Restructuring Clinical Research at URMC

In the midst of restructuring the clinical research enterprise at URMC, search committees are working to identify internal candidates for two top clinical research positions: Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research, a position currently held by Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., and Director of the Clinical Research Office, a newly created role. 

TBS Graduate Student Receives Young Investigator Award

TBS student Elizabeth “Libby” Saionz recently received an Optical Society of America Young Investigator Award for presenting her research showing that starting visual training sooner rather than later can help stroke patients regain more vision, more quickly.

New Guidelines for Human Research: Common Rule and NIH Confidentiality Updates

Recent updates to the Common Rule, a set of federal regulations for the ethical conduct of research with human subjects, and the NIH Certificate of Confidentiality policy aim to reduce regulatory burden on researchers while ensuring protection of research subjects. Learn what this means for you.

Team Science at URMC: Using Social Network Analysis to Visualize Research Collaborations

UR CTSI is collecting data from URMC faculty regarding their collaborations within the medical center. An email will be sent to all URMC faculty on Tuesday, October 3 with a link to an online survey. The data will help us understand how the research environment at URMC is evolving over time.

UR CTSI Demystifies Translational Science with New Online Course

The University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute has developed one of the first massive open online courses (MOOC) focused on translational science. Anyone interested in learning more about translational science can audit the course for free.