# CTSA Administrative Supplement QA/QC

> **NIH NIH UL1** · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · 2021 · $94,564

## Abstract

The Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC), which includes the University at Buffalo (UB) health sciences
schools, the major healthcare institutions in our region, four key research institutes and five influential community
partners, have embarked on a comprehensive strategic plan to build a strong foundation for clinical and
translational research in response to our community needs. Buffalo is the second most populous city in New
York State and has a rich cultural history. The proportion of underrepresented minorities in Buffalo (50%)
parallels that projected for the US in 2050, making Buffalo a microcosm of what the US will look like in 30 years.
A similar proportion of our population experiences health disparities. The vision for our CTSA hub is to perform
innovative research across the translational spectrum to improve the health of our community and the nation.
Achieving these ambitious goals is a complex process that requires the participation of personnel with a wide
range of expertise. The complexity of clinical and translational science and the national regulatory climate have
led to an increasing importance of regulatory and research administrative expertise to streamline and accelerate
moving discoveries through the translational pipeline toward improving health. As a result, several activities
supported by our CTSA require formal NCATS prior approval. Providing clear and accurate documentation for
prior approval is critical in eliminating delays in the start-up of research projects, thus bypassing an important
bottleneck in advancing the testing and implementation of translational discoveries. The overall goal of this
Supplement is to establish processes and procedures to provide accurate and high quality data and documents
to NCATS for prior approval to streamline the start-up and conduct of research projects. Support for a Quality
Assurance Specialist who will participate in the management of the process of providing submissions to NCATS
and perform quality reviews of documents and material submitted is requested in this proposal. To accomplish
these goals, we propose the following Aims. We will establish a Quality Assurance Specialist position to
provide quality reviews and expert assistance to research teams in preparing CTSA-related
submissions to NCATS for prior approval (Aim 1). The Quality Assurance Specialist will work with our
Workforce Development Core to provide education and training to research teams in grants management,
regulatory matters and CT.gov submissions to ensure compliance and reduce delays in implementation of
research projects (Aim 2). Finally, we will monitor the effectiveness of our hub processes in providing accurate,
high quality submissions to NCATS; CT.gov compliance; and education and training programs for research
teams (Aim 3). This new system supported by a Quality Assurance Specialist will substantially improve the quality
and timeliness of our submissions to NCATS for prior approvals, streamline ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10382581
- **Project number:** 3UL1TR001412-06S1
- **Recipient organization:** STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
- **Principal Investigator:** Timothy F Murphy
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $94,564
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2024-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10382581

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10382581, CTSA Administrative Supplement QA/QC (3UL1TR001412-06S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10382581. Licensed CC0.

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