CTSI Translational Spotlight.

Welcome to Translational Spotlight, a UB CTSI newsletter. Our mission is to keep leadership, faculty, trainees and community partners of the Buffalo Translational Consortium informed about developments in clinical research in Western New York and across the national CTSA network.

  • Discover how the AI-powered, safe, and effective CANDO platform makes drug discovery faster and less expensive.
  • Completing a CTSI Micro-credential can earn the learner a digital badge — an achievement that can be shown to the world.
  • Learn more about the innovative and impactful research earning 2024 BTC Clinical Research Achievement Awards.
  • May 19 is the deadline to submit letters of intent for the UB CTSI spring 2025 Translational Pilot Studies Program.
  • A panel discussion on artificial intelligence was one of the highlights of the 2025 CTSI Annual Forum held on March 19.
  • Food insecurity is the subject of the April 2 CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminar featuring UB’s Rebekah J. Walker, PhD.
  • Highlights include a panel discussion on advancing translational science with AI and awards for BTC researchers.
  • Central to the CTSA grant to UB’s CTSI are a series of new initiatives designed to improve health outcomes locally and beyond.
  • Projects focusing on food literacy and lead poisoning have been awarded CTSI community partnership grants.
  • The National Institutes of Health has awarded UB a seven-year, $28.4 million Clinical and Translational Science Award grant.
  • The CTSI has awarded 12 new grants to support studies addressing complex and serious public health issues.
  • UB’s Institute for Healthcare Informatics has developed a unique new tool for searching electronic health records.
  • The annual CTSI event will be held at the Clinical and Translational Research Center on Thursday, December 12.
  • UB researchers have found that feedback from Community Engagement Studio sessions has a major impact on studies.
  • An award from NCATS will support a study featuring investigators from the UB CTSI, Roswell Park, and other CTSA hubs.