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Organization overview

About the UF CTSI

The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) was founded in 2008 to speed the translation of scientific discoveries into improved health by strengthening the university’s ability to conduct clinical and translational research.

Mission

The mission of the UF CTSI is to improve human health by accelerating the translation of scientific discoveries and the implementation of evidence-based best practices for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of human disease.

Clinical and Translational Research Building | Credit: UF Photography / Bernard Brzezinski

Role and Function

As a catalytic hub connecting resources, people and ideas, the CTSI expands collaboration and advances translational research across UF’s 16 colleges, the state and the national Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium.

Programs, Services and Resources

The CTSI offers multidisciplinary training programs, undertakes transformational initiatives and provides services and resources to facilitate health research in any disease area and to advance knowledge across the translational spectrum.

Principal Investigators

The UF CTSI is supported by multiple NIH grants, most notably a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and by significant institutional support from UF. As part of its second CTSA awarded in 2015, the UF CTSI expanded its collaboration with Florida State University as a partner in community-based research.

CTSI DIRECTOR

Duane A. Mitchell, MD, PhD

CTSI CO-DIRECTOR

Elizabeth A. Shenkman, PhD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, NIH CTSA TL1 AWARD

Wayne T. McCormack, PhD

Leadership

The UF CTSI leadership is responsible for providing vision, fostering collaboration, setting goals, and ensuring effective communication within the organization. They also oversee governance, manage services, and represent UF CTSI in national meetings.

MD-NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

Duane A Mitchell M.D., Ph.D.

Director – UF Clinical And Translational Science Institute; Assistant Vice President For Research – University Of Florida; Associate Dean – UF College Of Medicine

(352) 273-8880

duane.mitchell@neurosurgery.ufl.edu

ORCID: 0000-0001-6049-213X