Regulatory Science Competition Winners Visit the FDA

Joan Adamo, Ph.D., Bethany Lennox, Kerry Donnelly,
Brittany Garrison, Scott Steele, Ph.D., and Stephen Ostroff, M.D.

The winners of the 2017 America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent Competition at the University of Rochester visited the Food and Drug Administration in April. The top two teams from this year’s local competition presented their winning ideas to key players at the FDA and discussed research related to their own projects with FDA scientists.

The America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent competition at the University of Rochester is led by Scott Steele, Ph.D., director of Government and Academic Research Alliances and Joan Adamo, Ph.D., associate director for Regulatory Support Services as part of a broader initiative to increase awareness and interest in regulatory science for young scientists. Each year, winners of local competitions at the UR CTSI and the University of Maryland’s Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science Innovation present their ideas on how to address a set of regulatory challenges in front of FDA leaders and subject matter experts. Read the full article at the CTSI Stories Blog.

Arthur Moss Receives Pioneer Award
from the Heart Rhythm Society

Arthur J. Moss, M.D., the Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, received the Heart Rhythm Society’s Pioneer in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Award at the Society’s 38th Annual Scientific Sessions.

Moss has dedicated his career to understanding and treating electrical disturbances of the heart and has made some of the most significant discoveries in the treatment and prevention of cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, heart failure, and Long QT syndrome (LQTS), a rare, inherited disorder that makes the heart particularly susceptible to arrhythmias. The CTSI is proud to have provided laboratory support funding in 2008 to aid Moss’ investigation of the genetics underlying LQTS. Learn more about this distinguished doctor and his accomplishments in the CTSI Stories Blog.

Register Now for the First
NCATS Advocacy Day on June 30, 2017

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health will hold its inaugural NCATS Advocacy Day: Partnering with Patients for Smarter Science on June 30, 2017. The purpose of the event is to inform patients and their advocates about NCATS, including its philosophy and programmatic approaches; identify patient needs; and collectively discuss ways for improved patient inclusion in NCATS’ translational science activities.

The full-day event will feature presentations, interactive activities, and a poster session to provide more details about NCATS programs and initiatives. Designed for patients, families, caregivers, and patient advocacy groups, the event will foster an open dialogue among patients and their advocates to discuss common translational science roadblocks, brainstorm ideas for improvement, and apply that knowledge to strengthen patient and community engagement at NCATS.

Admission is complimentary, but space is limited, so be sure to register early.

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                           Advocacy Day Website            Agenda             Registration

Date:         Friday, June 30^th
Time:        9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: National Institutes of Health
                  John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center
                35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814

2017 Annual Neuroscience Retreat

The annual Neuroscience Retreat is on Friday, May 26, 2017. This retreat hosts more than 130 professors and students. Free and open to all members of the University community, it is sponsored by the Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP), the University Committee for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Department of Neuroscience, and the Society for Neuroscience Rochester Chapter.

Keynote Speaker: Eve Marder, Ph.D., Brandeis University, Professor of Biology, Member, US National Academy of Sciences; Faculty Talk: Krishnan Padmanabhan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience; Post-Doc Talk: Jennetta Hammond, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Neural Development and Disease; Student Talk: Matthew Cavanaugh, MS, PhD Neuroscience Graduate Program. Register online.

Date: Friday, May 26^th
Time: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave.

Autophagy and Mitochondrial
Dysfunction in Cancer

Presented by: Kay F. Macleod, Ph.D., associate professor of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and chair of the Committee on Cancer Biology at the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center; and faculty candidate at the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

Date: Monday, May 22^nd
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Location: John P. Wilmot Cancer Institute (2.0727)