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Oct 22 2024
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Master Class: "Recruitment and Retention"

Tuesday 22nd, 1:00 pm–Thursday 24th, 3:00 pm
Oct 25 2024
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"IIT Study Start-Up Process"

Friday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Nov 13 2024
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"Taking flight - Hard-earned wisdom for establishing oneself as an independent scientist"

Wednesday, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Nov 19 2024
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"UIC Clinical Trials Review Committees: What, When, & How?"

Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Jan 29 2025
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Master Class - Financial Management: Pre-Award

Wednesday 29th, 1:00 pm–Thursday 30th, 3:00 pm
Feb 6 2025
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2025 Chicagoland K Day

Thursday, 1:00 pm–7:00 pm
University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East

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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.