Building Capacity to Translate Biomedical Research into Practice

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NCRR Strategic Plan 20092013
Translating Research from Basic Discovery to
Improved Patient Care
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• About NCRR

Together, NCRRs four integrated and
complementary areas accelerate and enhance
research along the entire continuum of biomedical
science.
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• Funding Comparison Center vs. Research Project
  Grants

NCRRs budget supports center grants that
underwrite research infrastructure at academic
medical centers and universities.
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• NCRR Supports the Continuum of Biomedical Research

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Building Capacity to Translate Biomedical
Research into Practice

• Strategy 1

Support efforts that will encourage increased
quality and efficiency in the conduct of basic,
clinical, and translational research.
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Building Capacity to Translate Biomedical
Research into Practice

• Strategy 2

Build research capacity in IDeA states.
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Building Capacity to Translate Biomedical
Research into Practice

• Strategy 3

Broadly and effectively engage communities in
clinical and translational research.
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Building Capacity to Translate Biomedical
Research into Practice

• Strategy 4

Engage RCMI and IDeA communities as equal
partners within, across, and beyond programs and
institutions.
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Building Capacity to Translate Biomedical
Research into Practice

• Strategy 5

Demonstrate return on investment in basic,
clinical, and translational science.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 1

Expand and ensure the development of and access
to animal models.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 2

Create a knowledge environment to allow
researchers to find out what disease model
resources exist and their utility for the study
of various diseases.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 3

Further integrate biological material resources
with clinical and translational research.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 4

Increase the number of qualified research
veterinarians and ensure that veterinarians are
recognized partners on translational research
teams.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 5

Ensure an ongoing adequate infrastructure
(facilities, animals, and workers) for animal
research.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 6

Continue enhancement of activities related to
cryopreservation of animal germplasm and related
technologies.
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Animal Models to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 7

Foster ways to prioritize need and determine the
validity of animal models.
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Technologies to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 1

Expand and ensure the development of
technologies to support translational research.
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Technologies to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 2

Further integrate biomedical technologies into
clinical research activities.
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Technologies to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 3

Develop affordable and flexible technologies
that can be applied to translational research.
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Technologies to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 4

Develop additional areas of expertise and
knowledge, especially at the crossroads of
mathematics/physics and medicine.
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Technologies to Advance Translational Research

• Strategy 5

Provide investments in information technology to
facilitate greater collaboration and
participation in translational research by
minority and minority-serving research
institutions and minority and medically
underserved populations and communities.
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Informatics Approaches to Support Research

• Strategy 1

Facilitate information sharing among biomedical
researchers.
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Informatics Approaches to Support Research

• Strategy 2

Encourage institutions to provide
informatics-based approaches to basic, clinical,
and translational investigators and their
research teams to support all aspects of their
research.
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Informatics Approaches to Support Research

• Strategy 3

Maximize the use of informatics-based approaches
to conduct clinical research.
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Informatics Approaches to Support Research

• Strategy 4

Support the development of educational training
competencies in informatics for biomedical
researchers.
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Informatics Approaches to Support Research

• Strategy 5

Develop an online resource knowledge community
for biomedical researchers.
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Building the Research Workforce

• Strategy 1

Ensure a multidisciplinary clinical research
workforce.
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Building the Research Workforce

• Strategy 2

Promote the recruitment, training, advancement,
and retention of new investigators in clinical
and translational research careers.
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Building the Research Workforce

• Strategy 3

Expand opportunities to train biomedical
researchers in advanced technologies.
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Building the Research Workforce

• Strategy 4

Increase the number of qualified research
veterinarians and ensure that veterinarians are
recognized partners on translational research
teams.
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Building the Research Workforce

• Strategy 5

Encourage students to pursue biomedical research
careers and educate the public about healthy
living.
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Partnerships to Maximize Research Investments

• Strategy 1

Encourage NCRR-funded grantees to collaborate
within and across programs to capitalize on
unique capabilities to solve complex clinical
and translational research problems.
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Partnerships to Maximize Research Investments

• Strategy 2

Facilitate the creation and implementation of
public-private partnerships.
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Partnerships to Maximize Research Investments

• Strategy 3

Develop partnerships with other government
agencies, foundations, and businesses in the
areas of biomedical technology and advanced
instrumentation.
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Partnerships to Maximize Research Investments

• Strategy 4

Promote public-private partnerships through the
SBIR/STTR grant programs.
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Partnerships to Maximize Research Investments

• Strategy 5

Enhance partnerships between NCRR grantees and
other NIH Institutes and Centers.
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Partnerships to Maximize Research Investments

• Strategy 6

Develop partnerships among government agencies
that support community engagement activities.