SC CTSI News

The Diabetes "Hot Foot Line" Team Completes Clinical Study Showing Dramatic Success in Preventing Amputations in Patients with Foot Ulcers

The team will now advance its research through a five-year NIH grant to develop more advanced methods of treatment and care to help diabetes patients maintain their limbs and their health.

Harnessing Little Networks: One Research Team’s Quest to Analyze the Social Networks of Small Groups

Stress in the ER: How Researchers are Using Wearable Tech to Study Doctors in Action

SC CTSI Alum Brian Lee, MD Ph.D, is Awarded NIH K23 Career Development Grant to Continue Research into Brain-Computer Interface Technologies

Lee, a neurosurgeon, has been pioneering development of implantable devices to restore motor and sensory function for patients with paralysis and other neurological disorders.

Keck School of Medicine and SC CTSI give back to community during COVID-19

Funding the Future: SC CTSI Grant Supports Student Research on Critical Topics in Translational Science

Research by CHLA Pediatric Hospitalist Seeks to Sharpen Clinical Guidelines for Children with Respiratory Infections Related to Tracheostomy

Children with tracheostomy are at high risk for infections of the airway and lungs, which can lead to frequent hospitalization, overuse of antibiotics, and other problems. Christopher J. Russell, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at CHLA, investigates better ways to improve health outcomes for this understudied patient population.

Making Sense of Big Data: USC Biostatistician Helps Lead Research to Identify Increased Stroke Risk in Aortic Repair Surgeries

Li Ding, MD, MPH, a biostatistician at the SC CTSI, worked on a retrospective analysis of thousands of patients whose outcomes were recorded in a national patient registry. The study could help vascular surgeons better protect patients from the risk of stroke during endovascular aortic repair procedures.