Dear Colleagues,

It seems impossible that we are approaching the middle of the semester already. We hope the semester is going smoothly for you. If your fall break takes you away from campus for research, we wish you safe travels and all the best!

See the offerings from the Indiana CTSI below. Please note that the first item has a limited number of registrants, so it may reach capacity before you get this message.

We are very excited about our upcoming Indiana CTSI Summit on campus on October 21. If you can't attend in person, register to attend remotely. Feel free to pop in and out of the sessions via Zoom as your schedule allows.

The Indiana CTSI is launching a new Project Development Team (PDT) hosted by Notre Dame and the Regenstrief Institute. The theme of the PDT is "AI Use in Health Data and Responsible Healthcare." John Lalor from Notre Dame (MCOB) and Andrew Gonzalez from Regenstrief (IUSM) will lead the team. More information about the PDT will be coming soon. Happy fall!

Sincerely,

Melanie DeFord, Deputy Director and Assistant Vice President for Research
Prakash Nallathamby, Notre Dame Navigator of the Indiana CTSI

Thursday, October 15, 2026

12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Regenstrief Social Hub (1101 W 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN)

An in-person implementation research methods workshop featuring Dr. Byron Powell, leading expert in designing, tailoring, and evaluating strategies to implement evidence-based interventions in health and social services. Skillful translation of research findings into actionable and effective implementation strategies is critical to improving adoption and sustaining the delivery of evidence-based practices. Dr. Powell’s research focuses on strengthening organizational and system capacity to implement evidence-based practices by advancing widely used frameworks, methods, measures, and reporting standards for rigorous implementation research.

In this workshop, Dr. Powell offers implementation scientists practical, hands-on guidance on designing, selecting, and evaluating implementation strategies — a rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the field’s most influential voices

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

All Day

University of Notre Dame, Morris Inn, Notre Dame, IN

Save the date and please join colleagues from across the Indiana CTSI for an all-day summit on the beautiful campus of the University of Notre Dame. This year theme will focus on "Advancing mental health through translational research and partnerships." The summit will feature insights from Indiana CTSI leadership, presentations from partner institution investigators, and a keynote address by Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D.,Professor and Director at Harvard University.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Online

Join us virtually to hear from partners at Purdue Extension, Indiana Public Health Association, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, and more, on how we can strengthen our skills and expand our impact.

Submission Deadline: October 28, 2026

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) T32 Postdoctoral Training Awards, funded in part by NCATS, are designed to provide promising postdoctoral fellows with the opportunity to be mentored in research-intensive multi-disciplinary settings toward the goal of developing careers across the spectrum of translational research.

The emphasis of the Indiana CTSI postdoctoral training awards in translational research is to move findings from basic laboratory and pre-clinical research (referred to as T1 research) toward the development of new treatment options or interventions or clinical trials (referred to as T2 research) to eventual dissemination or clinical implementation (referred to as T3 research) to studying population health outcomes and health metrics (referred to as T4 research). The phases of translational research may not necessarily be linear and can jump steps depending on the research project and the starting point. The goal of the Indiana CTSI is to make awards at all of these stages.

Contact: ajzych@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: October 29, 2026

Through a generous donation from James R. and Nancy E. Carpenter, as well as a matching contribution from the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, the Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center (IADC) established the Sarah Roush Memorial Fellowship in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, an annual postdoctoral fellowship supplement that will enhance current research in the field of Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative dementing illnesses. The application can be focused on clinical, neuropsychological, basic, or other specific type of research on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.  Open to postdoctoral fellows at any IU campus. Fellowship will provide $28,000 for one year.

Contact: angsbrya@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: November 3, 2026

The overall objective of this program is to foster and encourage activity-based therapy programs for the treatment of spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, including acute management, medical complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery.

The initiative for funding activity based therapy programs consists of two funding mechanisms:
1) an RFA for programs providing rehabilitative clinical care and employing “activity based” approaches for traumatic spinal cord injury persons, and
2) an RFA for programs providing rehabilitative clinical care and employing “activity based” approaches for traumatic brain injury persons.

Contact: trnsldev@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: December 3, 2026

The overall objective of the Indiana Traumatic Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Research program is to foster and encourage research for the prevention, treatment and cure of spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, including acute management, medical complications, rehabilitative techniques, and neuronal recovery.  Collaborations are encouraged between Indiana-based researchers as well as with researchers located outside the state of Indiana.   Salary support for collaborators outside of Indiana will be limited, however.

Contact: trnsldev@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: January 11, 2027

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute is requesting applications for K12 Early Career Investigator Clinical – Translational Science and Research proposals.

These awards are designed to provide promising early career faculty investigators with the opportunity to be mentored in research-intensive, multi-disciplinary settings toward the goal of developing careers in clinical - translational science and research. Emphasis of the Indiana CTSI K12 Early Career Investigator Awards in Clinical - Translational Science and Research are to move findings from basic laboratory and pre-clinical research toward the development of new treatment options or interventions or clinical trials to eventual dissemination or clinical implementation to studying population health outcomes and health metrics. The phases of translational research may not necessarily be linear and can jump steps depending on the research project and the starting point. The goal of the Indiana CTSI is to make awards at all these stages. It is important that the proposed clinical - translational research has clear applications to human disease and health outcomes.

Contact: ajzych@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: Rolling submission

Commercialization Project Development Teams (PDTs) are groups of experienced entrepreneurial faculty located on each of the Indiana CTSI campuses who will connect you with resources and collaboration opportunities to support commercialization of your technology.

There are commercialization office representatives and regulatory experts on each team, and other experts are added to the team as needed when your application is discussed. You will have access to the expertise and knowledge you need all in one place. Full-time faculty (i.e., tenure-track, research, and clinical faculty) at any campus of Indiana University, the University of Notre Dame, or Purdue University who have submitted all relevant invention disclosures to their university’s commercialization office are eligible for funding. Awards are typically up to $15,000.

Contact: karagarc@iu.edu and pportono@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: Rolling submission

Research Project Development Teams (PDTs) are groups of experienced senior faculty located on each of the Indiana CTSI campuses who will connect you with resources, collaboration opportunities, and small (typically up to $15,000) awards for preliminary or additional data. Each PDT is designed around a common research theme.

There are biostatisticians and regulatory experts on each team, and other experts are added as needed when you meet with the team to discuss your application. You will have access to the expertise and knowledge you need all in one place.

Contact: tsajdyk@iu.edu

Submission Deadline: October 5, 2026

Deadline for Routing to ORA : January 11, 2027

Deadline for Uploading ORA Approved Proposal: January 19, 2027

Submission Deadline: Rolling submission

Letter of Interest: October 2, 2026

Submission Deadline: October 27, 2026

Rolling Submission

Rolling Submission

Take a moment to explore our past newsletters and summits. At Indiana CTSI, we’re committed to uniting Indiana’s life sciences community to drive research forward and improve health across the state.

The Indiana CTSI has experts across a wide variety of fields and research areas of interest. Click the button below to have the latest research discoveries and developments making news and positively impacting health in Indiana delivered right to your inbox. 

The Indiana CTSI includes Indiana University, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame as the major academic partners along with a number of other institutions and entities in the state.

It is funded by a Clinical and Translational Sciences Award from the National Institutes of Health amounting to some $38 million for the current seven-year funding period of 2023-2030. This funding is supplemented by additional support from many other institutional and corporate partners.

Funding is provided to researchers by many mechanisms to promote translational and collaborative research among the partner institutions.

For more information, please visit: indianactsi.org

If you have any questions about Indiana CTSI grants, programs, or upcoming events please feel free to reach out to navigator Prakash Nallathamby.