CRC Appreciation Event 2026🎉
📅 June 2, 2026
⏰ 3:30–8 p.m. PST
📍 North Addition Office Building
Join us to celebrate clinical research staff, including CRCs, with speakers, recognition, and networking!
📅 Register by May 15
🔗For more information, please visit: app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019cf...
Veronica Martinez Cerdeno has received the Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award from the Academic Senate!
As founder of The Ventricular Foundation, she has developed bilingual programs supporting K–12 students, families, and communities in STEM.
🔗 www.ucdavis.edu/news/senate-...
Funding Opportunity🚨
CTSC Pilot Program
Deadline: May 8 (5 p.m.)
Up to $50K for innovative translational science projects at UC Davis, including AI/ML, data science, and community-engaged research.
🔗To learn more or apply, visit:
ucdavis.infoready4.com#freeformComp...
Join the upcoming UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Distinguished Speakers in Oncology series!
📅April 28
⏰12–1 p.m. PST
📍Zoom
Speaker: Jasmine Zhou, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA
ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#TranslationalScience
If you're working in research, data science, or informatics, this session is built for you! Get registered today! 🌞
Mentoring CoP for Research Faculty (MARE/MARC)
📅April 13, 2026
⏰1–2 p.m. PST
💻Zoom
Join this discussion-based forum focused on real challenges in mentoring. Share questions, strategies, and experiences with peers across disciplines.
To join, email djmoglen@health.ucdavis.edu
#TranslationalScience
Lunch & Learn: ClinicalTrials.gov Registration
📅April 23, 2026
⏰Noon–12:30 p.m. PST
Learn how to determine registration requirements, identify Applicable Clinical Trials (ACTs), and understand key responsibilities.
🎤Tiffany Norris
👥Clinical Research Staff
🔗: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Congratulations to Dr. Adrienne Hoyt-Austin, BIRCWH K12 scholar, on receiving the 2026 Eli Gold Prize.
Her work in pediatric care, mentorship, and health equity continues to advance child health at UC Davis.
🔗 health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
#TranslationalScience #CTSC #BIRCWH #K12
Only 8 days away, don't forget to get registered! 🌞
REC Scholar Applications
📅 Deadline: May 5, 2026
The UC Davis ADRC is accepting applications for its REC Scholar Program, supporting early-career researchers in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Funding, mentorship, and training opportunities available
🔗Apply: agschmidt@health.ucdavis.edu
Lunch & Learn: Critical Thinking in Research Reality
📅April 9, 2026
⏰Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
Explore decision-making and critical thinking in clinical research, including barriers like cognitive biases and information overload
Advanced registration required: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Seven members of a UC Davis research team stand together outdoors on campus in front of a building and a landscaped garden area.
Advancing research for the fragile X community at UC Davis!
Dr. Randi Hagerman and her team at the MIND Institute are leading clinical research on fragile X–related disorders, supported by a longstanding CTSC partnership.
#TranslationalScience #CTSC #FragileX
Last call for applications!
UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Development Projects
📅 March 31, 2026
⏰ 5:00 p.m. PST
Funding opportunity for researchers studying Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
🔗 Learn more and apply:
health.ucdavis.edu/alzheimers-r...
Digital Health & Informatics Seminar Series:
Tools for Mobile Health and Agentic Chatbot Research
📅 April 16, 2026
⏰ 12–1:30 p.m. PST
💻 Zoom
Explore mobile health tools and agentic chatbot research with Amir M. Rahmani.
🔗: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#TranslationalScience
The 11th Biennial SHSSM Conference will take place April 11–12 at UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco!
Theme: Living Questions: Theory, Practice, and Activism in a Time of Reckoning.
Learn more and register: shssm.net
#TranslationalScience
Centering community voice in translational science!
Our poster “Impact” highlights a UC Davis CTSC, MIND Institute, and 22q Family Foundation collaboration supporting families through a webinar series.
🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#TransationalScience #CTSC #Community #Impact
MARE Spring Workshop: Navigating Conflict in Mentoring Relationships
📅March 18
⏰12:15–1:30 p.m. PST
Learn practical strategies to manage and prevent challenging mentor conversations and conflict.
For graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty.
🔗: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Lunch & Learn: ClinicalTrials.gov Registration & Reporting Series
📅Mar 19
⏰Noon–12:30 p.m. PST
Learn how to determine if a study must be registered under FDAAA and NIH policy, identify Applicable Clinical Trials (ACTs), and key investigator responsibilities.
ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Happening next Friday, don't forget to register! 🌞
More MARE Spring Workshops!
Professional Development, Team Science, and Fostering Independence
📅 March 17, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
Explore mentoring strategies that support professional development, team science, and mentee independence!
🔗Register:
ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CTSC
📚 Lunch & Learn: Relying on a Commercial IRB Made Simple
📅 March 12, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
Learn how UC Davis can cede IRB review to a commercial IRB, including key terms, reliance agreements, local submissions, and common pitfalls.
🔗 Register:
ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Workforce
More MARE Spring Workshops!
Supporting Work-Life Synergy, Recognizing Differences and Seizing Opportunities
📅 March 10, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
Explore mentoring strategies that support work-life balance, recognize differences, and more!
🔗: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CTSC
A presenter speaks at the front of a modern conference classroom while faculty and staff sit at tables listening to a presentation during a UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center meeting.
🎉 The CTSC hosted its final External Advisory Board of the UL1 cycle, marking 20 years of the NIH NCATS award at UC Davis!
One of the original 12 CTSA hubs, the CTSC will transition to the UM1 Center mechanism as we continue supporting the research enterprise.
#CTSC #20years
CTSC staff member stands behind a UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center outreach table with informational materials, pens, and a prize wheel during the UC Davis Principles of Community celebration.
A walkway outside the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing lined with international flags representing diverse cultures during the Principles of Community celebration.
A DJ plays music in the atrium of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing while international flags and artwork decorate the space during the event.
A small rubber duck wearing sunglasses is held up outdoors on the UC Davis Health campus lawn.
🎉Celebrating 36 years of the UC Davis Principles of Community!🎉
On March 3, CTSC staff joined colleagues at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing to celebrate the cultures and communities that shape our workplace and the people we serve!
#TranslationalScience #CTSC #Community
MARE Spring Workshop:
Supporting Work-Life Synergy, Recognizing Differences and Seizing Opportunities
📅 March 10, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
Learn how mentors can support work-life balance and foster environments where mentees thrive!
🔗 Register:
ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CTSC #MARE
Discover the Power of DAVE: A Researcher’s Guide to Databricks
📅 March 20, 2026
⏰ 1–2 p.m.
💻 Zoom
Learn how DAVE and Databricks can accelerate research workflows, simplify data management, and help extract insights from complex data!
🔗 Register: airtable.com/appPzowN8ekL...
#TranslationalScience
📢 Making the Most of Mentoring Relationships
📅 March 4, 2026
⏰ 12:15–1:30 p.m. PST
Explore what defines an ideal mentoring relationship and how mentees can be active participants.
👥 Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Junior Faculty
🔗 Register: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CTSC
Members of the Georgia CTSA Team
Behind breakthroughs like TwoPlus are the Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs). Their hands-on expertise helps Emory teams run complex trials, overcome staffing hurdles, and support patients exploring less burdensome dialysis. Read the full story: https://ow.ly/xSQ450YhKlN #CTSAProgram
📢 ILT Class: Stem Cell Oversight in Research
📅 Feb 26, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
🎤 Alaisha Hellman
Learn about protocol approval, SCRO disclosures, RECO review, and the SCRO Committee’s role.
🔗 Advanced LMS registration required:
uc.sumtotal.host/rcore/c/pill...
#TranslationalScience #CTSC
MARE Spring Workshop: Aligning Expectations; Effective Communication (for mentors)
📅 March 3, 2026
⏰ Noon–1:30 p.m. PST
Explore how shared expectations and effective communication strengthen mentoring relationships.
Open to faculty.
🔗 Register: ucdavishealth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CTSC