Clinical and Translational Science Institute at URochester Medicine

Save the Date: Translational Science Day | Oct. 28

Translational Science Day 2026 connects University of Rochester Medicine research teams, service providers, and educators to promote translational science and research that improves the health and well-being of people in Rochester and beyond.

Attendees will learn how translational science and research projects find success and build connections to accelerate their own projects.

Features a research support fair, a leadership workshop led by Karen Wilson, MD, MPH, presentations on successful translational projects, and more. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saunders Research Building and Helen Wood Hall.

Save the Date: https://events.rochester.edu/event/translational-science-day-2026

Translational Science Day 2026 Connect with CTSI and URochester Medicine service providers. Learn how CTSI resources and translational science can facilitate and improve your research. Get What You Need to start new or improve current research through translational science. Translational Science Day 2026 connects University of Ro...

Have you received services, funding, or other support from CTSI?

Our institute relies on research teams citing the CTSA grant over the course of their projects to maximize our chances of bringing more funding to URochester.

If you have questions on how to cite the grant, please contact the Research Help Desk at [email protected].

Get all the language you need to cite the grant here:

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/clinical-translational-science-institute/funding/cite-the-ctsa

Enter the America's Got Regulatory Science Talent Student Competition by Nov. 4!

In this competition, teams of students develop and present a proposed solution to a current regulatory science need. Solutions will focus on the science of developing new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products.

Entry form due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Competition is at noon on Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at the Helen Wood Hall auditorium (1W-304). Co-sponsored by CTSI, the Center for Medical Technology and Innovation, and the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation.

For registration, competition guidelines, samples of proposed solutions, and access to faculty or FDA advisors, visit:

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/clinical-translational-science-institute/education/americas-got-regulatory-science-talent

Thank you again for joining us last Thursday, when we celebrated our latest grants from the National Institutes of Health to support translational science and translational research at URochester! We are grateful for the research teams, leadership, faculty, and staff who have supported CTSI and benefited from its support over the last 20 years of impact!

🎉 Twenty years of impact! 🎉

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us today, including guest speakers Sarah Mangelsdorf and Stephen Dewhurst! We loved seeing the support for CTSI and translational science from all the current and former faculty, staff, and students in attendance.

Here's to 20 more years of translating research into impactful medicine. More treatments for all people, more quickly!

JOIN US TOMORROW at 9:30 a.m. in the SRB Atrium to celebrate 20 years of impact with CTSI! Guest speakers and our institute co-directors will provide remarks on over two decades of translational science and research at URochester Medicine.

☕Light fare and refreshments will be provided.🥯

See you there!

Learn more: https://events.rochester.edu/event/ctsi-grant-celebration

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to research that involves community members during all phases of the research process.

This free training program, sponsored by CTSI and the for Community Health & Prevention, educates University of Rochester researchers and community members in community-engaged research. It introduces CBPR principles from the foundations to communication, funding, and sustainability, and fosters relationship-building among participants.

Apply by August 12 for this free course: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/clinical-translational-science-institute/education/cbpr-training

🎉NEXT THURSDAY🎉

Celebrate two decades of NIH funding for CTSI—including our latest seven-year grant—with guest speakers University President Sarah Mangelsdorf, PhD, and Vice President for Research and Vice Dean for Research Stephen Dewhurst, PhD!

Enjoy some light breakfast fare and refreshments and mark 20 years of impact at URochester Medicine—and help usher in the next 20!

Learn more: https://events.rochester.edu/event/ctsi-grant-celebration

Thursday, July 23 at 9:30 a.m., Saunders Research Building Atrium

CTSI Grant Celebration Please join the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) as we celebrate our latest grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)! We are marking 20 years of continuous funding from NIH to support translational science and....

Greater Rochester community members and University of Rochester faculty, trainees, and students are invited to learn more about Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), a collaborative approach to research that involves community members during all phases of the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each member brings to the research team.

This free course, sponsored by Clinical and Translational Science Institute at URochester Medicine and the Center for Community Health & Prevention, will begin in September. Participants have the opportunity to form collaborative teams to develop and submit proposals for the CBPR Pathway to Pilots Awards.

Apply for the course by August 12: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/clinical-translational-science-institute/education/cbpr-training

Did you know CTSI has been supporting translational science and research at URochester Medicine for over 20 years?

Join us on Thursday, July 23 to celebrate two decades of NIH funding for CTSI—including our current seven-year grant—with guest speakers University President Sarah Mangelsdorf, PhD, and Vice President for Research and Vice Dean for Research Stephen Dewhurst, PhD.

Grab a quick bite and refreshment and join us in marking 20 years of impact—and look ahead to 20 more!

Learn more: https://events.rochester.edu/event/ctsi-grant-celebration

Thursday, July 23 at 9:30 a.m., Saunders Research Building Atrium