National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Abbreviation | NCATS |
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Formation | 2011 |
Type | U.S. government agency |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, US |
Director | Christopher P. Austin, M.D. |
Parent organization | National Institutes of Health |
Affiliations | United States Public Health Service |
Website | http://www.ncats.nih.gov |
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NCATS director Christopher P. Austin, M.D.
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) was established in 2012[1] and is located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NCATS is one of 27 institutes and centers of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of NCATS is to transform the translation of scientific discoveries so that new treatments and cures for disease can be delivered to patients faster. The budget provided to NCATS for fiscal year 2018 is $557,373,000.[2]
History[]
NCATS was created in December 2011 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.[3]
The center was created from a number of existing NIH programs:[4]
- Clinical and Translational Science Award program
- RAID renamed
- Office of Rare Diseases Research
- (CAN)[5][6]
Divisions[]
NCATS is organized into a number of divisions:
- Division of Clinical Innovation
- Division of Pre-Clinical Innovation
- Office of Administrative Management
- Office of Grants Management and Scientific Review
- Office of Rare Diseases Research
- Oversees the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network and Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)[7]
- Office of Strategic Alliances
- Works with businesses in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to speed the development of new drugs[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wadman, Meredith (12 January 2012). "US translational-science centre gets under way". Nature. 481 (7380): 128. doi:10.1038/481128a. PMID 22237088.
- ^ "Budget". National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Wadman, Meredith (12 January 2012). "US translational-science centre gets under way". Nature. 481 (7380): 128. doi:10.1038/481128a. PMID 22237088.
- ^ "NIH's Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) - Rare Disease Legislative Advocates". 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Review Board - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences". National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Divisions & Offices". National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. 12 March 2015.
Categories:
- National Institutes of Health