Translational Spotlight

Welcome to Translational Spotlight, a UB CTSI newsletter. Our mission is to keep leadership, faculty, trainees and community partners of the Buffalo Translational Consortium informed about developments in clinical research in Western New York and across the national CTSA network.

Researchers learned value of team science during COVID-19
3/17/21
The CTSI’s Team Science Core explains why some teams were better able to handle impacts of the pandemic.
New CTSI workshop series explores health inequities
3/3/21
Part of the CTSI’s Core Competency Workshop Series, the series runs via Zoom on five Thursdays between March 11 and April 29.
Top vaccine researcher to speak at virtual CTSI Forum
2/17/21
Nationally recognized researcher John R. Mascola, MD, will take an in-depth look at COVID-19 vaccines at the forum on March 17.
How UB's COVID-19 modeling workgroup helped save lives
2/3/21
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
1/20/21
The CTSI Translational Pilot Studies Program supports innovative translational research projects in Western New York.
Takeaways from the CTSI Distinguished Seminar Series
1/6/21
The fall 2020 virtual seminars touched on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the much-discussed vaccines.
Year in review: CTSI reflections on 2020
12/16/20
The CTSI looks back on the last 12 months and reflects on the year's accomplishments and challenges.
Clinical Research Achievement Award winners announced
12/2/20
Recognized for 2020 are UB researchers Teresa Quattrin, MD; Steven E. Lipshultz, MD; and Gil I. Wolfe, MD.
How UB researchers reach recruitment goals during COVID-19
11/18/20
The CTSI recruitment team is helping UB researchers overcome recruitment challenges and reach enrollment goals.
Distinguished Seminar Series to focus on health disparities
11/4/20
The series resumes virtually on November 17 as Deidra Crews, MD, discusses research and health equity.
COVID-19, seven months later: What we have learned
10/21/20
CTSI Director Timothy F. Murphy, MD, explores what we have learned about COVID-19 transmission and prevention since March.
2020 CTSI Pilot Studies Colloquium goes virtual
10/7/20
Each year, the colloquium highlights innovative research projects that received Translational Pilot Studies awards.

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