CTSI Hosts External Advisory Committee for Annual Meeting
The CTSI welcomed back our External Advisory Committee members to Miami in January for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
Remembering Miami CTSI Director Dr. Ralph L. Sacco
The Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) mourns the passing of our Director and MPI Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., M.S., a highly respected and beloved member of the UHealth and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine community, on January 17, from a glioblastoma.
CTSI Launches New Haitian Creole Version of Human Research Protections Training Course
A human research protections training course that launched this month in Haitian Creole called CIRTification is making it easier for members of South Florida’s Haitian community to collaborate with academic researchers on projects directly impacting them.
No Benefit to Taking Ivermectin for COVID-19 Symptoms, Study Finds
A recent study published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows the drug ivermectin is not an effective treatment for mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms. The study was led by CTSI Associate Director Dushyantha Jayaweera, M.D., and CTSI Co-Director Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., MPH.
CTSI Pilot Projects Addressing Health Disparities Presented at CTSA Program Meeting
The Miami CTSI joined researchers and leaders of hubs across the national consortium at the 2022 In-Person CTSA Program Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Two of its pilot projects were featured during the poster presentation.
Two New Grants Expand Pilot Awardee’s Research Into How We Process and Perceive Sound
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Andrew Dykstra, Ph.D., received a pilot award from the CTSI in 2020. He has received two new grants, including one from the National Institutes of Health, that aim to propel his research further in understanding the neural basis of auditory perception and cognition.