Accelerating & Improving Clinical & Translational Research.

Krista Metz, Meg H. Zeller, PhD, Moises A. Huaman, MD, MSc The K Scholars Program, in collaboration with the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST), has received a new five-year mentored research career development program award (K12) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health. Since its inception in 2009, the K Scholars Program has supported over 50 early-career MD and PhD investigato

Achala Vagal, MD, MS, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, Jeffrey Strawn, MD The Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training (CCTST), a partnership between the University of Cincinnati College (UC) of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s, has received a seven-year, $37.2 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health.   This award combines federal and non-federal i

Meera Kotagal, MD, MPH CCTST K Scholar program graduate,  Meera Kotagal, MD, MPH , associate professor in the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s, was recently awarded a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC).   Dr. Kotagal’s project, titled  “Use of System Dynamics Modeling and Human-Centered Design to Address Structural Drivers of Youth Firearm Violence,”  aim

The CCTST Community Engagement Core (CEC) recently published a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science...

CCTST K Scholar graduate, Timothy Dribin, MD , recently published a study in The   Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health  titled, “ Timing...

CLI Class of 2025 The CCTST Community Engagement Core completed their annual  Community Leaders Institute (CLI)  on March 21, 2025. The...