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NUCATS News
November 2009
NUCATS Q4 Newsletter now available
October 2009

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Secures More Than $2 Million in NIH/ARRA Funding

October 5, 2009—The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received four supplement awards totaling more than $2 million from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The  awards — made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — support the NUCATS’ mission of developing cross-disciplinary scientific teams focused on accelerating biomedical research discoveries to improve human health.

Each new award will provide two years of funding for collaborative projects, during which teams are expected to complete the research. The funded projects, which span a number of schools throughout the University, are:

July 2009

The NUCATS Community-Engaged Research Center Announces
New Grants—Second Round Brings Total to $300K

NUCATS Congratulates Melina Kibbe, MD on Presidential Award

June 2009

NUCATS Congratulates Chad Mirkin on Receiving the Lemelson-MIT Prize for Invention.  Find more information here.

NUCATS announces additional CTI Pilot Grant Awardees
Feb. 2009
NUCATS announces first CTI Pilot Grant Awardees
May 2008
NIH announces NUCATS is recipient of $29 million CTSA grant
  

NUCATS Seminar Series and Events

Clinical Research Professionals Events

  • Advisory Council for Clinical Research: Lunchtime Lecture Series
    Each month, educational lectures are presented by the various departments involved in clinical research at Northwestern and the surrounding community. Sponsored by the Advisory Council for Clinical Research at Northwestern University, these free lectures are a great resource for anyone interested in clinical research.
  • 2009 Clinical Research Educational Conference
    Held on May 15th, 2009 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the program included topics of interest for coordinators, monitors, investigators, IRB and regulatory affairs personnel, quality assurance and compliance specialists, project and site managers, and others involved in research from helindustry and academia. Look for this annual event again in 2010. 
Commercialization Seminar Series
This seminar series probes different topics related to commercialization of biomedical technologies. Seminars take place on a regular basis from September to May.

Community-Engaged Research Seminar Series
The Community-Engaged Research Center coordinates a regular seminar series that meets every 1-2 months from September – May on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 11-12 am in Ward 5-230.

  
Affiliated Events

Office of Continuing Medical Education Opportunities at Northwestern University
Click here for a link to upcoming conferences approved for CME credit.

 

 

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