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Stay in touch with research developments featuring UB CTSI investigators and other newsworthy accomplishments from around the Buffalo Translational Consortium and the national Clinical and Translational Science Award network.

COVID-19, seven months later: What we have learned about transmission and prevention
10/21/20
Back in March, CTSI Director Timothy F. Murphy, MD, discussed the effectiveness of social distancing. "Seven months later," he writes in a new piece, "we can say that the interventions put in place to combat COVID-19 made a tangible impact. We can also say that there is much we know now that we did not know then."
Virtual 2020 Pilot Studies Colloquium showcased broad range of innovative research
10/21/20
The 2020 UB CTSI Translational Pilot Studies Program Clinical and Translational Research Colloquium on October 16 highlighted the eleven projects awarded pilot studies funding in 2018-19, as well as the CTSI’s Community Partnership Development Seed Grant Program awardee for 2020.
CTSI Pilot Studies Colloquium goes virtual on October 16
10/6/20
Each year, the UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute Translational Pilot Studies Program Clinical and Translational Research Colloquium highlights innovative research projects that received Translational Pilot Studies awards. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event will be held as a virtual colloquium on Friday, October 16.
Building trust through the Community Engagement Studio model
9/16/20
The importance of community engagement to effective research cannot be overstated. This is one reason why the CTSI advocates the use of the Community Engagement Studio model. This unique method brings researchers and members of the community together, face-to-face (or virtually), for a bidirectional conversation around studies.
‘Sofia’ video game exhibit launches at Explore & More museum
9/16/20
A playable video game version of “Sofia Learns About Research,” the children’s activity and coloring book that presents research in a non-threatening way, can be experienced now at downtown Buffalo’s Explore & More — The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum.
ResearchMatch is connecting UB researchers with the right participants
9/1/20
For researchers, finding the right participants, at the right time, is never easy. However, there are proven methods for success and an experienced team of professionals at UB’s CTSI ready to assist. In addition to the Buffalo Research Registry, the CTSI team encourages the use of ResearchMatch. This free registry of people who want to get involved in clinical trials is increasingly popular at UB and institutions around the country.
UB’s CTSI celebrates five years of ‘raising the level of research’
8/19/20
When UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health was announced in 2015, it was heralded as a game-changer in the pursuit for improved health and reduced health disparities in Western New York. Five years later, it is clear that the impact of the CTSI on Buffalo and beyond has been vast. And the CTSI story is just beginning.
Watch the 2020 Igniting Hope Conference now
8/19/20
The Igniting Hope Conference on August 15, “Mobilizing Community Resources to Achieve Health Equity During a Global Pandemic,” brought together healthcare professionals, community leaders, community members, advocates, and faculty. Watch the full recordings now.
CTSI K Scholar remembered as a brilliant scientist
8/19/20
Maximilliano Rapanelli, PhD, passed away on August 4, 2020, at the age of 39. He was a research assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.