The awards focus on five key areas of translational science: Translational Research, Career Development, Academic-Community Partnerships, Technological Development, and Multidisciplinary Team Development.

Among the funded SC CTSI Pilot Award proposals for the 2014 spring cycle are:

The Role of Vitamin D in the Mother-to-Child-Transmission of CMV in Women with HIV
Proposed by: Andrea Kovacs, MD

Beta-Adrenergic Stimulation of Sweat Glands in Infants
Proposed by: Danieli Salinas, MD

Bio Markers of Early Childhood Trauma and Changes through Intervention
Proposed by: Ferol Mennen, PhD

“A Day in the Life”: Using Mobile Technology to Measure Romantic Partners’ Emotions, Vocalization and Physiology as Possible Indicators of Dating Aggression
Proposed by: Gayla Margolin, PhD

See all 17 awardees