In recent news, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Medical College of Wisconsin $20 million in grant monies in order to fund efforts to collaborate with seven other local institutions in research discoveries.
The grant, known as the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), is a five-year grant and is one of several that is being awarded to at least eight other research centers this year. Thus far, the CTSA has supported 55 programs since 2003. In addition to the Medical College of Wisconsin, other institutions that are participating in the award include:
- Marquette University
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- BloodCenter of Wisconsin
- Children’s Hospital and Health System
- Froedtert Hospital
- Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
The grants are significant because the NIH is
…awarding them to centers it believes will be best at translating research advances into treatment, training researchers and engaging communities in their research efforts. [source]
Opening doors for southeastern Wisconsin
For a period of time, there has been a longstanding concern in southeastern Wisconsin that while there are numerous projects at smaller research institutions, no effort has been made to pool together resources in order to take on more complex, rewarding work. Upon receiving the grant, relationships have now been sparked between the region’s largest research institutions, which will hopefully lead to a more powerful research effort in the near future.
(Via: JS Online)
