Clinical Research Resources
News Releases and Announcements
Newly Identified Gene Variations Account for Increased Burden of Kidney Disease among African-Americans
September 15 The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Cancer Institute, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: General Clinical Research Centers at Case Western Reserve University, Wake Forest University, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, University of California Irvine College of Medicine, and University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Clinical study to examine role of vitamin D in kidney disease
August 26 Rockefeller University
NCRR Support: Rockefeller Clinical and Translational Science Award
Common Mechanisms May Underlie Autism's Seemingly Diverse Mutations
July 10
NCRR Support: Center for Genotyping and Analysis at the Broad Institute
Mayo Clinic Research on Wheels
June 27 Mayo Clinic
NCRR Support: Clinical and Translational Science Award
NCRR Launches National Gene Vector Biorepository
June 19 National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: National Gene Vector Biorepository and Coordinating Center
Indiana University to Host National Biorepository for Gene Therapy
June 19 Indiana University School of Medicine
NCRR Support: National Gene Vector Biorepository and Coordinating Center
$29 Million NIH Grant Will Help Speed Treatments to Patients
May 30 Northwestern University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
BUMC, BMC Receives Clinical and Translational Science Award From NIH
May 29 Boston University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
NIH Awards Einstein and Montefiore A $22 Million Research Grant
May 29 Yeshiva University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
Harvard Medical School receives major NIH grant for galvanizing translational science
May 29 Harvard University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
NIH Awards $25 Million Clinical Research Grant to IU for Statewide Initiative
May 29 Indiana University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
Ohio State Receives $34 Million NIH Grant
May 29 Ohio State University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
NIH Expands National Consortium Dedicated to Transforming Clinical and Translational Research
May 29 National Center for Research Resources
New federally funded health initiative to speed benefits of science to North Carolinians
May 29 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
Coveted federal translational research award comes to S.A.
May 29 University of Texas, San Antonio
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
NIH Awards $20 Million CTSA Grant to Scripps Translational Science Institute
May 29 Scripps Research Institute
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
UC Denver to receive major translational research fundin
May 29 University of Colorado, Denver
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
UAB Grant to Speed Benefits of Research to Community, Alabama
May 29 University of Alabama, Birmingham
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center secure prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award
May 29 Tufts University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
Stanford wins $30 million federal grant to help turn research into medical care
May 29 Stanford University
2008 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
New theory suggests how hepatitis C may cause rare immune disease
May 13 Rockefeller University
NCRR Support: Clinical and Translational Science Award to Rockefeller University
Mothers' High Normal Blood Sugar Levels Place Infants at Risk for Birth Problems
May 7 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: GCRCs at Northwestern University and Case Western Reserve University
Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease
April 27 National Center for Research Resources and National Eye Institute
NCRR Support: University of Pennsylvania CTSA
SBRI’s Bioquest Program Awarded $800,000 SEPA Grant
April 24 Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
NCRR Support: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute SEPA
Pitt Organizes Day of Scientific Discovery for a Novel Federal Outreach Partnership That Will Bring Research to Middle School Classrooms
April 18 University of Pittsburgh
NCRR Support: University of Pittsburgh SEPA, CTSA
Rice and UT-Houston join DOD push for regenerative medicine
April 17 EurekAlert!
NCRR Support: UT at Houston CTSA
New molecule could be key to anti-heart attack drug
April 17 Rockefeller University
NCRR Support: Rockefeller CTSA
NIH Study Reveals Factors That Influence Premature Infant Survival, Disability
April 16 National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: GCRCs at Emory, University of Rochester, Stanford, Yale, Indiana, University of New Mexico, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Statins Shown to Lower Blood Pressure
April 14 University of California, San Diego
NCRR Support: University of California, San Diego, GCRC
Gene Variation Predicts Response to Treatment in Common Infertility Disorder
March 27 National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: Pennsylvania State University GCRC
Rates of Rare Mutations Soar Three to Four Times Higher in Schizophrenia
March 27 National Institute of Mental Health and National Center for Research Resources
NCRR Support: University of Washington CTSA & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill GCRC
Hearts of HIV-positive individuals recover from exertion more slowly
March 24 Washington University in St. Louis
NCRR Support: Washington University GCRC
SBU Geneticist Is First to Connect A Gene Central to the Formation of Neurons to Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 19 Stony Brook University Medical Center
NCRR Support: Stony Brook GCRC
UI will host obesity conference April 8
March 11 University of Iowa
NCRR Support: Iowa CTSA
Thin Bones Seen In Boys with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder
January 29 National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and National Center for Research Resources
Supported by the NCRR-funded GCRC at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
NASA Uses Vertical Treadmill to Improve Astronaut Health in Space
January 28 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Supported by the NCRR-funded GCRC at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Protein that controls hair growth also keeps stem cells slumbering
January 25 Rockefeller University
Research supported by the NCRR-funded CTSA at Rockefeller University
NCRR Announces Two More Science Education Partnership Awards for FY 2007
January 21