Upcoming CCTS Events
The OnCore team provides training for all OnCore users across the Medical Enterprise.
OnCore Access
OnCore CTMS is a hospital application that falls under the purview of HSIS. The OnCore Access Guidelines outline the steps required to obtain access to OnCore.
Need to schedule OnCore training?
Complete the OnCore Training Registration Form, or email
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. It does this through grants, and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school systems, businesses, informal science organizations and other research organizations throughout the United States. The Foundation accounts for about one-fourth of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.
NSF receives approximately 40,000 proposals each year for research, education and training projects, of which approximately 11,000 are funded. In addition, the Foundation receives several thousand applications for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships.
The agency operates no laboratories itself but does support National Research Centers, user facilities, certain oceanographic vessels and Antarctic research stations. The Foundation also supports cooperative research between universities and industry, US participation in international scientific and engineering efforts, and educational activities at every academic level.
Review the NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide to learn more.
For further assistance, contact the CCTS Research Commons at
Do you ever wonder if your research has commercial value? Or how a scientific discovery becomes a drug, device, or diagnostic tool?
The translation of new knowledge into products that will improve people's health is full of challenges that can take years to overcome. Sometimes researchers do not recognize the true potential of their projects, or they seek to solve Problem A when patients really want a solution to Problem B. Finding the right collaborator and/or funding to move a breakthrough biomedical or bioengineering idea to the next stage can hinder advances in health care as well.
To address these challenges to commercialization, the CCTS offers the following supports:
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I-Corps@NCATS Training
Building on the highly successful National Science Foundation (NSF) I-CorpsTM methodology, which takes a business-inspired approach to research, CCTS has developed a new curriculum that helps clinical and translational investigators evaluate their discoveries for commercial potential. The approach has been adopted by the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) to help the nation's biomedical scientists and engineers extend their focus beyond the lab and so broaden the impact of their science.
We offer four-week I-Corps@NCATS Bootcamps every fall and host an annual five-week regional training that prepares research teams to compete for a $50,000 grant in the national I-Corps program.
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Innovation Panels (iPanels)
For researchers who have potentially marketable discoveries and wish to explore the commercialization pathway, we offer our iPanel. A CCTS iPanel will help you chart the way forward, whether you are looking for access to experts in tech transfer and business development or help refining a novel idea, reaching potential customers, or developing entrepreneurial skills.
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Collaboration Opportunities
CCTS offers access to potential collaborators via our 11-institution Partner Network as well as through our connections with local, regional, and national research consortia.
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Funding
We offer support in proposal development, including NIH SBIR/STTR and foundation grants. Our Multidisciplinary Partner Network Pilot Program provides up to $60,000 in direct costs for research consistent with the CCTS mission at any stage along the path from the biological basis of health and disease to interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public.
Click to see the entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports start-ups and small businesses applying for SBIR/STTR programs.Do you need immediate assistance with commercialization? Contact us at
Scientific Review
- Completed the Tufts Pilot Study on Scientific Review Committees (SRCs).
- BERD methodologists are standing members of the CCTS Hub Department of Medicine and Cancer Center SRCs.
Selected BERD Publications and Submissions
- George BJ, Li P, Lieberman HR et al. Randomization to Randomization Probability: Estimating Treatment Effects Under Actual Conditions for Use. Psychol Methods. 2017 Apr 13, doi: 10.1037/met0000138. [Epub ahead of print]
- Ejima K, Pavela G, Li P, Allision D. Generalized Lambda Distribution for Flexibility Testing Differences beyond the Mean in the Distribution of a Dependent Variable like Body Mass Index. International Journal of Obesity. 2017, In Press.
- Rahbar MH, Dickerson AS, Ahn C, Carter RE, Hessabi M, Lindsell CJ, Nietert PJ, Oster RA, Pollock BH, Welty LJ. Characteristics of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Programs in Institutions With Clinical and Translational Science Awards. Acad Med. 2017 Feb;92(2):229-236.
- Perkins SM, Bacchetti P, Davey CS, Lindsell CJ, Mazumdar M, Oster RA, Peduzzi PN, Rocke NM, Rudser KD, Kim M. Best Practices for Biostatistical Consultation and Collaboration in Academic Health Centers. Am Stat. 2016;70(2):187-194.