Welcome to the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at Johns Hopkins. The ICTR is funded by the National Institutes of Health as part of a national consortium of Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) .
This award, the largest single NIH award to Johns Hopkins in institutional history, is a significant acknowledgement of the existing scope and quality of our research and clinical care. It is also, however, a serious recognition of the difficulty of navigating basic science discoveries down an increasingly complicated path of academic, economic, regulatory, and administrative barriers. The ICTR is designed to support individuals and teams as they strive to move discoveries along this path and into medical usefulness.
Even as the NIH continues to bring new members into the CTSA consortium, the definition of the term "translational research" is still in flux and will no doubt be the subject for academic debate for a long time to come. Rather than become mired in that debate, the ICTR at Johns Hopkins has adopted a general, working definition of the term as our motto: where science and people connect.
One of the primary goals of the ICTR is to link you to the resources you need to translate your work into preventive strategies, treatments, and cures that will tangibly improve the quality of medical care. In the upcoming weeks, we will be using this site to introduce a wide range of services, utilities, and funding opportunities. I encourage you to check back frequently and subscribe to our email list so we can keep you connected.
Sincerely,
Daniel E. Ford, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
