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.
UR CTSI-Supported Study Aims to Predict, Prevent Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury is often preventable, but we currently lack the ability to accurately predict when it will occur and to whom. UR CTSI researchers dug into longitudinal patient data to identify risk factors that can be used to predict and prevent this deadly and debilitating disease.
UR CTSI’s Academic Research Track: Turning Medical Students into Medical Researchers
Ian De Andrea-Lazarus and Samuel Weisenthal joined the University of Rochester's MD-PhD program after participating in the UR CTSI's Academic Research Track (ART). The pair describe ART as the bridge that allowed them to pursue careers as physician-scientists, numbers of which have been declining in recent decades.
TBS Graduate Student Receives Young Investigator Award
TBS student Elizabeth “Libby” Saionz recently received an Optical Society of America Young Investigator Award for presenting her research showing that starting visual training sooner rather than later can help stroke patients regain more vision, more quickly.
UR CTSI Demystifies Translational Science with New Online Course
The University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute has developed one of the first massive open online courses (MOOC) focused on translational science. Anyone interested in learning more about translational science can audit the course for free.