2013 CTSI Retreat: Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 2

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 / Nooshin Navidi Latour

A few distinct themes emerged from #CTSI2013 tweets during the two lively panel sessions at the 7th Annual CTSI Retreat:

Themes from the 1st Panel:
-Getting out of research and academic silos
-Community & #CitizenScience
-Industry Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Academia
-CTSA Consortium, National Issues

Find below curated tweets by themes.

See Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 1 for visualizations and retreat tweets from ‘Setting the Stage’
& Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 3 for tweets during the second panel with UCSF Leadership.

1st Panel: Leveraging CTSI, UCSF and CTSA consortium to radically transform research

Getting out of the Silo

Panel w/ Tony Coles @OnyxPharm, @SharonTerry @GeneticAlliance, Regis Kelly @QB3, Keith Yamamoto @UCSF #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/jkud0y1Fd5

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Keith Yamamoto (UCSF VIce Chance, Research) vision for biomed research: teams of 3-6. Each person on 4-6 of those teams at a time. #ctsi2013

— Greg Biggers (@bigs) July 29, 2013

CTSI can enable knowledge networks, self-assembled transnational teams – Keith Yamamoto, Vice Chancellor of Research @UCSF #CTSI2013

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Yamamoto @ucsf -CTSA should facilitate multidisciplinary teams. Small self assembled teams 3-5 PIs, community industry partners #CTSI2013

— K Scholars at UCSF (@KScholarsatCTSI) July 29, 2013

Breaking down silos, from IRBs to duplicated sequencers is the theme of this panel #CTSI2013

— K Scholars at UCSF (@KScholarsatCTSI) July 29, 2013

Initial comments: 'De-silozation' – starting small, be successful then export – Gary Firestein, Director @UCSD @Research_SD #CTSI2013

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

.@sharonfterry vision: CTSAs more outward-facing. Shun not invented here syndrome. Big opty for community engagement & training #ctsi2013

— Greg Biggers (@bigs) July 29, 2013

CTSAs needs to be more OUTWARD FACING!! Yes!! @sharonfterry CEO @GeneticAlliance #CTSI2013

— K Scholars at UCSF (@KScholarsatCTSI) July 29, 2013

"Academic silos are the greatest impediment we have to transforming our research & translating it (for patients)." Firestein @UCSF #CTSI2013

— Kristen Bole (@KristenBole) July 29, 2013

Community & #CitizenScience

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2013 CTSI Retreat: Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 1

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 / Nooshin Navidi Latour

The 7th Annual CTSI Retreat focused on a selection of 10 open proposals among 23 offered through The Big Tent: CTSI 2016 NIH Renewal Proposal Launchpad.

Attendees and external audiences joined the conversation online via #CTSI2013. A steady flow of tweets came in throughout the day from 27 unique contributors (up from 16 last year) who shared insights, thought-provoking questions and engaged with one another (99,085 impacts!).

See Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 2 & Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 3 for themes that emerged from #CTSI2013 tweets during the two panel sessions.

#CTSI2013 Word Cloud: http://www.tweetarchivist.com/59303acc/1/WordCloud

Hashtags paired w/ #CTSI2013: http://www.tweetarchivist.com/59303acc/1/hashtag

User mentions: http://www.tweetarchivist.com/59303acc/1/mentions

Ready & Raring: #CTSI2013 Retreat

CTSI's 7th Annual Retreat today – feel free to join us online w/ comments, insights, questions at #CTSI2013 ! http://t.co/Cx7lbzcTED

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Unveiling CTSI Infographics: Program Highlights, Enabling #translational Research, Innovative Partnerships #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/maohMOJGbK

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Accelerating research to improve health @CTSIatUCSF #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/3ZlzII1eec

— Nooshin Latour (@nooshin) July 29, 2013

#CTSI2013 has convinced me to finally sign up for twitter!

— Cameron Murray (@Cam_M_Murray) July 29, 2013

How is CTSI making an Impact? #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/cutktmMavm

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

7th Annual CTSI Retreat is today; 2,995 UCSF consultations provided from 2006-2012 #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/YZcAYWf1gR

— CSatUCSF (@CSatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Getting ready to share ideas #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/V3XW6oL1nx

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Meeting is starting IOM Report on CTSA program in 2013 #CTSI2013

— Monica R. McLemore (@mclemoremr) July 29, 2013

Welcome & history on the #CTSA w/ Deborah Grady, CTSI Co-Director #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/9Wd6N0krCm

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Goal of #CTSI2013 retreat: Generate new ideas for the future! What should CTSI look like in 2016?

— SOS at CTSI (@SOSatCTSI) July 29, 2013

#CTSI2013 retreat starting strong. Looking forward to the renewal.

— UCSF Catalyst (@UCSF_Catalyst) July 29, 2013

2016-2021: Opportunities & Challenges w/ CTSI Director Clay Johnston

CTSI Director Clay Johnston on "Retreat Tension" – competing goals of celebrating/informing & critiquing #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/Z4ZCk8f8Iu

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

"Researchers are on a journey, by themselves in a wilderness" Clay Johnstone #CTSI2013

— Monica R. McLemore (@mclemoremr) July 29, 2013

Rethinking the model of the self-regulating lone scientist. Instead we're fostering connection and accountability #CTSI2013.

— CE and HP UCSF CTSI (@CE_HPatCTSI) July 29, 2013

Looking for big ideas at #CTSI2013. Retreat cost 35K, but also >100k in investigator time to attend. Need return on investment for @UCSF

— K Scholars at UCSF (@KScholarsatCTSI) July 29, 2013

CTSI provides the infrastructure for research. #CTSI2013

— CSatUCSF (@CSatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Foster collaborative research: How do we define our 'unit' without excluding others? #CTSI2013

— SOS at CTSI (@SOSatCTSI) July 29, 2013

The 'Academic Personality' & its implications – Clay Johnston, CTSI Director @UCSF #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/opygjLAmOI

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

CTSI Director Clay Johnston, "As a CTSA, we should be about making things better on a national scale." #CTSI2013

— CSatUCSF (@CSatUCSF) July 29, 2013

#CTSI2013 Mandate to Collaborate!

— UCSF Catalyst (@UCSF_Catalyst) July 29, 2013

Clay Johnston (UCSF CTSI Director) says translational health science mission UNACHIEVABLE without collaboration. #ctsi2013

— Greg Biggers (@bigs) July 29, 2013

SFHIP, UC BRAID, BALSI example of collaborative partnerships, networks #CTSI2013 pic.twitter.com/lksXfGrfbY

— CTSI at UCSF (@CTSIatUCSF) July 29, 2013

Continue onto Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 2 & Big Twitter at The Big Tent, Part 3.