CTSI announces speakers for Annual Forum on March 16

The University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Annual Forum is one of the most noteworthy events on the CTSI calendar. With an agenda featuring a high-profile keynote speaker and an address from UB’s new Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the 2022 Annual Forum on March 16 promises to both inform and enlighten.

The forum will be held online via Zoom from which will run from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m.. The day’s agenda will feature presentations on some of the most pressing and important topics related to clinical and translational research. Visit the CTSI website for the full agenda and registration link.

The Annual Forum’s keynote speaker is Philip M. Alberti, PhD, Founding Director, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice. Dr. Alberti’s previous roles included leading health equity research and evaluation efforts for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and working as a graduate research assistant with Columbia University and the National Center for Children in Poverty. He founded the Center for Health Justice to continue his focus on eliminating inequities in health and healthcare. 

Dr. Alberti's keynote address will be titled "Translating Into Health Justice."

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, VP for Health Sciences, University at Buffalo, and Dean, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will make her CTSI Annual Forum debut with a presentation titled “Career Perspectives and Vision for Clinical and Translational Research.” Brashear, the former dean of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, recently began her leadership roles with the university, succeeding Michael E. Cain, MD.

CTSI Director Timothy F. Murphy, MD, who will present a “State of the CTSI” address, says the talks from Alberti and Brashear will touch on the impact of clinical and translational research on public health.

“Each year, our Annual Forum speakers connect with the CTSI’s vision — to improve health and reduce health disparities in our community,” Murphy explains. “In their work and their passion for engaging all people in research, Dr. Alberti and Dr. Brashear exemplify the principles of translational science. I look forward to their presentations.”

The forum is also set to include 2021 Buffalo Translational Consortium Clinical Research Achievement Awards presentations from Top Award recipient Liise K. Kayler, MD, Program Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jacobs School; Finalist Brian Clemency, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Jacobs School; and Finalist Steven E. Lipshultz, MD, A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School.

The awards presentations will be introduced by Clinical Research Achievement Awards Oversight Committee Chair Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Jacobs School.

Watch the March 2 issue of Translational Spotlight for additional details on the 2022 Annual Forum.