We welcome you to look at each of our programs and what we offer. We represent a unique consortium of academic and medical institutions across the greater Washington DC area. The formation of GHUCCTS was inspired by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translation Science Award (CTSA) initiative to improve how academic medical centers perform clinical research and translational science. This initiative empowers researchers to develop new treatments and cures for diseases more quickly, and make them available to our patients and our communities more efficiently. GHUCCTS was funded by NCATS on July 1, 2010, thereby becoming one of just 64 CTSA-funded centers in the U.S.
GHUCCTS was founded on the CTSA philosophy of interdisciplinary communication and exchange that encourages partnerships and collaborations amongst organizations (academic, government and industry) involved with health care across our geographic region, as well as across our nation. Through multiple partnerships and collaborations, GHUCCTS is committed to transforming clinical and translational research by facilitating the adoption of new scientific advances into improvements in health care, particularly to underserved groups in our communities, including people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, people with disabilities, and older adults.
We have two PIs with complementary expertise who share leadership of the consortium. The PIs were charged by the GHUCCTS Steering Committee with developing the GHUCCTS consortium and the CTSA application. We have worked together intensively and productively, providing leadership and guidance to the overall consortium and to the workgroups that were established to address each of the many areas required for successful clinical and translational research and education. We have established this public website to promote community education and engagement in GHUCCTS activities.
GHUCCTS supports consultative resources, facilities and funding opportunities related to clinical and translational research.
GHUCCTS is a multi-institutional consortium of medical research institutions forged from a desire to promote clinical research and translational science. The members of the GHUCCTS consortium are: Georgetown University (GU), Howard University (HU), MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the Washington Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).