Upstate New York Translational Research Network

The Upstate New York Translational Research Network, a part of the University of Rochester's Clinical and Translational Science Institute, will serve as a national model of research collaboration.

Network members will have access to the resources of the Institute for translational research studies and clinical trials. A program of translational research pilot studies will be established that would involve investigators from two or more Network institutions in order to encourage investigators to use the multidisciplinary faculty of the members in development and implementation of translational research projects.

The Network will develop inventories of translational research at the member institutions, and research resources and methodologies accessible for collaborative research by faculty and trainees. Through the Network, members will provide assistance with regulatory compliance, including training programs on regulatory issues to assist investigators in the preparation and submission of regulatory documents, and support for Institutional Review Boards, including education and certification of clinical investigators on ethical conduct of research. The Network also will coordinate regional marketing, recruitment, and retention of study subjects.

In addition to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, the members include:

• State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo,
• SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse,
• SUNY Binghamton,
• Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences,
• Ordway Research Institute,
• Albany Medical College,
• Albany School of Pharmacy,
• Bassett Healthcare System in Cooperstown, and
• Guthrie Healthcare System in Sayre, Pa.