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ICTS Digest | July 2025

 
Award recipients applaud one another at the 2025 Joint Master’s Programs Commencement and Recognition Ceremony. (Photo credit: Carrie Rife)

Award recipients applaud one another at the 2025 Joint Master’s Programs Commencement and Recognition Ceremony. (Photo credit: Carrie Rife)

Celebrating the 2025 MSCI Award Recipients!

At the recently held 2025 WashU Joint Master’s Programs Commencement and Recognition Ceremony, Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) awards were presented to these individuals who stood out for their exceptional commitment to clinical investigation, whether in mentoring, teaching, or scholarship.

    • Ginger Nicol, MD – Mentor of the Year
    • Ana Baumann, PhD – Course Director of the Year
    • Blake Montgomery, MD, and Monica Abd El Nour, MD – Outstanding Scholars of the Year
Read more about the recipients
 

ICTS JIT Core Spotlight - Gynecologic Oncology Tissue Bank (GOTB)

The GOTB supports clinical and translational research focused on gynecologic malignancies through collecting, storing, and releasing biospecimens by way of evidence-based protocols. To date, the GOTB has accumulated specimens from over 3,000 endometrial cancer and 1,500 ovarian cancer patients in efforts to aid the discovery and translation of novel basic science findings and foster collaboration.

Learn more about JIT Cores
 

Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) to Kick Off 2025-2026 Career Development Series

The first seminar in this year’s Career Development Seminar series will be on August 26th from 12:00-1:00pm in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. Sponsored by Jay Piccirillo, MD, FACS and the TL1 program, attendees will be joined by Elisabeth Bik, PhD, Science consultant from Harbers Bik LLC. She will give a compelling lecture titled “Errors and Misconduct in Biomedical Research.” Registration is required, and lunch will be provided. 

Elisabeth Bik, PhD

Speaker: Elisabeth Bik, PhD

Find out more & register to attend
 

Call for Abstracts for Barnes-Jewish Hospital 18th Annual Multidisciplinary Research Conference

The conference, titled “Transforming Healthcare: From Insights to Impacts”, will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from 7:30am-4:00pm. Abstracts are sought from novice-to-expert clinicians and researchers that highlight research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement/process improvement projects aimed at impacting positive changes in health care. Abstract preparation assistance is available. The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday, August 1, 2025.

 
Find out more
 

Faculty Opportunity - Engage a Skilled Research Assistant from the Master of Science programs at WashU Medicine!

Students in the Applied Health Behavior Research program and the various programs in the Institute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics are seeking opportunities to collaborate with faculty members on impactful and innovative projects. Faculty can engage with students who are passionate about a specific area of research and support their professional growth, while also getting help to move projects forward and contribute to real-world training for emerging researchers.

Panel photo at Symposium

AHBR student, Amy, works directly with research participants to collect data for a study she is working on with her mentor.

Find out more
 
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Congratulations to all the 2025 MSCI, MTPCI, and TL1 Graduates! Check out some highlights from the Joint Master's Programs Commencement and Recognition Ceremony held in May.

Several ICTS-supported faculty members were recently recognized with 2025 Dean’s Impact Awards for their work in representing the compassion, innovation, and commitment required to build dynamic, meaningful, and community-focused efforts to improve clinical care, education, and research. Congrats to all the recipients!

Funding Opportunities 

As a Clinical and Translational Science Award Hub, we are eligible for limited competitions, including U01, R21, U24, and other grant mechanisms. 
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ICTS Funding

ICTS JIT Core Usage Funding Program
The ICTS supports an ongoing, collaborative effort in the Just-In-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program, designed to provide quick access to funding to use any of the affiliated Cores for research advancing medical knowledge that can improve human health. 
For more information & to apply

 

Mark Your Calendars

Research Coordinator Brown Bag Series: Medicare Coverage Analysis for Clinical Trials
July 23, 2025
12:00 - 1:00pm
Zoom

Responsible Conduct of Research Course: SMART Strategies for Professional Decision Making in Research
August 28, 2025
12:00 - 2:00pm
In-person (location TBD)

Responsible Conduct of Research Course: Exploring Dilemmas in Authorship and Publishing
September 10, 2025
12:00 - 1:00pm
Zoom

View more events on our calendar
 

 Research Education & Training

Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) Accepting Applications for TL1 Translational Sciences Postdoctoral Program
The scope of the TL1 program is translational science from bench-to-bedside and bedside-to-bench research, with the broad ability to include research projects in late-stage preclinical, first-in-human, clinical, translational, patient-oriented research, population health and community engagement, and biomedical informatics. There is a new focus area this year for MD or MD/PhD Clinical Fellows in the research portion of their fellowship, with an interest in translational and precision health research. Apply for the program by September 1, 2025.

Learn more & apply

Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) Seeks Applications for KL2 Career Development Awards Program
The KL2 Career Development Awards Program provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators. This program also provides financial support and benefits that allow scholars to focus on mentored, multidisciplinary research, supplemented by applicable coursework. Beginning this year, the CRTC is excited to offer a dedicated slot for a junior faculty member conducting Public Health Research! Apply for the program by September 1, 2025.

Learn more & apply
 
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