# Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute

> **NIH NIH UL1** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $7,742,228

## Abstract

Overall - Project Summary
The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) is a mature CTSA hub that has been 
accelerating research at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) since 2006. It has a stable, yet nimble, 
leadership structure that has functioned efficiently during the current funding cycle to meet its goals. OCTRI
benefits from the guidance of several advisory groups in evaluation and planning and will use their input to 
continuously improve its structure. OCTRI’s many effective programs assist investigators and trainees by 
providing support services and fostering novel approaches to improve health in Oregon and beyond. OCTRI
will now build on these strengths, while broadening its reach, to address goals that align with the national 
priorities articulated by NCATS and solidify its role within the CTSA network. OCTRI has developed nationally
recognized programs to build the translational workforce, and will strengthen this base to bring more diversity,
while also ensuring rigorous competencies are met. OCTRI has developed a regional reputation for leading 
innovation and have incorporated these assets in an optional function with the Knight Cancer Institute that
supports the development of new therapeutics. OCTRI has built trust and capacity in research throughout rural 
Oregon and will now extend these efforts to the Portland metropolitan region. OCTRI’s current optional function 
has amplified the patient voice in research, and it will now be integrated into the community program in order to 
extend its reach. OCTRI has led in the development of national informatics platforms and will now leverage 
those to build internal support processes throughout OHSU to democratize these resources. At the same time, 
OCTRI has recognized limitations with regard to data sharing and will develop a novel optional function to 
incorporate Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources to translate social determinants of health across 
electronic systems. OCTRI has been at the forefront of innovative outcome evaluation and will fully implement 
the Translational Science Benefits Model. These goals will be accomplished by engaging diverse stakeholders, 
by partnering with OHSU investigators, community coalitions, and business enterprises, and by fostering team 
science. Through these efforts, OCTRI will become even more essential for OHSU, for Oregon, and for the 
nation.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10912548
- **Project number:** 5UL1TR002369-08
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Cynthia D Morris
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $7,742,228
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-02 → 2027-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10912548

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10912548, Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (5UL1TR002369-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10912548. Licensed CC0.

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