Science Awards (science + award)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Kinds of Science Awards

  • translational science award


  • Selected Abstracts


    Facilitating Emergency Care Research Networks: Integration into the Clinical Translational and Science Award (CTSA) Infrastructure

    ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Issue 10 2009
    Judd E. Hollander MD
    Abstract Emergency care research (ECR) does not fit neatly into the traditional National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding model, because emergency research involves undifferentiated disease presentations involving multiple disciplines and time-sensitive interventions. A task force of emergency care researchers and other stakeholders was convened to discuss the present and future state of clinical research networks. Integration of ECR with the Clinical Translational and Science Award (CTSA) program through a multidisciplinary emergency care research network (ECRN) would obviate the duplication of research efforts by disease-specific or institute-specific multicenter networks and reduce startup and maintenance costs. Strategies to enhance integration must include the training of emergency physician investigators in biostatistical and epidemiologic methods, as well as educating collaborative investigators in emergency care,related methodologies. Thus, an ECRN would be of great benefit to CTSA awardees and applicants and should be considered a priority. [source]


    Combining competencies and competitiveness for the European life sciences

    BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, Issue 4 2009
    Aimee Rindoks
    The Youth Conference on European Life Science Careers News from academia: Women in Science Award for structural biologist [source]


    Meeting report & News from academia

    BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, Issue 3 2008
    Sandrine Moutel
    Meeting report: "Antibodies-Europe. Engineering the Next Generation of Antibodies" News from academia: FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award 2008 Teaching biotech: The stem cell game [source]


    Unique Characteristics of Emergency Care Research: Scope, Populations, and Infrastructure

    ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Issue 10 2009
    D. Mark Courtney MD
    Abstract The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program and the 2006 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the future of emergency care highlight the need for coordinated emergency care research (ECR) to improve the outcomes of acutely ill or injured patients. In response, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) sponsored the Emergency Care Research Network (ECRN) Conference in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2008. The conference objectives were to identify the unique nature of ECR and the infrastructure needed to support ECR networks and to understand the optimal role of emergency medicine (EM) and other acute care specialties in research networks. Prior to the conference, participants responded to questions addressing the relevant issues that would form the basis of breakout session discussions; two of these breakout questions are summarized in this report: 1) what makes EM research unique? and 2) what are the critical components needed to establish and maintain networked ECR? Emergency care research was defined as "the systematic examination of patient care that is expected to be continuously available to diverse populations presenting with undifferentiated symptoms of acute illness, or acutely decompensated chronic illness, and whose outcomes depend on timely diagnosis and treatment." The chain of ECR may extend beyond the physical emergency department (ED) in both place and time and integrate prehospital care, as well as short- and long-term outcome determination. ECR may extend beyond individual patients and have as the focus of investigation the actual system of emergency care delivery itself and its effects on the community with respect to access to care, use of resources, and cost. Infrastructure determinants of research network success identified by conference participants included multidisciplinary collaboration, accurate long-term outcome determination, novel information technology, intellectual infrastructure, and wider network relationships that extend beyond the ED. [source]


    Alignment of Emergency Medicine Research Efforts with Clinical and Translational Science Awards

    ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Issue 7 2008
    Chadwick D. Miller MD
    Abstract The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) represent a major new funding pathway for health science investigators seeking National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds. This new pathway provides institutional-level support for clinical and translational research and is not tied to one organ system or disease process, fitting well with emergency medicine (EM) research needs. These awards open unique opportunities for advancing EM research. The CTSA mechanism provides institutional support from the NIH to promote both clinical and translational science. Of the 60 expected awards, 38 sites are currently funded. EM investigators can benefit the institutions applying for these awards and simultaneously gain from involvement. Some opportunities for participation provided by the CTSA include research training programs, joining multidisciplinary research teams, seed grant funding, and use of the CTSA-developed research infrastructure. Involvement of EM can benefit institutions by enhancing acute care research collaboration both within and among institutions. Emergency medicine researchers at institutions either planning to submit a CTSA application or with funded CTSA grants are encouraged to become actively involved in CTSA-related research programs. [source]


    Survey of Community Engagement in NIH-Funded Research

    CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE, Issue 1 2010
    Nancy E. Hood M.P.H.
    Abstract Community engagement is an innovative and required component for Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, the extent of community engagement in NIH-funded research has not been previously examined. This study assessed baseline prevalence of community engagement activities among NIH-funded studies at a large Midwestern university with a CTSA. An online survey was e-mailed to principal investigators of recent NIH-funded studies (N = 480). Investigators were asked to identify what types of community engagement activities had occurred for each study. Responses were received for 40.4% (194/480) of studies. Overall, 42.6% reported any community engagement activities. More collaborative types of engagement (e.g., community advisory board) were less common than activities requiring less engagement (e.g., sharing study results with community members). Studies with more collaborative community engagement were less likely to be described as basic or preclinical research compared to all other studies. Given NIH's inclusive call for community engagement in research, relatively few NIH-funded studies reported community engagement activities, although this study used a broad definition of community and a wide range of types of engagement. These findings may be used to inform the goals of CTSA community engagement programs. Clin Trans Sci 2010; Volume *: 1,4 [source]


    Clinical Translational Science Awards: Opportunities and Challenges

    CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE, Issue 1 2008
    Susan B. Shurin MD
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]


    2003 Best Student Paper in Planetary Sciences Award for Shoichi Itoh

    METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE, Issue S8 2005
    Ulrich Ott
    [source]


    2002 Best Student Paper in Planetary Sciences Award for Nicolas Dauphas

    METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE, Issue S8 2004
    Ulrich Ott
    [source]