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PHSSR Center Releases Call for Proposals

Posted on 5/21/2013

Public Health Services and Systems Research: Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards. Proposal

Summer Walk-in Clinics

Posted on 5/8/2013

Starting next week, Biostatistics Walk-In Clinics will be held on Wednesdays this summer from 10am to 12pm in HSC-South Room 5501. Monday and Friday clinics will not be held during the summer months.

West Virginia CTSI awards $360,000 in pilot grants

Posted on 4/11/2013

WVCTSI is awarding $360,000 in grants to eight WVCTSI faculty members for clinical and translational research projects.

Request for Pilot Grant Applications

Posted on 1/25/2013

WVCTSI accepting applications for collaborative pilot projects between WVU and Univ. of Kentucky. Letter of Intent Deadline February 18th.

Health Sciences Technology Academy Helps High School Students Achieve Success

Posted on 1/3/2013

HSTA continues to grow its reach as well as its resources. The program recently joined the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI), which will allow HSTA more access to researchers and scientists.

Former WVU faculty member with Lou Gehrig’s disease serves as inspiration to local students

Posted on 12/21/2012

WVCTSI holds reception for Dr. James Shumway and Robo Mojo robotics team.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research

Posted on 12/17/2012

Grants of up to $335,000 each are awarded to institutions to support Investigators from a variety of disciplines for innovative research projects that have national policy relevance.

West Virginia CTSI & Kentucky CCTS Working Together on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Study

Posted on 12/3/2012

Researchers from West Virginia University and University of Kentucky are working together to address Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a condition in which a woman’s ovaries produce more androgens than normal. High levels of androgens interfere with ovulation and can cause cysts to develop on the ovaries.

Call for Applications: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Posted on 12/3/2012

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing scholarship program is requesting applications.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Funding Announcement

Posted on 11/16/2012

Funding Announcement: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research

Graduate Student Research Opportunity

Posted on 11/16/2012

The Tracking, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement core (TEQuIP) of the WV Clinical and Translation Science Institute (WVCTSI) and the HR&E Program Evaluation and Research Center (PERC) are looking to fill two Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) positions.

WVCTSI Program Director Awarded $2.19 Million in NIH Grants

Posted on 10/29/2012

Lan Guo, Ph.D., Biomedical Informatics program director with WVCTSI, is leading research that focuses on nanoparticles and lung cancer risk, a relatively new field of study.

Request a Research Huddle

Posted on 10/16/2012

WVCTSI's Clinical Research Design, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Program will help researchers design and plan their study.

NIH Loan Repayment Programs

Posted on 10/16/2012

NIH Loan Repayment Programs -- Apply Now for Up to $35,000 of Annual Educational Debt Repayment. Deadline is Nov. 15th.

West Virginia CTSI & Indiana CTSI Working to Find Effective Treatment for Alcoholism

Posted on 9/26/2012

Researchers from West Virginia University and Indiana University will be working together to address alcoholism.

WVCTSI Research Scholar Awarded $350k for Research

Posted on 9/20/2012

Barr’s work advancing West Virginia genomics knowledge.

WVCTSI Seeking Clinical Data Manager

Posted on 9/7/2012

The West Virginia Clinical & Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) is seeking a candidate that will assist investigators with their data retrieval and management needs.

West Virginia CTSI and Indiana CTSI to collaborate on dental phobia study

Posted on 9/6/2012

Researchers teaming up to address dental phobia and avoidance.

NIH Loan Repayment Programs

Posted on 9/6/2012

Researchers Receive Up to $35,000 Annually to Help Repay Student Loans. Application Deadline is November 15, 2012.

WVCTSI Seeking Program Co-Director for Evaluation & Research

Posted on 8/30/2012

The West Virginia Clinical Translational Science Institute seeks to hire an energetic (Research) Assistant/Associate Professor of Evaluation and Research to co-direct the Tracking Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program.

New WVU School of Public Health officially opens

Posted on 8/28/2012

The new West Virginia University School of Public Health welcomed 179 students for their first week of classes in the first new school to be created at WVU in more than 50 years.

NIH Pledges $1.3 Million Award to HSTA Over Five Year Period

Posted on 8/28/2012

HSTA will receive a renewed pledge of $1.3 million in funding from NIH's Science Education Partnership Award over the next five years.

WVCTSI gets $19.6 million research grant from NIH

Posted on 8/15/2012

The Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University has been awarded a $19.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will be used to address the health issues that most commonly affect West Virginians.

WVCTSI & ICTSI Award Partnership Pilot Funding

Posted on 7/11/2012

The West Virginia CTSI & the Indiana CTSI have awarded joint pilot funding for two projects.

Mary Huntley Joins the WVCTSI

Posted on 6/29/2012

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Mary J. Huntley, M.P.H., has been named assistant director for operations of the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI).

For the past 10 years, Huntley has directed the Office of Research and Grants Administration at CAMC Health Education and Research Institute, Inc. In that position she worked closely with researchers and physicians at the WVU Charleston Division.

WVCTSI Seeking Education & Development Manager

Posted on 6/4/2012

Incumbent will assist the program director of the Clinical Research Education, Mentoring, & Career Development (CREMCD) program of the WVCTSI in the day to day operations related to oversight of the certificate and M.S. programs in Clinical & Translational Science as well as the research scholar program, research boot camp, two-day resident workshop, seminar series and related mini-workshops and other similar CREMCD activities. Incumbent will also serve as the liaison between investigators and the WVCTSI, connecting researchers to resources and services as well as potential collaborations, both at institutions in West Virginia and in other state institutions involved in the Appalachian Translational Research Network as the Research Pathfinder.

WVCTSI Seeking Grants & Budget Specialist

Posted on 6/4/2012

The Grants and Budget Specialist will oversee and coordinate the post award financial process and all budgets for the WVCTSI. Incumbent will track all expenditures and process needed paperwork for tracking tied to funding source. This position will ensure appropriate delegation of funds according to the WV IDeA CTR grant proposal along with supplemental institutional commitments.

Pilot Funding Awarded

Posted on 5/15/2012

The West Virginia Clinical & Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) & the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical & Translational Sciences (UKCCTS) has awarded partnership pilot funding.

Educational Opportunities in Clinical and Translational Science

Posted on 5/1/2012

The WVCTSI is offering Certificate and Master (M.S.) degree programs in Clinical and Translational Science.

Intent to Apply to be a WVCTSI Research Scholar

Posted on 4/24/2012

The WVCTSI is now accepting letters of intent for application to the WVCTSI Research Scholar Program. The Scholar Program is designed to develop research investigators in the clinical and/or translational sciences with the desired outcomes of peer-reviewed publications and submission of mentor-sponsored (e.g. NIH K-type) award applications with the ultimate goal of transitioning to independent federal (e.g. NIH R-type) awards.

WVCTSI seeking Chief Operating Officer

Posted on 4/12/2012

This position will plan, direct, or coordinate the operations for the West Virginia Clinical & Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI).

WVCTSI seeking Administrative Assistant

Posted on 4/12/2012

This position will provide high-level administrative support to the WV Clinical & Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) Director and other personnel by performing clerical functions.

Medical Students, Clinical Fellows, Residents & others present research at HSC Research Day

Posted on 3/16/2012

HSC Research Day is the Health Science Center’s largest, comprehensive poster session that provides faculty, residents, postdoctoral and clinical fellows, graduate students, and professional program students the opportunity to share their research at the poster session and engage in scientific discussion. This event was open to the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.

Gov. Tomblin proclaims February 'HSTA month'

Posted on 2/8/2012

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has proclaimed February “HSTA Month,” celebrating the Health Sciences & Technology Academy, a math and science enrichment program that prepares talented minority and underrepresented youth for careers in the health sciences.

WVCTSI seeking Program Director in Biomedical Informatics

Posted on 1/31/2012

The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center would like to extend an invitation to all qualified candidates to submit their application/CV for the position of Associate/Professor in Biomedical Informatics. In addition to the faculty appointment, this individual will also serve as the Program Director for Biomedical Informatics located within the West Virginia Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (WVCTSI).

WVCTSI Co-Director appointed to NIH grant review committee.

Posted on 1/18/2012

Laura F. Gibson, Ph.D., deputy director of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center (MBRCC) and the Alexander B. Osborn Distinguished Professor in Hematological Malignancies Research at West Virginia University, has been appointed as a regular member of the Basic Mechanisms of Cancer Therapeutics (BMCT) study section for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

WVCTSI submits WV IDeA CTR proposal

Posted on 10/25/2011

The WVCTSI recently submitted the WV IDeA CTR proposal. The goal of the application is to expand our infrastructure for, and practice of, clinical and translational research to a level competitive for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).

WVCTSI Winners at 2011 HSC Research Day

Posted on 5/3/2011

Justin Kupec, M.D. and Karthik Penumetsa, M.D. were selected as poster presentation winners in the Clinical Fellows/Residents 1 Category at the 2011 HSC Research Day.

WVCTSI Presentations At Digestive Disease Week

Posted on 5/3/2011

WVCTSI had the following presentations at Digestive Disease Week in McCormick Place, Chicago, IL on May 7-10, 2011.

Doctors Receive a WVCTSI Ohio State CCTS Partnership Pilot Award

Posted on 4/26/2011

Yvonne Efebera, M.D. with the Department of Hematology at The Ohio State University and Mehdi Hamadani, M.D. with the Division of Hematology and Oncology at West Virginia University will have their research project funded by the WVCTSI Ohio State University CCTS Parnerhip Pilot Award.

35 HSC Researchers Form Collaborative Workgroup

Posted on 3/14/2011

Lesley Cottrell, Ph.D., Pediatrics, and Lisa Salati, Ph.D., Biochemistry, have worked together over the past six months to develop a research work group of faculty and students from various disciplines whose research is associated with activity, nutrition, obesity and/or metabolic disease.

Collaboration in Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Grant Program

Posted on 3/1/2011

Biostistical Expertise Provides Sound Design and Analysis

Posted on 3/1/2011

WVU School of Dentistry receives $2.8M NIH grant to continue study of oral health disparities in no

Posted on 1/4/2011

Reaching Out to Seniors in Rural Appalachia

Posted on 10/5/2010

Cardiac Boot Camp

Posted on 9/1/2010

2010 WVCTSA Retreat

Posted on 7/26/2010

Clinical and Translational Research Training Program

Posted on 5/1/2010