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Our services and resources help researchers in various fields identify and address critical health needs in L.A., engaging both health systems and communities for fully partnered clinical research.
Established in 2008 with support from the University of Southern California (USC), Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the SC CTSI is an organization devoted entirely to increasing the success of translational science. The SC CTSI is part of a national consortium of CTSA institutions that work together to improve the translational research process to get more treatments to more patients more quickly.
In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and broad-based community health organizations throughout Los Angeles, the SC CTSI seeks to be a leader in engaging communities in clinical and translational research to improve their health. It is led by a team of faculty and staff members who have deep experience in developing and supporting clinical and translational research to improve human health.
Our services and resources help researchers in various fields identify and address critical health needs in L.A., engaging both health systems and communities for fully partnered clinical research.
Our education activities provide broad training to all members of the clinical research community—career clinical researchers and trainees, clinical research staff members, career clinicians and clinical trainees, and patients and community members.
Our infrastructure aims to streamline processes to support safe, efficient and high quality clinical research.
Because successful translation requires teamwork, our SC CTSI is a collaboration among many schools at USC and with partners in the public, private, government, and nonprofit sectors.
Thomas Buchanan, MD – SC CTSI Director/Principal Investigator