The CCTST K Scholars Career Development Award program will welcome a new cohort of K Scholars beginning June 1, 2026. The K Scholars program is an institutional K award program that is focused on developing cohorts of exceptional early-career investigators from a broad range of disciplines across the academic health system who aspire to lead clinical and translational programs of research. Please join us in welcoming our newest K Scholars! Stephanie Davis-Rodriguez, MD, MS As

Many members of our CCTST community recently attended the Translational Science 2026 meeting in Milwaukee, which brings together teams from Clinical and Translational Science Award hubs across the United States. This year’s meeting focused on building trustworthy translational science through rigor, reproducibility, and real-world impact. CCTST faculty and staff were prominently featured throughout the conference, contributing posters as well as highly regarded presentations

Published originally by UC News 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 ear

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

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

Many members of our CCTST community recently attended the Translational Science 2025 meeting in Washington, D.C., which brings together teams from Clinical and Translational Science Award hubs from across the U.S. This year’s meeting focused on how data integration is shaping the future of translational research. Our very own Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD served as the Chair of Programs. Six CCTST staff members and two of our K Scholars presented posters that showcased innovative

Chidiogo Anyigbo, MD K Scholar, Chidiogo Anyigbo, MD, MPH , assistant professor, CCHMC Division of General and Community Pediatrics and...

K Scholar Program Graduate, Tim Dribin, MD K Scholar Program graduate, Tim Dribin, MD , associate professor, CCHMC Division of Emergency...

Our March 2025 Grand Rounds event titled, " Career Development Awardees Spotlight: Research Highlights, Findings, and Feedback ", will...

K Scholar Program graduate, Silvi Shah, MD , associate professor, UC Division of Nephrology, received the 2024 Dr. Nanette K. Wenger...

K Scholar Program Graduate, Carley Riley, MD, MPP, MHS , associate professor, CCHMC Division of Critical Care Medicine, was recently...

CCTST K Scholar, Chidiogo Anyigbo, MD, MPH, assistant professor, CCHMC, Division of General and Community Pediatrics, has been selected...

Many members of our CCTST community recently attended the Translational Science 2024 meeting in Las Vegas! Teams from Clinical and...

K Scholar Program graduate, Silvi Shah, MD, associate professor in the UC Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and...

On February 13, 2024, the City of Cincinnati announced that UC Heath and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) are the...

CCTST KL2 Associate Director, Moises Huaman, MD, along with colleagues at UC/CCHMC, partnered with Impacta PERU and Peru Clinical Trials...

CCTST KL2 Associate Director, Moises Huaman, MD, and faculty from UC/CCHMC visited San Marcos University School of Medicine (UNMSM) in...