The annual CCTS Clinical and Translational Science Training Program (CTSTP) is back in full swing, convening each Wednesday from January to June with the largest cohort to date. The 46 participants from three CCTS Partner Institutions represent a wide variety of disciplines and departments, as you can see in the list below.
Congratulations to the 2020 CTSTP Cohort:
| Hassan AbuNurah, UAB, Physical Therapy | Dylan Addis, UAB, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology | Mansour Alotaibi, UAB, Physical Therapy |
| Mustafa Al-Obaidi, UAB, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship | Abdulsalam Alsulami, UAB, Graduate Medical Education – Infectious Diseases | Yurany Andrea Arevalo Canizales, UAB, Neurology/StrokeNet |
| Cheyanne Barba, UAB, Psychology | Burthia Booker, UAB, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | John Bridges, UAB, Pediatrics/Rheumatology |
| Chia-Ying Chiu, Health Services Administration | Stephen Clarkson, UAB, Cardiology | Sarah Deemer, UAB, Nutrition Sciences |
| Radhika Gangaraju, UAB, Hematology & Oncology | Christopher Hurt, UAB, Physical Therapy | Jesse Jones, UAB, Neurosurgery |
| Dae Hyun Kim, UAB, Health Services Admininistration | Rubymel Knupp, UAB, Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Margaret Marks, UAB, Pediatrics/Endocrinology |
| Tatiana Marquez Lago, UAB, Genetics | Adriana Massicano Vidal Fernandez, UAB, Radiology | Kasi McPherson, UAB, Nephrology |
| Rachel Muir, UAB, Pathology | Donna Murdough, UAB, Pediatrics | Cassandra Newsom, UAB, Neurobiology |
| Samia O’Bryan, UAB, Cell, Development & Integrative Biology | Babak Orandi, UAB, Surgery | Jo Ann Otts, University of South Alabama, Adult Health Nursing |
| Scott E. Phillips, UAB, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care | Caroline Presley, UAB, Preventive Medicine | Gina Rebesco, UAB, Radiation Oncology |
| Keyur Savla, UAB, Vision Science | Emily Spangler, UAB, Surgery/Vascular | Scott Strickler, UAB, Radiation Oncology |
| Kadambari Vijaykumar, UAB, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care | Grant Williams, UAB, Hematology & Oncology | Jereme Wilroy, UAB, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
| Ashley Wiltshire, UAB, Ob/Gyn | Julio Yanes, Auburn University, Psychology | Christopher Fowler, UAB, Peds/Pulmonary & Sleep |
| Dulce Gomez, Auburn University, Exercise Physiology | Cesar Gonzalez, UAB, Psychology | Rajesh Gupta, UAB Endocrinology |
| Jiay Hao, UAB, Biostatistics | David Harris, UAB, Radiation Oncology | Rashid Harunur, UAB, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Joseph Jones, UAB, Radiation Oncology |
The CTSTP provides participants with more than 50 hours of didactic and interactive instruction in clinical and translational science competencies. Each session features experienced researchers and experts covering an array of topics, including grant writing and clinical trial management. Those who complete the course earn a certificate of participation. CTSTP can also be taken for credit towards a master’s degree in public health (EPI 680).
CCTS generally announces the CTSTP call for applications in late fall. To learn more, visit the CTSTP page.