# Institutional Clinical AND Translational Science Award

> **NIH NIH UL1** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2020 · $6,170,302

## Abstract

Overall
Project Summary: The University of Wisconsin (UW) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
was created in 2007 against a backdrop of institutional change at UW during which the UW Medical School
pivoted to become a School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH, 2005) and the other Health Sciences
Schools retooled their missions to encompass health maintenance, preventative care, and improvements in
health-delivery systems. Since its inception, ICTR succeeded in changing the culture of research at UW and at
Marshfield Clinic (MC) and became recognized as the academic and administrative home for clinical and
translational science. This section outlines the most notable ICTR accomplishments leading to transformative
changes in the broad areas of administration, education of the translational workforce, and expansion of the
research infrastructure. Many of the administrative successes were aligned with development of mutually-
beneficial, collaborative relationships including the foundational UW and MC partnership, establishment of
multi-site research networks, cross-CTSA program development, braided federal and local funding for ICTR
programs and pilot awards, and affiliation with other UW centers and programs with overlapping missions.
Translational workforce development included creating vigorous TL1 and KL2 training programs, establishing
graduate degree and certificate programs in Clinical Investigation, and offering diverse non-degree options for
learners at multiple levels and tracks. Additional collaborative efforts led to a nationally recognized program in
research mentor training and the Health Equity Leadership Institute, a career development experience for
investigators engaged in health disparities/health equity research. The central fact illustrating the expansion of
the UW research infrastructure is that ICTR resources and services supported ~2,500 unique investigators,
who have pursued 3,824 research projects. ICTR has provided pilot funding across the T0-T4 translational
spectrum including awards specific to pediatric, geriatric, and minority populations. Consultations and other
expert services span biostatistics, bioinformatics, laboratory services, and an array of clinical and regulatory
services. Finally, the ICTR community engagement program is recognized as a national model for how to
create partnerships with community stakeholders and organizations (431 to date) and now includes
dissemination and implementation programs. Significantly, this section also provides examples of how ICTR-
supported research programs have already impacted health care and health in Wisconsin and nationally. In the
next grant cycle, ICTR will continue to address translational workforce development with an emphasis on team
science and competency-based training, and community engagement in research with novel strategies for
implementation of health advances and involvement of patient advocates. Additionally, the research
infrastructu...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978151
- **Project number:** 5UL1TR002373-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **Principal Investigator:** ELIZABETH S BURNSIDE
- **Activity code:** UL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $6,170,302
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-21 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978151

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978151, Institutional Clinical AND Translational Science Award (5UL1TR002373-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978151. Licensed CC0.

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