ITHS VISITING SCHOLAR GRAND ROUNDS: SIMON ASCHER, MD

November 10, 11am–12pm PST 
Virtual

Visiting Scholar Simon Ascher, MD, will discuss his project, which aims to integrate patient preferences into the process of setting personalized blood pressure targets, promoting shared decision-making and tailored treatment strategies that align with individual values and health goals.

JOURNEY FROM ITHS TL1 TRAINEE TO TL1 FACULTY CO-DIRECTOR

In this installment of the ITHS Profile Series, we sat down with Dr. Jillian Pintye, a former ITHS TL1 Trainee and now the Faculty Co-Director of the TL1 program, to learn more about her journey in translational research. In this conversation, Dr. Pintye shares insights from her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana, her current work on developing HIV and STI interventions for routine maternal and child health systems, and her vision for the future of the TL1 program. Read Dr. Pintye's story here >>>

CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT MATTERS TO RURAL PRACTICE AND COMMUNITIES

Co-authored by Drs. Allison Cole and Sebastian Tong, the Director and Co-Director of the ITHS WPRN, this new publication explores how to center rural health research and why funding initiatives such as the NIH CARE for Health^TM Initiative and the ongoing support from Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) are crucial to this effort. Read the publication here >>>

ITHS PILOT FUNDING AWARDEE, DR. AYOKUNLE OLANREWAJU, RECEIVES THE NIH MAXIMIZING INVESTIGATORS' RESEARCH AWARD

Congratulations to Dr. Ayokunle Olanrewaju on being awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)! This $2.1 million grant is provided over five years to provide stability for broad, long-term research programs. Read more about Dr. Olanrewaju’s story here >>

ITHS SUPPORTED INVESTIGATOR, DR. MICHAEL BAILEY, NAMED INVENTOR OF THE YEAR BY UW MEDICINE

University of Washington School of Medicine recognized, Dr. Michael Bailey, as this year's Inventor of the Year! From funding and use of our facilities, ITHS has supported Dr. Bailey and his team's medical device development from preclinical stage through early phase trials. Read more about Dr. Bailey's achievement here >>>

ITHS: MOSIO + REDCAP INTEGRATION

Research teams are relying on automated texting features now more than ever to improve engagement, data collection and more. Now, the ITHS REDCap team is holding free trainings on how to use Mosio, a tool that helps researchers incorporate automated texting into their workflows. If you’re interested,  complete this brief interest survey to receive dates and Zoom details >>>

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: ITHS INTRO TO CREATING BIOSKETCHES IN SCIENCV

You can now access the October ITHS CDS Session, Intro to Creating Biosketches in SciENcv, video here. This session covered a broad overview of SciENcv, including walking through creating a profile, linking it to researchers’ ORCID profiles, connecting to key publications in PubMed and other databases, and more. (Free TREE account required to access video.)

ITHS: TEAM SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES 2025–2026 [SESSION TWO]: BECOME A REAL TEAM WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE

November 13, 12–1pm PST 
Virtual

This session addresses considerations in selecting team members with a diversity of expertise, styles and backgrounds. In addition, we will also provide tools that can create an interactive team launch.

ITHS: TEAM SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES 2025–2026 [SESSION THREE]: ACCELERATE YOUR TEAM’S DEVELOPMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE THREE ENABLING CONDITIONS FROM THE SIX CONDITIONS FRAMEWORK

December 11, 12–1pm PST 
Virtual

In the third session, we will examine the three key “Enabling Conditions” from the Six Conditions for Team Effectiveness Framework: Sound Structure/Work Design, Supportive Context/Organizational Support, and Team Coaching.

ITHS EVENTS CALENDAR

ITHS hosts a range of education and training events including: 

• Weekly REDCap training
• Career Development Series (CDS) events for early career investigators
• Clinical Education Research Series (CRES) seminars and annual NED conference for research coordinators and other research professionals

• Access CDS videos here ›
• Access CRES videos here ›

OCTRI-BERD RESEARCH FORUM: POWER AND SAMPLE SIZE 101

November 4, 1-2pm PST 
Virtual

This seminar aims to demystify the power and sample size (PSS) calculation process. It will help you understand what grant reviewers are looking for in PSS calculations, discuss what components are required to calculate PSS, and talk through how to make key decisions about the estimates used in your calculations. Click here to learn more and register for the Research Forum >>>

LHS E-STAR SCHOLAR OPPORTUNITY: HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP

The Washington Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research (LHS E-STAR) Center is offering an exciting opportunity for early-career scientists to receive multidisciplinary, didactic, and experiential training in LHS core competencies to advance primary care. Letters of Intent due November 10th. Click here to learn more about the LHS E-STAR opportunity >>>

RESEARCH SUCCESS TEAMS (RST): CREATING YOUR (RESEARCH) MENTOR TEAM

November 13, 12-1pm PST 
Virtual

Join Dr. Tamara Simon for a focused 60-minute talk that shows you how to identify, recruit, and align mentors who accelerate your scholarly goals. You will leave with a practical framework, sample outreach language, and tips to keep your team engaged over time. Click here to learn more and register for RST Session >>>

KATTERMAN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2025: SUSTAINING INNOVATION

November 13, 4:30-7:00pm PST 
University of Washington, Oak Hall

Hosted by the UW School of Pharmacy and the Pharmacy Alumni Association, this year’s Don B. Katterman Memorial Lecture presents Sustaining Innovation: Addressing Patient Care Needs in Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice addressed by Drs. Albert Carbo, Elyse Tung, and Clayton English. Click here to register for the Katterman Memorial Lecture >>>

SEATTLE SYMPOSIUM IN BIOSTATISTICS: CASUAL INFERENCE IN BIOMEDICAL DATA

November 22–25, 8:30am - 1pm PST 
Virtual

The Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics, hosted by the UW School of Public Health,  will address how causal inference can be leveraged to inform the design and analysis of observational and randomized studies, integration of machine learning into statistical inference, and how it provides clarity on assumptions that suffice to infer causality from different study designs. Click here to register for the biostatistics symposium >>>

ITHS: APPLY NOW FOR OUR PILOT AWARDS

Apply for the ITHS Catalyst and Voucher awards! Designed especially for early career investigators, Catalyst Awards offer just-in-time funds and Voucher Awards offer in-kind service vouchers to help you advance your translational science projects. 

ITHS PILOT PROFILE: SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFTER INCARCERATION

ITHS PILOT PROFILE: HOW A TWO-TIME PILOT AWARD RECIPIENT IS ADVANCING BIOENGINEERING

SMALL GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE NCATS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD (CTSA) PROGRAM (R03 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL)

The purpose of this NIH Notice of Funding Opportunity is to enhance the capability of NCATS CTSA Program KL2/K12 scholars supported by the CTSA Program to conduct translational science research as they complete the transition to fully independent academic translational scientists. Next applications due Feb 18, 2026. Learn more about the NIH Small Grant Program here >>>

GATES FOUNDATION: GRAND CHALLENGES REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS:

• Accelerating the Development of Innovative, Exceptionally Low-Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients and Products.

• Accelerating Innovation in Vaginal Formulations in Support of Women's Health. 

Applications for both requests for proposals are due December 16, at 11:30am PST.

WASHINGTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION

WRF Capital is the investment vehicle for Washington Research Foundation.

• STUDENT PROGRAM FUNDING OPPORTUNITY  
• TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION 
• START-UP INVESTMENTS 

MSU ANNUAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

Montana State University faculty and researchers have access to a vast array of mechanisms to help support their research and creative activities.

Check out GrantForward, the new grants database for MSU investigators >>

ARPA-H IS A GAME CHANGER- SEE HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was founded to bridge the gap between discovery and public benefit by supercharging development though significant financial and management support. 

GRANTS.GOV

Check out the various grant opportunities listed here. 

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ITHS TOOLS & RESOURCES 

ITHS is well known for the services it offers researchers, but did you know the ITHS website also offers a Tools & Resources page where investigators can find a variety of guides, toolkits and links to help speed health innovation?

ITHS: REQUEST A FREE CONSULT FROM OUR RECRUITMENT SUPPORT SERVICE 

Do you need help with creating a custom research recruitment strategy tailored to increase research participation? We can help with that! Get the strategic help you need from our Recruitment Support Service (RSS). RSS offers one hour of free consultation every Wednesday from 2-4pm PDT on study design, budget development, recruitment, and more. Click here to sing up for a free RSS consult >>>

LEAF: THE ITHS TOOL TO QUERY DATA  

Leaf helps query clinical databases of nearly any data model for cohort estimation and data extraction. Check out office hours every other week and learn to demo, troubleshoot, and assist with query building in Leaf. Reach out to rlong07@uw.edu for more information.

ITHS REDCap TRAINING CLASSES

Available on Demand via ITHS TREE LMS!

REDCap training classes are now available on demand via the ITHS TREE Learning Management System (LMS), and more will be added there soon. Access all of our REDCap courses here anytime!

CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY ADVISORS 

The ITHS Preclinical Engagement Program (PEP) is a new, free program which uses community engagement principles to match preclinical researchers with community members to serve as advisors on their studies. Click here for the PEP Intake Form

TRACK CAREER PROGRESS 

Use Flight Tracker to watch the career progress of ITHS trainees and scholars after they've moved on from our programs. 

EXPAND YOUR CLINICAL RESEARCH SKILLS 

Use COBALT to learn & grow when it's convenient for you!