Translational Science: Everything you wanted to know!

Dear PBS faculty, research scientists, and students,

You are invited to attend the 1st annual retreat of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at IU Bloomington on October 18, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (I-CTSI) administers over $3.5 million in research and training awards to IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame, with the aim of accelerating the rate of translation of basic research into clinical care and policy

The agenda for the upcoming meeting (which is attached and pasted below) includes presentations describing the mission, resources, and funding opportunities offered through the NIH-funded I-CTSI. This morning session will be held in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). A complimentary lunch will be offered between 11:45 and 1:00 PM in the IMU Solarium, followed by a symposium in which our IUB colleagues will illustrate their use of I-CTSI resources and their approach to translational science. The meeting will conclude with six thematic breakout sessions that will promote discussion about how to capitalize on I-CTSI resources and engage in translational research.

Please register for the conference at the following site, even if you are able to attend only a portion of the meeting:

www.indianactsi.org/IUBretreat

In addition, we encourage poster presentations during lunch (11:45 - 1:00 PM in the Solarium). Because the meeting will draw faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines and units, this is a unique opportunity to move outside of our silos and see the breadth of research conducted on our campus. We welcome new posters as well as those recently presented at scientific meetings. If you let me know of your intention to hang a poster, we'll be sure to have enough poster boards.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the upcoming meeting or the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute ( www.indianactsi.org).

Best regards,

Bill Hetrick

William P. Hetrick, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Psychiatry, & Neuroscience
Director, Bloomington Office of the Indiana Clinical Translational Science Institute
whetrick@indiana.edu
812-855-2620
Indiana CTSI 101
Inaugural IUB Retreat of the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute
Monday, October 18, 2010
10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University, Bloomington
10:00 – 10:10 am Welcome
Provost Karen Hanson
10:10 – 10:15 am IUB and the Indiana CTSI
Vice Provost Sarita Soni
10:15 – 10:25 am New Research Directions for IUB
Vice President Jorge José
10:25 – 10:55 am Indiana CTSI: Mission, resources, & funding opportunities
Anantha Shekhar, Institute Director

10:55 – 11:45 am High lighting select Indian CTSI programs:
10:55 am (a) Project Development Teams (PDTs)
– Bernice Pescosolido
11:05 am (b) Research Education, Training and Career Development
– Bill Hetrick
11:15 am (c) Community Health Engagement Program
– Dave Marrero/Ron Ackermann
11:25 am (d) Biomedical Informatics
– Bobby Schnabel
11:35 am (e) Getting connected through the Indiana CTSI HUB
– Bill Barnett

11:45 – 1:00 pm Complimentary Lunch & Poster Session in IMU Solarium

1:00 – 2:00 pm Symposium –Clinical Translational Science at Work:
1:00 pm Using the Project Development Teams
Dave Nelson (Biology) &
Bobbie Van Der Pol (HPER)
1:15 pm Translating Psychological Science into the Law Clinic
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe (Psychological & Brain Sciences) &
Amy Applegate (Maurer School of Law)
1:30 pm Translating Cognitive Science into the Memory Clinic
Mike Jones (Cognitive Science) &
Andy Saykin (Psychiatry/Radiology, Indianapolis)
1:45 pm Cannabis: A journey from college to bench to bedside
Ken Mackie (Neuroscience) &
Mike Vasko (Psychopharmacology & Toxicology, Indianapolis)

2:15 – 3:30 pm Exploring Translational Opportunities through Breakout Sessions
(1) “Plugging in”: How to use the Indiana CTSI – Scott Denne (IUSOM), Tommy Sors (Purdue), Mayland Chang (Notre Dame), Lilith Reeves (IUSOM), & Tammy Sajdyk (IUSOM)
Georgian Room, 1st floor, IMU
(2) Indiana CTSI Community Health and Engagement Program – Dave Marrero (IUSOM) & Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin (HPER, IUB)
State Room West, 2nd floor, IMU
(3) Global Health & Disease¬Keith Clay (Biology, IUB) & Michael Muehlenbein (Anthropology, IUB)
Persimmon Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(4) Clinical Translational Science Approaches to Pain – Andrea Hohmann (Neuroscience & PBS, IUB)
Maple Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(5) Translational Interdisciplinary Approaches to Complex Systems – Bernice Pescosolido (Sociology, IUB)
Maple Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(6) Fostering Translational Behavioral Health, Education, & Policy Research – Jonathan Plucker (Education & Cog Sci)
State Room East, 2nd floor, IMU