Abstract
The opportunity created by the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) prompted the leadership of Emory University (Emory) and its two closest academic partners, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Georgia Institute of Technology (GT), to develop an innovative model for transforming clinical and translational science. These academic institutions along with other Atlanta and Georgia partners established the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) to create and accelerate clinical and translational science discovery, training and community engagement in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. The ACTSI partnership creates compelling, unique and synergistic advantages. Emory is a national leader in education, healthcare, biomedical research and product developmenti. MSM is a leading historically black institution focused on social missionii that brings ethnic diversity to the biomedical research community, addresses health disparities through translational and clinical research and successful community engagement, and serves as a pipeline for training minority investigators. GT is a national leader in biomedical engineeringiii, nanomedicine, computation and application of innovative systems engineering to healthcare solutions. These institutions, historic partners in healthcare, education, and cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research, are now catalyzed by the ACTSI partnership. The creation of the ACTSI led to many accomplishments: establishment of a city-wide, multi-tiered (hospital, clinic, office) integrated network conducting clinical and translational research; establishment of an inter-institutional and innovative collaborative education and training program in clinical and translational research with enhanced curricula (highlighted in this communication); development of a city-wide infrastructure for pediatric-focused clinical and translational research; dissemination of new clinical and translational infrastructure and technologies through the ACTSI web portal - www.ACTSI.org; the creation and/or support of new cutting-edge cores and centers - the GRA (Georgia Research Alliance) Genomics Core; Center for System Imaging (CSI); a Heath Innovation Program, Center for Health Discovery and Well Being; and development of new interdisciplinary, innovative clinical and translational science through pilot projects, new inter-institutional collaborations, seminars, and direct support. A key theme of the endeavor is ACTSI’s leveraging of multiple diverse assets to enhance clinical and translational research in Atlanta and Georgia. ACTSI is a catalyst exceeding the sum of the parts.
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