Tracking and Evaluation Core for WV CTSA
Official title: Tracking and Evaluation Core
Funded at West Virginia University · NIH-11412626 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A core team at WVU helps other research cores track progress and use data to improve how they work.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | West Virginia University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Morgantown, United States) |
| Project start | August 15, 2012 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $144,049 |
| NIH project number | 5U54GM104942-11 |
| Project ID | NIH-11412626 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to individual patients; focus is on supporting research operations and core services at WVCTSI.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient benefit is not the primary aim of this core; improvements are procedural and organizational.
What this research studies
This grant supports a centralized Tracking and Evaluation Core that builds capacity across WVCTSI to collect, analyze, and apply performance data. It aims to translate evaluation results into practical improvements through workshops and new data science resources. The effort focuses on programmatic evaluation to boost investigator productivity and service quality, and it plans to share a portable toolkit for evaluation models. The work is collaborative and designed to help researchers and staff make better, data-driven decisions to advance clinical and translational science.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, researchers and cores at WVCTSI could systematically improve their programs and outcomes through better measurement and timely feedback.
How similar studies have gone: Other CTSA-like centers have shown that robust evaluation cores improve program effectiveness and accountability.
Where this research is happening
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Curtis, Reagan — West Virginia University
- Study coordinator: Curtis, Reagan
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.