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MAY 2025  |  ISSUE 9

Annual Research Symposium
Taking Place May 12

2025 THEME: “THE EVOLUTION OF STANFORD'S CLINICAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES”

The 2025 Stanford Spectrum Research Symposium, hosted by the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education (CTSA) and the School of Medicine’s Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Research (SADR), will take place on Monday, May 12 at Berg Hall in the Li Ka Shing Center, 291 Campus Drive. This year’s theme is “The Evolution of Stanford's Clinical Research Enterprise: Challenges and Opportunities.” 

Tina Hernandez-Boussard named to NIH AI Working Group

WORKING GROUP TO DELIVER REPORT ON HOW NIH CAN ENHANCE ITS DATA COLLECTION AND AI PORTFOLIO

School of Medicine Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Medicine Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, has been invited to serve as a member of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group (WG) on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The intent of the ACD is to specifically address, at a high level, how NIH can enhance its portfolio in data collection and AI. The working group will deliver a report to the ACD in September 2025.

OnCore Introduces Updated
Support Model

WEBSITE, VIDEOS, AND INSTRUCTIONS UPDATED BASED ON CURRENT VERSION OF ONCORE

Last year, the OnCore Support Team for Non-cancer studies expanded with the addition of Du Nguyen. Du is one of the points of contact for support questions as well as for OnCore requests, training, and other OnCore needs.

Du’s addition has enhanced the communication between study teams and the OnCore team, establishing more personalized support that better meets study team needs. Each member of our team is now a dedicated support person for individual departments. 

Dr. Ruth O’Hara Interviewed for CRF Member Spotlight, Top 10 Award

STANFORD CTSA STUDY RECEIVES
TOP 10 CLINICAL RESEARCH FORUM AWARD

The Clinical Research Forum (CRF) recently interviewed Dr. Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean for Research at the Stanford School of Medicine and the Principal Investigator of the Stanford Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), about the role that the Stanford CTSA plays in furthering clinical and translational research, and about Stanford’s CRF Top 10 Award. Dr. O’Hara’s responses, published in the CRF Member Spotlight feature, are at the link below.

Spectrum CTSA Pilot funding leads to FDA/EMA-approved AttrubyTM / BeyonttraTM (Acoramidis,) for Life-Threatening Heart Disease

NEWLY DEVELOPED DRUG HALTS DAMAGING DEPOSITS IN THE HEART MUSCLE

A pilot project supported by Spectrum CTSA’s SPARK program at Stanford has resulted in an FDA and EMA-approved drug that halts damaging deposits in the heart muscle. Attruby’s/Beyonttra’s development showcases the transformational impact of the CTSA-sponsored SPARK at Stanford program and its unique model of combining multidisciplinary mentoring and support with innovative education and training.

New Proposal Development Office Resources

PDO TEAM EXPANDS SERVICES FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AND TEAMS ACROSS THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

The PDO team helps faculty members and teams across the School of Medicine as they pursue funding and partners for biomedical research. The team also provides expert consultation in all areas of proposal development to improve funding and research outcomes—leading initiatives that increase institutional competitiveness and enable strategic research growth.

To assist School of Medicine (SoM) faculty in aligning their research endeavors with available funding opportunities, the SoM Proposal Development Office (PDO) has curated a list of currently open funding opportunities from a diverse array of federal and non-federal sponsors.

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