CTSA application 2023

In September 2023, CTSI received $53.9 million in National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences funding to find better, faster ways to bring scientific advances to real-world use.

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of Minnesota has been part of the CTSA program since 2011.

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CTSA program goals

Advance clinical and translational science: Develop, demonstrate, and disseminate scientific and operational innovations that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical translation from identification to first-in-human studies to medical practice implementation to community health dissemination.
Promote partnerships and collaborations to facilitate and accelerate translational research projects locally, regionally, and nationally.
Create, provide, and disseminate innovative research programs and partnerships across institutions and communities to address health disparities and deliver the benefits of translational science to all.
Create and implement scientific and operational innovations that increase the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness, and informativeness of clinical research.
Provide a national resource for the rapid response to urgent public health needs.
Create, provide, and disseminate clinical and translational science training programs for clinical research professionals of all disciplines on the research team.
Create, provide, and disseminate clinical and translational science training and career support programs for translational scientists.
Foster the development of the emerging field of translational science.

Multi-PIs

Bruce Blazar, MD

Director and Contact PI

Peter Crawford, MD, PhD

Multi-PI, Deputy Director, and Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) core Director

Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD

Multi-PI, Deputy Director

Contact

Jennifer Cieslak
Chief of Staff
[email protected]
612-624-8475

Rachel Matthes
Administrative Core Program Manager
[email protected]
612-626-6032