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Science, Discovery, Health and Healing
5/5/2025The CCTSI published an annual report highlighting their efforts in 2024....Read More
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Science Supports Exercise as Medicine; Patients With Parkinson’s See Benefits
5/2/2025Research at the CU Anschutz campus continues to build on the evidence that exercise is the best medicine patients with Parkinson's disease....Read More
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CCTSI Research Seeks to Establish Safe Oral Antibiotic Doses for Infants
4/8/2025New research at the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) aims to establish safe oral antibiotic doses for infants, potentially reducing hospital stays and improving care for newborns with infections....Read More
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Forty Years of Leading High-Impact Research
3/3/2025Wendy Kohrt, PhD, is stepping down from her role as CCTSI's Associate Director of Resources and Services after nearly 40 years....Read More
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Director's Corner
3/3/2025Read the latest news from the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)....Read More
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CU Anschutz Readies for AI's Evolution
2/24/2025CU Anschutz gathered to consider how, as Chancellor Don Elliman said, to unlock the promise of AI while at the same time minimizing the potential dangers....Read More
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Research Conducted at the CCTSI Continues to Advance 'Miracle Drug' for Kids With Cystic Fibrosis
2/3/2025Research at CCTSI advances new CF drug, ALYFTREK, improving treatment and survival rates for children with cystic fibrosis....Read More
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It’s Not All About the Science: CU Professor Teaches Researchers How to Manage Their Grants
1/3/2025CU Professor and CCTSI Program Director Anne Libby teaches researchers essential grant management and leadership skills through accessible online courses....Read More
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Exploring the Ethical Challenges of Decentralized Clinical Trials
12/4/2024Learn about ethical challenges and benefits of decentralized clinical trials discussed at the 14th Annual CCTSI Research Ethics Conference....Read More
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CCTSI Research Fills the Gap in Evidence-Based Infant Feeding Guidelines
11/1/2024Researcher Minghua Tang is developing evidence-based infant feeding guidelines to address gaps in current dietary recommendations for babies under 2....Read More
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Major Study to Explore Why Older Men May Get More Vascular Health Benefits from Exercise Than Older Women
10/23/2024A CU Department of Medicine exercise physiologist has a major NIH grant to study why older men and women get different health benefits from exercise....Read More
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Machine Learning Could Help Reduce Hospitalizations by Nearly 30% During a Pandemic, Study Finds
9/13/2024Machine Learning Could Help Reduce Hospitalizations by Nearly 30 Percent During a Pandemic, Study Finds...Read More
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Driving Breakthroughs: How DBMI Powers Groundbreaking Research in Colorado
9/11/2024Artificial intelligence (AI) transforms how medical professionals diagnose and treat patients, leading to advancements in research and patient outcomes....Read More
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As AI Paves the Way for Healthcare Innovation, Can We Avoid the Potholes?
8/19/2024At the CCTSI CU-CSU Summit, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD, addressed AI's potential in healthcare and gave an assessment of the technology’s limitations....Read More
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How a CU Program Helps Researchers Get Funded
8/15/2024A CU program reviews research grant applications in advance, helping researchers improve their applications and better their chances of getting funded....Read More
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Largest Study of its Kind Finds Common Lab Tests Aren’t Reliable for Diagnosing Long COVID
8/12/2024Largest Study of its Kind Finds Common Lab Tests Aren’t Reliable for Diagnosing Long COVID...Read More
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CCTSI Grant Funds New Model for Bladder Research
7/30/2024Alison Xie, of the CU Department of Surgery, received a grant to study how glial cells in the peripheral nervous system affect bladder function....Read More
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CCTSI Pilot Grant Helps Students Develop Strategies to Better Manage Their Asthma
7/30/2024Learn how a CCTSI Pilot Grant is helping students at Morgridge Academy, on the National Jewish Health campus, to better manage their asthma....Read More
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Jessica Rove, MD, and Eden Nohra, MD, Join Clinical Faculty Scholars Program
7/9/2024Department of Surgery members Eden Nohra and Jessica Rove Join Clinical Faculty Scholars Program to advance research careers through mentorship....Read More
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Faculty from Brazil and CU Department of Medicine Partner to Enhance Patient Care
7/1/2024Two professors from Brazil visited the CU Anschutz Medical Campus to exchange ideas on how to enhance research, clinical care, and mentorship....Read More
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CCTSI Announces New Associate Medical Director
6/25/2024The CCTSI is pleased to announce that, starting July 1, 2024, William Cornwell, MD will serve as associate medical director of the Adult CTRC....Read More
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CCTSI Appoints New Leader in Health Informatics
6/25/2024Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD has joined the leadership of the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) as Director of Health Informatics....Read More
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Simulating Exercise at 14,000 Feet While in a Clinic at CU Anschutz
6/25/2024William Cornwell, MD has been conducting studies in the CCTSI and adding to the knowledge clinicians have about how the heart and lungs perform while exercising on top of a mountain such as Pike’s Peak....Read More
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What is the CCTSI anyway?
6/11/2024Grow your research career with the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)!...Read More
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CCTSI Announces Three New Leaders in Clinical Research
5/17/2024CCTSI announces three new leaders in clinical research....Read More
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Want to Lose Weight? An Eyeglass Device Can Help Track Your Calories
4/4/2024Janine Higgins, PhD, hopes the device will give people more options to control how they lose weight and approach eating....Read More
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CCTSI Pilot Grant Helps Link Healthcare, Services and Housing
4/2/2024Each year, the CCTSI issues grants to further community-academic development partnerships....Read More
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Research Awards Ceremony Celebrates Scientific Contributions
3/5/2024The CU Anschutz Medical Campus hosted its third annual Research Awards ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of the campus research community....Read More
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Lieutenant Governor Visit Puts Long COVID in the Spotlight
12/1/2023Health care providers, CCTSI researchers and patient advocates gathered for a roundtable discussion on Long COVID care with Colorado's Lt. Governor....Read More
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Conference Attracts Researchers Statewide
9/26/2023Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) gathered researchers to learn about Dissemination and Implementation science....Read More
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Receives $54 Million From NIH
9/18/2023NIH has granted $54 million to the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) to turn discoveries into better health....Read More
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'BEAT Meth' Provides Hope for Patients With Methamphetamine Use Disorder
9/1/2023CCTSI researchers from Denver Health are conducting an innovative, comprehensive systems-level intervention for individuals with methamphetamine addiction....Read More
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Long COVID Patients Tell Top Officials That CU Anschutz Saved Them
7/13/2023Admiral Rachel Levine, who is leading the federal response to long COVID, meets CU Anschutz researchers and clinicians, as well as patients, during visit....Read More
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iHeard Colorado Will Collaborate With Communities to Provide Accurate Health Information
6/20/2023iHeard Colorado, a CCTSI initiative, will gather data on health topics Coloradans are talking about and then provide trusted and clear information....Read More
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Large Study Involving CU Anschutz Researchers Provides Scientists With Deeper Insight Into Long COVID
5/26/2023Large study involving CU Anschutz researchers provides scientists with deeper insight into long COVID...Read More
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Type 2 Youth Diabetes Study Changes Standard of Care Worldwide
3/14/2023Type 2 youth diabetes study changes standard of care worldwide. The disease progresses faster in youth and adolescents than in adults. The study took place in the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute....Read More
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Advocating for Research Participants
3/9/2023This month, Barbara Hammack, PhD is retiring after dedicating 23 years to clinical research, most of which took place at the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute....Read More
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Rare Disease Day Event Explores Possibility of Regional Hub on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus
3/1/2023The CU School of Medicine celebrated Rare Disease Day with an event that explored a vision for creating a regional rare disease hub....Read More
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CU Researchers Show that Paxlovid Remains Highly Effective on Omicron Variants
2/10/2023CCTSI researchers publish in Lancet Infectious Diseases, finding that Paxlovid is effective against Omicron variants B.4 and B.5....Read More
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Top Stories from the CCTSI
12/19/2022Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) and its researchers made an impact in science across disciplines in 2022....Read More
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Researchers Shed Light on a Rare Genetic Disease in Children
12/7/2022Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) researchers have shed light on the role of inflammation in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)....Read More
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Ronald J. Sokol Earns Distinction of Distinguished Professor
12/7/2022Ronald J. Sokol, MD has been named a University of Colorado Distinguished Professor....Read More
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Exploring the Ethical Issues of AI
12/7/202212th Annual CCTSI Research Ethics Conference...Read More
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Older Adults Embrace New Careers in Research
11/2/2022CU Anschutz is training Older Adult Research Specialists (OARS) to educate and recruit other adults over 50 who may want to participate in clinical studies. Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)....Read More
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Finding Your Groove
9/27/2022Two years ago, many of us had never worked from home....Read More
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Can Science Curb an Alcohol Use Crisis? CU Anschutz Addiction Experts Bank On It
9/19/2022CU Anschutz researchers and providers share how science informs improved alcohol use recovery tools during September’s National Recovery Month....Read More
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Data scientists in the spotlight
7/20/2022CCTSI's Melissa Haendel and her team of data scientists are making headlines and advising the White House while unlocking the mysteries of long COVID....Read More
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Sharing Deep and Specialized Knowledge
6/7/2022Pediatric oncologist and researcher Dr. Mike Verneris exemplifies this mission through his work with the Consortium for Pediatric Cellular Immunotherapy (CPCI)....Read More
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CU Anschutz researchers work with Colorado communities to develop trustworthy and relevant COVID-19 information
6/7/2022One way the National Institutes of Health is addressing the infodemic is through a nationwide initiative called the Community Engagement Alliance against COVID-19 Disparities or CEAL....Read More
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Cystic Fibrosis News
6/7/2022A new study confirms ivacaftor's impact on inflammation in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Ivacaftor targets the defective protein that causes CF....Read More
ACCELERATING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HEALTH
The CCTSI helps build research teams of the future, speed the development of new treatments and improve human health
Resources and Services
CCTSI supports translational research by providing resources, integrating facilities and services, developing innovative research tools and catalyzing interdisciplinary research programs.
Funding
Each year, the CCTSI awards more than $2 million in pilot grants, microgrants, and pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research scholar awards. You can find more information on each grant and how to apply
Education, Training and Career Development
The Education, Training and Career Development (ETCD) program provides clinical-translational scientists and trainees with knowledge, training and career skills
Clinical Translational Research Centers
The CTRC provides infrastructure, resources and dedicated space to conduct clinical research.
Upcoming Programs
