# UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center

> **NIH NIH UL1** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2024 · $5,122,359

## Abstract

Contact PD/PI: Wun, Theodore (Ted)
OVERALL
PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) will build on a
14-year track record serving as the central nidus for translational research in inland Northern California. We
have created a cadre of translational investigators, highly competent research workforce, and efficient
regulatory processes. The CTSC is at the center of UC Davis translational research and is a robust convener
and facilitator of collaborations across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Embracing a flexible and versatile culture
aimed at research facilitation, resource sharing, and partnerships, the CTSC is responsive to investigators,
trainees, scholars, faculty, and our broader community partners. The program works closely with departments
and centers to recruit, support, and retain research teams, particularly those addressing special populations.
By fostering trainee and scholar success at all career stages to ensure an upward trajectory, the UC Davis
CTSC builds the diverse workforce needed to advance the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA)
goals. The CTSC is viewed as a respected partner fully integrated into the entire UC Davis campus and
leadership. The current proposal builds on a rich foundation of achievements including team-science
educational and research endeavors, use of digital health technologies to engage underserved urban and rural
communities, cross-cutting community partnerships to advance health care access and community-based
participatory research, and comprehensive data science training and resource support. Significant areas of
strength at UC Davis include our prominent digital health program, community engaged collaborative research,
and a comprehensive academic setting where the CTSC is the trusted enabler. Through a far reaching and
highly integrated infrastructure, quality focus, and training resources to coalesce healthcare delivery science,
the CTSC will promote and advance the Learning Health System. Using all assets developed and the
productive relationships established with multiple partners, the CTSC will elevate UC Davis into a next phase
of high impact clinical and translational research through the following Specific Aims: (1) Serve as an
experienced hub for clinical and translational research; (2) Expand and refine a collaborative and innovative
training environment that ensures research of the highest quality; (3) Fully integrate community partners into
the translational research enterprise; (4) Efficiently utilize, diversify, and leverage informatics and data science
resources; and (5) Function as a nexus for the integration of research across the lifespan. To achieve these
goals, the experienced and well-integrated CTSC team under the leadership of Ted Wun, MD, will accelerate
our strong trajectory for the future with overwhelming support from the institution and guided by a
comprehensive oversight structur...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10892885
- **Project number:** 5UL1TR001860-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** Nicholas J. KENYON
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $5,122,359
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-07-01 → 2026-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10892885

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10892885, UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (5UL1TR001860-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10892885. Licensed CC0.

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