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Apply for an SC CTSI Pilot Award of up to $40,000. Application deadline is February 15, 2018.

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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SC CTSI-supported team secures $6.7 million to improve understanding of Alzheimer's risk factors

The research team was supported by the SC CTSI Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Study Design (BERD) team.

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Emerging Technologies and Treatments is Topic of Latest Regulatory Science Bootcamp

The seminar investigated the regulatory, scientific, and logistical considerations in clinical trials involving emerging technologies, cutting edge devices, immunotherapies, gene therapies, and stem cell therapies.

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USC Researchers Put Food Smarts into Phones to Improve Nutrition and Reduce Obesity

Children in low-income families face particular risks for poor nutrition and obesity, problems often associated with diets low in fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Investigators Pitch Studies to Improve Patient Care

More than 20 researchers pitched ideas with leaders of the three organizations, seeking funding to test real-world health care solutions with the LA Department of Health Services.

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SC CTSI Team Members Join Research Resource Fair at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

The SC CTSI provides resources and services to support research teams at CHLA.

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i2b2 – An Improved Tool to Help You Plan Recruitment for Clinical Studies

i2b2 allows researchers to get “counts” of potential study participants in the electronic health records who meet specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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Changing NIH Policies May Impact You

The revision is designed to make the distinction between clinical trials and clinical research studies clearer.

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SC CTSI-Supported Study Shows 1 in 5 children in the U.S. Enter School Overweight or Obese

As National Childhood Obesity Month begins, USC experts talk healthy habits and explain how sugar intake and diet affect the brain.

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Spanish-language forum sheds light on mental health services - and how they can help

USC professor leads community event advising people how they assist loved ones

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SC CTSI-Supported Study Looks at depression and disability in aging Latinos

Researcher Maria Aranda never left the east side of Los Angeles, a community where she was born and raised and where she’s now doing research aimed at helping an older generation of Latinos.

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SC CTSI Publishes Handbook On Uses of Digital and Traditional Media to Recruit Study Participants

The latest in a series of SC CTSI "toolkit" publications for clinical investigators details techniques to connect with study populations in all communities.

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SC CTSI Launches Digital Scholar Webinar Series

The training series introduces health researchers to digital science approaches.

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SC CTSI Voucher Program Enables Expansion of Study on Infant Motor Development for Children at Risk

The study, directed by USC physical therapy researcher Beth Smith, will delve into the little-understood area of the relationship between caregiver-child interaction and motor skills development.

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SC CTSI Develops New Manuals to Help Researchers Engage Diverse Communities in Clinical Studies

Manuals provide toolkits for strategies to guide researchers as they partner with community members, recruit participants, and involve community voices in research design.

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SC CTSI Pioneers Innovative Promotora-based Outreach Program to Increase Participation of Latinos

With Latinos seriously underrepresented in U.S. clinical studies, "Research Ambassadors" go into the community to educate, dispel myths, and discuss the value of participation in clinical studies.

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SC CTSI Announces Pilot Research Awards to 11 Researchers at USC and CHLA

SC CTSI Announces Pilot Research Awards to 11 Researchers at USC and CHLA

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Call for Applications: Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science

Candidates should be either junior faculty or trainees in late stages of clinical training who will be anticipating promotion to faculty status.

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SC CTSI leads a USC-wide collaboration to reduce clinical research activation time

A new project is underway to streamline the clinical trial activation process.

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SC CTSI Announces 4th Annual Introduction to Clinical & Translational Research Study Design Course

This course was developed for interested residents, fellows, and interested faculty. It includes a combination of didactic lectures, discussion, and practical application of the concepts that enables each student to develop a research protocol on a topic of their choosing.

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