NIH grants $69.6M to UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute is getting a financial boost from the National Institutes of Health.

NIH has given the Los Angeles consortium, a research partnership of UCLA, Cedars–Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, a $69.6 million grant.

The consortium is one of more than 60 such partnerships established by the NIH to enhance biomedical research.

"The NIH's generous investment is further enabling UCLA and its consortium partners to improve the health of Los Angeles in a meaningful way and to enhance the quality of life in our community," John Mazziotta, MD, PhD, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health, said in a prepared statement. "As we go forward and make continued improvements in translating research into better treatments for those diseases that cause the most disability and early deaths in Los Angeles County, our experiences and successes will provide a model for health improvement nationwide."

Going forward, the CTSI said its goals are to:

  • Prepare staff, students, scholars and faculty to conduct high-quality, multidisciplinary team science
  • Engage stakeholder communities in research
  • Ensure research includes children, older adults and groups that experience health disparities due to race, ethnicity, gender, poverty, disability and other factors.
  • Improve research methods, streamline research processes and support multi-site studies
  • Use informatics to process and understand scientific and medical information to increase the impact of its research

 

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