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The Clinical Research Unit ( CRU ) is pleased to announce the addition of new Vascular Physiology Assessment services within the CRU under the direction of Gary Pierce, Professor of Health and Human Physiology. The following are the new services added. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD):...
The submission portal for Invited Sessions and Pre-Conference Workshops at Society for Clinical Trials 2024 meeting is now OPEN! Click the picture below to learn more.
DeAnna Nicholson-O’Quinn, director of operations in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, received the Distinguished Research Administrator Award. The award recognizes staff members who performed exceptional service in support of research at the University of Iowa by exploring...
See poster below NGUYEN GME 2023 Poster.pdf
"The clinical research units ( CRUs ) are one of the main spaces where both translational research and science take place. However, there is a lack of information about both best practices for CRU operations and, ultimately, benchmarks to evaluate CRU performance. The Research Unit Network ( RUN )...
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science has received a seven-year, $28 million Clinical and Translational Science Award ( CTSA ) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant is focused on extending the reach...
Do you have a creative solution to address the impact of climate change on human health? Your ideas are needed and may earn up to $10,000 in funding! WHAT: Climate Change and Health Solutions seeks to leverage the entrepreneurial spirit of the University of Iowa community to develop innovations that reduce the health effects of climate change. WHO: This challenge is open to individuals or teams composed of undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and/or faculty. Applicants are invited to submit two-page proposals describing the problem they seek to address and their potential solution. Following an expert review process, up to four proposals will be awarded $10,000 each to put their ideas into action. WHEN: The proposal deadline is Sept. 20, 2023. HOW: Learn more at iowajpec.org/climate-change-and-health-solutions-challenge. Send questions to Prof. Peter Thorne at peter-thorne@uiowa.edu .
The Environmental Health Sciences Research Center ( EHSRC ) at the University of Iowa is pleased to announce funding available up to $10,000 available to facilitate community engaged and translational research related to environmental health. To find out more, please see: CERT Fellowship –...