Statewide Retreats

SCTR facilitates collaboration across traditional disciplinary and institutional lines by sponsoring statewide, thematic-based retreats for basic, clinical and population scientists, and community practitioners at all levels of career development. Topics address health conditions of importance to SC, are attended by investigators and community members from across the state and are often followed by a special call for pilot grants related to the retreat topic. SCTR’s Pilot Program also hosts an annual Translational Science Spotlight during MUSC’s Innovation Month. The Spotlight highlights how MUSC scientists, researchers, and research professionals use translational science across the translational spectrum. 

2024 Scientific Retreats

Unlocking Doors with Community Engagement: The Key to Translational Science

Friday October 4, 2024

The retreat introduced and equipped clinicians and researchers across the translational spectrum with key competencies related to community engagement (CE) science. The retreat aimed to elevate the significance and methods of CE research, and provide an opportunity for participants to engage with national and local leaders in CE research.

Inflammation and Fibrosis 

Friday, February 2, 2024

Inflammation and fibrosis are hallmarks of numerous diseases and can affect any organ.

The goal of this retreat was to bring the MUSC and statewide collaborative community together to exchange knowledge, build collaborations, and accelerate discoveries of mechanisms of and therapies for diseases of inflammation and fibrosis.

To achieve this goal, the retreat objectives were to: (1) share knowledge of the state-of-the art and current research activity in the area of inflammation and fibrosis; (2) identify resources, assays, or techniques for inflammation and fibrosis research; and (3) network and initiate collaborative partnerships in support of current or future studies. The retreat was open to researchers already engaged in inflammation and fibrosis research, as well as those interested in how it applies to their research or clinical practice. 

Previous Retreats & Events

Contact

Sydney Bollinger
bollinger@musc.edu