Basic & Translational Research
The Gene Center is dedicated to reducing minority health disparities by enhancing infrastructure to support basic and translational/clinical biomedical research.
Community News & Events
Read the latest news and find out about upcoming events that are happening locally, nationally, and virtually.
Telehealth & Community Engagement
The Gene Center’s telehealth initiative connects health experts to underserved communities through interactive videoconferencing designed to promote disease prevention and to encourage early diagnosis of certain diseases.
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CTSC
The NCRR-funded Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) aims to integrate and leverage the rich array of resources of its partner institutions and New York City’s diverse communities in order to move research findings from bench to bedside, and then into effective health care practice. More
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RTRN
The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Translational Research Network (RTRN) is a national consortium of basic, behavioral, clinical and translational researchers in the RCMI Centers, working in collaboration with investigators from other academic health centers, community health providers, and the public to focus their collective efforts on addressing health disparities. More
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SPUR-DAN
The National Institute of Drug Abuse funded Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Drug Abuse/Addiction and Neuroscience (SPUR-DAN) offers undergraduates hands-on research experience in drug abuse/addiction and neuroscience. The program also offers high school science teachers ways to improve science literacy. More
