
12:00-12:15 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks, History and Overview of the CTSI Translational Pilot Studies Program
Timothy F. Murphy, MD
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Director, UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Introduction to Translational Pilot Studies Program Brahm Segal, MD Chair, Department of Internal Medicine Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Director, UB CTSI Pilot Studies Program
12:15-12:30 p.m. Drugging Gene/Pathway Dependencies in Pancreatic Cancer Irwin H. Gelman, PhD Director of Research Integration Distinguished Professor of Oncology
Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:30-12:45 p.m. Repurposing Tamoxifen for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Gokul M. Das, PhD
Professor of Oncology
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:45-1:00 p.m.
Data Analytic Models Will Improve Prediction of Symptomatic Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Jason M. Davies, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Plasma NETosis Signature to Predict Thrombosis in Pancreatic Cancer
Christos Fountzilas, MD
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Department of Medicine
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
1:15-1:30 p.m.
Mobilizing the Immune System to Reduce the Need for Chemotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Shipra Gandhi, MD
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Breast and Early Phase Clinical Trials
Department of Medicine
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
1:30-2:15 p.m.
Break — Posters Created by 2021 Pilot Studies Awardees
2:15-2:30 p.m.
Optimization of the “Vulvodyne” — A Prototype Device for Improved
Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvodynia
Vanessa M. Barnabei, MD, PhD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Feasibility of an eHealth Educational Intervention for African Americans With End-stage Kidney Disease
Liise K. Kayler, MD, MS
Program Director Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery
Department of Surgery
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
2:45-3:00 p.m.
Feasibility of Measuring the Salivary Microbiome in a Prospective Cohort of Older Women
Michael J. LaMonte, PhD, MPH
Research Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions, UB
3:00-3:15 p.m.
Impact of Children’s Book About Clinical Research on Research Knowledge and Intent to Participate in Research: A Demonstration Project and Pilot Study
Renee Cadzow, PhD
Research Associate Professor and Volunteer
Department of Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Special Populations Task Leader, UB CTSI
Associate Professor and Associate Director/Chair, Center for Doctoral Studies and Research, D’Youville University
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Maternal Oxysterol Metabolism During Pregnancy
Todd C. Rideout, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
School of Public Health and Health Professions, UB
3:30-3:45 p.m.
Prediction of Opioid-related Drug Combinations Using CANDO and a WNY Retrospective Cohort
Ram Samudrala, PhD
Professor and Chief, Division of Bioinformatics
Department of Biomedical Informatics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
3:45-4:00 p.m.
Lung and Breast Cancer Prevention by an Integrated Intervention of Maternal Smoking Cessation and Breastfeeding
Xiaozhong Wen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
4:00-4:15 p.m. Introduction to CTSI Community Partnership Development Seed Grant Program
Laurene M. Tumiel-Berhalter, PhD
Director of Community Translational Research
Department of Family Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB
Director, UB CTSI Community Engagement Core
4:15-4:30 p.m. Developing Culturally Appropriate Health Equity Research Methodologies Through a Community Partnership With the Seneca Nation
Anne E. Lally, PhD
Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation
Community Health Interventions Lab
Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, UB
4:30-4:45 p.m.
Education-mental Health Integration to Better Serve Racialized Youth: A Community Practice
Candra Skrzypek, MSW
PhD Student
School of Social Work, UB
5:00 p.m.
Adjournment
Contact Senior Research Administrator Erin O'Byrne for more information.
This program is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR001412 to the University at Buffalo, as well as: UB’s Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences; Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; and the deans of UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, and School of Nursing.