Listen to the EAST Traumacast, posted March 8, 2019, to learn about how the National Trauma Institute and the Coalition for National Trauma Research partner with trauma investigators to bring large-scale studies to fruition. Drs. Don Jenkins, Joe Dubose and Eileen Bulger discuss important projects currently being coordinated by NTI and CNTR including the National Trauma Research Repository and the National Trauma Research Action Plan.
Neurotrauma Symposium Fuels Evidence Base for Penetrating Brain Injury Treatment
The University of Chicago’s Third Annual Chicago Neurotrauma Symposium convened September 26–27, 2025, drawing more than 100 of the world’s leading minds in penetrating brain injury (PBI). Under the leadership of course directors Drs. Susan Rowell, Ali Mansour,...
Read CNTR’s September News & Opportunities eNewsletter
Catch up on the latest from CNTR--read our September e-newsletter! - Learn about research leadership changes - See how CNTR is raising the bar on research quality - Register to attend the third DFI conference virtually Read the newsletter.
CNTR Makes its Presence Known at the AAST Meeting This Year
At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) in Boston this week, CNTR was a consistent presence. We chatted with investigators at our booth outside the exhibit hall, and showed up in lectures and in scientific presentation and...
Coalition for National Trauma Research Announces New Research Leadership
The Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) is proud to announce two important leadership appointments: Lizette Villarreal, MA, PhD(c), has been promoted to Director of Applied Research, and Serina Zorrilla, MSN, RN, ACRP-PM®, joins CNTR as the first Director of...
Papers from Year 1 of the Design for Implementation Conference Published in TSACO
Papers detailing the results of the first year of the Design for Implementation: The Future of Trauma Research and Clinical Guidance (DFI) Conference Series can now be accessed in a special issue of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO), published this month....
Read CNTR’s August News & Opportunities eNewsletter
Exciting updates from CNTR's August e-newsletter! - Learn about new Board leadership and a CNTR committee focusing on an open access platform for trauma clinical guidance. - Advocate for health research funding opportunities. - Dive into an introductory webinar on the...
DHA’s Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research Open until 2027
The Broad Agency Announcement was originally released October 1, 2022, and is continuously open for a five-year period. The closing date is September 30, 2027. Tap CNTR's DoD grant submission and project management expertise, and let us help you prepare a winning...
CNTR’s July 2025 E-Newsletter–New Organizational Reps, MHSRS Presentations, NTRR Webinar, and More!
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Article Examines the Gates Foundation’s Implementation of its Open Access Policy
In an article titled “A decade of open access policy at the Gates Foundation based on experimentation, evidence and evolution” published in Insights (2025), Senior Officer of Knowledge and Research Services with the Gates Foundation, Ashley Farley, examines the...
SAFER -Trauma Papers Now Published in TSACO
Six manuscripts resulting from the Summit on the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma), which CNTR held in August 2023, are now available on Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (TSACO). At that meeting, more than 50 trauma surgeons, nurses,...