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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.

2020 CTSI Scholars Cohort: Call for Proposals
12/17/19

The Clinical and Translational Science Award-linked KL2 Mentored Career Development Award (KL2-MCDA) is now accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs) from outstanding junior faculty, and senior fellows transitioning to junior faculty positions to join the 2020 cohort of CTSI Scholars. Selected candidates will receive research mentoring, career and professional development, and partial salary and research support.   

Winners of annual Clinical Research Achievement Awards announced
12/17/19

Winners of the Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) 2019 Clinical Research Achievement Awards performed research studies surrounding topics of aerobic exercise recovery in sport-related concussion, mechanistic insights on prostate cancer health disparity in American men, and hospital naloxone treatment for suspected opioid overdose.

CTSI's Translational Imaging Core makes high-tech scanning technology available to investigators
12/3/19
The importance of sophisticated imaging technology in medical research is difficult to dispute.
Team Science Core trains multidisciplinary teams to work together more efficiently, effectively
11/19/19
When many people think about scientific research, they often picture a lonely professor with a test tube or in front of his computer. But increasingly, that picture is changing.
Not Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus: Community Engagement Improves CTSI Research Programming
11/19/19

The 2019 “Tricks, Treats and Science Discoveries: Free Family Fun and Learning Fair” was a success. Over 260 community members – all clad in their best Halloween costumes – filled the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on Saturday, October 26.

Community-University Collaborations in Research Workshops
11/6/19

The final workshop of a three-part series, to be held on November 7, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will focus on Culturally Responsive Research Engaging the LGBTQ Community. A diverse, community-friendly panel will engage the audience in discussion about disparities and perceived barriers to conducting research with this community. Previous sessions have been informative regarding the specific needs of each community as well as the importance of researchers engaging the communities at the start of their research.

CTSI Pilot Studies Colloquium - Friday, October 18
10/11/19
The 13 innovative clinical-translational science research projects awarded for 2017-18 will be featured at the annual Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Clinical and Translational Research Colloquium. Investigators will highlight their research projects and respond to questions.
3rd Annual 'Tricks, Treats and Science Discoveries' Scheduled for October 26
10/1/19

Midterm exams aren’t going to be the only spooky event happening at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences this October. The 3rd Annual “Tricks, Treats and Science Discoveries: Free Family Fun and Learning Fair” will make its return to the Jacobs School on Saturday, October 26, from 1 to 4 p.m.