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UrduHeloisa Soares, MD, PhD, and Skyler Johnson, MD, were selected as members of The Society of Huntsman Translational Scholars for their contributions to advancing cancer research and patient care.
Tag: Translational Research
Rutgers Names Nationally Recognized Clinician-Scientist in Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as New Chair of Medicine
Jeanne M. Clark, a board-certified internal medicine physician with extensive research experience and a nationally renowned expert in the epidemiology and treatment of obesity, will join Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as the Henry Rutgers Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine.
NIH Awards Wake Forest University School of Medicine $28.2 Million to Accelerate Translation of Scientific Discoveries
Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has been awarded $28.2 million from the National Institutes of Health. The seven-year award is the medical school’s third Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), which is designed to accelerate the translation of research discoveries to improve patient care.
Advancing regenerative medicine therapies
University and community guests recently gathered to celebrate the 7,700 square-foot Good Manufacturing Practice facility’s grand opening in Hewitt Hall’s basement on the UC Irvine campus. Although the highly sterile environment remains off-limits for tours, the gala highlighted its importance to the campus, the UC system and the local community.
Genetics, Sex and Smoking Linked to More Health Issues for IBD Patients
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified risk factors that make inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients susceptible to developing serious conditions in other parts of their bodies.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Launches Translational Eye and Vision Research Center
Wake Forest University School of Medicine has launched a new Translational Eye and Vision Research Center, located inside Biotech Place, in Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Leaders envision the center serving as a visionary hub that will redefine the landscape of eye and vision research.
Nicolas Musi, MD, Named Inaugural Cypres Chair in Diabetes Research
Nicolas Musi, MD, studies a spectrum of age-related disorders that can impact a healthy lifespan.
Urology on the Beach Meeting Highlights Innovative Approaches to Multidisciplinary Care
Renowned urologists from leading academic centers shared their insights and clinical recommendations at Urology on the Beach, a three-day professional conference hosted by the Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Mount Sinai Researchers Receive $7 Million to Improve Outcomes for High-risk Blood Cancer Patients From the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
The Mount Sinai Health System has received a $7 million grant from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation for a three-year project that aims to fast-track novel translational concepts to improve outcomes for people with high risk myeloma, the second most common blood cancer in the United States.
KU Cancer Center receives $2.4 million grant to foster the next generation of translational scientists
In order to grow and train future clinical and translational scientists, The University of Kansas Cancer Center has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Association of American Physicians Taps Cedars-Sinai Leader as President-Elect
Physician-scientist Paul Noble, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, was named president-elect of the Association of American Physicians (AAP) at the group’s annual meeting in Chicago on April 22.
University of Michigan receives $71M NIH grant to advance clinical & translational science
University of Michigan receives $71M NIH grant to advance clinical & translational science
Cleveland Clinic Selected for Nationwide Initiative to Translate Research to Patient Care
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has chosen Cleveland Clinic for a nationwide initiative to improve how healthcare systems translate research findings to clinical practice.
MD Anderson and Xilis announce strategic collaboration to advance novel technology and accelerate therapeutic development
MD Anderson and Xilis announced a strategic collaboration to deploy Xilis’ proprietary MicroOrganoSphere technology in support of preclinical research to accelerate the development of novel cancer therapies.
Vascular Surgeon, Researchers Join Smidt Heart Institute
The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai announces the expansion of its faculty in both vascular and cardiac surgery.
MD Anderson celebrates World Cancer Research Day
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center again supports World Cancer Research Day, Sept. 24, and its goals to highlight the importance of cancer research, to promote scientific collaboration and to reduce the global burden of cancer through improved prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship strategies.
Cedars-Sinai Cancer Leaders Assume New Roles
Lali Medina-Kauwe, PhD, former co-leader of the Cancer Biology Program in Cedars-Sinai Cancer, has assumed a new role as associate director for Basic Research.
FAU Awarded $1 Million NIH Grant for Florida Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Data Science
FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine received a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch the first Florida Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Data Science in the Southeastern United States – and one of only 10 sites across the nation.
SHRO’s Giordano Meets with Appropriations Committee Chair on Capitol Hill
Professor Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., Neopolitan Oncologist, Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research at Temple University and founder of the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), met today with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Strong Response in Some With Weak Immunity
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)─whose treatment can weaken the immune system─produced a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination. The study findings have been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Van Andel Institute Awarded Estimated $12.4 Million SPORE Grant from National Cancer Institute
The Coriell Institute for Medical Research and Van Andel Institute (VAI) have been awarded a prestigious Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (or SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute (award P50CA254897). The five-year grant valued at an estimated $12.4 million will support nearly 20 scientists as they work to improve epigenetic therapies for cancer. The project is co-led by Coriell’s President and CEO Jean-Pierre Issa, MD, Van Andel Institute’s Chief Scientific Officer Peter A. Jones, PhD, DSc (hon), and Johns Hopkins University and VAI’s Stephen Baylin, MD.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Awarded $5 Million for Research on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (RFK IDDRC), which has been at the forefront of research on normal and abnormal brain development for more than 50 years.
U.S. News & World Report: UC San Diego #1 for Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research
U.S. News & World Report named University of California San Diego School of Medicine a top global university and ranked the divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology #1 in the world for research.
MD Anderson and Taiho Pharmaceutical announce collaboration to accelerate development of novel therapies for brain metastasis and other unmet medical needs
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., today announced a three-year strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of treatments for significant unmet medical needs in oncology, including patients with brain metastases and those with cancers refractory to available therapies.
NIH Awards $9.5 Million for Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a $9.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC). The multi-institutional center is a leader in basic, translational, clinical, and community-based research and training in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic disorders.
UIC awarded $22M for translational research from NIH
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science, or CCTS, at the University of Illinois at Chicago will receive $22 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to continue its work supporting critical clinical and translational health research programs.
$55M NIH Grant Advances Clinical and Translational Research at UC San Diego
The Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute at University of California San Diego has received a five-year, $54.7 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health.