Frontiers CTSI
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We support researchers in Kansas and Western Missouri to advance science and improve healthcare for all.
2025 - what can we say? We have so many great memories of working with our investigators, our partners and our communities to move healthcare forward. Check out our short recap video of the year - youtu.be/NsrAWYlCVNE
Frontiers CTSI Year End Recap
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December 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
2025 - what can we say? We have so many great memories of working with our investigators, our partners and our communities to move healthcare forward. Check out our short recap video of the year - youtu.be/NsrAWYlCVNE
This is such great news! We're excited to see two of our partners collaborating on this project and how we can help them with their research.
We’re proud to be named a NORD® Rare Disease Center of Excellence, a network of 46 institutions nationwide advancing expert care + research for rare disease patients. https://cmkc.link/3Y64yZ0 @nordrare.bsky.social #RareDisease
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is such great news! We're excited to see two of our partners collaborating on this project and how we can help them with their research.
Frontiers CTSI members have access to resources & services inc. working w/our science comms writer!
Dr. Joshua Carr, K-State, and our Dr. Heather Fielding-Gebhardt created a video on his research about how men's & women's muscles work differently during difficult tasks. Watch: youtu.be/jrkLKawujRM
Dr. Joshua Carr, K-State, and our Dr. Heather Fielding-Gebhardt created a video on his research about how men's & women's muscles work differently during difficult tasks. Watch: youtu.be/jrkLKawujRM
Women's and Men's Muscles Work Differently During Difficult Tasks
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December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Frontiers CTSI members have access to resources & services inc. working w/our science comms writer!
Dr. Joshua Carr, K-State, and our Dr. Heather Fielding-Gebhardt created a video on his research about how men's & women's muscles work differently during difficult tasks. Watch: youtu.be/jrkLKawujRM
Dr. Joshua Carr, K-State, and our Dr. Heather Fielding-Gebhardt created a video on his research about how men's & women's muscles work differently during difficult tasks. Watch: youtu.be/jrkLKawujRM
The newest episode of Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast is now available! Hear from TL1 trainees Drs. Brittany Martinez and Aaron Smith about their career journey and research. Listen - www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fnky7...
Translating Health, Episode 5: TL1 Postdoctoral Trainees Talk About Their Career Journey
Two of our TL1 postdoctoral trainees, Drs. Brittany Martinez and Aaron Smith, talk about their career journeys and research. Hear them talk about their experiences and how they hope to improve science...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The newest episode of Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast is now available! Hear from TL1 trainees Drs. Brittany Martinez and Aaron Smith about their career journey and research. Listen - www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fnky7...
This is such a great study! Dr. Goldman also works with Frontiers CTSI as a co-lead on our TL1 program, helping pre- and postdoctoral trainees enhance their research skills through our education and training programs.
Our very own Dr. Jennifer Goldman, pediatric infectious diseases expert at @childrensmercy.org, discusses her team's study that offers critical insight into how kids’ immune systems develop — and why exposure to common illnesses is part of growing up.
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs and symptom reports of more than 800 students and staff in Kansas City, Misso...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is such a great study! Dr. Goldman also works with Frontiers CTSI as a co-lead on our TL1 program, helping pre- and postdoctoral trainees enhance their research skills through our education and training programs.
This is what great collaboration looks like and showcases the meaning of our Broderick Crawford Community Partnership Award. Dr. Stephani Stancil, med student John Tumberger and their new teen advisory board published this paper together - url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/RHuSCzpExy...
Frontiers | A hybrid model for youth engagement in adolescent health studies: insights from the teen research advisors program at a Midwestern pediatric Academic Medical Center in the United States
BackgroundEngaging adolescents in research ensures studies are relevant, ethical, and beneficial while fostering authentic and applicable findings. Tradition...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is what great collaboration looks like and showcases the meaning of our Broderick Crawford Community Partnership Award. Dr. Stephani Stancil, med student John Tumberger and their new teen advisory board published this paper together - url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/RHuSCzpExy...
TIARA provides healthcare professionals w/ the implementation science & quality improvement knowledge needed to prioritize more rapid adoption of evidence-based practices.
Register today - extension.missouri.edu/events/2026-...
Register today - extension.missouri.edu/events/2026-...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
TIARA provides healthcare professionals w/ the implementation science & quality improvement knowledge needed to prioritize more rapid adoption of evidence-based practices.
Register today - extension.missouri.edu/events/2026-...
Register today - extension.missouri.edu/events/2026-...
Are you a Frontiers CTSI member? One of the great benefits of being a member is the opportunity to apply for funding awards to help with your research! It's free to register and we encourage you to sign up today! frontiersctsi.org/become-a-mem...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Are you a Frontiers CTSI member? One of the great benefits of being a member is the opportunity to apply for funding awards to help with your research! It's free to register and we encourage you to sign up today! frontiersctsi.org/become-a-mem...
We love celebrating great research at our partner institutions! Dr. Joshua Carr & a team from K-State University, had a paper published in the Journal of Neurophysiology that found novel sex-based differences in motor unit behavior.
Read the paper here - journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
Read the paper here - journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
Motor unit activity during maximal-intent dynamic muscle actions varies by intensity and sex in healthy adults | Journal of Neurophysiology | American Physiological Society
Motor unit firing behavior is regulated by intensity-dependent, hierarchical recruitment patterns. There is also recent evidence of divergent motor unit behavior between sexes during intensity-matched...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We love celebrating great research at our partner institutions! Dr. Joshua Carr & a team from K-State University, had a paper published in the Journal of Neurophysiology that found novel sex-based differences in motor unit behavior.
Read the paper here - journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
Read the paper here - journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
Our TL1 program co-director, Dr. Jake Sosnoff, has been researching how to prevent fall-related injuries, and his work was recently highlighted in National Geographic! Definitely a great read - archive.is/xcwr0
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October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our TL1 program co-director, Dr. Jake Sosnoff, has been researching how to prevent fall-related injuries, and his work was recently highlighted in National Geographic! Definitely a great read - archive.is/xcwr0
Did you know Frontiers CTSI members have access to a # of resources, services, funding opportunities, & training programs? Last week, our scholars had the opportunity to meet with reps from all of our core resources and services on how we can help them with their research - now & in the future.
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Did you know Frontiers CTSI members have access to a # of resources, services, funding opportunities, & training programs? Last week, our scholars had the opportunity to meet with reps from all of our core resources and services on how we can help them with their research - now & in the future.
Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day and we are thinking about the colleagues we've lost to suicide. We also want to continue to raise awareness and discuss how to prevent it. Remember to check in with your loved ones - family, friends & colleagues.
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day and we are thinking about the colleagues we've lost to suicide. We also want to continue to raise awareness and discuss how to prevent it. Remember to check in with your loved ones - family, friends & colleagues.
Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast, episode 3 is now available! Listen to part 2 of our conversation with members of our Community Advisory Board! mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9nidp...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Translating Health: A Frontiers CTSI podcast, episode 3 is now available! Listen to part 2 of our conversation with members of our Community Advisory Board! mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9nidp...
Dr. Cohen and her team are doing great things to help people in rural areas.
It was her passion for learning about people and their origin stories that brought Dr. Ana Cohen to the field of genetics. Learn about her career path that currently focuses on expanding access to rare disease genomic testing in rural populations.
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Ana Cohen
Originally from Portugal, Dr. Ana Cohen moved to the U.S. in 2017 and joined Children’s Mercy in 2020, now serving as Assistant Director of Molecular Genetics and Assistant Professor of Pathology at U...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Dr. Cohen and her team are doing great things to help people in rural areas.
Part of our job is training future scientists and last week we had the opportunity to talk to local students about research and its importance. We hope to see these future medical professionals in a lab soon!
September 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Part of our job is training future scientists and last week we had the opportunity to talk to local students about research and its importance. We hope to see these future medical professionals in a lab soon!
We love learning and last week our scholars got to learn about the importance of Team Science in research. Thank you to everyone who participated!
September 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We love learning and last week our scholars got to learn about the importance of Team Science in research. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Congrats Drs. Jones and Bakula on your work anniversary!
Help us congratulate some members of our research community who are celebrating their @childrensmercy.org work anniversaries this month. We're extremely lucky to have these amazing people as part of our team!
August 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Congrats Drs. Jones and Bakula on your work anniversary!
One of the many things we know -- we work with some amazing researchers! And yesterday, at the UMKC School of Medicine, we ran across a display of several of those researchers name - recognizing their excellence. So glad we have these researchers as members & UMKC SOM as a partner!
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
One of the many things we know -- we work with some amazing researchers! And yesterday, at the UMKC School of Medicine, we ran across a display of several of those researchers name - recognizing their excellence. So glad we have these researchers as members & UMKC SOM as a partner!
Congrats to our own Director of Evaluation and Implementation Science Maggie Padek Kalman and her co-authors from @cctsi.bsky.social, UC San Diego, and WashU on their recent publication. Read it here - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The 10-year anniversary of the Dissemination and Implementation Models in Health interactive webtool: history, refinement, use, and guidance | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science | Cambridge...
The 10-year anniversary of the Dissemination and Implementation Models in Health interactive webtool: history, refinement, use, and guidance
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August 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congrats to our own Director of Evaluation and Implementation Science Maggie Padek Kalman and her co-authors from @cctsi.bsky.social, UC San Diego, and WashU on their recent publication. Read it here - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Episode 2 of Translating Health is now available. Hear from members of our Community Advisory Board about the importance of communities participating in research. Listen here - www.podbean.com/eas/pb-itri8...
Our Community Advisory Board, Episode 2
In this episode of Translating Health, hear from members of our Community Advisory Board on why they believe it's important for researchers to involve the community in their research and how the commu...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Episode 2 of Translating Health is now available. Hear from members of our Community Advisory Board about the importance of communities participating in research. Listen here - www.podbean.com/eas/pb-itri8...
Congrats to our TL1 postdoc scholar, Brittany Martinez, Ph.D., on receiving the Meadowlark Leadership Award at Innovation Festival 2025! In her time in our TL1 program, we've seen many great things from her and look forward to seeing everything she accomplishes in her career!
August 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Congrats to our TL1 postdoc scholar, Brittany Martinez, Ph.D., on receiving the Meadowlark Leadership Award at Innovation Festival 2025! In her time in our TL1 program, we've seen many great things from her and look forward to seeing everything she accomplishes in her career!
We had so much fun at the Wyandotte County Back to School Fair this past week! Thank you for having us and we hope the students and teachers have had a great first few days of school.
August 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We had so much fun at the Wyandotte County Back to School Fair this past week! Thank you for having us and we hope the students and teachers have had a great first few days of school.
We offer a number of resources and services to our members! Learn more about what we offer on our website - www.frontiersctsi.org - and join today! (It's free!)
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August 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We offer a number of resources and services to our members! Learn more about what we offer on our website - www.frontiersctsi.org - and join today! (It's free!)
It's great seeing collaborations to help advance science!
Researchers at Einstein, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and Utrecht University have for the first time found direct evidence that respiratory viruses can wake up dormant breast cancer cells that spread to the lungs. The findings, in mice, published today in Nature. #MECCC #SciSky
Respiratory Viruses Can Wake Up Breast Cancer Cells in Lungs
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August 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It's great seeing collaborations to help advance science!
Helping advance science is 1 of the aims of Frontiers CTSI & we're happy to share an article on 2 of our Lauren S. Aaronson Pilot Awardees - Dr. Ana Cohen & Courtney Berrios, who are working together to help families in rural communities. Read more - ccos-cc.ctsa.io/news/hub-spo...
Hub Spotlight: Frontiers Clinical CTSI at the University of Kansas | CTSA CCOS
<p style="margin-left:0px;"><i>CCOS is pleased to announce a new series of hub highlights featuring the innovative clinical and translational science coming out of the CTSA Program. We will feature gr...
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July 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Helping advance science is 1 of the aims of Frontiers CTSI & we're happy to share an article on 2 of our Lauren S. Aaronson Pilot Awardees - Dr. Ana Cohen & Courtney Berrios, who are working together to help families in rural communities. Read more - ccos-cc.ctsa.io/news/hub-spo...