Registration is now open for the Genomic Medicine Short Course - held June 1-4! Topics include technical and analytic aspects of DNA and RNA, gene regulation and epigenetics, and much more.
🔬 Learn more and register: www.childrensmercy.org/gmc-short-co...
The latest episode of Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast is now available! Learn more about Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center and the work Drs. Aditi Gupta and Swati Levendovszky are doing. Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-vpwf7...
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We're still thinking about the great Research Symposium we had last week on Dissemination & Implementation. We had a great keynote speaker, interactive workshops, great panel discussions, networking opportunities, & two poster sessions showcasing the great work investigators and students are doing.
The March Ansible is packed with snowy D.C. musings, an opportunity for new working groups, an assortment of hub spotlights and publications, NIH updates, and events. Enjoy a variety of content from Alzheimer's disease research to injury prevention! Read more here: https://ow.ly/kahI50Ys7m8
Asking us to pick our favorite article over the past few years is like asking parents to pick their favorite child (don't worry we won't tell if one name popped out 😄). But this article is definitely a highlight as Dr. Villwock continues her career - frontiersctsi.org/news-events/...
We recognize #raredisease day each year, families living w/ rare diseases are impacted every day. Our latest episode of Translating Health is w/ Dr. Jay Vivian with Children's Mercy, who works in rare disease research. Learn more about him & his work in this episode - www.podbean.com/eas/pb-q2iee...
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‼️ Undergraduate students summer opportunity! ‼️
Research Summer Scholars runs from June 1-Aug. 7 and offers an immersive, hands‑on research experience focused on advancing pediatric medicine
📆 The application deadline is Feb. 15.
💡 Learn more and apply here: www.childrensmercy.org/ResearchSumm...
Our Translating Health podcast has a lot of great episodes planned for this year (and if you've missed our previous episodes, you can get them wherever you get your podcasts!). But we want to know what you want to hear! Let us know if the comments, and it may be the topic of a future episode!
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🏆 Dr. Kaela Varberg received the Longo/Power New Investigator Award at the Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology Symposium. It recognizes a new investigator who is a leader in their field and who has made outstanding early career contributions to the field of Perinatal Biology. 🏆
As we hear more about ACL tears in athletes, especially female athletes, we're revisiting past LSA awardee Dr. Jenny Robinson's (now at UW) work in the area. frontiersctsi.org/news-events/...
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Our annual Research Symposium is almost here! Join us on March 12 for an exciting day learning more about dissemination and implementation science! Register - redcap.kumc.edu/surveys/?s=D...
Music therapy is an important part of therapies across the lifespan, and researcher Deanna Hanson-Abromeit is doing some amazing work with early language development. She's also a past LSA Pilot Awardee!
Check out the article - publicaffairs.ku.edu/music-therapy
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We're spotlighting CMRI team members who play an integral part in making research happen but whose role may be more behind-the-scenes. Meet Abby Kietzman, Research Informatics Navigator. Find out what drew her to a career with us, what's on her bucket list & more! www.childrensmercy.org/5-questions
Want to learn more about Frontiers CTSI and our resources, services, funding opportunities, and training programs? How about our scholars? Or the work of currently funded investigators? Visit our website at www.frontiersctsi.org and learn all of this and more!
Check out this opening with one of our Associate Directors!
Have we mentioned how grateful we are to work with Abby? She's doing amazing work in informatics and is also helping us introduce the next generation of researchers to potential careers in research!
In the latest episode of "Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast," hear from Dr. Scott Weir and Carolyn Vivian about their work, the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation, and how they are trying to help researchers move their discoveries forward. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-c5v5b...
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Connect with us! In addition to our social media channels, become a Frontiers CTSI member (it's free!) today for access to our resources, services, education and training programs, funding opportunities, and more! frontiersctsi.org/become-a-mem...
2025 - what can we say? We have so many great memories of working with our investigators, our partners and our communities to move healthcare forward. Check out our short recap video of the year - youtu.be/NsrAWYlCVNE
This is such great news! We're excited to see two of our partners collaborating on this project and how we can help them with their research.
Frontiers CTSI members have access to resources & services inc. working w/our science comms writer!
Dr. Joshua Carr, K-State, and our Dr. Heather Fielding-Gebhardt created a video on his research about how men's & women's muscles work differently during difficult tasks. Watch: youtu.be/jrkLKawujRM
The newest episode of Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast is now available! Hear from TL1 trainees Drs. Brittany Martinez and Aaron Smith about their career journey and research. Listen - www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fnky7...
This is such a great study! Dr. Goldman also works with Frontiers CTSI as a co-lead on our TL1 program, helping pre- and postdoctoral trainees enhance their research skills through our education and training programs.
This is what great collaboration looks like and showcases the meaning of our Broderick Crawford Community Partnership Award. Dr. Stephani Stancil, med student John Tumberger and their new teen advisory board published this paper together - url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/RHuSCzpExy...
TIARA provides healthcare professionals w/ the implementation science & quality improvement knowledge needed to prioritize more rapid adoption of evidence-based practices.
Register today - extension.missouri.edu/events/2026-...
You both are doing great work and we're glad we can be a small part of it!
Are you a Frontiers CTSI member? One of the great benefits of being a member is the opportunity to apply for funding awards to help with your research! It's free to register and we encourage you to sign up today! frontiersctsi.org/become-a-mem...
We love celebrating great research at our partner institutions! Dr. Joshua Carr & a team from K-State University, had a paper published in the Journal of Neurophysiology that found novel sex-based differences in motor unit behavior.
Read the paper here - journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
Our TL1 program co-director, Dr. Jake Sosnoff, has been researching how to prevent fall-related injuries, and his work was recently highlighted in National Geographic! Definitely a great read - archive.is/xcwr0