CTSI Translational Spotlight.

Welcome to Translational Spotlight, a UB CTSI newsletter. Our mission is to keep leadership, faculty, trainees and community partners of the Buffalo Translational Consortium informed about developments in clinical research in Western New York and across the national CTSA network.

  • Members of the 2020 cohort of CTSI K Scholars are reflecting on their memorable and impactful experiences in the program.
  • The BTC Clinical Research Achievement Awards showcase and honor outstanding accomplishments in clinical and translational research.
  • The UB CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar on October 12 will feature a world-renowned expert on mental health in ethnic populations.
  • A community-driven CTSI project is helping close the gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the internet and those who do not.
  • CTSI seed grants support the planning of community-based participatory research projects and engagement of communities in research.
  • The 2022 Igniting Hope Conference will be held in-person at the Jacobs School and concurrently on Zoom on August 13.
  • The CTSI has made 2022 K Scholar Program awards to faculty whose research interests range from childhood cancer to ophthalmology.
  • The importance of rural health research and lessons learned are shared by UB investigators and their community partners.
  • UB's i2b2 and TriNetX databases, which offer searchable, de-identified clinical patient data, are about to become even more powerful.
  • The series features presenters discussing research on topics including prostate cancer, disease prevention, and craniosynostosis.
  • Research on the genetic basis of the mammalian circadian clock will be featured at the CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar on June 1.
  • Investigators at UB have access to a wide variety of CTSI tools designed to enhance recruitment and retention.
  • The CTSI’s Educational Modules are videos created by UB faculty and staff experts as an essential resource to increase researcher knowledge.
  • Read key takeaways and watch videos from the Annual Forum, which featured a distinguished group of presenters tackling a wide range of topics.
  • The next CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar will feature Randall J. Urban, MD, whose work has the potential to transform the treatment of long COVID.