Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

Categories: Encourage Research on What Works

HealthCore, through a grant from the National Institutes of Health, will participate in the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), a $25 million program to increase translational biomedical research and improve the health of people of Indiana and beyond.  Led by health science schools of Indiana and Purdue Universities – along with key community and business partners statewide – the Indiana CTSI will create an environment that fosters clinical and translational scientific research.  To this end, CTSI has focused on and developed new mechanisms to accelerate translational research, including enhanced educational programs to train translational researchers, a newly designed community engagement activity and the Community Health Enhancement Program (CHEP) to produce effective and bidirectional community partnerships.  CTSI has also streamlined research infrastructures to accelerate translational projects and partnered with commercial and philanthropic organizations in Indiana.  The medical informatics program helps link all of these efforts, enabling all parties to interact in a facile, responsive and prompt manner.  The Indiana CTSI brings together the resources of academic, commercial and community groups across the state, providing a common “home” for investigators with a wide range of expertise.