Advance Rhode Island Clinical and Translational Research
Advance RI-CTR supports Rhode Island investigators through funding, research resources and services, and professional development offerings.
Advance Rhode Island Clinical and Translational Research
Advance RI-CTR supports Rhode Island investigators through funding, research resources and services, and professional development offerings.
A Statewide Hub for Translational Research
Our awards, services, and resources are tailor-made to help investigators turn scientific discoveries into solutions that get to the heart of RI's community health priorities.
Advance RI-CTR PI, Sharon Rounds, MD, Honored with 2025 W. Fred Taylor Award
Resources for Investigators
In Conversation with the Community
Advancing Discovery
Two annual award programs aim to train the next generation of health researchers to translate their findings from the bench and bedside to the larger community.
Award Programs
Two annual award programs provide funding for research that spans the translational spectrum.
Research Services
Consult with our experts during all stages of the research process, from preparing an application and planning your project, through to project implementation and analyzing your results.
Advance-K Scholar Successes
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Maya Vadiveloo, PhD, RD
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Portia Cornell, PhD
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Manshu Yang, PhD
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Louisa Thompson, PhD
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Amy Stamates, PhD
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Sevdenur Cizginer, MD, MPH
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA
Advance-K Scholar Spotlight: Tanya Benitez, PhD
Congrats, Advance-K Scholars!
Advance RI-CTR by the Numbers
1,794
Service Consultations
528
Service Users
132
Awarded Investigators
81
Projects Launched
136
Extramural Awards to CTR Investigators
271
Trained Faculty Mentors
15
Mentoring Training Sessions Held
9
NRMN-Trained, Advance RI-CTR Mentor Facilitators
Awardees in Action
Learn About AwardsAwardee Spotlight: Orestis Panagiotou, MD, PhD
Awardee Spotlight: Amin Zand Vakili, MD, PhD
Awardee Spotlight: Sarah Thomas, PhD
Awardee Spotlight: Yang Zhou, PhD
Awardee Spotlight: Nisanne Ghonem, PharmD, PhD
Awardee Spotlight: Katie Sharkey, MD, PhD
Awardee Spotlight: Chathuraka Jayasuriya, PhD
URI Professor Receives Grant to Research Cause of Kidney Transplant Failures
Connecting Investigators with Experts
Our service cores support RI investigators in the areas of biostatistics and research design, qualitative methods, biomedical informatics, and community-engaged research.
Service Core Successes
Explore Our ServicesInvestigator Spotlight: Louisa Thompson, PhD
Investigator Spotlight: Emily Panza, PhD
Investigator Spotlight: Erika Litvin Bloom, PhD
Training RI's Research Workforce
Explore career development opportunities, technical trainings, and more from Advance RI-CTR and our partners.
A Statewide Partnership
Our academic, hospital, and community partners make our work possible.