Translational Science Day 2026

Connect with CTSI and URochester Medicine service providers. Learn how CTSI resources and translational science can facilitate and improve your research. Get What You Need to start new or improve current research through translational science. Translational Science Day 2026 connects University of Rochester Medicine research teams, service providers, and educators to promote translational science and research that improves the health and well-being of people in Rochester and beyond. Attendees will learn how translational science and research projects find success and build connections to accelerate their own projects. Translational Science Day also features: Research Support Fair - Meet with service-providing units ready to answer questions and support your research project (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SRB atrium)Presentations on Successful Translational ProjectsThree-Minute Thesis Competition for Translational Biomedical Science Graduate StudentsThis event is presented by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, which provides funding, services and support, and education programs to research teams to help them develop more therapies for all people, faster. ________________________________________ Schedule: 9:00 a.m. | Registration Opens | Saunders Research Building Atrium 9:30 a.m. | Coffee, Refreshments, and Networking | Helen Wood Hall Auditorium 10 a.m. | Opening Remarks, Holloway Lectureship Award Keynote | Helen Wood Hall Auditorium 10 a.m. | Research Support Fair | Saunders Research Building Atrium (See Below for Participants) 10:30 a.m. | Translational Science Scholars Presentations | Helen Wood Hall Auditorium 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch Break 11:30 a.m. | Foundational Considerations for Aspiring Research Leaders Pt. 1 (See Below) | SRB 4414 A&B 12:30 p.m. | 3-Minute Thesis Competition Featuring Translational Biomedical Science Students | Helen Wood Hall Auditorium 1:30 p.m. | Translational Science and Translational Research Panel Discussion | Helen Wood Hall Auditorium 2:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Helen Wood Hall Auditorium ________________________________________ Translational Science Scholars Presentations These CTSI-supported early-career researchers share their translational science projects, including: Paul Feingold, MD, MHS, presenting "Preoperative Assessment in Lung Cancer Patients - A Novel Test of Respiratory Capacity"Stella Savarimuthu, MD, presenting "Lung Ultrasound Use in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cohort STudy within the BREATHE Clinical Trial"________________________________________ Foundational Considerations for Aspiring Research Leaders Pt. 1: Building Your Research Team: Presented by Karen Wilson, MD, MPH. Lunch and Learn during URochester CTSI's 2026 Translational Science Day, Wednesday, Oct. 28th from 11:30-12:3030 available seatsPreregistration requiredLunch providedSo, you were recently awarded a grant and you have a top-notch mentor team. Congratulations! But now you need to take the next step. Maybe you've never managed a team or written a job description. What do you do now? This Lunch & Learn led by CTSI Co-Director Karen Wilson, MD, MPH, offers an opportunity to discuss hiring the right people and managing personnel in a way that will foster a productive and collaborative team environment. It is ideal for early-career investigators and emerging research leaders looking to build and sustain effective research teams. At the conclusion of this presentation participants should be able to: Identify the core roles a research team needs and when to bring them onDevelop tools for recruiting, onboarding, and retaining research staffEstablish team structures and communication practices that support accountability and growth________________________________________ Research Fair Participants: Bio-Lab Informatics System (BLIS) Biostatistical Consulting Service Center for Advanced Research and Technologies (CART) Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) Center for Integrated Research Computing Clinical Trials Processing Laboratory CTSI Clinical Imaging Data for URochester Researchers (CIDUR) CTSI Research Informatics CTSI Research Services / Research Help Desk Edward G. Miner Library EH&S Laboratory Safety Unit Emergency Department Research Associate (EDRA) Program Human Subject Research Coordinator Training Program Office of Clinical Research Office of Health Equity Research Office of Research and Project Administration Office of Research Integrity, Stewardship & Ethics (ORISE) Public Health and Environmental Medicine Trial Innovation Network (TIN) University Committee on Animal Resources (UCAR) University of Rochester Center for Advanced Brain Imaging & Neurophysiology (CABIN) UR Medicine Central Labs UR Ventures Wilmot Shared Resources This list is tentative and subject to change. ________________________________________ Translational Science and Translational Research Panel Discussion This panel features researchers who have benefited from research-support services from CTSI. They will discuss their experiences and the utility of the services. The panel includes: Daniel Maeng, PhD, Department of PsychiatryJulie Ryan Wolf, PhD, MPH, Department of Dermatology