Umut A. Gurkan

Clinical and Translational Science (Cts) Annual Pilot Award Program Lead @Clinical And Translational Science Collaborative Of Northern Ohio

Cleveland, OH, US

The Clinical and Translational Pilot Award Program is funded through the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UM1TR004528), which defines translation as “the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public — from diagnostics and therapeutics to medical procedures and behavioral changes.” (https://ncats.nih.gov/translation)The goals of the CTSC Annual Pilot Program are:To foster innovative new clinical and translational research that supports research development to address urgent questions or to develop preliminary data that can provide initial support to establish proof of concept and be used to launch new NIH or other externally-funded research proposals;To encourage interdisciplinary teams of investigators that span across CTSC partners to stimulate investigators from other areas to lend their expertise in research in clinical and translational science while developing collaborations or new research avenues;To support research collaborations with community partners and organizations; andTo advance health equity in Northern Ohio through research.https://case.edu/medicine/ctsc/funding-opportunities/annual-pilot

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Purdue University

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

B.S., Mechanical Engineering