Science in Translation

Transforming Hearing Healthcare Through Translational Science with Sumit Dhar

This episode explores the promise of translational science through cross-campus, cross-school collaboration between NUCATS and a professor of communication at Northwestern, that could help the 48 million Americans with hearing loss. Along with his groundbreaking research into the physiology and the mechanics of the ear, Sumit Dhar, PhD [https://communication.northwestern.edu/faculty/sumitrajit-dhar.html], is turning his attention to hearing healthcare delivery and understanding why so few people seek hearing healthcare. With the help of NUCATS, he is exploring the idea of creating a clinical trial network for affordable hearing healthcare as well as other living documents and guidelines that will offer experts in his field a roadmap to making hearing healthcare more accessible and utilized.

How Collaboration Can Lead to Medical Innovation with John A. Rogers, PhD

Some of the most successful biomedical innovations from the lab of John A. Rogers, PhD [https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/directory/profiles/rogers-john.html], are the result of an email or phone call he received from a clinician, with a real-world problem impacting patients. In this episode, Rogers, a Northwestern University biomedical engineer, whose work involves novel material science, talks about his collaboration with the medical community and why his often-untraditional approach to academic research is helping to accelerate translational science.

Inside Northwestern's Collaborative Research Ecosystem with Eric Perreault, PhD

This season on Science in Translation, we will explore how Northwestern University's interdisciplinary culture drives discovery and impact, harnessing diverse expertise to address society's most challenging problems. In this episode, Eric J. Perreault, PhD [https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/directory/profiles/perreault-eric.html], Vice President for Research at Northwestern University, discusses the power of collaboration and how Northwestern's deeply interdisciplinary culture across multiple schools and units drives research and real world impact.

From Bench, to Bedside, to Boardroom

Priya Kumthekar, MD [https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=25360], didn't have industry connections or commercialization training when she started working with small companies to help bring scientific advancements to her patients with brain tumors. She learned along the way the many steps it takes to bring new scientific breakthroughs to the marketplace specifically through clinical trials. In this episode, Kumthekar explains how she is now helping to streamline this commercialization process with The Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences [https://chicagobiomedicalconsortium.org/cbc-hites/#apply] (CBC-HITES) where she serves as a clinical trial translation guide and how NUCATS members and investigators from across Chicagoland universities and colleges can benefit from funding and training offered by the program.

Bridging Gaps to Improve Global Health

Through implementation science, NUCATS is dedicated to accelerating and moving new interventions into impact that improves health for all. In this episode of Science in Translation, Amy Van Pelt, PhD [https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=61099], discusses her work in implementation science and its impact on global health, particularly in resource-limited settings. She shares the importance of bridging gaps between research and practice, linguistic barriers, and the cultural adaptation of health interventions through implementation science. She also shares new educational opportunities for investigators to learn more about implementation science.