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Health Research and Clinical Trials

From the clinic to our community, our research helps improve health for everyone.

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At UR Medicine, health research is at the heart of our mission to improve care for everyone in the communities we serve.

Health research helps doctors and scientists learn better ways to prevent, find, and treat illness. Many of today’s treatments exist because people chose to take part in research studies. When you join a study, you are helping us improve healthcare – not just for yourself, but for your community and future generations.

Video: Hear three inspiring stories from individuals who enrolled in our clinical trials. Learn what motivated them to participate, what the process was like, and how their involvement contributed not only to their personal health journeys, but to advancing research for others.

Participate in Research

Search for studies online, or join a registry to be contacted about future opportunities.

Make a Difference

What Is Health Research?

Some studies involve people with health conditions, others need healthy volunteers. Your privacy is always protected.

Dive Deeper

"The Trial That Saved Me"

For many people, clinical trials mean hope. Meet some of the people who chose to take part in research at UR Medicine.

See the Impact

Contact Us

Research experts are available at UR Medicine to answer your questions about participating in research studies.

Latest Research Updates

The UR Health Research website is supported by the University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UR CTSI). The UR CTSI is supported in part by the University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Award number UM1 TR005451 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.