# Southern California Clinical and Translational Institute

> **NIH NIH UL1** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2020 · $4,367,172

## Abstract

Contact PD/PI: Buchanan, Thomas A
UL1 ABSTRACT
 
The Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) is a multidisciplinary research
institute housed at the University of Southern California and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. In partnership
with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and broad based community health organizations
throughout Los Angeles, SC CTSI seeks to be a leader in engaging diverse communities and special
populations in clinical and translational research to improve their health. SC CTSI It is led by a team of
experienced faculty and staff members who have deep experience in developing and supporting clinical and
translational research. They propose to address issues of health across the lifespan, as well as challenges in
clinical and translational research, by pursuing five specific aims are: (1) Engage diverse communities and
special populations, their care providers and our researchers to establish clinical research priorities; identify
barriers to research participation; and develop, demonstrate and disseminate innovative approaches to assure
fully partnered clinical research across diverse communities and the lifespan; (2) Promote team science in
clinical research by assembling interdisciplinary teams, including community members, to collaboratively
design and conduct clinical studies and develop innovative approaches to address challenges in clinical
research; (3) Expand workforce capacity and capabilities by training researchers, staff, and clinical and
community partners in team-based research in diverse and special populations; (4) Streamline clinical
research processes and create efficient systems to support safe and effective conduct of high quality local and
multicenter clinical research, in particular in diverse clinical and community settings; and (5) Participate as an
exemplary CTSA hub, conduct multi-site network studies, adopt successful models from CTSA peers and
develop and disseminate innovative strategies throughout the CTSA network. We also bring special strengths
in engaging diverse communities, digital innovation, and regulatory science to develop new approaches to
overcome challenges in clinical research.
Success in achieving our aims will create new solutions for health problems affecting some of the fasting
growing and most vulnerable special populations in America, define new approaches to research with diverse
communities, and contribute our deep experience and expertise to the national CTSA network.
 
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Contact PD/PI: Buchanan, Thomas A
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9932172
- **Project number:** 5UL1TR001855-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Thomas A Buchanan
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $4,367,172
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-07-01 → 2022-04-24

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9932172

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9932172, Southern California Clinical and Translational Institute (5UL1TR001855-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9932172. Licensed CC0.

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