Understanding Research

Translational Research

Translational Research is bringing discovery directly from the bench to innovation in patient care.

NIH’s CTSAs

NIH has initiated a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, which will transform and advance clinical and translational science as a distinct discipline within a definable academic home. Since the RFA will be issued annually, academic health centers such as Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (that has a funded GCRC) can build on existing resources and migrate into this new integrated program over a period of years. A one-time planning grant RFA has been announced to give institutions more time to prepare to apply for a CTSA that will be submitted in March, 2006. The CTSA program will build on existing programs by reconfiguring, and adding to, certain NIH awards (NCRR GCRC [M01], K12, K30, and Roadmap T32 and K12) held by the applicant institution and its affiliates.