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Feb 28 2025
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"Vision, Planning, and Implementation: Building a Solid Protocol for Strong Research"

Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Mar 12 2025
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"The 5 Ps of Personal and Professional Wellbeing"

Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Mar 18 2025
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"Best Practices of Recruitment and Retention of Study Participants"

Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Mar 26 2025
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Master Class - Project Management: Study Start-Up

Wednesday 26th, 1:00 pm–Thursday 27th, 3:30 pm
Mar 28 2025
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"After IRB Approval…Keeping Your Study Compliant"

Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Apr 15 2025
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"EPIC Updates"

Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom

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Who we are and what we do

CCTS believes health research should raise people’s overall well-being in Chicago and beyond. We help UIC researchers bring health breakthroughs into the world faster.

Develop your translational science skills

CCTS's TrACTS (Training and Advancement of Careers in Translational Science) Suite offers a broad, flexible, and integrated set of educational and professional development programs to assist individuals in enhancing their clinical and translational research skills.