2020-21 digital badges awarded for achievements in research skills

Digital Badge.

Published July 20, 2021

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The University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has announced the awardees of digital badges — clickable icons signifying achievement in knowledge and skills related to clinical and translational research — from September 2020 to May 2021. The digital badging opportunities are free and open to all members of the Buffalo Translational Consortium, including students, faculty, and staff.

A total of 26 digital badges were awarded to 25 individuals in 2020 and 2021 for three of the CTSI’s core competency workshop series — three for Effective Teaching, 20 for Responsible Conduct of Research, and three for Scientific Communication.

The list of badge recipients includes students, faculty, staff and fellows from five UB schools, including the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health and Health Professions, the School of Nursing, the School of Dental Medicine, and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Digital badge awardees from September 2020 to May 2021:

Effective Teaching

  • Vernon Clifton, MD, MBA (faculty, Jacobs School)
  • Steven Gabriel, MBA, MA (research assistant, School of Public Health and Health Professions)
  • Grishma Trivedi, MD (second year resident, Jacobs School)

Responsible Conduct of Research

  • Hacer Aksel, DDS, PhD (faculty, School of Dental Medicine)
  • Christopher Bove (undergraduate student)
  • Bryan Cacciotti (staff, Jacobs School)
  • Narayan Dhimal (PhD student, Jacobs School)
  • Jeffrey Dolphin (PharmD student, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Grace Guadalupe (research associate, Jacobs School)
  • Julianne Hergenroder, MS, MPH (research assistant, UBMD Orthopaedics/Jacobs School)
  • Tara Hogan, MD (resident, Jacobs School)
  • Nadine Husami (PhD student, Jacobs School)
  • Natalie Jay (PhD student, Jacobs School)
  • Brian Morreale (master’s student, Roswell Park)
  • Maura Mullen (PharmD student, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Bashar Othman (PharmD student, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
  • Lana Pasek, EdM, MSN (PhD student, School of Nursing)
  • Michael Phelps (student, College of Arts and Sciences)
  • Shania Rosenblum (PhD student, Jacobs School)
  • Frances Smith (PhD student, Jacobs School)
  • Kirtana Viswanathan (postdoctoral associate, Jacobs School)
  • Matthew Wysocki (PhD student, Jacobs School)
  • Rebeccah Young (staff, Jacobs School)

Scientific Communication

  • Michael Brandt (staff, School of Dental Medicine)
  • Steven Gabriel, MBA, MA (research assistant, School of Public Health and Health Professions)
  • Jennifer Sosa (master’s student, Jacobs School)

Congratulations to all of the individuals who completed badges in 2020 and 2021 as part of the CTSI Core Competency Workshop Series, which is organized by the CTSI Workforce Development Core. Visit the CTSI website for more information about the series and digital badge opportunities.