# Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS)

> **NIH NIH UL1** · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · 2024 · $200,633

## Abstract

OVERALL: Project Summary/Abstract
Mayo Clinic is one of the largest not-for-profit, academic health systems, top-ranked for quality more often than
any other health care organization. It has integrated operations in 5 U.S. states, and more than 1 million people
came to Mayo Clinic for care last year. Clinical and translational science (CTS) is a fundamental and highly
valued element of Mayo Clinic; indeed, all research at Mayo Clinic is directed towards translation of scientific
knowledge to improve patient care, with almost 60% of our NIH funding base classified as clinical research or
trials. In recognition of the importance of continued advances in CTS to the Mayo Clinic mission, our institutional
leadership has entrusted the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCaTS) to be the engine
of translational innovation and the institutional advocate for CTS and translational research. CCaTS has served
as a CTS innovation incubator for numerous efforts that were created with CCaTS funding and are now
supported by the institution. The overall vision of CCaTS is to enable high-quality, team-based multidisciplinary
research that accelerates clinical trial innovation, facilitates digital health transformation, and partners with our
stakeholders and communities to improve patient care and health for all people. Our team-based culture has
been described as one of “boundarylessness,” wherein organizational barriers are removed to enable talent,
innovation, and knowledge to converge where needed. In this context and that of our longstanding commitment
to patient-focused research, we are uniquely positioned to accomplish the following Specific Aims. In Aim 1, we
will simplify and accelerate the work of translation to improve health for all by advancing clinical trial innovations
and digital health transformations, streamlining methods and processes, and developing novel informatics
solutions that increase efficiency and drive implementation of discoveries that improve health and promote health
equity. In Aim 2, we will enhance our education programs through the expanded reach of competency-based,
learner-focused solutions, training a diverse, inclusive, multidisciplinary CTS workforce to be prepared to address
the urgent health care needs of all communities in a rapidly changing environment. In Aim 3, we will engage
local community members and patients to be active partners in translational teams, expanding research
capabilities of underserved communities, including rural populations. Our goal is to improve health and reduce
health inequities by helping these communities realize the benefits of CTS. In Aim 4, we will expand national
and regional partnerships and strengthen collaborative CTS networks in all aspects of CTS and education,
focusing on sharing innovative approaches and prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion, with the goal of
improving human health and advancing health equity. In summary, sustained investment in CCaTS ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10927568
- **Project number:** 3UL1TR002377-08S1
- **Recipient organization:** MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** VESNA D GAROVIC
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $200,633
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2017-09-18 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10927568

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10927568, Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) (3UL1TR002377-08S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10927568. Licensed CC0.

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