Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) News and Stories

The CCTSI is pleased to announce that, starting July 1, 2024, William Cornwell, MD, MSCS, will serve as associate medical director of the Adult CTRC. He is an associate professor of cardiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a cardiologist at the UCHealth Heart Failure and Transplant Program. He also serves as the director of sports cardiology and director of cardiac rehabilitation at UCHealth.

Lily Vesel | June 25, 2024

Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD, came to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in June 2022 to launch the new Division of Artificial Medical Intelligence in Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. In her role, Kalpathy-Cramer translates novel artificial intelligence (AI) methods into effective patient care practices at the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center.

Wendy Meyer | June 25, 2024

Dear CCTSI research community,

We live in an age where technology is evolving at a rate I could not have imagined just a decade ago. As an example, in 2019, the CU-CSU Summit (our annual research conference) was titled AI and Machine Learning in Biomedical Research. Fast forward just five years and AI is completely different with the advent of generative AI and large language models. That is why we are again tackling Research Innovations in Health AI at the 2024 CU-CSU Summit.

Ronald J. Sokol, MD | June 24, 2024

Associate Director of Resources and Services

Starting in June 2024, Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, will serve as associate director of CCTSI Resources and Services. In this role, he will work closely with Wendy Kohrt, PhD, director of resources and services, to oversee and integrate many crucial CCTSI resources, including Research Studios, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD), the Clinical Translational Research Center (CTRC) Network, Dissemination and Implementation Core, and CCTSI Marketing and Communications. Dr. Messacar is an associate professor of pediatrics and a practicing pediatric infectious disease consultant at Children's Hospital Colorado. He completed his pediatric residency and infectious disease fellowship training at the University of Colorado and has been providing expert clinical care to children for 15 years. He recently completed a PhD in clinical investigations at the University of Colorado Graduate School.

Wendy Meyer | May 17, 2024

This month, Barbara Hammack, PhD is retiring after dedicating 23 years to clinical research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. After receiving her PhD in theoretical biophysics, she took a fellowship in the Department of Neurology, investigating Multiple Sclerosis and its causes. A few years later, she worked on studies related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and complications from shingles.

Wendy Meyer | March 09, 2023

Ronald J. Sokol, MD has been named a University of Colorado Distinguished Professor. Distinguished Professor is a title signifying the highest honor awarded to faculty across the CU system’s four campuses. CU Distinguished Professors are tenured faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work; a record of excellence in promoting learning and student attainment of knowledge and skills; and outstanding service to the profession, the university and its affiliates.

Wendy Meyer | December 07, 2022

The Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) is pleased to announce that Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD, will assume the role as the new leader of its research ethics program. Marilyn Coors, PhD, who served in this role since 2010, recently retired from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. DeCamp is associate professor in the Center for Bioethics and Humanities and Division of General Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine.

Wendy Meyer | March 14, 2022

When Marilyn Coors, PhD, took a job as an assistant professor in the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, she had a vision. She wanted the center to become an integral part of the operation of science, research and teaching on the state’s top medical campus. Today, more than 21 years later, it is clear her vision has been realized.

Wendy Meyer | March 14, 2022

You never know when inspiration will strike. For biostatistician Conner Jackson, MS, his inspiration was a pet tortoise named Pietro. Pietro’s owner insisted the tortoise could predict the weather through his behavior. The topic came up in a Zoom meeting one day and Jackson was captivated. “I expected everyone to say, ‘we should look into that!'"

Wendy Meyer | December 14, 2021

In 1991, Karen Morgenthaler started a new position working for Dr. Chip Ridgway in the endocrinology lab at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. After 30 years of service for the university, most of which took place in the lab at the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), Karen will retire at the end of 2021.

Wendy Meyer | December 13, 2021

The CCTSI is pleased to announce two new leadership roles: Jose R. Castillo-Mancilla, MD and Christopher D. Baker, MD will each serve as Associate Medical Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Centers of the CCTSI. Dr. Baker will oversee the pediatric CTRC at Children’s Hospital Colorado under the leadership of Medical Director Dr. Phil Zeitler. Dr. Castillo-Mancia will oversee the adult CTRC at UCHealth under the leadership of Medical Director Dr. Tom Campbell.

Wendy Meyer | June 24, 2021