Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest Updates | Visitation Policies | COVID-19 Testing | Vaccine Information Explore URMC Browse by Funding Education Clinical Research Collaboration Informatics Diversity at CTSI About UR CTSI Get Help Connect. Learn. Get what you need. The UR CTSI helps research teams work faster and better. Get help now. UR Clinical & Translational Science Institute The UR CTSI provides funding, education, resources and services to help research teams collaborate and produce results faster. Through our many programs, we strive to advance science and medicine and improve the health of communities and populations. What is Translational Science? Coronavirus Research Response Since our founding in 2006, the UR CTSI has been cultivating a robust research ecosystem that accelerates the translation of discoveries to therapies and interventions that improve the health of individuals and populations. Never has that mission been so important. In the past year, the UR CTSI took up the reins to help steer our University's rapid research response to this unprecedented pandemic. Our team has built research data tools like the COVID-19 Biobank to help researchers study this novel disease. We have engaged our community and kept them informed and safe. And we have established and supported teams of researchers who are pursuing innovative ways to treat and prevent COVID-19. Learn about the UR CTSI's coronavirus research response. Browse Our Research Resources by Role Students & Trainees Pre- and post-doctoral training, funding and support for graduate and medical students Student & Trainee Resources Faculty Services, continuing education and career development for faculty across career stages disciplines Faculty Resources Staff Support, continuing education and career development for research staff from all disciplines Staff Resources Community Learn about health research, volunteer for a clinical study, or partner with us on research projects. Community Resources What is Translational Science? It takes too long to glean health benefits from scientific discoveries. Translational science aims to understand and refine the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into interventions that improve health of individuals and communities. Scientific translation happens along a spectrum: from bench to bedside and on to populations. But this spectrum is not linear or unidirectional; each stage builds upon and informs the others. T0 - Basic Science: Preclinical and animal studies that happen at "the bench" to define molecular mechanisms and drug targets. T1 – Translation to Humans: Clinical trials that assess the safety of a drug, device or intervention. T2 – Translation to Patients: Clinical trials that test the efficacy of a drug, device or intervention. T3 – Translation to Clinical Practice: Clinical trials and outcomes research that test long-term impact and cost-effectiveness of a drug, device or intervention that is already on the market. T4 – Translation to Populations: Public health research that tests a drug, device or intervention's benefit to society. Want to know more? Take our free, open Introduction to Translational Science course. Research Spotlight Memories Create ‘Fingerprints’ That Reveal How the Brain is Organized Researchers supported by the UR CTSI are the first to observe and quantify the differences between how people re-imagine common scenarios. UR CTSI Pilot awardee Andrew Anderson, Ph.D., and former KL2 scholar Feng (Vankee) Lin, Ph.D., R.N., believe these unique neurological “fingerprints” could ultimately be used to understand, study and even improve the treatment of disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. 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