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Michael Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation, writes a monthly blog on a wide variety of topics relevant to the CTSA Program. Mike’s Blog is featured each month in the Ansible, the CTSA Program newsletter.

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April 30, 2025

Business as Unusual

Normally, my May blog highlights events and activities that transpired during the annual ACTS meeting in the prior month. Unfortunately, travel restrictions (and yes, even local travel that requires registration fees is considered travel) precluded NCATS participation. At the same time, NIH staff have been overwhelmed with regular administrative and...

By: Michael Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation

March 31, 2025

There’s a New Sheriff in Town!

Tuesday evening, March 25, the US Senate, in a strict party-line vote, confirmed Jay Bhattacharya as the NIH Director. For those googling Jay, be forewarned that while Battacharya is not in the same league as Smith or Jones, a PubMed search on just the last name will yield >17K citations....

By: Michael Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation

March 4, 2025

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (with Apologies to Dr. Seuss)

There’s been quite a bit of confusion (as well as misinformation) regarding the current status and future of N3C. We’d like to offer some enlightenment.

 

When the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) was established in April 2020, its mission was clear: harness the power of harmonized, real-world data incarcerated within disparate...

By: Michael Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation

January 6, 2025

Running Through the Alphabet with the 118th Down to the Wire

It’s hard to believe we’re now a quarter of the way through the 21st century!

 

I’m writing this blog during the week before Christmas. As such, I can’t predict how the new year will start, nor exactly how the old one may end. At the moment, the CR we’re operating currently...

By: Michael Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation

August 29, 2024

Beyond the Ivory Towers

While academic medical centers may be the source for next generation health care interventions and solutions, dissemination and implementation (D&I) of those interventions require a health care infrastructure that can efficiently absorb and deploy those interventions in a manner that can offer patients the opportunity to reap the benefits of...

By: Michael Kurilla, M.D., Ph.D., NCATS Director of the Division of Clinical Innovation

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