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Health Transformation Research Institute

Translating Discoveries Into Better Health

Dell Medical School’s Health Transformation Research Institute provides leadership and infrastructure to support robust, innovative and world-class clinical and late-stage (T2-T5) translational research. It is a hub for moving discoveries from the lab into clinical trials and ultimately clinical practice and public health, with key attention to iterative improvement and high-quality research methods.

The institute team supports training for Dell Med researchers and learners conducting translational investigation, and it fosters an integrated learning health system in which research is embedded in, drives and reinforces excellence in clinical, educational and community-focused missions.

Areas of Focus

The institute supports researchers in conducting scalable clinical trials, incuding both pragmatic and traditional trials designed for broad, real-world impact

The institute educates and trains current and future researchers in the execution of clinical, observational and population research.

The institute emphasizes observational research that includes rapid dissemination and implementation with measured outcomes.

The institute builds and maximizes research opportunities with clinical, community and University partners.

The institute assists researchers in navigating logistical needs to ensure successful study execution; improves access to electronic health data; and provides a central resource for online learnings and grant writing.

Training & Education

The Health Transformation Research Institute facilitates a variety of trainings and educational series. Dell Med researchers and learners can access the full list on Cerebrum (login required).

This yearlong course, developed in collaboration with the school’s Biomedical Data Science Hub, utilizes a mix of didactic and “flipped classroom” sessions and mentored lab exercises. Topics include epidemiology, study design, data computing and biostatistics, all at an introductory level.

Participants learn to use statistical software to manage and analyze data and to interpret basic statstical analyses in clinical literature. The target audience is Dell Med faculty and trainees who could benefit from learning about research design.

This training series consists of one-hour monthly forums focusing on topics related to the execution of clinical and population research, from preparing IRB applications to quality assurance and control procedures. The target audience is Dell Med faculty and staff involved in clinical and/or population research.

This quarterly lecture series highlights the career paths and impactful research contributions of Dell Med School faculty. The target audience is trainees, faculty, students and staff across the University and health care workers beyond. Attendees will learn how research changes the world, impacting thousands if not millions of people at a time, and be inspired by the speaker’s career journey.

Grant Opportunities

Throughout the year, the Health Transformation Research Institute offers a number of grants for research projects that promote clinical application and community impact, foster cross-disciplinary discovery, uncover new mechanisms of diseases, and create new biologic therapies. Dell Med researchers are encouraged to log in for details on specific grants.

Grant programs include:

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