Clinical and Translational Science Institute
USF Health · Office of Research
 
 


The mission of the USF Clinical and Translational Institute (CTSI) is to develop the necessary scientific, clinical and administrative resources to enable state of the art patient oriented research. The CTSI will expand research education and training and promote the development and dissemination of new research methods, tools and techniques. The institute will provide an academic home for investigators which will foster collaboration and encourage participation of affiliate health care institutions and the Tampa Bay community, with the ultimate goal of translating research discoveries into practice.


 

In 2006, the NIH launched the CTSA program which NCRR is leading on behalf of the NIH Road map for medical research. This program is to assist institutions to forge a novel and integrative academic home for clinical and translational sciences that has the consolidated resources to advance and nurture a cadre of well trained multi and interdisciplinary investigators and research teams. The Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at USF will form the foundation of the CTSA process and will synergize multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary clinical and translational research.

 

 

The CTSI at USF has one main goal:

To facilitate the translation of basic biomedical research advances into clinical practice that is from bench to bedside and to community practice thus, creating a more organized, efficient and productive clinical and translational science infrastructure. 

This will be accomplished by:

  • Creating an academic home for clinical investigators
  • Facilitating communication, collaboration and dissemination of information and resources among scientists and clinicians at USF and its affiliate partners
  • Providing mentorship and education programs in clinical research to a new cadre of clinical and translational investigators
  • Providing a point of entry for industry partners and enhancing community engagement in research