In a study funded by the American Heart Association, researcher William Mack, MD, showed that catheters used to remove blood clots can also be used to send neuroprotective agents directly to affected brain areas.
The grant enables Lirong Yan, Ph.D., to further develop her noninvasive MRI-based method of assessing the brain's vascular health and supports her advanced training as a clinical investigator.
Analysis of data from U.S. trauma centers indicates that children are at greater risk of mortality in the first hours after serious injury, suggesting a new focus for training of emergency department personnel.
The team led by Christopher Russell, MD, hopes to develop evidence-based guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory infections in pediatric patients with tracheostomy.
SC CTSI team members presented the Digital Scholar Program, its latest progress and available resources at the national CTSA Workforce Development Domain Taskforce meeting.
The ACT Network helps clinical investigators explore and validate feasibility for clinical studies using electronic health record data. It will be available at USC in the Fall of 2018.
The grant, awarded to principal investigator William Mack, MD, associate professor of neurological surgery (clinical scholar) at the Keck School, aims to train clinician-scientists in the field of neurosurgery and will provide funding for up to three residents annually through 2…
SC CTSI is seeking applications for pilot research projects up to $40,000 each from individual investigators or small research teams in two areas – clinical and community research and improving research methods and processes.
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