August 19, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The National Institutes of Health has awarded The Ohio State University a $4.38 million grant to support newly trained clinician-scientists for careers in medical research.
The 5-year award will fund the Clinical and Translational Science Institute K12 program, a mentored research and education program for early career clinical and translational scientists.
“This career development grant offers junior faculty vital education, mentorship and resources to help them achieve their career and research goals,” said K. Luan Phan, MD, principal investigator, clinical professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and chief of Psychiatry Services at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “Clinical and translational scientists are an essential part of health care for their combined ability to identify and conduct research that address gaps in patient care.”
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute K12 program provides research funding, salary support and training in clinical and translational science. The K12 program creates opportunity for up-and-coming researchers to develop under the mentorship of experienced researchers.
In 2024, four faculty members will receive the K12 award. It’s open to early-career faculty engaged in clinical or translational research.
New name for translational science center
The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science is now the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The updated name better aligns with the institute’s mission to advance discovery and improve health for all.
“For the past two decades, the institute has been an impactful resource to the scientific and research community at Ohio State,” said Julie Johnson, PharmD, Clinical and Translational Science Institute director, associate dean for clinical and translational research at the Ohio State College of Medicine and associate vice president of research at Ohio State. “Our aim moving forward is to more fully serve the entire clinical and translational research community on campus and at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and to facilitate and streamline research discoveries that improve health for all.”
Research reported in this press release was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UM1TR004548.
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Media Contact: Serena Smith, Wexner Medical Center Media Relations, serena.smith@osumc.edu