About | CCTST

ABOUT US

ABOUT THE CCTST

The Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST) was established by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UC) in October 2005, under the direction and leadership of James Heubi, MD and Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH. The CCTST is currently directed by Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, Jeffrey Strawn, MD, and Achala Vagal, MD, with support from the program directors and staff. The CCTST offices are centrally located on the 2nd floor of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) ‘S’ Building and G-level (G262) of the Medical Sciences Building at the UC College of Medicine. Click here to view CCTST leadership and staff.

UC and its institutional partners became the 39th member of the national Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium in 2009. Now with over 60 program hubs, the Consortium encourages and promotes collaborations and sharing of best practices among its institutions. Click here to view a few examples of CTSA collaborations fostered by the CCTST.

K Scholar Program Graduate, Natalja Stanski, MD, presenting her poster at the Association for Clinical & Translational Science conference

OUR VISION

The CCTST mission is to accelerate the development, dissemination, and implementation of innovative biomedical research discoveries that drive improvements in health and health care delivery.

Our vision is for the CCTST to serve as a driving force for improved health and health care delivery in Greater Cincinnati. The CCTST inspires and empowers thought-leaders to discover, implement, and disseminate innovative clinical and translational research while cultivating a vibrant, interdisciplinary, and diverse translational workforce.

The overarching goal of the CCTST is to maximize the impact of clinical and translational research to improve individual and population health locally and nationally. To effect this goal, it is the hope that the CCTST would be the “go to” place for support for clinical and translational research and training for the University of Cincinnati, UC Health, CCHMC and the greater Cincinnati community.

CCTST HIGHLIGHTS

The CCTST serves UC, its Academic Health Center partners, and community by:

Providing consultation to investigators on research design and implementation through Research Central
Providing support for young investigators (faculty and fellows) in clinical and translational research through help in preparing career development awards (e.g., K23)
Assisting young faculty in careers in clinical and translational research
Assisting faculty in preparing large multidisciplinary, multi-school, and multi-institutional grants
Coordinating clinical and translational research
Spearheading efforts to write institutional training grants
Coordinating the MS in Clinical and Translational Research Training Program (Principal Investigator and Clinical Research Professionals tracks), Graduate Certificate in Clinical and Translational Research, the Graduate Certificate in Community-Engaged Research for Health, and the Undergraduate Certificate in Clinical & Translational Science.
Also offered is the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award program for highly qualified MD, PhD, or PharmD junior faculty pursuing careers in clinical and translational research.