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Tulane to Host Human Subjects Research PI Updates & Coordinator Training
May 27, 2015
Human Subjects Research 2015
LSU Health Shreveport faculty members team up for grants
Apr 8, 2015
With grants of nearly $125,000, Terry Davis, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Connie Arnold, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, are working with researchers across the country to help improve healthcare. They are being employed as health literacy experts on two studies funded by the Washington, DC-based Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
States That Expand Medicaid Detect More Cases Of Diabetes
Mar 23, 2015
Johnny Reynolds knew that something was wrong as far back as 2003. That's when he first started experiencing extreme fatigue.
Collaboration Targets Health Risks in West Carroll Parish
Mar 16, 2015
Pioneering partnership to provide education and support for at-risk residents
Bioinformatics Consortium to meet on Pennington Biomedical Campus in Baton Rouge
Mar 16, 2015
The Biostatistics Core of the Louisiana Clinical and Translation Science (LA CaTS) will be hosting a meeting of the Southeastern Alliance for Bioinformatics Translational Sciences (SEABITS) Wednesday, March 18. The consortium of scientists from Auburn University, Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology (Huntsville, Alabama), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Tulane University, University of Alabama, University of Alabama Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, University of South Alabama, and University of Mississippi Medical Center will finalize their immediate goals for collaborating to facilitate the advancement of bioinformatics research at their institutions by sharing knowledge and resources in mutually beneficial programs.
LA CaTS CEMCD Core Annual Retreat presents "Improving Effectiveness of Research Mentors"
Dec 10, 2014
The Clinical Research Education, Mentoring & Career Development Core organized the 2nd Annual Retreat on January 9th 2015. This year the retreat was planned around the theme 'Research Mentoring'. Dr. Christine Pfund from University of Wisconsin-Madison was invited as a guest speaker.
Xavier receives $19.6 million grant to expand biomedical programs, aid students
Oct 22, 2014
Xavier University of Louisiana has received a $19.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand the school's number of biomedical programs and increase the number of minority students who go on to graduate from PhD and MD-PhD programs.
Research grants target prevalent diseases in Louisiana
Oct 1, 2014
Federal funding directed to researchers in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport
Pennington Biomedical Awarded $10 Million Research Grant for Obesity Treatment Intervention
Oct 1, 2014
Funding will offer primary care-based weight loss program in minority populations
LA CaTS Announces Collaborative Research Grants
Sep 26, 2014
The LA CaTS Center – a federally funded statewide research initiative – has announced three collaborative research grants for higher education scientists and campuses across Louisiana.
Med Schools Get Grant to Study Cancer, Heart Disease and Obesity
Sep 24, 2014
The Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center announced Wednesday three grants totaling $250,000 for higher education scientists across the state focused on improving health.
LA CaTS Center Announces Collaborative Research Grants
Sep 23, 2014
BATON ROUGE, LA - The LA CaTS Center - a federally funded statewide research initiative - today announced three collaborative research grants for higher education scientists and campuses across Louisiana.
LA CaTS in the Community: West Carroll Parish Project
Sep 12, 2014
A collaboration between Pennington Biomedical, LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center is addressing "real world" health issues is a parish of great need.
NIH offering Introduction to Principles and Practice of Clinical Research course
Aug 22, 2014
Registration for the 2014-2015 “Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research” course is now open. The course will run from October 14, 2014 through March 9, 2015. Classes will be held on the NIH campus at the Clinical Center, Building 10, Lipsett Amphitheater at 5:00 pm, please click the link for course information, schedule, and registration: http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/training/training/ippcr.html
LA CaTS Pilot Grants Program Currently accepting Letters of Intent
Jul 24, 2014
The LA CaTS Center is pleased to announce we are currently accepting Letters of Intent for the 2014-Round 3 Pilot Grants Competition, with a focus on junior faculty investigators. Please see the instructions regarding eligibility and LOI details. Further instructions on the full proposal will be released after the LOIs have been reviewed. LOIs are due by Friday,August 8, 2014 and should be submitted on the LA CaTS Center website at: https://lacatsfunding.pbrc.edu/members/researchfunding/default.aspx.
LA CaTS Center Announces Appointment of Roadmap and Meritorious Post-Doctoral Scholars
Jun 9, 2014
BATON ROUGE, LA - The Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center, a statewide initiative funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently awarded the prestigious Roadmap Scholar distinction to three early career Louisiana scientists and the Meritorious Scholar distinction to a post-doctoral scientist.
LSU Health Shreveport to Host Researchers from Across Louisiana
Apr 1, 2014
SHREVEPORT, LA (KMSS) - Top research scientists from throughout Louisiana will have an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and mentor up-and-coming researchers at a unique collaborative event Wednesday on the health sciences campus of LSU Health Shreveport. The first-ever LA CaTS Day is an initiative of the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center, which was created to harnesses innovation and expertise from Louisiana’s eight academic institutions. The goal is to facilitate research which could prevent chronic disease and improve healthcare in underserved populations in the state.
LSU Health Shreveport hosts top scientists from across Louisiana
Apr 1, 2014
Top research scientists from across Louisiana met at LSU Health Shreveport Wednesday to work on improving collaboration across their institutions. They're doing it with the help of LA CaTS, the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center in Baton Rouge. It's funded by a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The aim is to promote more unified research. Dr. William Cefalu, executive director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center where LA CaTS is based, led the conference.
Translational Science 2014 Annual Meeting April 9-11, 2014
Jan 30, 2014
The Association for Clinical & Translational Science (ACTS) and American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) are co-sponsoring the Translational Science 2014 Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. on April 9-11, 2014. LA CaTS members are eligible to attend.
LA CaTS Center Sponsors Health Literacy Workshop
Jan 10, 2014
LA CaTS Center Sponsored Health Literacy Workshop
Pennington Biomedical Research Center Awarded Accreditation for Protecting Research Participants
Dec 17, 2013
BATON ROUGE, LA - The human research protection program at Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been awarded accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
Education & Career Development Core to host Team Science Seminar for Scholars in November
Nov 1, 2013
LA CaTS Seminar - Team Science
LA CaTS Center Announces Second Round of Pilot Grant Awardees
Oct 30, 2013
The following three grants were awarded to researchers at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Tulane University and Xavier University from the funds of the LA CaTS Center.
LSU ICON Announces Third Round of Pilot Project Funding
Sep 4, 2013
LSU ICON is pleased to announce that funding has been secured for the third round of pilot projects. LSU ICON is available to fund up to 10 pilot project awards, depending on the quality of the project applications and relevance to the priorities of LSU ICON. Each award may be as much as $50,000 (direct costs only), for a maximum duration of one year. The major objective of this program is to provide support to test innovative quality improvement strategies in the LSU Health System and partner hospitals at transitioning sites. These projects may involve the analysis of existing clinical data residing in LSU administrative databases, or collecting new data from patients within the LSU Health System or at partner hospitals. The ultimate aim of all projects must be to improve clinical outcomes and/or cost effectiveness. Awarded pilot projects will have access to services from all LSU ICON Cores to conduct their project.
Navigator to Guide Clinical and Translational Researchers at Tulane and LSU Health Sciences Centers and Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jun 20, 2013
We are pleased to welcome Pareen Shenoy, MBBS, MPH as our Clinical Research Navigator. Clinical and translational research faculty and trainees at the LSU and Tulane Health Sciences Centers (LSUHSC and TUHSC) and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) now have a partner to assist in the development of innovative, investigator-initiated clinical trials. Dr. Shenoy serves as a resource for PIs from all three institutions to help enrich and facilitate the progress of clinical research protocols from conception to analysis and publication of data.
Navigator to Guide Clinical and Translational Researchers at Tulane and LSU Health Sciences Centers and Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jun 20, 2013
We are pleased to welcome Pareen Shenoy, MBBS, MPH as our Clinical Research Navigator. Clinical and translational research faculty and trainees at the LSU and Tulane Health Sciences Centers (LSUHSC and TUHSC) and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) now have a partner to assist in the development of innovative, investigator-initiated clinical trials. Dr. Shenoy serves as a resource for PIs from all three institutions to help enrich and facilitate the progress of clinical research protocols from conception to analysis and publication of data.
An Historic Intramural-Extramural Partnership to Nurture the Next Generation of Clinical Researchers
Jun 17, 2013
Application deadline June 24, 2013
Steven Heymsfield Stepping Down as Executive Director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center to Resume Research Interests Full Time
Jun 4, 2013
William Cefalu to be Appointed Next Executive Director
LA CaTS 2013 Spring Pilot Grants Funding Opportunity
May 9, 2013
The LA CaTS Center announced its 2013 Spring Pilot Grants Funding Opportunity in April, which 76 letters of Intent were received from all of the member institutions of the LA CaTS Center. Selected full proposals are due by June 3, 2013. The earliest possible start date of the projects is September 1, 2013.