Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Artist's rendering of Clinical and Translational Science building

The University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute is a national leader in the expanding field of clinical and translational research. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, the CTSI is assembling the people and resources that will help scientists and physicians at the University of Rochester and across upstate New York collaborate to produce innovative science and technology that improves health. We have one goal: that new preventive interventions, diagnostic procedures and treatments get to patients and communities faster than ever before.

Current Funding Opportunities

  • A new Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies RFA was released on 08/08/08 with a deadline for preliminary proposals on 09/30/08. Click here to view the RFA and to learn more about this funding program.
  • The CTSI is pleased to announce that applications to the KL2 program are now being accepted. Letters of Intent are due on 10/03/08. Please click here to view the RFA.

 

  

Breaking News

  • Please click here to read Dean Guzick's Newsletter "CTSB: Dream to Reality".
  • What's Happening With the CTSI? Read our quarterly Newsletter, the CTSI Collaborator to find out! Click here to view the most recent issue.
  • Use the CTSI Listserv to stay up to date with the most current events! Sign up here.

For the CTSI News Archive please click here.

CTSI Events

  • The RCTRC Seminar Series resumed on 09/02/08 and the theme for the series will be the URMC Strategic Plan.. Click here to view the full schedule.
  • The Office of Associate Dean for Faculty Development-Women and Diversity is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Faculty Development Luncheon Seminar Series on 09/08/08 with the presentation "Diversity: Challenge, Threat, or Opportunity" by Stan Byrd and Laura Robinson. Click here for more information.

For a full listing of all CTSI events please click here to view our new interactive calendar.

Webcasts

The CTSI has a variety of seminar webcasts available for immediate viewing in the webcast archive. Please click here to access the webcast archive.

 

  

Successes

Congratulations to Andrea L. Lennon, who received the Richard P. Miller Sr. Award for her work coordinating the university-wide United Way campaign for three years, each of which employees and retirees donated more than $1 million. At the Medical Center, Lennon is executive director and chief operating officer of the Center for Community Health.

 

Congratulations to Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology and Immunology and senior associate dean for Basic Research, who has received the University’s William H. Ricker Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. Given annually, the award is the University’s highest honor in graduate education. Dewhurst is recognized for his passion as an educator and has served as Ph.D. thesis mentor to 20 graduate students, as well as many students in master’s degree programs.

 

Congratulations to Dongwen Wang, PhD, co-director of the CTSI Biomedical Informatics program, for being named Administrative Director of the Technology Center for online HIV education. This "Center for Excellence" is a new initiative that will incorporate collaborations between the University of Rochester CTSI and the URMC Infectious Disease Division. To learn more about this project please click here.

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