Buffalo center fuels research that can save your life from heart disease and stroke

A story in The Buffalo News describes how the collaborative environment at UB’s Clinical and Translational Research Center fuels research between UB researchers and directly impacts the clinical work that happens downstairs at the Gates Vascular Institute.

The piece describes the 3D printing of complex anatomical structures that takes place at UB’s Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, which allows surgeons performing procedures downstairs, to significantly improve outcomes. Its director, Ciprian “Chip” Ionita, said,  “You can create a model that says, ‘Here's somebody who has a carotid artery that's 50% (blocked) and he's 50 years old.’ Or we can say, 'Here is a young person in their 20s, and is fully compliant, no stenosis or whatever.' And those mechanical properties are translated by the printer.”

Timothy Murphy, CTRC director and senior associate dean for clinical and translation research, concluded: “Clinical research and health care have become more and more seamlessly integrated,” he said. “The building contributed to that.”

Read the story here.