Juilee Thakar Serves as New Translational Biomedical Science PhD Program Director

On July 1, Juilee Thakar, Ph.D., stepped into the role of director for the UR CTSI’s Translational Biomedical Science PhD Program, relieving interim director Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D.

Edith Williams Named Founding Director of the New Office of Health Equity Research

Rochester native Edith M. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, will join URMC as the founding director of the Office of Health Equity Research, which is housed in the UR CTSI, on September 1.

UR CTSI and Vanderbilt Team Up to Make Surveys More Accessible

A Deaf health research center within the UR CTSI and the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research have launched a user-friendly tool that makes it easier for anyone to create research surveys that are accessible for use with Deaf and DeafBlind people.

Meet Our Latest KL2 Career Development Awardees

Congratulations to the latest cohort of KL2 Career Development Awardees funded by the UR CTSI! This year’s awardees will adapt a behavioral therapy for Deaf individuals, test a new treatment regimen for breast cancer patients with brain metastases, map brain pathways to aid surgery, and use artificial intelligence to support clinical decision making. 

National Study: Early Treatment with COVID Convalescent Plasma Prevents Hospitalization

The UR CTSI was part of a national study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID is a safe and effective early outpatient treatment for others with the disease.