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Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Promoting Interdisciplinary Collaboration. USC Receives $56.8 Million National Institutes of Health Award for Clinical and Translational Research Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Clinical TranslationalScience Institute (CTSI) Promoting Interdisciplinary Collaboration
USC Receives $56.8 Million National Institutes of Health Award for Clinical and Translational Research Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Photo: Keck School Dean Carmen A. Puliafito with principal investigator Thomas A. Buchanan, M.D., director of the Los Angeles Basin CTSI, and associate dean for clinical research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
The CTSI is an Institute Translational Projects
Carl Kesselman Frances Richmond Jon Samet Carlos Pato Tom Buchanan Michele Kipke Roberta Brinton Alex Capron Fred Sattler Community Translation MedicinePediatrics Basic Translation Pharmacy Director Medicine/Diabetes Research Development Medicine/Psychiatry Clinical Translation Medicine/Infectious Disease Regulatory Science Pharmacy Education Medicine/Prev. Med. Research Ethics Law Information Sciences Engineering CTSI Leadership Team
CTSI Main Products • New translational teams, projects and programs • New translational researchers • Culture and environment that promote translational research All in the context of improving health for diverse urban communities
What resources will we provide? • Experts to facilitate translational research at all levels – bench, bedside, community • Tools to build collaborations and conduct collaborative research • Money to start new projects and programs • Education and career development
What can the senate do? Help us create an environment in which interdisciplinary and translational research is feasible, facile and highly valued.