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UF CTSI participates in University of Miami CTSI ‘CaneSearch’ event

Several representatives from the UF CTSI participated in the University of Miami’s recent ‘CaneSearch’ event, a daylong research forum celebrating the launch of the Miami CTSI. The forum focused on obesity and collaboration and included a discussion with Dr. David Nelson, director of the UF CTSI, titled “One…

CTSI part of new UF campus at Lake Nona

The UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona officially opened Nov. 30, 2012. The $53 million roughly 106,000-square-foot facility extends UF’s presence into the greater Orlando area. The UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute joins several other colleges, institutes and centers on the new campus: the UF…

UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund, 2013 Competition

Sponsored by the UF Office of Research, the Research Opportunity Seed Fund’s 2013 competition targets interdisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects with potential for extramural support. The program focuses on new projects (not a supplement to current research) and/or new collaborative partnerships. Proposals must emphasize novel research and must involve faculty from…

UF CTSI receives $1.25 million to advance clinical research and personalized medicine

By Claire Baralt The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute has received three grants totaling $1.25 million from the National Institutes of Health to support research that will expand opportunities to conduct community-based clinical research in Florida, offer personalized medicine to patients and improve clinical…

NIH announces five new CTSAs, adds coordinating center

The National Institutes of Health today announced five new Clinical and Translational Science Awards to accelerate scientific discoveries into treatments for patients. Administered by the National Center for Research Resources, these 2011 grants extend the CTSA consortium to 30 states and the District of Columbia. With these most…