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News & Announcements
DTMI Seeks CTSA Program Manager
Coalition to Transform Clinical Trials Names Executive Board
Ethics in Cellular Therapy Conference
June 16-17, 2008 / Registration Web site
Pilot Project Program of Duke’s Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations
(RFA: To support research on human health and vulnerability to environmental influences
The BIRCWH* Program is currently accepting applications
Junior faculty members interested in a research career in women's health are encouraged to apply.
(* Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health)
Clinical Research Associate Networks
article in NCRR Reporter featuring Drs. Rowena Dolor & Lloyd Michener
Workshop: "Clinical Studies and the Requirements for an IND"
Presented by: Bruce Burnett, PhD, RAC (US, EU), Director DTMI Regulatory Affairs
Registration Required
Grants Awarded for Biostatistical Methodology Projects in the Translational Sciences
Clinical Research Training Program Application Deadline: May 15, 2008
The Duke Translational Medicine
Institute was established in October 2006 with a grant from the
National Institutes of Health to speed the translation of new
scientific discoveries into clinical practice, promote measurable
improvements in community health, and make personalized medicine a
reality.
Translational medicine is the shaping of
scientific discoveries into technologies or therapies that can be
tested, ensuring that they are useful and not harmful, and then using
the new knowledge to improve health.
That’s the ultimate aim of translational medicine -- to improve
health.
There are two big blocks in translational medicine. The first is
speeding up the process from discovery of a drug or device into
technology that can be tested, and the second block is getting a
medicine or device deployed in the community so that it actually
improves people’s health.
To translate a discovery into something useful requires an organized
approach to the use of technologies. At Duke, we have most of these
technologies, but we need to use them more effectively. The Duke
Translational Medicine Institute will help us facilitate the goals of
the faculty and of the institution, and pull together all the
components of translational research.
The DTMI serves as the administrative umbrella for a diverse group of Duke entities:
- The Duke Translational Research Institute
- The Duke Clinical
Research Institute
- The Duke Center for Community Research
- The Duke Clinical
Research Unit
More about the CTSA Award Proposals