NETWORKING
Great research doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Connect with collaborators across Chicagoland and beyond,
whether you’re searching for experts who share your interests, getting feedback from community leaders, or
brainstorming fresh recruitment strategies with design specialists. Join engaging talks and city-wide events, tap
into a national network of translational science leaders, and build the relationships that will help take your work
further.
ITM Grand Rounds
Whether you work in a lab or just love learning something new, ITM Grand Rounds has a seat for you. Hear
from experts across the ITM and beyond as they share the latest discoveries, big ideas, and stories behind the
science, all in a way that’s engaging for everyone. Researchers spark new collaborations and share ideas
across disciplines, while members of the public get an inside look at the work that could change how we treat
disease. Come for the talks and stay for the conversation.
Trial Recruitment and Innovation Office (TRIO)
Fewer than 10 percent of Americans take part in clinical trials, so if recruitment has been a challenge for you,
you’re not alone. Bring your study to a free TRIO Studio, where quality and design experts from across
Chicagoland will help you rethink your approach and uncover creative, practical strategies to boost enrollment
and retention. Join the 350+ researchers and community members who have already found fresh solutions,
and see why over 90 percent of participants say TRIO Studios are useful.
Profiles
Not sure where to start? Connect with potential collaborators and others within the research community with a
networking and expertise-mining software tool from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and
Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium. Profiles Research Networking Software goes beyond a
simple directory by showing how people are connected through their work and providing filtering tools to form
personalized networks based on concepts, collaborators, advisers, or advisees. Harvard Catalyst: The Harvard
Clinical and Translational Science Center, developed the software, which is now used by more than 45 U.S.
research institutions.
Community Advisory Review Council (CARC)
Everyone from religious leaders to educators to law enforcement come together through the Community Advisory Review
Council (CARC) to give ITM researchers feedback on their studies, recruitment plans, and more – all while learning
important health lessons from the research presented to share with their communities.
City-Wide Events
Join us at dynamic events across Chicagoland throughout the year. Give your research a platform. Rub shoulders with
potential collaborators. Learn about the latest breakthroughs in the areas you care about the most. And have fun!
There’s something for everyone, with presentations, workshops, seminars, screenings, and networking events. Explore
solutions to big problems, brainstorm ways to scale impact, and connect with leaders in business, science, healthcare,
tech, government, nonprofits, and more. Sign up below to be the first to know about upcoming events.
NIH Network
The ITM is a member of the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) consortium
from the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS). This means that you’re also connected to a
national group of translational science leaders who are working together to make discoveries and improve people’s health.
NCATS offers a variety of resources for you, ranging from its Rare Disease Database to funding opportunities to help
commercialize your work.
