December 19, 2013 - The UC-Research eXchange team, part of the University of California Biomedical Research, Acceleration, Integration and Development consortium.
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November 22, 2013 - With support from the Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI), bioengineer Hannah Carter, PhD, received the highly prestigious NIH Early Independence Award.
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November 8, 2013 - A collaborative research study led by CTRI's Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, concluded it is safe for mothers to have the influenza vaccine while pregnant.
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October 23, 2013 - The path forward is clear: To continue and enhance the development of a robust coordinating center that combines the individual University of California (UC) health campuses into a model virtual biomedical research institution.
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October 2, 2013 - UC San Diego – with Dr. Gary Firestein, Director of CTRI, Sharon Franks from Research Affairs, and Phil Bourne from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the forefront – is part of a UC Medical Campus consortium awarded $12 million. more
September 30, 2013 - More than 70 CTRI members, representatives from partner institutions, researchers, staff, and interested community members came to hear about CTRI's mission and collaboration possibilities at CTRI's first "Town Hall" meeting. (More)
September 26, 2013 - Her name is Rosie. She is a frightful sight, sending shivers of fear through most humans who see her. For some, that fear is debilitating.
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September 9, 2013 - Dena Rifkin, MD, wanted to see if older kidney patients who monitored their blood pressure (BP) at home could improve their health by using a novel wireless monitoring device.
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August 19, 2013 - William Sandborn, MD, has always been interested in exploring the connection between rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Inflamed and painful tissues are common to both diseases.
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July 18, 2013 - With each shovelful of dirt, the dream of a seven-story, steel-and-concrete Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) Building takes shape. And the vision to speed the delivery of treatments and cures to patients moves closer to reality.
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July 3, 2013 - Congratulations to UC San Diego students Janet Lee and Ashkuan Shaterian, for winning this year's CTRI fourth-year medical student awards! This award, designed to recognize students with outstanding potential for future contribution to translational research.
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To assist investigators make the best use of available resources, the CTRI has added a Research Navigator, Michael Ziegler, MD, to help investigators select services. Dr. Ziegler can provide consultation on CTRI services that can benefit research proposals.
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February 26, 2013 - Dr. Howard Taras and Rodney von Jaeger of the CTRI Community Engagement Division recently sat down with Beth Wood, a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune and discussed clinical research.
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The Translational Research Technology (TRT) unit has purchased a NanoPro 1000 system (Protein Simple) to measure protein biomarkers.
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The Center for Clinical Research (CCR) is pleased to announce a new Cardiovascular Ultrasound Imaging Service at the east campus clinic location.
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February 28, 2013 - Epilepsy is a medical condition caused by abnormal electrical signals that cause surges within the brain. These surges, called seizures, can have various effects on mental and physical function, depending partly on the location in the brain where they occur.
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A Diversity Champion is an individual or group that exemplifies the UCSD Principles of Community and makes an outstanding contribution in the areas of equal opportunity, affirmative action, or diversity. more