Newsletter Archive | UC Davis CTSC

Vol 14, Issue 11 - November 2024

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UC BRAID Clinical Research Summit 2024
CTSC KL2 Scholar, Gabrielle Liu, Co-authors Study Published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
UC Davis Community Engagement Report Just Released
Friends of the CTSC: Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Team
Staff Spotlight: Chihn "Jimmy" Thai, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, CTSC Clinical Trials Office
Bits and Bytes: Research Core Directory

Vol 14, Issue 10 - October 2024

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"Join the Team" Model: A New Paradigm in Healthcare Career Opportunities
Fred Stevenson and Siobhan Vasquez Represent UC Davis CTSC at a Two-day Symposium Hosted by Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical & Translational Research: Digital and Community Engaged Approaches to Support Research Recruitment
Ulfat Shaikh Elected to International Academy
Convergence Research Awardees
Friends of the CTSC: School of Medicine Office of Research, Research Administration Unit
Staff Spotlight: Angela Sharma, Coordinator DETR, GUAC-TR and I-Corps Programs, CTSC TRED Office
Bits and Bytes: Faculty Career Resources Infographic

Vol 14, Issue 9 - September 2024

Features:

Director’s Message
Launch of the Universal Consent Registry
Health Equity Resources and Outreach (HERO) Summer Partnerships
Leigh Ann Simmons, Professor and CTSC KL2 Co-Director, Receives a $1.25 Million Grant from the National Institutes of Health to Focus on Health Equity
Fred Meyers Begins Term as Chair of City Year Sacramento (CYSac) Board
Six Teams Selected for the Reaching Across the Causeway Award
Carolynn Patten Leads Innovative Research to Develop Digital Health Solutions
Center for Precision Medicine and Data Science Leadership Transition
Friends of the CTSC: Pediatric Clinical Research Team
Staff Spotlight: Alyssa Davis, EMR Research Analyst, CTSC Clinical Trials Office
Bits and Bytes: CTSC Shares Publications on New Standards for Community-Engaged Research

Vol 14, Issue 8 - August 2024

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MARE Welcomes Susan Brown as Associate Director
University of Michigan and UC Davis CTSC Research Administration Fellowship
CTSC Co-sponsored Awards and Events
The CTSC Welcomes New MCRTP Scholars
The CTSC Welcomes New CTSC TL1 Scholars
Elysia Alvarez, former CTSC Scholar, Obtains K08 Award
Friends of the CTSC: Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Unit
Staff Spotlight: Bissonne "B" Moliere, Nurse Practitioner, CTSC Clinical Research Center
Bits and Bytes: Practical Tools for Mentoring

Vol 14, Issue 7 - July 2024

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Call for Project Applications to the Upcoming UC Davis CTSC New Funding Mechanism
The National Center for Advancing Translational Science Visits the CTSC
Assessing SARS-Cov-2 Testing Adherence in a University Town: Recurrent Event Modeling Analysis
Clinical Research Coordinator Appreciation Event
Twentieth Annual Scholar Symposium
CTSC Staff Holds Annual Retreat
Friends of the CTSC: UC Davis Health Neurology Clinical Trials Group
Staff Spotlight: JoAnna Leon, Intake Project Manager, Clinical Trial Management System Operations (CTMS Ops)
Bits and Bytes: UC Profiles-A Helpful Collaboration Tool for Researchers

Vol 14, Issue 6 - June 2024

Features:

Director's Message
The CTSC Transitions to Multi-Principal Investigator Status
Call for Project Applications to the Upcoming UC Davis CTSC New Funding Mechanism
What do K Scholars Need?
Engaging With Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Adults: Part 1 Video
Science Café - BrightLife Kids Video
James Holmes, CTSC KL2 Program Co-Director, Receives Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence in Research Award
Erin Brown, Paul Calabresi Clinical Oncology K12 Scholar, Receives Hartwell Foundation Research Award
Friends of the CTSC: Neuromuscular Research Lab
Staff Spotlight: Matthew Wolfe, EMR Research Application Supervisor, CTSC Clinical Trials Office
Bits and Bytes: Communicating Effectively During Difficult Times

Vol 14, Issue 5 - May 2024

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The CTSC Welcomes New KL2 Scholars
Trust and Trustworthiness: Building Blocks of Community Engagement Presentation
April 2024 Quarterly Research Administrators Meeting Update
CTSC Clinical Research Coordinator Foundations Training Program Highlighted on KCRA 3
Staff Spotlight: Siobhan Vasquez, CCRP, Clinical Trials Recruitment Program Specialist, CTSC Clinical Trials Office
Bits and Bytes: K Award - What Next? and Faculty Career Resources Infographic

Vol 14, Issue 4 - April 2024

Features:

Trust and Trustworthiness: Building Blocks of Community Engagement
Convergence Research Celebration 2024
UC Davis CTSC Partners With Community Group to Help Fill Research Jobs
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola Names One of the Capital Region's Top Latino Changemakers
Center for Reducing Health Disparities Selected for AAMC Pilot Program
Staff Spotlight: Gloria Zavala Perez, Project Policy Analyst, CTSC Health Equity Resources and Outreach (HERO) Program
Bits and Bytes: Power and Sample Size Calculations

Vol 14, Issue 3 - March 2024

Features:

Director's Message
Trust and Trustworthiness: Building Blocks of Community Engagement
Staff Spotlight: Cody Griffin, Clinical Research Education Program Coordinator, Clinical Trials Office

Vol 14, Issue 2 - February 2024

Features:

UC Love Data Week
CDI2/UC BRAID Health Data Warehouse Recruitment Pilot Launch
Staff Spotlight: Geoff Belcher, Administrative Assistant III, CTSC Administration
Bits and Bytes: HERO Adolescent and Young Adult Program Resources Are Available To Researchers

Vol 14, Issue 1 - January 2024

Features:

The CTSC Releases 2023 At a Glance Report
Clinical Trial Invoicing: Updates and Next Steps
Studypages Will Transition From SMS To Secure Messaging on January 31
Introducing Mentoring Community of Practice For Mentors
Staff Spotlight: Silvia Molina, Integrating Special Populations Into Research Program Lead, CTSC Health Equity Resources and Outreach Program
Bits and Bytes: Calling All UC Davis Health Enterprise Airtable Users

Vol 13, Issue 12 - December 2023

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CTSA Annual Fall Program Meeting Highlights Scholars; Artificial Intelligence; and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Staff Spotlight: Ti'Tanannia Jones, Clinical Trial Management System Operations OnCore Database Analyst
Bits and Bytes: Skills for Health and Research Professionals (SHARP) Program

Vol 13, Issue 11 - November 2023

Features:

Latest News on the Youth Community Scientist Academy in Health Research
CTSC Partners With Greater Sacramento Urban League to Receive Funding for Diverse Cohort in Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Foundations Training Program
Second UC Davis Community Engagement Summit
Shaping the Future of Biomedical Research: Insights from the UC BRAID Leadership Retreat
Staff Spotlight: Janet Vulk, Clinical Trials Office Clinical Research Education Program Trainer
Bits and Bytes: Believe in Better - UC Davis Health Successfully Launches New Brand Platform

Vol 13, Issue 10 - October 2023

Features:

The CTSC Welcomes New KL2 Program Co-Director
Introducing Two New CTSC Biomedical Informatics Resources: Ethics in AI and Health Data Assets Lookup Tool
Biostats4you - Statistical Resources for Non-statisticians
BIRCWH Scholar Names to Cancer Health's 25: Champions of Health Equity
Staff Spotlight: Robyn Fujii-Schofield, Project Policy Analyst, CTSC Translational Research Education and Development Program
Bits and Bytes: Studypages

Vol 13, Issue 9 - September 2023

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CTSC Clinical Trials Office Launches Two New Education Programs to Address Clinical Research Workforce Needs
Summit Raises the Profile of Community Engagement at UC Davis Health
Announcing Two More CTSC Pilot Program Awardees
Leadership Message From Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola: Innovative Service Delivery Models Overcome Barriers to Care, Advance Equity
Leadership Message From Jan Nolta: Cell and Gene Therapy Research and Clinical Trials at UC Davis
CTSC Clinical Research Center Provided Support for Study That Led to UC Davis Becoming First in the State to Offer Life-Changing Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Staff Spotlight: Jackie Dalke, Navigation Services Finance Manager, CTSC Clinical Trials Office
Bits and Bytes: Data Loofah

Vol 13, Issue 8 - August 2023

Features:

Director's Message
CTSC Scholar Community Gather to Celebrate Fred Meyers
Data Ethics for Artificial Intelligence at UC Davis Health Workshop
The CTSC Welcomes New MCRTP Scholars
The CTSC Welcomes New CTSC TL1 Scholars
Announcing This Year's CTSC Pilot Program Awardees
CTSC Staff Engage With Place-Based Social Determinants of Health
Staff Spotlight: Erinn Watson, Regulatory Analyst II, CTSC Clinical Trials Office
Bits and Bytes: New CTSC Website is Live

Vol 13, Issue 7 - July 2023

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CTSC Clinical Trials Office Priorities Update
Nineteenth Annual Scholar Symposium
CTSC Director Participates in Meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
UC Davis CTSC Establishes New Coalition for Equity and Collaboration in Health and Aging Research (CECHAR)
Hui (Amy) Chen Named Dean's Scholar in Women's Health Research for BIRCWH K12 Program
CTSC Staff Holds Annual Retreat
Elysia Alvarez, CTSC KL2 Scholar, Receives Cancer Award
Staff Spotlight: Michael Lehman, OnCore Database Analyst, CTSC Clinical Trial Management System Operations Office
Bits and Bytes: "Chat With Us" Feature Added to Health Data Resources Website

Vol 13, Issue 6 - June 2023

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CTSC TL1 Scholars Receive Association for Clinical and Translational Science Top Poster Presenter Award
CTSC Participates in UC Davis Research Expo
The 13th Annual Spanish Mini Medical School Was a Success
CTSC Clinical Research Center Celebrates Clinical Trials Day and Nurses Week 2023
Bits and Bytes: New Career Development Resource Flyer

Vol 13, Issue 5 - May 2023

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Third Annual Vietnamese Mini-Medical School Engages Vietnamese Older Adults Around Practical Aspects of Health and Aging
“22q at the Zoo” Raises Public Awareness of 22q11.2 Syndromes Through a Day of Family Fun
The Hartwell Foundation Selects CTSC KL2 Scholar, Geoanna Bautista, For Individual Biomedical Research Award
Staff Spotlight: Leslie Solis, Associate Director, CTSC Biorepositories Core Resource
Bits and Bytes: Finding a Career Mentor (in Addition to an Academic One)

Vol 13, Issue 4 - April 2023

Features:

Director's Message
The Clinical Trial Management System Operations Office (CTMS OPS) Has Joined the CTSC Team
Invitation to Attend Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Working Group Meetings
CTSC Community Engagement Co-Director to Present at UC Health Systemwide Grand Rounds
Six-Month Delay in Raises for Federally Funded Pre-Doctoral "Fellows" Under New GSR Contract
CTSC Community Engagement Co-Director Appointed as Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Academic Diversity
Staff Spotlight: Maryfel Paraiso, Clinical Research Coordinator, CTSC Clinical Trials Office

Vol 13, Issue 3 - March 2023

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The CTSC and the School of Medicine Office of Research - We're Here to Serve Your Research Needs
New Academic Workers Contracts - Medical Campus
CTSC Scholars Make Sacramento Magazine's Top Doctors List
Staff Spotlight: Vanessa Trujillo, CTSC Community Engagement Program Manager
Bits and Bytes: The Qualitative Report Resources, Rapid Qualitative Data Analysis in Public Health Practice

Vol 13, Issue 2 - February 2023

Features:

Director's Message
The CTSC Welcomes New KL2 Scholars
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
The CTSC Institutes New Process for Requesting a Letter of Support
The CTSC Collaborates With UC Libraries on UC Love Data Week
Heart Team Performs First Transfemoral Transsceptal Mitral Valve Replacement Procedure as Part of CTSC Supported Clinical Trial
Staff Spotlight: Daniel Moglen, Education and Training Specialist
Bits and Bytes: CTSC Data Loofah Assessment Tool

Vol 13, Issue 1 - January 2023

Features:

Angela Griffiths Appointed New CTSC Chief Administrative Officer
Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS) Operations Office Now Resides Within the CTSC
CTSC KL2 Program Co-Director, James Holmes, Receives National Institutes of Health (NIH) Award
BIRCWH K12 Program Principal Investigator Makes List of World's Top Female Scientists
Cardiologist Performs First Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Procedure as Part of CTSC-Supported Clinical Trial
Staff Spotlight: Christy Navarro, Health Informatics Research Data Officer
Bits and Bytes: Divining the Venn Diagram of Translational Research versus Translational Science

Vol 12, Issue 12 - December 2022

Features:

Pilot of the Youth Scientist Academy in Health Research Successfully Completed
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola Serves as Panel Chair at National Workshop
Morteza Roodgar, Former CTSC TL1 Scholar, Participates in I-CORPS@NCATS Short Course
Scholars Receive Diamond Doc Awards
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola Presents for University of Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Distinguished Seminar Series
Staff Spotlight: April Cuellar, CCTSC Quality Assurance Program Manager

Vol 12, Issue 11 - November 2022

Features:

Director's Message
KL2 Scholar's Project Tackles the Unique Challenges of Treating Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Patients
Tenth Cohort of the Limited Skills Training Program Graduates
UC Davis CTSC Receives Site Tank Award From the Society for Clinical Research Sites
CTSC Faculty Named Two of Sacramento's Top 25 Asian American Pacific Islander Change Makers
UC Davis Community Engagement Program Holds National Town Hall
Staff Spotlight: Donna Van Dolah, Academic Program Officer, Translational Research Education and Development Office
Bits and Bytes: NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education Video Library

Vol 12, Issue 10 - October 2022

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CTSC TL1 Program Receives NIH Supplement to Support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) In the Biomedical Sciences
NIH Funding Award Received For README
New CITI Course in Community-Engaged Research Is Now Available to UC Davis Investigators
Sheela Toprani Receives a Mentored Early Career Mental Health Award
New CITI Course in Community-Engaged Research Is Now Available to UC Davis Investigators
Orwa Aboud Presents at 2022 Annual Conference on CNS Clinical Trials and Brain Metastases
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola is Co-Author of a Recent Paper on Community Engagement Education
Spotlight Event: Addressing Race in Research
Staff Spotlight: Olga Kishschenko, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator and Clinical Trials Office Clinical Research Education Program Lead
Bits and Bytes: Qualtrics Research Suite, How to Create an Effective Qualtrics Survey/li>

Vol 12, Issue 9 - September 2022

Features:

Provost Visits With CTSC Scholars
Youth Community Scientist Academy
UC Profiles - A Helpful Collaboration Tool For Researchers
CTSC Announces New Pilot Project Awardees
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola is Co-Author on a Recent Article on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Science
Staff Spotlight: Christopher Kain, Associate Director, CTSC Clinical Research Center (CCRC)
Bits and Bytes: Biostats4You Website, Grant Proposal Assistance, Mentoring Video: An Introduction to Navigating Mentoring Relationships

Vol 12, Issue 8 - August 2022

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CTSC Clinical Research Foundations Training Program
A Legacy Program That Benefits TL1 Scientists
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola to Lead New Federally Funded Digital Health Equity Program
Angela Jarman, BIRCWH K12 Program Scholar, Published in JAMA Network Open
Spotlight Event: Health and Data Equity Resources
Staff Spotlight: Melisa Price, Adolescent and Young Adult Program Manager, CTSC Health Equity Resources and Outreach Program

Vol 12, Issue 7 - July 2022

Features:

Director's Message
CTSC Welcomes New MCRTP Scholars
Alicia Agnoli is a Contributing Author on a Recently Published Study on Opioid Dose Reduction
Victoria Lyo Named Women's Health Research Scholar for BIRCWH K12 Program
Adrienne Hoyt-Austin Published in Breastfeeding Medicine
22q At The Zoo Event
Staff Spotlight: Fred Stevenson, Clinical Trials Recruitment Program Manager, provides leadership message to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday

Vol 12, Issue 6 - June 2022

Features:

CTSC Welcomes New TL1 Scholars
Study Shows Family Medicine Physicians Face Many Barriers to Providing Medical Abortions
Study Shows One to Five Former Smokers May Be Overlooked for Cessation Counseling
CTSC Sponsors Second Annual Vietnamese Mini-Medical School
CTSC Sponsors Community Event Around Healthy Aging and Dementia Care
CTSC Participates in UC Davis Research Expo
Clinical Research Coordinator Foundations Training Program Graduation
18th Annual CTSC Scholar Symposium
Staff Spotlight: Nurses Week 2022

Vol 12, Issue 5 - May 2022

Feature:

MARE: Mentoring Our Next Generation of Researchers
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola Co-Chairs National Academy of Medicine Webinar
Alicia Agnoli Receives 2022 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award
CTSC Helps Underserved Communities Improve Mental Health Services
Na'amah Razon Published in Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
CTSC Partners With Sacramento County Leaders to Promote COVID Vaccination

Vol 12, Issue 4 - April 2022

Feature:

CTSC Welcomes New KL2 Scholars
CTSC Supported Cellular Therapy Study Improves Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
CTSC KL2 Scholar Transitions to K01 Award
CTSC Clinical Research Center (CCRC) Supports COVID-19 Booster Trial
Lin Tian Receives W.M. Keck Foundation Award
CTSC Clinical Research Center Highlighted in Nurse Newsletter
CTSC KL2 Scholar: Using the Arts to Help Manage Pain

Vol 12, Issue 3 - March 2022

Feature:

Healthcare Delivery Science at the CTSC - Accelerating Adoption of Research Findings Into Clinical Care
Governor Names Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola to California Health and Wellness Panel
Global Study Shows Need for Changes in Cancer Care for Teens and Young Adults
Placenta May Hold Clues for Early Autism Diagnosis and Intervention

Vol 12, Issue 2 - February 2022

Feature:

CTSC Welcomes New MCRTP Associate Director
Elysia Alvarez Published in Lancet Oncology
Melanie Dove Selected to Present at ACTS Annual Conference
ew Paper Proposes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Measures to Combat Structural Health Inequities

Vol 12, Issue 1 - January 2022

Feature:

Overcoming the Challenges of Early Career Research Through Mentorship
UC Davis Leads Grassroots Effort to Screen Migrant Workers and Their Families for COVID-19
UC Davis CTSC Supports COHA-Funded Multi-Institutional Veterinary Biorepository Database

Vol 11, Issue 6 - December 2021

Features:

Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi Presents at Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
Aimee Moulin Presents a Healthcare Policy and Research Seminar

Vol 11, Issue 5 - November 2021

Feature:

CTSC Invests UC BRAID Funds to Broaden Support of Underserved Populations
ADHD: An Expert Shares Common Symptoms and the Latest Research
CTSC Team Recognized in 2021 Staff Awards
Oanh Meyer's Work Highlighted on National Consortium Website
Ulfat Shaikh Leads American Academy of Pediatrics’ Quality Improvement Council
CTSC Community Engagement Program Director Receives Two National Awards

Vol 11, Issue 4 - October 2021

Feature:

CTSC Highly Innovative Award: Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Metabolic Health
CTSC-Funded Investigator Makes Strides in Breast Health Research
CTSC Community Engagement Program Director to Present at UC Davis Health Equity Conference
CTSC Community Engagement Partnership Completes 5-Year Project
Luis Carvajal-Carmona Selected as HACU Leadership Academy Fellow
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola Provides Invited Commentary For JAMA

Vol 11, Issue 3 - September 2021

Feature:

UC Davis CTSC Welcomes New MCRTP and ARC-MD Scholars
Oanh Meyer's Work Highlighted on National Consortium Website
CTSC Clinical Research Center (CCRC) Administers Third Shot in COVID-19 Vaccine Study
Former TL1 Scholar's Research Featured on Cover of Genome Research
CTSC Biostatisticians Complete Retrospective Vaccine Study
How a Cardiologist Started Studying the Brain: Q&A with a Former KL2 and MCRTP Scholar
New Resources to Communicate About COVID-19

Vol 11, Issue 2 - August 2021

Feature:

CTSC Welcomes New Scholars
UC Davis Expert: Below-Average Vaccination Rates Among Young Adults Worrisome

Vol 11, Issue 1 - July 2021

Feature:

UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center Awarded 5-Year Grant Renewal From NIH
Ulfat Shaikh Appointed to the Children’s Hospitals Association’s Next Generation of Quality Committee
School of Medicine Announces Inaugural Cultivating Team Science Awards
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola Receives 2021 Hibbard Williams Extraordinary Achievement Award
UC Davis Distinction Awarded to Heather Siefkes, CTSC KL2 Scholar
Researchers Discover Potential New Approach to Treating Psoriatic Joint Inflammation

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