CTSI Translational Spotlight.

Welcome to Translational Spotlight, a UB CTSI newsletter. Our mission is to keep leadership, faculty, trainees and community partners of the Buffalo Translational Consortium informed about developments in clinical research in Western New York and across the national CTSA network.

  • ClinicalTrials.gov users at UB are encouraged to explore the modernized versions of the website and the PRS.
  • The forum will feature presentations on therapeutic opportunities for stroke patients and award-winning studies.
  • Projects focused on youth literacy and on supporting CPR training in Buffalo churches have received CTSI seed grants.
  • The UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute will hold its 2024 Annual Forum at the CTRC on Wednesday, March 20. 
  • Compliance with ClinicalTrials.gov is routinely emphasized at UB, since failure to comply has major consequences.
  • The CTSI has awarded 13 new grants to support studies addressing complex and serious public health issues.
  • The 2023 BTC Clinical Research Achievement Awards have recognized researchers from the Jacobs School and Roswell Park.
  • The CTSI Translational Pilot Studies Program Clinical and Translational Research Colloquium returns on December 14.
  • Feedback from Community Engagement Studio sessions helps UB researchers plan more impactful studies.
  • UB's new QA/QI self-assessment tool will help researchers determine whether submission to the IRB is necessary.
  • Nominations are due on October 27 for the Buffalo Translational Consortium Clinical Research Achievement Awards.
  • The WNY Long COVID Registry offers support options, provides education, and shares clinical trial opportunities. 
  • UB's new MRI scanner and imaging community were the focus of the Imaging Research Symposium on September 7.
  • The 2023 Igniting Hope Conference, titled "Building a Healthy, Just Community for All," will be held in person at the Jacobs School on September 30.
  • The CTSI’s Open Research Office Zoom sessions featuring expert guest speakers return on September 27 with “Pathways to IRB Review.”