Improving Health of Adolescents and Young Adults Focus of Pathway-to-Pilot Awardees
Two teams of researchers and community organization leaders are working to improve the health of adolescents and young adults with funding from Community-Based Participatory Research Pipeline-to-Pilot grants.
Jin Xiao Joins UR CTSI as Associate Director of KL2 Career Development Program
Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD, an associate professor of Dentistry and a former KL2 scholar herself, will begin the new leadership position on July 1.
Edith Williams Named Founding Director of the New Office of Health Equity Research
Rochester native Edith M. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, will join URMC as the founding director of the Office of Health Equity Research, which is housed in the UR CTSI, on September 1.
UR CTSI Funding Leads to New Grant for Childhood Tooth Decay Prevention App
URMC researchers are building on previous funding from the UR CTSI to develop a smartphone app that can detect and prevent severe tooth decay in underserved kids and improve their overall well-being.