Center for Clinical & Translational Science

CCTS Announces Agenda for 2026 Spring Conference

Mar 6, 2026, 7:09 AM

The annual CCTS conference, to be held on March 31, 2026, is Kentucky’s premier event for clinical and translational research.

Isabella Skibba, Shreya Chandrashekar, Karmen Parker and Maiya Bhandari

UK SPARK Program announces 7th cohort

Feb 26, 2026, 7:18 AM

The SPARK program trains undergraduate students from a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and communities to conduct impactful research to improve health disparities.

Clinical Trial Start-Up Process

Mar 5, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

We will review the entire clinical trial study start-up process including some of the processes that are less familiar such as Value Analysis, Non-Indemnification and Material Transfer and Data Use Agreements. This presentation will be useful for those wanting to better understand the clinical trial start-up process. Presenters: -Patty Coleman, MBA, CRSO Financial Manager -Jessica Heskel, CRSO Executive Director

How to Improve Reproducibility of Team Science: A CTSA BERD's Eye View

Feb 23, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Session Description

Bridging Research and Real-World Impact: Partnering with Cooperative Extension

Mar 3, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

This session offers a practical introduction to partnering with Cooperative Extension to conduct community-based and translational research. We will begin with a brief overview of Extension’s mission, structure, and statewide reach, emphasizing how its trusted local networks support rigorous, real‑world inquiry. Using a research project conducted within the 4‑H program as an example, we will illustrate how studies progress from proposal development to on‑the‑ground implementation in Extension settings.

UK-led health research group opens East Palestine office

Feb 4, 2026, 7:16 AM

On Feb. 2, federal scientists, academic researchers and community leaders officially opened the East Palestine Train Derailment Health Research Program Office.

Clinical Research Support Office Annual Update

Feb 5, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

FY25 CRSO Clinical Research Update including staff, project, and metrics updates as well as a live demo of our recently implemented Advarra eReg electronic regulatory binder system. Presented by:Jessica Heskel, MBACRSO Executive Director Bibi Broome, MACRSO Research Systems Educator

Forecaster: Accessible Time Series Predictions

Feb 11, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Time series forecasting has applications across domains and industries, especially healthcare, but the technical expertise required to implement these methods can be a barrier to using these techniques. We've developed a web platform that makes the process of analyzing and plotting data, training forecasting models, and interpreting and viewing results accessible to researchers and clinicians. This presentation will discuss this platform, giving insight into how it was developed and how it can be used with a variety of data. Presented by:

CCTS calls for abstracts and mentor award nominations for 2026 Spring Conference

Jan 14, 2026, 6:59 AM

The UK CCTS will hold its 21st annual Spring Conference on March 31, 2026. Abstract submissions and nominations for mentor awards are now open.

Translational Engineering Technology for Women’s Health Applications

Feb 3, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Female reproductive and gynecologic health are historically understudied fields that would significantly benefit from engineering expertise due to the unique biomechanical environment in the female reproductive tract and the dynamic tissue changes orchestrated throughout the menstrual cycle by sex hormones. With the synergistic techniques of tissue engineering, biomaterials science, biomechanics, and reproductive biology, we engineer models of the female reproductive system and female lower urinary tract, including the endometrium, decidua, vagina, and bladder.

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