diverse workforce and leadership, ensuring deep community partnerships, and developing strategies to engage diverse populations as research participants.”
David Center, MD – Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE – Richard Saitz, MD MPH, FACP, DFSAM

Access the online version of the 2021 CTSI Impact here.

2021 CTSI Newsletters

Dec. 21│The GCRU is Closed for the Holidays

Dec. 9│Grant to Support Early-Career Investigators Impacted by the Challenges of the Pandemic

Dec. 1│RFA: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) COVID Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists

Nov. 30│Reminder: Upcoming Deadlines

Nov. 16│Extended Registration Deadline for the Annual CTSI Regional Shared Mentoring Symposium

Nov. 10│New NIAAA Initiative that Funds Boston University and Boston Medical Center Investigators

Nov. 04│Announcement: Seeking a Co-Director for the KL2 and workforce development Programs

Nov. 01│Program for Early Research Career Development (PERC) – Spring 2022

Oct. 28│Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series – Accepting Applications for Spring 2022

Oct. 21│Join us for the Annual CTSI Regional Shared Mentoring Symposium

Oct. 26│CTSI Spotlight: Advancing Mentorship at Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Oct. 14│RFA: TL1 Predoctoral Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

Oct. 08│TL1 Predoctoral Fellowships in Regenerative Medicine

Oct. 05│Networking @ Noon

Sep. 24│CTSI Spotlight: Taking the Leap to Independent Investigation

Sep. 14│Reminder: The BU CTSI Voucher Program

Sep. 09│Join the CE Program for Workshops, Networking, & More

Sep. 08│COVID-19 Outstanding Publication: Expiring Eviction Moratoriums and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality

Aug. 31│The BU CTSI Voucher Program

Aug. 24│Meet the GCRU Nurses and Summer Interns

Aug. 17│BU CTSI NIH Diversity Supplement

Aug. 10│New IRB Regulation Resources

Aug. 05│CTSI Spotlight: An Essential First Step to Launching Your Independent Research Career

Jul. 21│Apply Now!

Jul. 19│Developing Your Research Career: An Interactive Seminar Series

Jul. 15│RFA: Program for Early Research Career Development (PERC)

Jul. 13│CTSI Offerings & Resources

Jul. 07│Announcing The 2021 KL2 Career Development Awardees

Jun. 30│Elissa Everton Receives an F31 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Jun. 22│RFA BU CTSI NIH Diversity Supplement: Two Years of Support to Engage in Training and Research

Jun. 15│Career Development Award Writing Workshop Series – Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2021

Jun. 10│Announcing the 2021 Integrated Pilot Grant Awardees

Jun. 02│Stay Tuned for Our Upcoming Webinar on “Research to Reality” and Start Your Application for ” the Integrated Pilot Grant Program”

May 24│Request For Applications Integrated Pilot Grant Program Announcement – 2021/2022 Cycle

May 25│2021/2022 Cycle RFA: Integrated Pilot Gant Program

May 19│Find Out Updates and/or Expectations Regarding Study Visits at the GCRU

May 11│CTSI Integrating Special Populations Webinars – Session 5

May 05│Covid-19 and Thrombosis Complications Mini-Symposium

May 04│CTSI Integrating Special Populations Webinars – Session 5

April 29│Bridge BUilders Request For Proposals

April 28│9th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium Poster Winners

April 20│Access to COVID-19 Samples via the MassCPR Sample Sharing System

April 13│CTSI Integrating Special Populations Webinars – Session 4

April 06│3rd Thursday Community Engagement Education Series – Final Session

March 23│Announcing the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Pilot Awardees

March 30│Announcing nine outstanding publications from our research investigators

March 17│CTSI Community Engagement Education Series and Event

March 16│Reminder: Upcoming Webinars

March 03│Integrating Special Populations Webinars – Session 3

March 09│CTSI Translational Science Poster Session – Save the Date

February 24│The BU CTSI’s General Clinical Research Unit (GCRU) offers study implementation services to research study teams across all of BU & BMC

February 24│Join us on Feb. 24, 2021, @ 8 am for the 9th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium

February 23│CTSI Update: Upcoming Deadlines

February 18│9th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium – Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m

February 16│CTSI Update: Reminder

February 09│3rd Thursday Community Engagement Education Series – Session 2

February 04│TL1 Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Regenerative Medicine

February 02│Race & Research: Old Challenges, New Approaches

January 28│CTSI Integrating Special Populations Webinars – Session Two

January 20│9th Annual CTSI Translational Science Symposium

January 15│CTSI Integrating Special Populations Webinars

January 15│Join us for our inaugural 3rd Thursday CE Education series

January 12│CTSI Career Development Program (KL2) Funding Announcement

January 05│Advancing Community-Engaged Research Approach Through Education and Networking

2020 CTSI Impact Report

The 2020 BU CTSI Impact: Noteworthy Achievements, Accomplishments, & Success Stories

“Our success has been a team effort between our partner, Boston Medical Center, our affiliates, and the many strategic alliances showcased in this report. We have collaborated on common goals and activities to collectively advance translational science that efficiently delivers effective interventions and treatments to more people..” David Center, MD – Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE – Richard Saitz, MD MPH, FACP, DFSAM