Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative

The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) is seeking nominations of PhD, MD-PhD and DNP-PhD students at Case Western Reserve University for its new National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Research Training Grant. This program—designed to prepare the next generation of...

On April 26, 2025, Dr. Sarah Ronis, a Clinical & Translational Science (CTS) Research Program awardee and recent Co-Investigator on a 2024 Annual Pilot award with the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio, shared important new research at the Pediatric Academic Soc...

In collaboration with the Community Advisory Board (CAB), the CTSC is working to strengthen Community Engaged Research (CER) capacity across its institutional and community partners. To support this goal, we are developing a CER training that draws on core principles of community engagement. Guided...

Each academic year, the Translational Fellows Program (TFP)—supported by the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC)—trains a cohort of individuals in entrepreneurship and the translation of innovation into commercial ventures. Through the CTSC’s resources and network, Fellows partic...

On May 16, the Midtown Collaboration Center (MCC) officially opened its doors to the public with a vibrant grand opening celebration at East 66th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood. The event brought together community members, longstanding Cleveland institutions, and local a...

Each year the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) selects a research area in which to focus more CTSC activities through the Themed Pilot award program. This year’s Themed Pilot award focused on integrative medicine approaches to achieving fairness in health. Integrative medic...

Members and staff from the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio recently participated in the Translational Science 2025 conference, hosted by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), held April 14–17 in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme, "Tr...

The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a nonprofit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers, honored its Translational Science Award recipients at Translational Science 2025. At this event, Umut Gurkan received the...

Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Member, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Director of classical hematology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute Director of physician-scientist deve...

Urgent blood need caused by severe weather systems in the US prompts CTSC of Northern Ohio to host its second blood drive in a span of 5 months. A single blood donation can save up to three lives. The Clinical Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio aims to fill 66 donor spots f...