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The UR CTSI Seminar Series

The UR CTSI Seminar Series has featured guest speakers from the University of Rochester Medical Center and from around the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program to highlight their research and innovative methods. 

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In the fall of 2020, the UR CTSI Seminar Series highlighted members of the URMC research community who have leveraged UR CTSI support to advance their research projects and careers.

Date/Time
Title and Presenter
10/08/20
UR CTSI Data Services and Tools to Support Your Research, Jeanne Holden-Wiltse, M.P.H., M.B.A.
10/22/20
11/05/20
11/12/20 Mitochondrial Metabolism and Bone Health, Roman Eliseev, M.D., Ph.D. 
11/19/20
12/03/20

In the spring of 2020, the UR CTSI Seminar Series focused on dissemination and implementation science, which examines the process by which scientific evidence is adopted, implemented, and sustained in typical community or clinical settings. 

Date/Time Location  Title and Presenter
1/28/20

1-7619 Adolph (Lower) Auditorium

A Quick Introduction to Equity-Focused Dissemination & Implementation presented by Reza Yousefi Nooraie, M.Sc., Ph.D., James M. McMahon, PhD, & Kevin A. Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H.

2/25/20
1-9576 Ryan Case Method Room Implementing Practice Change to Improve Cancer Care Delivery to Sexual and Gender Minority Patients presented by Charles S. Kamen, Ph.D., M.P.H.
3/24/20

ZOOM ONLY

Are Antidepressants Effective in Older Adults in China? Why Implementation Matters presented by Yeates Conwell, M.D.
3/31/20

ZOOM ONLY

Special Seminar - CRoFT Pilot Project: The Effects of Flavored Tobacco Products on Appeal and Toxicity presented by Amanda J. Quisenberry, Ph.D. & Thivanka Muthumalage, Ph.D.
4/28/20

1-9576 Ryan Case Method Room

National Immunization Partnership to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates presented by Cynthia M. Rand, M.D., M.P.H.
5/05/20 1-9576 Ryan Case Method Room

Postponed to Fall 2020

Advancing Research on Sustainability and Equity within Implementation Science presented by Rachel Shelton, Sc.D., M.P.H., Columbia University

5/26/20  

Academic Research Track (ART) Scholars

Longitudinal "Real World" Changes in Skin Microbial Ecology in Atopic Dermatitis Patients Before and After Treatment 
Presented by Fatima Bawany

Neuroprotective Role of Prolactin in the Injured Brain
Presented by Alejandra Rodriguez

Examining the Relationship of Cigarette Smoke and the Development of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Presented by Victor Wang

Effects of Kainic Acid-Induced Auditory Nerve Damage on Envelope-Following Responses in the Budgerigar
Presented by John Wilson, M.S.

In the Spring of 2019, the series focused on collaborative research, team development, and leadership through challenges.

Date Webcast
12/10/2018 The Impact of Sensory and Language Experience on Perception: Findings from Preterm Infants and Deaf Adults presented by Rain Bosworth, Ph.D.
1/22/2019 Team Science: The What, the Why, and the How presented by Kevin Fiscella, Ph.D.
2/26/2019 Studying Scientific Collaboration Using Network Analysis; An Overview of CTSA Studies presented by Reza Yousefi Nooraie, M. Sc., Ph.D.
3/26/2019 Clinical and Translational Approaches to Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment presented by Michelle Janelsins, Ph.D.
4/23/2019 Perinatal Oral Health Translational Research: from Free Solo to Team Science presented by Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD
5/28/2019 Reducing the Burden of C. Difficile Infections Through Collaboration presented by Ghinwa Dumyati, M.D.
6/25/2019

“The New CTSI: Connect, Learn, Get What You Need”

Date Webcast

1/19/2016

Overview CTSA Program presented by Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH, Martin Zand, MD, PhD, Nancy Bennett, MD

1/26/2016

Annual Updates from the Office for Human Subjects Protection presented by Kelly Unsworth, Tiffany Gommel, Kathleen Wessman, and Jennifer Dolan

2/2/2016

Administrative Core presented by Martin Zand, MD, PhD, Tom Fogg, MS, Nicole O'Dell, MS, and Sharyl Zaccaglino

2/9/2016

Informatics presented by Timothy Dye, PhD

2/23/2016

Translational Endeavors presented by Martin Zand, MD, PhD, James Dolan, MD, and Edward Schwarz, PhD

3/1/2016

Research Methods presented by Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH, Edwin van Wijngaarden, PhD, Rob Strawderman, ScD, and Eric Rubinstein, JD, MPH

3/8/2016

Data Management presented by the Office for Human Subjects Protection

3/15/2016

Network Capacity presented by Karen Rabinowitz, JD, and Carrie Dykes, PhD

3/22/2016

Community and Collaboration presented by Gail Newon, and Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH

4/5/2016

Network Science/Regulatory Science presented by Martin Zand, MD, PhD

4/12/2016

KL2 Career Development Program presented by Robert Holloway, MD, MPH
*This session was not recorded

4/19/2016

Hub Research Capacity presented by Nancy Bennett, MD, Steven Barnett, MD, and Giovanni Schifitto, MD, MS

4/26/2016

CTSI Trainee Presentations
*This session was not recorded

4/27/2016

Population  Health Analytics presented by Michael Dulin, MD, PhD
*This session was not recorded

"Advancing Regulatory Science and Translational Science: Research, Training and Partnerships"

Date Webcast

9/8/2015

Regulatory Science Research and Core Competencies presented by Joan Adamo, PhD and Scott Steele, PhD

9/15/2015

Advancing Regulatory Science at the FDA presented by Carol Linden, PhD

9/22/2015

Regulating Science and Translational Research: Innovation to meet patients' needs presented by Michael Rosenblatt, MD

10/6/2015

Working with FDA to better understand generic drug equivalence presented by Michel Berg, MD

10/13/2015

Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda: Lessons Learned in Conducting Research from OHSP/RSRB & Board Members presented by Kelly Unsworth, MS, CCRC, CIP

10/20/2015

Development of International Scientific Resources in collaboratino with NIH and FDA: The Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse (THEW) case presented by Jean-Philippe Couderc, PhD, MBA

10/27/2015

Not Just Another Acronym: What the NPRM Could Mean For You presented by Kelley O'Donoghue, MPH, CIP

11/3/2015

Challenges in applying FDA rules to medical countermeasure development for acute radiation exposure presented by Yuhchyau Chen, MD, PhD

11/10/2015

Developing a Regulatory Science Training Program and Potential Career Paths presented by Emma Meagher, MD

11/17/2015

A Look Inside: The Roles and Responsibilities of a Coordinating Center presented by Emily Flagg

11/25/2015

CTSI Skill-Building Working - Industry Consulting: The Contract presented by Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH and Karen Rabinowitz, JD - Please note: This seminar was not recorded

12/1/2015

Real World Evidence and the FDA presented by Robert Meyer, MD

12/8/2015

America's Got Regulatory Science Talent Contest

12/15/2015

CTSI Skill-Building Workshop - Orphan product pricing issues presented by Frank Marshall, MD and Frank Sasinowski, MS, MPH, JD

"Population Health"

Date Webcast

1/13/2015

Annual OHSP Updates and Quiz Show presented by Jennifer Dolan, Emily Flagg, Tiffany Gommel & Kelly Unsworth

1/20/2015

Exploring the Value of Regional Health Information Exchange Services presented by Ted Kremer, MPH

1/27/2015

Population Health in Monroe County: A local perspective on the NYS Prevention Agenda  presented by Ann Dozier, PhD & Anne Kern

2/3/2015

Helping patients talk to their primary care providers about their day-to-day challenges: Overview of a randomized trial presented by Marsha Wittink, MD, MBE

2/10/2015

ACO, ACA and FFS: New Motivation for Cross-Disciplinary Research presented by Ekaternia Noyes, PhD

2/17/2015

Exempt Research presented by Kathleen Buckwell, CIP

2/24/2015

The world is full of nonlinearities:  System Science, Body Weight, and Us presented by Diana Fernandez, MD, MPH, PhD

3/3/2015

Using Population Surveillance to Improve Health presented by Ghinwa Dumyati, MD

3/10/2015

Healthcare Reform in NYS-DSRIP and Finger Lakes Performing Provider System presented by Kathleen Parinello, PhD & Michele Lawrence, MBA, MPH

3/17/2015

Implementation Research: The What, Why, and Why not? presented by Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH

3/31/2015

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), creating a community of Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) practices and the data to support them presented by Betty Rabinowitz, MD & William Brien

"Women's Health"

Date Webcast

9/9/2014

Environmental Exposures and Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) in US Women presented by Todd Jusko, PhD

9/16/2014

OHSP Policy 901: Investigator Responsibilities presented by Kelly O'Donoghue, MPH, CIP, OHSP

9/23/2014

Cognition in the Menopausal Transition: How Reproductive Aging Impacts Cognitive Aging in Women presented by Miriam Weber, PhD

9/30/2014

High Morbidity, Low Mortality: Women's Health Conditions and Research Neglect   presented by Donna Baird, PhD, Principal Investigator, Epidemiology, NIEHS/NIH

10/7/2014

Reproductive Issues in People with Epilepsy presented by Lynn Liu, MD

10/14/2014

Should unwanted pregnancy be considered a high-risk perinatal condition? Analyzing the Experience of 300,000+ Upstate Women presented by Tim Dye, PhD - Please note: This seminar was not recorded

10/21/2014

Comparative Effectiveness in Vascular Care presented by Michael Stoner, MD

10/28/2014

Sex-Dependent Neurotoxicity of Ambient Ultrafine Particulate Matter presented by Joshua Allen, PhD

11/4/2014

Studies on Women's Health: The WHI and Beyond presented by Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, Interim Dean of SPHHP and Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo - Please note: This seminar was not recorded

11/11/2014

Phthalates and women's health presented by Emily Barrett, PhD

11/18/2014

Standard Deviations from the Mean: When Does a Patient Become a Subject?   presented by Carolyn Jones, MD

11/25/2014

Bone-target drug deliver presented by Danielle Benoit, PhD

12/2/2014

Community Partnership for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support presented by Ann Dozier, PhD

12/9/2014

Pregnancy Outcomes and Women's Health in Neuromuscular Disorders presented by Emma Ciafaloni, MD

12/16/2014

Planning for Your Plan: Data and Safety Monitoring Plan Development and Implementation Considerations presented by Lisa de Blieck and Kelly Unsworth, OHSP

"Crossing Elmwood: River Campus-Medical Center Research Collaborations"

Date Webcast

1/14/2014

Seeing eye to eye: connecting artificial intelligence with automated surgery grading via digital videos presented by Yousef Khalifa, MD and Jiebo Lu, PhD

1/28/2014

Neuroimaging Biomarkers in HIV-Associated CNS Injury presented by Giovanni Schifitto, MD, MS and Jianhui Zhong, PhD

2/4/2014

Nanoparticle-mediated gene silencing confers radio protection to salivary glands in vivo presented by Stephen Dewhurst, PhD, Danielle Benoit, PhD and Catherine Ovitt, PhD

2/11/2014

Calorics Pharmaceuticals: linking yeast longevity to age-associated diseases  presented by David Goldfarb, PhD

2/18/2014

A multidisciplinary effort toward identifying and mitigating closed-head brain injury presented by Jeffrey Bazarian, MD, MPH, Eric Blackman, PhD and Jianhui Zhong, PhD

2/25/2014

CAPA Plans: Solutions, Not Blame  presented by Lorrie D. Drivers, CCRP, RQAP-GCP

3/4/2014

Ultrasound Technologies for Tissue Engineering presented by Diane Dalecki, PhD and Denise Hocking, PhD

3/11/2014

Using MRI to predict visual recovery after tumor resection by G. Edward Vates, MD, PhD and Brad Mahon, PhD

3/18/2014

Progress toward noninvasive vision correction presented by Krystel Huxlin, PhD and Wayne Knox, PhD

3/25/2014

Listening through noise: Search for Autism biomarkers presented by Anne Luebke, PhD and Loisa Bennetto, PhD

4/1/2014

When Erythrocyte Biology and Mechanics Collide presented by Richard Waugh, PhD and James Palis, MD

4/8/2014

Mobile phone-based asthma self-management aid for adolescents (mASMAA): "Txt4ASMA" presented by Hyekrun Rhee, PhD, RN, PNP and James Allen, PhD

4/15/2014

CTSI Year Out Trainee Presentations presented by 2013-2014 CTSI Year Out Trainees April 15

4/22/2014

CTSI Year Out Trainee Presentations presented by 2013-2014 CTSI Year Out Trainees April 22

4/29/2014

Understanding RSRB Review Processes to Improve Submissions presented by Tiffany Gommel, RSRB Director

"From Test Tube to Table: Understanding the Evolving Science of Nutrition Research"

Date Webcast

9/3/2013

State of the CTSI presented by Thomas Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD and Karl Kieburtz, MD, MPH

9/10/2013

Mineral Dynamics in Pregnant Teens - Is the Fetus a Perfect Parasite? presented by Kimberly O'Brien, PhD, Cornell University

9/17/2013

RSRB Update presented by Tiffany Gommel, MS, CIM, CIP

9/24/2013

Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure from Fish Consumption and Child Development: Findings from the Seychelles Child Development Study   presented by Edwin van Wijngaarden, PhD

10/1/2013

The Deaf Weight Wise Study: A unique clinical trial of health behavior modification with Deaf adults presented by Steven Barnett, MD, on behalf of NCDHR and the Deaf Weight Wise Study Group

10/8/2013

Dietary exposures to endocrine disruptors in low income pregnancies presented by Shaw-Ree Chen, PhD, and Emily Barrett, PhD

10/22/2013

Fish Oil, Lipidomics, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk   presented by Robert Block, MD, MPH

10/29/2013

E-MOMS of Rochester study by Diana Fernandez, MD, MPH, PhD and Susan Groth, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAANP

11/5/2013

Non-anemic gestational iron deficiency disrupts brain development - Risk factor for psychiatric disorder? presented by Margot Mayer-Proschel, PhD

11/12/2013

What engages people? Self-determination theory research on motivation in learning, health care, virtual worlds, and other domains presented by Richard Ryan, PhD

11/19/2013

Review of the Investigational Drug and Device Regulations and Change to the RSRB Online Submission System (ROSS) Application for Drugs and Devices presented by Kelley O'Donoghue, MPH, CIP and Tiffany Gommel, MS, CIM, CIP

11/26/2013

The role of nutrition in the etiology and treatment of autism: From food dyes to supplement use presented by Susan Hyman, MD, Brianne Schmidt, RD, and Pat Stewart, PhD, RD

12/3/2013

Nutritional Supplementation for Symptom Management in Cancer Patients presented by Luke Peppone, PhD

12/10/2013

Research Data - What You Need to Know About Data Security and Storage presented by Mike Pinch and Robert Schrack, MSIA, CISSP-ISSMP, GCFA