THRIVING
December 2024
What is Translational Science? It’s as Easy as Pie!
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) supports a national network of institutions to speed the translation of research discoveries into improved care: bringing more treatments to all people more quickly. This work is supported through the national Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program. There is a growing emphasis on the “translational science” aspect of the CTSA program and future CTSA pilot grants offered through the program will support projects in this area.
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By providing Clinical Translational Science (CTS) pilot funding, the planned 2025 iTHRIV CTS Pilot Studies Program seeks to support innovative approaches to translational science projects (TS), and to foster collaboration across iTHRIV institutions. TS projects seek to understand the scientific and operational principles underlying the translational process. TS is focused on the general case that applies to any target or disease (see examples of TS projects here). iTHRIV seeks to help our research community understand the difference between “translational research” and “translational science”. In the spirit of the holiday season, check out this helpful pie-based video from CTSA colleagues at the University of Rochester to begin planning for your next proposal!
To learn more about translational science research, contact Medard Ng, PhD, iTHRIV Pilot Studies Program Manager at htn3u@uvahealth.org.