Jin Xiao Joins UR CTSI as Associate Director of KL2 Career Development Program

Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD, an associate professor of Dentistry and a former KL2 scholar herself, will begin the new leadership position on July 1.

Janiret Narváez Miranda Selected as Yale Ciencia Academy Fellow

Translational Biomedical Science graduate student Janiret Narváez Miranda has been selected to take part in Yale Ciencia Academy, a highly competitive, year-long career development program for underrepresented students in biological or biomedical graduate programs.

UR CTSI Firsts at Commencement 2023

Commencement 2023 featured several firsts for the UR CTSI, including the first graduates of our Bachelor in Clinical and Translational Sciences program and the first time one of our Translational Biomedical Science PhD graduates gave a commencement speech.

Juilee Thakar Serves as New Translational Biomedical Science PhD Program Director

On July 1, Juilee Thakar, Ph.D., stepped into the role of director for the UR CTSI’s Translational Biomedical Science PhD Program, relieving interim director Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D.

A Changing of the Guard for UR CTSI Translational Biomedical Sciences PhD Program

Timothy D. Dye, Ph.D. is stepping down as the director of the UR CTSI’s Translational Biomedical Science PhD program after five very successful years. He will be succeeded by Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D., a highly experienced educator and mentor, starting July 1.