Clinical and Translational Science Institute Annual Forum — March 20, 2024

CTSI Annual Forum

March 20, 2024 — 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Murphy Family Seminar Room 5019 A&B

Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)

Agenda:

12:30 p.m.
Welcome/Introductions
Timothy F. Murphy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UB

Updates From NCATS
Jennie Conroy, PhD
Program Director
Division of Clinical Innovation, CTSA Program Branch
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH

12:45 p.m.
State of the CTSI
Timothy F. Murphy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UB

1:45 p.m.
Break

2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Lung-brain Coupling in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities
Marc Halterman, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean and Executive Director, Office of Research
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB

2:50 p.m.
Break

3:05 p.m.
Clinical Research Achievement Awards and Presentations
Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor
Department of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Chair, Clinical Research Achievement Awards Committee

3:10 p.m.
2023 Top Award
Family-based Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Obesity Implemented in Pediatric Primary Care (Followed by Q&A)
Leonard H. Epstein, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor
Division Chief, Behavioral Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB

3:30 p.m.
2023 Finalist
Phase IIa Study of SurVaxM Plus Adjuvant Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (Followed by Q&A)
Robert Fenstermaker, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Neuro-Oncology Program
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

3:50 p.m.
2023 Finalist
Multiscale Analysis and Validation of Effective Drug Combinations Targeting Driver KRAS Mutations in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (Followed by Q&A)
Ram Samudrala, PhD
Professor and Chief, Division of Bioinformatics
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB

4:10 p.m.
Closing Remarks

4:30 p.m.
Adjournment