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Background: The Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium (CTSA program)

Posted on July 28, 2008

Guest content from Christopher Starr:After years of confusion and neglect, translational research is now becoming institutionalized.Citing the barriers between the lab and clinic, along with the difficulties and complexities of conducting clinical research, the NIH set up a major program to advance clinical and translational research. The Clinical and Translational Science Awards consortium, or CTSA consortium, was launched in October 2006. Its aims are no less than to catalyze the development of a new discipline of clinical and translational science. The CTSA consortium consists of majo...

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