November 23, 2021
TraCS Announces New $2K Pilot Funding Deadlines
The NC TraCS Pilot program has announced 3 new deadlines for $2K Pilot Awards submissions.
November 23, 2021
The NC TraCS Pilot program has announced 3 new deadlines for $2K Pilot Awards submissions.
November 8, 2021
Jim Hagood, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, and Ronit Freeman, PhD, Associate Professor in Applied Physical Science, have been awarded a grant by Eshelman Institute for Innovation to pursue research in lung fibrosis.
November 2, 2021
Gracie Howell, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participant, continues her journey. Hear her story as she returns nine months later to receive her booster shot and why she values participating in COVID-19 research.
October 6, 2021
Leah Ranney, PhD, Director for Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) and team received a three-year NIH award in the amount of $1.2 million for the research study Strengthening Cigar Warnings to Prevent Adolescent Use.
September 29, 2021
The Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care will host an interactive mini-symposium exploring mechanisms for predicting how a patient's genome will influence their response to medications, implementing pharmacogenomics in the clinic, and development of EHR support.
August 17, 2021
On September 23 and 24, 2021, NC Biotech and FastTraCS are collaborating with health systems across North Carolina to provide a foundation for clinician innovation. This two-day virtual event puts an emphasis on action, connecting attendees with the people, insights, and strategies needed to systematically tackle the innovation process from ideation through execution.
August 17, 2021
TraCS Team Science is seeking to assist UNC researchers with the formation and development of multidisciplinary research teams focused on tackling challenging problems in clinical or translational medicine through the new ACTeR Program. Support is provided through a combination of competitively reviewed graduated direct funding and logistical support awarded in two phases. Phase 1 applications are due by 5 p.m. ET on September 7, 2021.
July 6, 2021
Stephanie Schwartz, MD, and Tracie Walker, MD, in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, published in the New England Journal of Medicine: "Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children - Initial Therapy and Outcomes."
April 28, 2021
UNC's NC TraCS and the Center for Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at NC State is seeking highly innovative proposals that address high-impact unmet clinical needs using NC State’s ASSIST-developed technologies. The goal of this Special Emphasis is to match UNC providers’ expertise of clinical challenges and unmet needs, with engineering faculty at ASSIST seeking to develop novel technology applications.
April 20, 2021
The Duke/UNC ADRC will host "Infection and Inflammation: New Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease" on May 27.
March 2, 2021
Joseph Grover, MD, assistant professor in UNC's Department of Emergency Medicine and medical director for Orange County Emergency Services, is the study's lead author.
February 10, 2021
The program provides seed money of up to $25K for 1 year to initiate new and innovative projects.