Director's Corner

Dear Research Community,

We are excited to announce that registration is open for the annual CU-CSU Summit conference, Advancing Neurosciences: From Molecules to Mind. Sessions will highlight talks on neuroimmunology and neuro infectious disease; brain aging and neurodegeneration; cognitive health and diabetes; and much more. The conference will also have a poster session. So, submit your abstract and you may be chosen to deliver a lightning talk and/or present a poster!  

The Summit will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at the Elliman Conference Center in the Anschutz Health Sciences Building at CU Anschutz in Aurora, Colorado. This annual full-day conference aims to connect researchers from our different campuses and hospitals and promote collaboration across all CCTSI institutions: CU Anschutz, CU Boulder, CU Denver, Colorado State University--and our partnering hospitals and health systems. Registration will be capped so sign up here!

Are you planning a multi site clinical trial or looking to strengthen operations, or study design? The Trial Innovation Network (TIN) can help you conduct clinical trials better, faster, and more efficiently. TIN is a national resource funded by NCATS/NIH. Through CCTSI’s local TIN Hub Liaison Team and a national network of 60+ CTSA hubs, TIN provides access to expert support and proven infrastructure, including:

• Study design and protocol development for multi center trials
• Feasibility assessments, EHR based cohort discovery for multi-center trials
• Streamlined contracting using master agreements
• Trial operations support
• Budgeting, site selection, and regulatory guidance
• Access to national Trial Innovation Centers and the Recruitment Innovation Center

Whether you’re developing a new NIH proposal or need operational support to launch a complex study, TIN can help remove common roadblocks and accelerate the path from discovery to impact. Contact the CCTSI TIN Hub Liaison Team to learn how TIN resources can support your next study.

Kudos

We are fortunate to have CCTSI program leaders who are among the most accomplished physician scientists in their fields. Below are a few honors they recently received:

• Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and elected core faculty at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, has been awarded the Excellence in Medical Ethics Award by the Society of General Internal Medicine. Decamp is the CCTSI Director of Research Ethics and the Associate Director of Community Engagement.
• Longtime CCTSI Research Studio Director Jane E.B. Reusch, MD, received the Distinguished Faculty Professionalism award from CU Anschutz School of Medicine. Reusch is Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research
• The Adult CTRC Medical Director Tom Campbell, MD, received the Distinguished Clinician Award from the CU Anschutz School of Medicine. Campbell is professor medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and an internationally recognized infectious disease expert. You may read more about the awards that Reusch and Campbell received here. 
• Jane E.B. Reusch, MD also received the Edwin Bierman Award from the American Diabetes Association. The award honors outstanding scientific achievement in the prevention and treatment of macrovascular complications.

These awards are all so well deserved. Congratulations to you all!

Best regards,
Ron