Great work, Emily J Knight!

With KL2 funding from the UR CTSI, Knight is also studying what is happening in the brains of children with #autism & #ADHD that makes it hard for them to distinguish speech in settings with other distractions (i.e. teacher speaking in a noisy classroom).

Join Public Health Grand Rounds, supported by UR CTSI, to learn about the history & development of URMC transitional supportive housing resources & the importance of community-based partnerships to support the needs of patients we serve.

Friday @ noon >urmc.info/1wZ

Connecting with the community is key to recruiting research volunteers.

Our Community Engagement Studios, conducted in partnership with CtrCommHealth&Prev, help researchers gain valuable insight into their research from patients & community members.

Learn more: urmc.info/1wE

Deaf people have high rates of behavioral health issues but often don't receive treatment.

With this grant, Aileen Aldalur & Wyatte will develop an ASL behavioral health assessment toolkit to make screening more accessible to Deaf patients.

Congrats!

#URochesterResearch

Study authors, including former UR CTSI KL2 scholar Nikesha Gilmore, PhD (she/her/hers), call for more research striving for #healthequity & addressing biases that impact #Cancer outcomes among older adults.

UR CTSI Director of Research Services Carrie Dykes, PhD, shared information with the community on how to participate in health research while cheering on x - Rochester Americans on Friday night!

Want to participate in #URochesterResearch ? Check out URHealthResearch.urmc.edu.

First time applying? You may be eligible for help with your #NCATSsbir & #STTR application through the NIH Applicant Assistance Program (AAP): a 10-week program providing 1:1 assistance on applications and more. Learn more and apply by May 21: go.nih.gov/T73yInO

LAST CALL!!

University of Rochester researchers & community partners, get up to $15K from the UR CTSI & CtrCommHealth&Prev to support CBPR—a unique research approach that emphasizes the full & equal partnership between researchers & community members.

Apply by Wed, April 24! urmc.info/1wa

The UR CTSI has a new & improved website!

We simplified our site navigation & added filterable directories that make it easier to find funding, search services & support, and explore education & career development opportunities.

Check it out now! >> urmc.info/1vZ

Join the UR CTSI Informatics Branch for our next Analytics Colloquium, featuring presentations on bias in EHR data from Qi Long of Penn Medicine & cellular heterogeneity in single-cell co-expression graphs from Jichun Xie of Duke University.

Register now! >> urmc.info/1vO

UR CTSI Co-Director KarenWilsonMDMPH & Dr. Mark R. Schleiss co-chaired a #2024SpringCTSAmtg session on integrating #translationalscience across all life stages to improve health for all.

The session included trainee talks, an update on 'long cytomegalovirus research & working group updates.

TOMORROW!

Learn how a team from the University of Utah launched a nationwide study with an Exception from Informed Consent waiver using single IRB (SIRB) oversight at this Trial Innovation Network seminar.

Hear from SIRB staff, IRB board members, & lead study coordinators > urmc.info/1vJ

New #URochesterResearch led by UR CTSI's Dongmei Li shows that followers of pro-vaping influencers on X who post about #ecigs have larger, stronger networks than those who don't.
Anti-vaping campaigns could leverage those networks.

More in JMIR Publications 👉 urmc.info/1vA

The UR CTSI Study Coordinators Organization for Research & Education holds a 1/2-day seminar for University of Rochester clinical researchers, coordinators & staff each year. This year's event focuses on engaging & caring for older adult research participants.

Register> urmc.info/1vr

Whether you’re engaged in clinical research or foundational science, join us to hear about strategies for engaging with your professional communities as part of your career development.

Register and join us on April 17 @ 4:30p 👉 urmc.info/1vk