UR CTSI: University of Rochester Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Researchers all over the country have been working toward developing antivirals to combat #COVID19. Join National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci, and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Director Christopher Austin, this Friday to learn about the challenges and progress of these efforts: https://fal.cn/3bkVK

As COVID-19 cases began to surge in March, researchers from UR Medicine, Rochester Regional Health, Common Ground Health and Monroe County Health Department came together to predict the coming need for inpatient beds across Monroe County and the Fingerlakes. Learn more about their efforts this Friday at #URMC Public Health Grand Rounds: https://fal.cn/3bjsn

Mark your calendar now for the next UR CTSI Seminar featuring Associate Professor Ying Meng, PhD, RN, whose research on child eating behaviors has been supported through several UR CTSI training and funding programs. Dr. Meng will discuss how she leveraged that early funding to secure her current K23 from the NIH. https://fal.cn/3bga7

October has gone to the dogs! UR CTSI's Roc Health Data has mapped local animal-related charities and mental health data in its map room this month in honor of a number of pet-related awareness events and #emotionalwellnessmonth. Check it out to see where you can find your next furry friend or take advantage of services for your current pet pal: https://fal.cn/3beqf

Join us for a live conversation between Joan Lunden and Dr. Beth Mittendorf about breast cancer research. Dr. Beth Mittendorf is the Director of the Breast Immuno-Oncology Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and is an investigator with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and we can't wait to speak with her. We hope you'll join us. #breastcancerawareness

UR CTSI's one-year Population Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship trains interdisciplinary researchers to conceptualize research across the translational continuum - from basic research through population health. Learn more and apply by November 15: https://fal.cn/3bd3e

Indigenous women are killed at a rate 10 times higher than the national murder rate - likely due to a lack of law enforcement. A panel of local Haudenosaunee leaders will discuss the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women on Friday, October 30 in an event co-hosted by the UR CTSI and Susan B. Anthony Center. Join us: https://fal.cn/3bbEK

A #COVID19 #vaccine study is back up and running at URMC today. After voluntarily pausing the trial last month, the FDA and an independent board thoroughly reviewed the trial and found it safe to resume. The trial, which already reopened in the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Japan, is now reopened worldwide. https://fal.cn/3baUP

Apply now for a new UR CTSI pipeline-to-pilot award for projects in health equity-focused dissemination and implementation science, which helps ensure that evidence-based policies and interventions (drugs, devices, etc) are effectively and *equitably* distributed and used in real-world settings. Teams with at least one University of Rochester faculty member can apply now for up to $10,000: https://fal.cn/3b7G8

Don't miss our UR CTSI Seminar TODAY at NOON featuring a former UR CTSI Pilot awardee. Biostatistics Associate Professor Matthew McCall, Ph.D., will discuss his research focused on building statistical methods to better understand microRNAs, which regulate gene expression and contribute to a variety of human diseases if they malfunction. https://fal.cn/3b5Gi

In the wake of the #MeToo and #TimesUpHealthcare movements, leaders in academic medicine are working toward creating safer and more inclusive environments. UR CTSI Director of Diversity and Inclusion John Cullen, Ph.D., was part of a recent Association of American Medical Colleges webinar that discussed nuanced ways we can make our colleagues and employees feel safe and welcome. Watch their discussion now: https://fal.cn/3b4Wb

Public Health Sciences Associate Professor Elaine Hill, Ph.D., is using a new national #COVID19 clinical dataset, called N3C, to understand how the disease affects maternal and infant outcomes when contracted during pregnancy. "The N3C data and community are an incredible asset for rapidly engaging in timely research about COVID-19." https://fal.cn/3b0Nz

Tune into National Institutes of Health (NIH) Facebook and Twitter TODAY at 4:15 p.m. to hear #NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Director Dr. Chris Austin discuss #ACTIV-1, a large-scale clinical trial of 3 immune modulators to treat #COVID19 in hospitalized adults. Learn more about the clinical trial: https://fal.cn/3aYw9

Mentorship is one of the most important contributors to a successful career in translational research. Join the next Insights to Inspire webinar, hosted by the UR CTSI's Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration, to learn tips and tricks related to mentoring from #CTSAProgram hubs that showed the most improvement in these areas last year: https://fal.cn/3aY9P