Clinical and Translational Science Awards CTSA Date

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Clinical and Translational Science Awards
(CTSA)Date

• Name
• Title

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Each CTSA Institution is a home for clinical and
translational science
NIH other government agencies
Clinical Research Ethics
Trial Design
Advanced Degree-Granting Programs
Biomedical Informatics
CTSA HOME
Industry
Participant Community Involvement
Clinical Resources
Biostatistics
Regulatory Support
Healthcare organizations
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Impetus for the CTSA Program

• To ensure new discoveries lead to improved public
  health, clinical science must evolve to better
• Implement biomedical discoveries.
• Develop, test, and bring new prevention
  strategies into medical practice more rapidly.
• Catalyze change - lower barriers between
  disciplines. 
• Encourage creative and innovative approaches.

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Guiding Principles of the CTSA Program
Team Science
Connectivity
Partnerships
CTSA Philosophy
Collaboration
Breaking Down Institutional Barriers
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Building a National CTSA Consortium
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Participating Institutions
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Sharing a Common Vision
Working together as a national consortium, CTSA
institutions share a common vision to improve
human health by transforming the research and
training environment to enhance the efficiency
and quality of clinical and translational
research.
The CTSA initiative is led by the National Center
for Research Resources at the National Institutes
of Health.
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Goals for the CTSA Consortium

• The CTSA consortium has the following five goals
• Building National Clinical and Translational
  Research Capability
• Training and Career Development of Clinical and
  Translational Scientists
• Enhancing Consortium-Wide Collaborations
• Enhancing the Health of our Communities and the
  Nation
• Encouraging T1 Translational Research

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Cultivating Networks Local Example
Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science
Institute at Emory University
Yerkes National Primate Research Center
Kaiser Permanente Georgia
CDC
Emory University
Georgia Tech
Morehouse School of Medicine
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta VAMedical Center
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center at U
Georgia
Georgia Bio
Georgia Research Alliance
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Cultivating Networks Local Example
University of California, Davis Clinical and
Translational Science Center
School of Veterinary Medicine
UC Davis Cancer Center
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
UC DavisCTSC
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern
California
College of Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
College of Biological Sciences
California National Primate Research Center
Department of Veterans Affairs Northern
California Health Care System
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Cultivating Networks Regional Examples
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Cultivating Networks The National Consortium
The NIH and CTSA Institutions have established a
committee structure to execute the vision and
goals of the CTSA Consortium. The consortium
will reach 60 member institutions by 2011.
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• Building Connections
• Regional Consortia
• Resources for Researchers

• Consortium operational committee information

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