NIH Awards $26M to Advance RI-CTR for Third Five-Year Phase of Clinical and Translational Research
核心洞察
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $26 million grant to Rhode Island's statewide clinical and translational research hub to fund its next five years of work.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences issued the award on Sept. 3 to Brown University, the host institution for the Advance RI-CTR program.
Advance RI-CTR, launched in 2016, supports biomedical and public health scholars working to translate scientific discoveries into patient care improvements.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $26 million grant to Rhode Island's statewide hub for clinical and translational research, funding a third five-year phase of work aimed at connecting research, health care, communities and patients across the state.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences issued the award on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to Brown University, which serves as host institution for the federally funded Advance Rhode Island Clinical and Translational Research (Advance RI-CTR) program.
A Research Ecosystem Spanning Discovery to Patient Care
Since 2016, Advance RI-CTR has supported biomedical and public health scholars across Rhode Island who are working to turn scientific discoveries into solutions that can improve patients' lives. The program funds clinical and translational research — work that begins in laboratories and progresses into clinical and community settings, with the goal of improving people's health through advances in diagnosis or treatment — and provides education and professional resources to researchers statewide.
"It's renewal comes at a pivotal moment, where our institutions, health systems and state government have worked together to create an environment poised to bring those discoveries to the patients who need them, and spur economic opportunities as well," said Dr. Mukesh K. Jain, senior associate provost for life sciences, senior vice president for health affairs, and dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown University.
Jain described the program as "instrumental in helping us build a research ecosystem in Rhode Island that spans the full cycle from basic science discovery to application in patients."
Statewide Partnership Structure
Advance RI-CTR operates as a partnership between Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, Brown University Health (搜索), Care New England (搜索), the V.A. Providence Healthcare System (搜索) and community organizations. The renewal extends the program's mandate to bridge laboratory science with clinical and community application over the next five years, with the stated aim of translating discoveries into patient benefit and supporting economic opportunities in the state.