Dr. Cosler coordinates ACP’s involvement with the Upstate New York Translational Research Network.
ACP has joined the University of Rochester and eight other upstate New York academic and biomedical research institutions on a groundbreaking National Institutes of Health initiative to expand clinical and translational research. The Upstate New York Translational Research Network will serve as a national model for regional collaboration and create a regional emphasis to expand biomedical research and training. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is the project leader and recipient of a fiveyear, $40 million NIH grant to create the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, which will develop the
ACP Partners in Groundbreaking Upstate Research Network upstate network. The university was selected by the NIH as one of 12 institutions nationally to foster clinical and translational research by producing innovative technology and methods that more efficiently and more quickly advance treatments to patients. “We are pleased to join the University of Rochester and its distinguished group of academic and research partners in this vital new effort to develop upstate New York as a national and international leader in clinical and translational research,” said ACP President James J. Gozzo, Ph.D. “Collaboration among individual investigators and institutions is a critical focus area in the advancement of
research in the United States. The Upstate New York Translational Research Network will allow ACP to contribute our emerging expertise in nanopharmaceutical R&D and health outcomes research, as well as our well-established capabilities as a national leader in clinical pharmacy research.” Department of Pharmacy Practice faculty member Leon Cosler ’82, Ph.D., leads ACP’s role with the group. Dr. Cosler is director of ACP’s Research Institute for Health Outcomes; his research is focused on pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes.
HEALTHY LIVING The second annual ACP Health Fair in October offered services and information on a wide range of health- and wellness-related topics, including cancer, diabetes, heartburn, heart disease, immunizations, kidney disease, organ donation, osteoporosis, reflexology, sexually transmitted diseases and smoking cessation. A highlight of the event was a flu shot clinic for the ACP community. The National Kidney Foundation also provided free blood pressure screenings and urinalysis. The event was organized by the ACP chapter of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists. Brooks/Eckerd Pharmacy was the primary sponsor, with additional support provided by Walgreens.
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