Duke Kannapolis Community Registry Marks Milestone with Industry License
Personal Genome Diagnostics is the first company to obtain a license to materials from a unique community registry and biorepository managed by Duke CTSI.
The license marks a milestone for the MURDOCK Study, a longitudinal population health research program that enrolled its first participant in 2009. The registry and biorepository include samples and associated data from over 12,000 participants, based at CTSI’s Duke Kannapolis research site, now a part of the new Center for Precision Health (CPH).
BIGGER Cohort Presentations Conclude Program's Initial Pilot Grant Period
The 2023-2024 CTSI BIGGER Program cohort gave final presentations and graduated in December 2023.
CTSI Welcomes Scales as New Director for Clinical Research Networks
Duke CTSI is pleased to announce that Scales will also serve as the director of the Clinical Research Networks Pillar, effective Jan. 1.
Two Scholars Selected for 2024-26 Duke NCSP Cohort
Cassandra Dictus, PhDc, MPH, RN, and Allison Taylor, MD, MS, will join the program as part of Duke's sixth cohort.
Svati Shah Named Associate Dean for Translational Research
The Duke University School of Medicine has announced that Svati H. Shah, MD, MS, MHS, has been named associate dean for translational research, effective immediately. Shah directs the Duke Center for Precision Health, a collaborative effort between CTSI and the Precision Genomics Collaboratory that includes CTSI’s research site at Duke Kannapolis and the OneDukeGen initiative.
TL1 Scholar Builds Connections, Expands Research Skills through Program
Since joining the Duke CTSA TL1 Pre-Doctoral Training Program, Dana Rubenstein’s research interests have broadened to include tobacco and cannabis use in chronic pain patients, earning her accolades and publications in major clinical research journals.
National Forum on Health Misinformation Fosters Learning Network
Duke CTSI partnered with the Duke University School of Medicine, RTI International, and the Coalition for Trust in Health and Science to develop a national event to elevate trusted voices and support accurate content in response to the spread of inaccurate information related to medicine and health.
Invented at Duke Event Includes CTSI as Featured Resource
The fifth annual Invented at Duke event featured CTSI and the CTSI Accelerator team as a resource for providing funding, expertise, and logistics to help translate Duke science from discovery to deployment.
CTSI Pilot Award Helps Researchers Develop New Intervention for Stroke Patients
Support from the Duke CTSI Transformative Award has helped Bruce Sullenger, PhD, and his team develop a more potent, rapidly reversible antiplatelet agent for stroke patients.
Duke Ortho, CTSI Launch Five-Year Pain Study
The Biomarkers to Advance Clinical Phenotypes of Low Back Pain (BACk) project will build on a successful pilot study completed by Duke Ortho and CTSI in August. Like the pilot, recruitment for the BACk study will take place in Durham and Kannapolis, where CTSI operates the Duke Kannapolis research site on the North Carolina Research Campus.