About CTSI
The Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF was one of the first 12 academic institutions selected to be part of the NIH's national clinical & translational science consortium. The consortium has a charter to transform clinical and translational research to ensure that the best health solutions get to patients as quickly as possible. At UCSF, CTSI is a cross-campus institute, with scientist leaders at its helm. As a part of the National Institute of Health's CTSA network, UCSF's CTSI is involved in national committees and activities in all major areas identified as necessary to support clinical & translational research. Read more about the CTSA National Consortium on the National Activities page.
CTSI Goals
- To enhance, support, and integrate existing training programs, thereby increasing the number and quality of programs and providing trainees from diverse disciplines with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to make significant contributions to clinical and translational research.
- To enhance, support, and integrate existing infrastructure, thereby implementing changes required to foster the design and conduct of a diverse spectrum of high quality, original clinical investigation and translational research.
- To enhance career development of faculty and trainees involved in clinical investigation and translational research by providing mentoring, providing opportunities to catalyze original research, and changing the academic culture to appropriately reward original, multidisciplinary, collaborative work.
- To create a “virtual home” for clinical and translational researchers, thereby nurturing communication, encouraging collaboration, fostering original ideas, and catalyzing the successful conduct of clinical investigation and translational research.
NIH Proposal & Progress Report