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CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH UNIT The CTRU supported 24 clinical research studies for 14 principal investigators and their research teams, resulting in 926 study visits by 648 unique study participants. This represents more than a 50% increase in the number of study participants seen by CTRU staff or using CTRU resources compared with last year. $8.1 MILLION FY 2016-2017 GRANT & CONTRACT REVENUE JACOB KOOPMAN, OMS IV Eli Lilly Medical Student Rotation Program RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY DIABETES NEEDS In 2016, our Diabetes Institute received an Ohio University Innovation Strategy planning grant that funded a diabetes needs assessment for an eight- county area in southeast Ohio and West Virginia where Type 2 diabetes rates are higher than the national average. Faculty presented results from the assessment at a 2017 Diabetes Summit, planned in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control, Appalachian Regional Commission and the Diabetes Institute. More than 160 participants shared insights into the impact of diabetes on this region, the influence Appalachian culture may have on the disease and current best practices for diabetes care in both clinical and community settings. The needs assessment and summit outcomes are shaping the strategic direction of the Diabetes Institute as well as diabetes prevention, education and health care initiatives in the region.