Lessons from Our Rollout: Using MyChart to Recruit Research Participants
In 2022, the UR CTSI launched the MyChart for Recruitment service that allows researchers to message patients about studies. Find out what the implementation team learned from the roll out.
Expanding Research Potential at the Clinical Research Center
Co-directors Karen Wilson, MD, MPH, and Martin Zand, MD, PhD discuss their vision for the Clinical Research Center.
Ashlee Lang, MPH, Joins UR CTSI as Director of the Office of Clinical Research
“I’m honored to have been chosen as the next director of the Office of Clinical Research,” Lang said. “Previous leaders of the office have assembled a phenomenal team of research support staff, and I hope to build upon this foundation by increasing our visibility and promoting our scope of services across the entire URMC research community.”
National Relaunch of Recruitment Innovation Center Supported by UR CTSI
The Recruitment Innovation Center (RIC), a collaborative group of researchers involved in recruitment and retention of research participants, will formally relaunch this fall.
Immune Modulators Have Mixed Results on COVID Pneumonia
In December of 2020, URMC researchers joined the large, national ACTIV-1 clinical trial testing whether immune modulator drugs can speed recovery for patients hospitalized with COVID. Though results are mixed, the trial provides many insights for future trials and pandemics.