4/13/21

The CTSI community newsletter highlights why physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices are so important to better health outcomes.

2022 CTSI Translational Pilot Studies RFP

4/12/21

CTSI’s Translational Pilot Studies Program is accepting Letters of Intent for 2022 pilot study applications – due May 17.

Annual Forum recap: Pandemic preparedness, exemplary research

4/7/21

The virtual event featured a keynote from John R. Mascola, MD, and highlighted Clinical Research Achievement Award recipients.

Program for research teams with tech/idea for marketplace

2/17/21

UB’s I-Corps@NCATS training program starting on April 15 is ideal for researchers with an innovation in any STEM-BioMed field.

How UB's COVID-19 modeling workgroup helped save lives

2/17/21

When COVID-19 hit, local leaders tasked Peter Winkelstein, MD, with leading modeling efforts to project the path of the pandemic.

Pilot Studies Program awards 13 new grants for 2021-22

2/17/21

The CTSI Translational Pilot Studies Program supports innovative translational research projects in Western New York.

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Community partnership

COVID-19 Funding Opportunities and Research Updates

Funding Opportunities for Researchers
To aid researchers, we have compiled information on current COVID-19 funding opportunities and due dates, sorted by sponsor. The information will be continually updated as new funding opportunities develop and due dates pass. Read the list here.

Coordinating and Streamlining Research at WNY Hospitals and at UB
For COVID-19 research information and leads for studies, email the UB Clinical Research Office. To propose a COVID-19 research study, use this link to provide summary information. A CRO/CTSI committee will assess scientific merit and get back to you within 72 hours.

Community Partners

How you can participate in clinical research

There are many ways members of the public can participate in research, from focus groups to patient advocacy groups to volunteering in a clinical study. Participants report feeling more satisfied with their health care and can potentially gain access to new treatments available only to research volunteers.

NEWS

NIAID’s Mascola says pandemic preparedness is key for the future
4/7/21
During his keynote at the CTSI Annual Forum on March 17, John R. Mascola, MD, focused on what enabled the rapid COVID-19 vaccine response and discussed future pandemic preparedness.
Annual Forum 2021: State of the CTSI, highlighting exemplary research
4/7/21
The CTSI Annual Forum on March 17 highlighted the CTSI's efforts from the last year and featured presentations from 2019 and 2020 Clinical Research Achievement Award winners and finalists.