Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) receives $56 Million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award
BOSTON (May 7, 2018) – Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has named Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) a recipient of the 2018 Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). This award, Tufts CTSI’s third since 2008, provides more than $56 million in federal funding to support the Institute’s local, regional, and national research initiatives over the next five years.
Tufts CTSI accelerates the translation of research into clinical use, medical practice and impact on health. With an engaged network of partners and collaborators, including hospitals and medical practices, academic institutions, community stakeholders, and industry, Tufts CTSI supports the full spectrum of translational research. Additionally, Tufts CTSI fosters broadly-engaged team science; collaboration; and continuous research process improvement; and advances rigorous, role-specific education and training.