Clinical & Translational Science Institute - University of Rochester Medical Center

National CTSA Consortium

Accelerating Discoveries Toward Better Health

Visit CTSACentral.org for information about the national CTSA program.

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences funds the CTSA program.

The mission of the University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute is to transform biomedical research by accelerating the application of basic science findings to human health problems, developing clinical solutions, testing efficacy, and implementing interventions at the community level. Learn more about translational science.

CTSI News

The Annual Faculty Development Colloquium will be held on June 5th and will feature thought-provoking plenary sessions, workshops, and short communications covering a variety of topics. Click here for more information.

The 5th Annual SCORE Half Day Seminar will be held on June 12th and is entitled "Fostering a Culture of Research". Click here for details and registration information.

The new Academic Core Curriculum is a week-long course which will be held September 30th through October 4th and is designed to help Senior Instructors and Assistant Professors with clinical responsibilities identify the skills they need for more successful career advancement. Deadline for registration is August 30, 2013. Click here to register.

NIH SBIR/STTR Conference

The 15th annual NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Conference will be held October 28-30, 2013 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Read more here.

Featured Service/Program

The KL2 Mentored Career Development program provides 2 years of support for new investigators interested in a career in clinical or translational research. The program is designed to support the career development of those who wish to pursue research careers in multidisciplinary clinical and translational science. Click here to read more about the KL2 Program.

CTSI Personalities

Doran Mix, a CTSI TL1 Predoctoral Program trainee, and his team completed a number of multidisciplinary projects that apply biomedical engineering concepts to solve problems in cardiovascular medicine. Mix says his experience with the CTSI has inspired him to continue to do research for the remainder of his career. Click here to learn more about Doran Mix and his research.

Featured Center

The mission of the Center for Research Implementation and Translation is to tailor, test, and systematically incorporate clinical research findings into clinical practice, and develop novel research methods for the field. The Center’s scientists conduct rigorous, hypothesis-driven studies in which clinical research findings are tailored, tested, and systematically incorporated in clinical practice, and novel research methods are developed for the field. Click here to read more about CRIT,

NIH Funding Acknowledgement ** Important ** All publications resulting from the utilization of CTSI resources are required to credit the CTSI grant by including the NIH FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

UNYTE Member Spotlight

RPI Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation’s oldest technological university. The Institute is especially well-known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.