Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative

Potter Will Be Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident  This article is a part of our CTSC Special Feature series.  According to the National Institutes of Health, less than 4% of all neurosurgeons in the United States are Black or African American. When…

Dr. Eric Chen and Chesley Cheatham Champion Resources for Patients  This article is a part of our CTSC Barrier Busters series.  The Government Accountability Office conducted a study, as prompted by the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act, to explore barriers to clinical trial…

The Office of Research and Technology Management has shared a number of research funding opportunities, including: Leveraging Big Data Science to Elucidate the Mechanisms of HIV Activity and Interaction with Substance Use Disorders (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (RFA-DA-008) Department of…

The second talk in the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative’s Research Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) Community Engagement Series will be held Tuesday, April 4, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. The topic of this session will be “Equity in Engagement: Building…

Dr. Tarabichi’s Data Obsession Shines in the Clinical Space  This article is a part of our Health Disparities Researcher Feature series. Yasir Tarabichi, MD, pulmonary, sleep, and critical care physician at MetroHealth Medical Center, has always been a self-proclaimed “tech and data geek”.…

by Jarrod Dalton, PhD, Director, Center for Populations Research, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute This article is a Health Disparities Researcher Self Portrait authored by a CTSC-supported health disparities researcher. “My experience is…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Director of Community Engagement, Kristina Austin, Shares Evolution of the Symposium and Potential for Impact This article is a CTSC Special Feature. The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) Cancer Disparities Symposium (the “Symposium”) will turn seven…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Cleveland and the Office of Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education and Research for a Minority Health Town Hall Thursday, April 20, from 3 to 5 p.m.…

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Cleveland will collaborate with several local healthcare organizations to host a four-part “Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies” series in March in honor of Women’s History Month. During the series, women will share their journeys to…

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Cleveland will host a health disparities “un-meeting” Thursday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to noon via Zoom for members of the community to talk about health disparities and help curate inspiration for health equity research.  The event…