UR CTSI-Funded Researcher Finds Negative Effects of Caffeine in Utero

Research led in part by a UR CTSI-funded researcher suggests drinking caffeine while pregnant can lead to structural brain changes and behavioral issues in children later in life. 

2020 Pilot Awards: Predicting Alzheimer’s, Heart Failure, Understanding Intellectual Disabilities

In July, three new pilot awardees began their UR CTSI-funded projects. Over the next year, the awardees will dissect the cellular and molecular causes of intellectual disabilities and develop new ways to predict Alzheimer's disease in seniors and heart failure in patients who need left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).

Get Funding for Collaborations with Research Centers in Minority Institutions

The University of Rochester Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announces a funding opportunity to promote inter-institutional research collaboration between faculty, staff, and students from the University of Rochester and any of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) grantee institutions.

Announcing New Pipeline-to-Pilot Awardees

UNYTE and CBPR Pipeline-to-Pilot awards will foster research to detect heart implant defects, understand how vitamin D is transferred from mother to baby, and examine whether helping faith communities take stock of systemic causes of mental health issues will help combat them. Both awards are now accepting applications for funding.  

CTSI Announces Research Centers in Minority Institutions Scholarly Exchange

The University of Rochester Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announces a funding opportunity to promote inter-institutional research collaboration between faculty, staff, and students from the University of Rochester and any of the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) grantee institutions.