Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO)
A $15-million, five-year grant has been awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to establish the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) to improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Pacific People (IPP), defined as Native Hawaiians, Other Pacific Islanders, and Filipinos. These communities comprise 40% of the state’s population […]
Delaware Clinical and Translational Research ACCEL Program
Administrative The DE-CTR ACCEL Program (ACCEL), was launched in September of 2013 and brought together four institutions with complementary missions to dramatically strengthen the clinical and translational research capabilities within and across all of our partner institutions. These institutions are: the University of Delaware (lead institution) (UD), Christiana Care Health System (CCHS), and Nemours/ Alfred […]
Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network
The mission of the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research (NNE-CTR) Network is to develop and sustain a clinical and translational research infrastructure that supports improvement in rural and community health for inhabitants in the IDeA states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. This goal will be accomplished through complementary and synergistic collaborations of […]
RI- Advance Clinical and Translational Research (CTR)
The universities, hospitals, government agencies and community organizations in Rhode Island are well positioned to bridge the gaps between the worlds of clinical and basic science. Rhode Island’s small size, population demographics, and organizational structure are assets and present opportunities to implement and test transformative clinical and translational research. The health care delivery environment within […]
Dakota Cancer Collaborative on Translational Activity
The objective of this grant application is to create a center to support and expand our ability to conduct full-spectrum clinical and translational research on various cancers. Establishing the Dakota Cancer Collaborative on Translational Activity (DACCOTA) will also allow us for the first time to apply our basic scientific and epidemiologic work to the clinical […]
Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network IDeA-CTR
The diverse Mountain West (MW) population continues to be plagued by high rates of health disparities (HD) and lower life expectancy rates when compared to the rest of the US1. The MW Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network (CTR-IN) was established in 2013. During the last 4 years, we have created an impactful and transformative […]
American Indian – Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Center
The American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Center (AI-AN CTRC) has the goal of developing the capacity of Montana and Alaska to address the unique problems these state’s Native communities face in health disparities. AN-AI-AN CTRC will increase numbers of, train, support, and mentor investigators from AK and MT through research service cores and […]
Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research
Improving health care for the medically underserved, including our Hispanic population, afflicted by prevalent diseases, such as cancer, cardio-metabolic and infectious diseases, remains a major challenge. The current application is to support the development of Hispanic Alliance for Clinical & Translational Research in Puerto Rico (Alliance), which aims to build on the existing infrastructure of […]
Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Obesity is associated with heightened risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancers, as well as increased all-cause mortality. Mississippi consistently ranks among the states with the highest rates of obesity, particularly among African Americans. The University of Mississippi Medical Center has a history of success in basic research, including obesity research, and observational studies, but […]