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RCTR Awards – October 2009ON THIS PAGE:
SEE ALSO: NCRR's RCMI Infrastructure for Clinical and Translational Research (RCTR) awards support the development of infrastructure required for the conduct of clinical and translational research in institutions funded via the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program. Supported by NCRR's Division of Research Infrastructure (DRI), RCTR represents a re-organization of the existing RCMI programmatic activities. This re-organization was developed to improve collaboration and coordination of clinical and translational research programs within RCMI institutions, foster collaborations and partnerships with other institutions. Charles Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles Accelerating Excellence in Science (AXIS)
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AXIS will better position CDU for addressing health disparities by transforming the traditional research enterprise into a highly integrated research environment by reorganizing research administration, centralizing and enhancing physical and intellectual resources and promoting participation in the RCMI Translational Research Network and Clinical and Translational Science Institutes. AXIS will help ensure scientific advances yield high-quality, cost-effective health outcomes and train future leaders in translational and clinical research to help reduce health disparities. Photo: Medical students at Charles Drew University are preparing for patient care. (Charles Drew University Photo) Download Photo (1.2MB JPG) Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Tenn. Meharry Clinical and Translational Research Center (MeTRC)
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To accomplish their goals MeTRC will: 1) develop an administrative infrastructure that will facilitate development and maintenance of an integrated and innovative translational and clinical research program; 2) develop a technical infrastructure that will sustain a program of integrated translational and clinical research; 3) establish a process to facilitate the collaborative interactions and communication between RCTR faculty and staff needed to sustain and grow an integrated program of innovative clinical and translational research; 4) establish a pipeline of basic, translational and clinical research that will sustain and grow the MeTRC program; 5) significantly enhance the infrastructure for translational and clinical research by establishing a new Participant and Clinical Interactions Resource (PCIR); 6) develop a multidisciplinary training and career development program in clinical and translational research that takes advantage of the infrastructure, programs and faculty of RCTR; 7) engage and enhance an existing program created under the Vanderbilt-Meharry CTSA Focused Partnership to facilitate processes and partnerships in community-based clinical and translational research; 8) develop and implement a plan for self-evaluation of short- and long-term RCTR goals, including implementation and tracking of program activities. MeTRC will create an environment that will accelerate progress in the bench-to-bedside-to-community research enterprise. Photo: Researcher in the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research (CAHDR). The CAHDR will also serve as one of the research sites of the Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC). (Meharry Medical College Photo) Download Photo (4.6MB JPG) Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta RCMI Center of Excellence for Clinical and Translational Research (RCTR)
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To accomplish this the R-Center will: 1) establish an organizational framework for conducting clinical/translational research that promotes multidisciplinary approaches to addressing health disparities; 2) establish a robust research infrastructure and vibrant training environment that fosters innovative, multidisciplinary clinical/translational research; 3) establish an institution-wide mechanism for recruiting, training and mentoring a critical mass of talented faculty engaged in multidisciplinary clinical/translational research; 4) establish a community-centered model of clinical/translational research that advances discovery science and translates new knowledge into improvements in the health status of minority communities. Minority-serving academic health centers, such as MSM, are strategically poised to make important scientific contributions that address the devastating problem of racial/ethnic disparities of health in the U.S. The R-CENTER program will enable MSM investigators to establish the research infrastructure and capacity necessary to pursue discoveries that translate into improvements in the health status of the minority communities they serve. Photo: The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Morehouse School of Medicine (Morehouse School of Medicine Photo) Download Photo (5MB JPG) University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu RCMI Multidisciplinary and Translational Research Infrastructure Expansion in Hawaii (RMATRIX)
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Photo: Assessment of children in Hawai’i through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored National Children’s Study and other pediatric-focused projects are a vital part of RMATRIX (University of Hawaii Photo) Download Photo (21KB JPG) University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science CampusSan Juan The Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC)
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To be a leading national resource for conducting clinical and translational research, the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) will establish the Accelerating Excellence In Science (AXIS) program, a catalyst to the implementation of a strategic plan to build an integrated "home" for clinical and translational research. AXIS will house experienced and dedicated leadership; integrate various clinical and translational, community, training, and technology approaches and resources; and provide research consultation services. As a cornerstone, AXIS will have interdisciplinary collaborations between CDU investigators and active community partners. These team science activities will be supported by cutting-edge biomedical informatics and innovative research tools and technologies to create a vibrant center grounded in the philosophy that the interdependence of basic science, clinical discovery and patient-oriented research will accelerate improved patient outcome.
The goal of the Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC) is to establish a national model for clinical and translational health disparities research. Building on particular strengths of the research enterprise at Meharry, the focus of MeTRC will be on infectious disease, including HIV/AIDS, and women's health. An integrated program of translational research that spans basic fundamental research to applied, participant-involved clinical studies will be established.
The goal of the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) RCMI Center of Excellence for Clinical and Translational Research (R-CENTER) is to train the next generation of minority clinical and translational scientists to pursue multidisciplinary approaches to discovery science that translates into the amelioration of health disparities. MSM has experienced tremendous growth and success of its research enterprise over the past decade, based on a strategic plan that focuses on MSM's expertise and resources to serve the needs of minority communities. The MSM R-CENTER builds on an infrastructure developed by RCMI resources over the past decade.
The objective of the RCMI Multidisciplinary and Translational Research Infrastructure Expansion in Hawaii (RMATRIX) is to develop an integrated home for clinical and translational research. The specific aims of RMATRIX are to: establish RMATRIX at the University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) as the lead clinical and translational research infrastructure entity for UH partners and community collaborators; enhance the clinical and translational research development of RMATRIX investigators through a Multidisciplinary Research Education, Training and Career Development Program; and establish key functions/activities to support and promote multidisciplinary clinical and translational research. Through RMATRIX, JABSOM will partner with other UH schools and departments, other programs outside of Hawaii, and community collaborators to expand opportunities for research and leverage and expand existing clinical and translational research infrastructure. Moreover, support for biomedical informatics, participant and clinical research resources, ethics and regulatory support will be key activities of RMATRIX. RMATRIX infrastructure will support research in six major areas (cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, nutrition and metabolic syndrome, cancer, perinatal, and neurocognitive health) that disproportionately impact the health of Hawaii's diverse populations.
The Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC) is a centralized clinical and translational research program focused on health problems prevalent in underserved minority populations in Puerto Rico. PRCTRC represents a multidisciplinary and collaborative effort between three major academic health care institutions in Puerto Rico (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Universidad Central de Caribe, and Ponce School of Medicine). The major goals of PRCTRC are to: enhance and integrate existing infrastructure for clinical and translational research across Puerto Rico to support and expand Clinical and Translational Research in the health disparities; enhance and support existing training and mentoring programs to increase the number of new minority investigators in Clinical and Translational Research; and facilitate the translation of knowledge from the bench into the community. To accomplish these goals, the project will integrate, expand and enhance the following: 1) participant and clinical interaction resources; 2) clinical and translational research core resources in biostatistics and data management; 3) core laboratories and technologies; 4) training and developmental programs; 5) support for regulatory compliance resources; 6) informatics resources; and 7) community interactions and participation programs. The program will help advance knowledge about conditions that disproportionately affect minority populations and will provide a platform for more efficient collaborations among institutions that serve these populations. The specific research areas of the PRCTRC are: cancer, HIV/AIDS, neuroscience and cardiovascular disease.
