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U-wide team adds clarity to the ancillary review process
The University of Minnesota’s Clinical Research Support Center (CRSC) co-facilitated a collaborative project aimed at accelerating the research process. The process improvement effort brought together stakeholders from across the…
CTSI announces Research Services Associate Director
CTSI is pleased to share that Brenda Prich, MHA, BSN, RN, has accepted the role of Associate Director for the Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) core.
Video: CTSI leadership shares the vision and benefits of the CRSC to clinical researchers
The Office of Academic Clinical Affairs recently visited with Bruce Blazar, MD, Director of CTSI and Daniel Weisdorf, MD, Deputy Director of CTSI to learn more about how investigators mentor junior faculty to effectively conduct clinical…
CRSC continues evolving the University's clinical research infrastructure
As the Clinical Research Support Center (CRSC) approaches its one year anniversary in September, it remains committed to identifying the appropriate experts and functional groups to support researchers and study teams as they navigate and…
CRSC Feasibility Review provides needed support for researchers
The Feasibility Review process
The Clinical Research Support Center (CRSC) houses multiple resources an investigator will need to bring a clinical research study to fruition at the University of Minnesota. The resources and experts within…
CTSI recognizes the work of clinical research professionals, researchers through Clinical Trials Day
The first documented clinical trial took place May 20, 1747 aboard the HMS Salisbury, a 50-gun ship in charge of patrolling the English Channel. Scottish physician and the ship’s appointed surgeon, James Lind, tested a theory about why…
Dr. Dan Weisdorf appointed as Director of CTSI’s Clinical and Translational Research Services core
Dan Weisdorf, MD, Professor of Medicine, in the Medical School’s Department of Medicine, was recently appointed as the CTSI Clinical and Translational Research Services (CTRS) core Director in addition to his leadership role as CTSI’s…
CTSI-supported project wins national award to help patients report health outcomes, featured in Star Tribune
A multidisciplinary team of experts, including those from CTSI, developed an application that recently won a national award for its design that delivers standardized questionnaires to patients and sends the resulting data to doctors. The…
Clinical Research Support Center opening marks beginning of exciting journey
More than 100 visitors attended the Clinical Research Support Center Open House to help celebrate the new center’s grand opening Sept. 4 despite the rain.
Attendees networked with colleagues, enjoyed refreshments, and learned more about…
Sept. 4 marks opening of new center designed to facilitate a more collaborative U of M clinical research process
The Clinical Research Support Center, a partnership among the University of Minnesota’s primary clinical research service groups, is slated to officially open its doors Sept. 4 to help U of M investigators and study teams more efficiently…