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January 26, 2010 | Center News
Recent CTSA Clinical Scholar Graduate Dr. Marina Caskey Awarded a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
Dr. Marina Caskey, recent Clinical Scholar and one of the inaugural class graduates of the Master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Science, was awarded five years support on a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) from the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of the K23 award is to support the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. 
January 26, 2010 | Center News
Securing Sensitive Hospital Data on Portable Devices
Protecting the university’s sensitive data is an ongoing initiative at Rockefeller. With the increased focus in recent years of legally mandated compliance standards for the security of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) private data, implementing a systematic approach for securing this sensitive information is a high priority. The pressing information security focus for the Hospital and its associated labs is on securing sensitive data stored on portable devices, such as laptops and USB flash drives.
January 26, 2010 | Information Management
Integrated Research Information System (iRIS): Recording Adverse Events (AE) in iRIS
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) utilizes the electronic Integrated Research Information System (iRIS), which offers many components that are advantageous to investigators, coordinators, other research staff, Institutional Review Board (IRB) members, and the members of Advisory Committee for Clinical and Translational Science (ACCTS). This issue highlights the advantages of recording adverse events in iRIS.
January 26, 2010 | Clinical Scholars
New Clinical Scholars Join the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
Starting July 1, 2009, five new Clinical Scholars joined the Rockefeller University Clinical Scholars Program. They are: Dr. Niroshana Anandasabapathy, Dr. Jennifer Belasco, Dr. Iddo Ben-Dov, Dr. Dana Orange, and Dr. Hien Tran. Additionally, with support from the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, two medical students have joined the Year-Off Training Program for Graduate or Medical Students in Clinical and Translational Science. Ms. Nakesha King will spend one year in the laboratory of Dr. Jan Breslow and Mr. Austin Pantel will spend one year in the laboratory of Dr. Ralph Steinman conducting translational research. Below are brief biographies and research interests of each new Scholar and medical student. Please join us in welcoming them.
January 26, 2010 | Center News
New Staff Member Biographies
We would like to welcome the following new staff members at the Center for Clinical and Translational Science:
Ms. Suzanne Ouyang - Recruitment Assistant
Ms. Caroline Melendez - Recruitment Specialist
Mr. Ross Gillman - Associate Project Manager
Ms. Patricia Balacich - Medical Staff Services Coordinator
January 26, 2010 | Clinical Scholars
Meet the Scholar: Kristine Nograles, M.D.
Clinical Scholar Dr. Kristine Nograles discusses her research interests and her experiences as a Rockefeller University Clinical Scholar.
January 26, 2010 | Clinical Research Support
Documenting, Reporting, and Avoiding Protocol Deviations and Violations
Since the inception of the Clinical Research Support Office’s program of post-approval auditing and monitoring of study conduct, one of the core goals of the program has been to minimize the number of protocol deviations and violations. This article will review the definition of protocol deviations and violations, the procedures for documenting and reporting deviations and violations. It will also explore strategies in protocol design that minimize these types of errors.
January 26, 2010 | NIH News
PubMed Central Reference Identification (PMCID) Number Required for All Publications from NIH Funded Research
PubMed Central Reference Identification (PMCID) numbers are required for all publications from NIH funded research. The Public Access Policy requires that journal papers are accessible to the public on PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication. Each investigator is responsible for selecting the specific (one or more) grants that supported the research described in the publication before the article can receive a PMCID.
January 26, 2010 | Centennial Celebration
Rockefeller University Hospital Centennial Celebration ~ Rebecca Lancefield: Masterminding Bacterial Classification
As part of the centennial celebration of the Rockefeller University Hospital, Dr. Elizabeth Hanson has led a project to create a permanent record of more than 100 medical advances that have come from Rockefeller faculty. In this issue of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science e-Newsletter, we will highlight Rebecca Lancefield and the system she devised to classify the dozens of types of streptococcal bacteria.
January 26, 2010 | Center News
The Rockefeller University Rallies for Multiple Sclerosis
Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Nurse, Brian Millan, recruited fourteen members of the Rockefeller Community to team up and bike for a good cause: Research in Multiple Sclerosis.
October 6, 2009 | Clinical Research
Center Studies Currently Recruiting Participants
Enter here to find information on current studies being conducted at the Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science that are actively recruiting participants.
