CCaTS: Accelerating discoveries toward better health
Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program, grant numbers UL 1TR002377, KL 2TR0002379 and TL 1TR002380, from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).
CCaTS is a central hub for institutional advancement of research and education at Mayo Clinic. The center provides tools and expert consultation to support every aspect of medical research, including basic discovery science, clinical and community-engaged research, and late-stage application and commercialization. As a member of the national CTSA program, CCaTS joins a national network of medical research institutions collaborating to transform how clinical and translational research is conducted nationwide.
Mayo Clinic CCaTS is led by Sundeep Khosla, M.D., principal investigator and director of CCaTS, and dean for clinical and translational science at Mayo Clinic. David O. Warner, M.D., is co-principal investigator and associate director of CCaTS, and is also principal investigator of the KL2 mentored career development grant. Anthony J. Windebank, M.D., is principal investigator of the TL1 predoctoral training grant.
The content of this website is solely the responsibility of Mayo Clinic CCaTS and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
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Summer students consider careers in cancer research
Four students got their starts in cancer research this summer, thanks to a new program offered at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. The students, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, took part in a research scholarship program funded by the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology. Through the program, students have the opportunity to work with an established Mayo Clinic investigator, gaining valuable exposure to the full spectrum of cancer-related clinical and translational research.
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Research helps ensure safe antibiotics use in the intensive care unit
Mayo Clinic pharmacy resident Diana J. Schreier, Pharm.D., R.Ph., led a research study to determine the safety of one particular combination of antibiotics for short-term use in the ICU. Published in "Clinical Infectious Diseases," the team's research shows that short-term use of the combination of piperacillin-tazobactam and vancomycin (PTZ-VAN) is no more toxic to the kidneys than other combinations.
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Director of community engagement recognized for work in nicotine and tobacco research
Christi A. Patten, Ph.D., Psychology, has been selected as a 2019 fellow by the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco. This honorary status is awarded to society members in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field in areas of scientific research, clinical practice, public health, public policy, regulation, legislation and advocacy. Dr. Patten is director of Community Engagement in Mayo Clinic CCaTS.
Meet Katrina A. Croghan, Clinical Research Coordinator
Katrina A. Croghan, CCRP, is a clinical research coordinator for Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, assigned to the Division of Hematology at Mayo's campus in Rochester, Minnesota. She began her career in ecology and animal science, but while en route to a related Ph.D., ended up as a supplemental research coordinator because of her knowledge of writing protocols and conducting research.
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Setting tomorrow's clinical researchers up for success
Graduates of the clinical and translational science track of Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences' Ph.D. Program learn how to engage in research across the translational research spectrum, including laboratory-based, patient-based and population-based studies. The goal of the program is to give the next generation of clinical researchers the skills they need to advance the practice of medicine and biomedical research.
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Health research rooted in community
On August 9, 2018, a community garden in Rochester, Minnesota, hosted an unusual gathering: a cookout and a community conversation on mental illness. This gathering was part of an ongoing series, hosted by the Mayo Clinic Community Engagement in Research Program, that promotes a dialogue between patients, community members, scientists, clinicians and allied health staff.
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Supplemental grants to fund opioid and artificial intelligence research
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) recently awarded funding to two administrative supplements to the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program grant (UL1 TR002377) that supports Mayo Clinic CCaTS.
The supplements fund specific areas of clinical and translational research focused on meeting unmet patient needs and training current and future generations of clinical investigators. The research team of Hongfang Liu, Ph.D., and Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., is using data science to understand the opioid crisis, while the team led by Rickey E. Carter, Ph.D., and Eric C. Polley, Ph.D., is developing artificial intelligence training for investigators.
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