Published: 07-07-2021 Establishing a collaborative agreement for a biostatistics collaboration plan for the fiscal year will secure BCCC resources dedicated to your research and can be used any time during the fiscal year. Having a collaboration plan will ensure provision of biostatistics support for existing research, as well as research development. This can [...]
Published: 06-03-2021 Vitamin C, an essential dietary nutrient for humans, has been touted for its immune boosting properties for more than half a century. More recently, research has revealed its greater potential as a treatment for blood cancers. In her ongoing research, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Award recipient and [...]
Published: 02-03-2021 When Marva Louisville heard a colleague say that his wife is currently exploring whether or not exercise affects dementia, Louisville’s ears perked up. Her sister has Alzheimer’s disease, and Louisville is concerned about one day getting the same diagnosis. Louisville, who didn’t have a regular exercise routine, knew this opportunity was [...]
Published: 08-20-2020 Investigators with the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) have launched a new phase 2 clinical trial to study if convalescent plasma containing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies is effective in treating COVID-19 positive patients who have been hospitalized with acute respiratory symptoms. The trial is part of a collaboration between several Clinical [...]
Published: 08-20-2020 Shari Messinger Cayetano, Ph.D, and J. Sunil Rao, Ph.D., co-directors of the University of Miami Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) program, have spent their careers developing health-related statistical models, applying statistical expertise to clinical and translational research, and drawing important conclusions from data. Now, [...]
