Translational Research

Hello, I’m Erika Fulmer, a Policy Analyst with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, and the Coordinator for CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s Work Group on Translation (WGOT). My team’s mission is to promote the use of the best available evidence …

TRE TIG Week: What Does “Translation” Mean Anyway? Using the Knowledge to Action (K2A) Framework to Build Practice-Based Evidence in Public Health by Erika Fulmer Read More »

Hello! We are Bill Trochim, of Cornell University, and Arthur Blank, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. We are the Chair and Program Chair, respectively of the Translational Research Evaluation (TRE) topical interest group. There is a growing recognition in many fields that the problems associated with the translation of research to practice are …

Bill Trochim & Arthur Blank on The Role of Translational Research Evaluation Read More »

We, Arthur Blank and Julie Rainwater, are pleased to introduce a new Translational Research Evaluation Special Interest Group (SIG).  The SIG is part of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) and provides a forum for all aspects of evaluation related to clinical and translational science. The ACTS SIG recognizes organizations involved in translational …

TRE TIG Week: Arthur Blank and Julie Rainwater Introducing the Translational Research Evaluation SIG! Read More »

Bill Trochim and Arthur Blank here and we are delighted to introduce AEA’s newest Topical Interest Group (TIG) – the Translational Research Evaluation TIG – and this week’s theme. So, let’s start with – what is “translational research” (TR) and why is it so important? There are lots of definitions of TR. We prefer a …

TRE TIG Week: Bill Trochim & Arthur Blank Introducing the Translational Research Evaluation TIG! Read More »