NIH has awarded three contracts totaling an estimated $4 million for pilot projects to improve informatics support for researchers conducting small to medium-sized clinical studies. Each project represents…
Clinical Research Network Feasibility Awards went to six CTSA institutions in 2009, providing each with funding for one year. The awards are intended to support mutually beneficial, sustainable…
Many CTSA research institutions are now forming regional consortia. The evolving consortia are designed to find commonalities and complementary strengths…
A new search feature on the CTSA consortium's Web site, www.CTSAweb.org, provides access to content from CTSAweb.org and individual CTSA institution Web sites in one easy step. Using this…
A new protocol developed at the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging (NCMI) by Director Wah Chiu and his colleagues provides greater insight into protein structures, which might lead to the design of better drug interventions, ultimately helping to improve human health…
Some fish species, like zebrafish and medaka, have become important models for human disease research, as well as developmental biology studies. For 15 years, Terrence Tiersch's laboratory at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center has been preserving fish species…
NCRR is providing funds — up to an estimated $64 million — to establish six new Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) over the next five years. These awards support multidisciplinary centers — each concentrating on one general area of research — that strengthen institutional…
NCRR is providing up to an estimated $11 million over the next five years to establish two new Biomedical Technology Research Centers (BTRCs) designed to provide researchers nationwide with access to specialized research tools…
Scientists who work with animal models can look forward to a new Web site and database being designed to increase research efficiency, improve collaboration and ultimately help bridge the gap between basic science and human medicine. With funding from NCRR,…
Focusing on the theme of Research Outcomes Accelerating Discoveries for Medical Applications and Practice, the Eleventh RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities was held December 1-4, 2008, at the University of Hawaii…
