Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences

Our Mission To accelerate clinical and translational research and advance discovery, knowledge and innovation to improve health outcomes across the lifespan and benefit the healthcare and well-being of all our diverse communities. - We will harness the talent of Washington University and our partners at Saint Louis University and University of Missouri – Columbia to create integrated collaborations among investigators and within the community. - We will train a diverse workforce with the tools to discover and implement transformative translational research founded on a platform of equity and inclusion. - We will develop and promote a collaborative team science framework that will translate discoveries into effective interventions that can transform individual and community health. Our Vision We envision a future in which the health and well-being of our diverse community informs the creation and acceleration of new knowledge across the translational divide from study conception through real world dissemination. What We Do Connect: Link research teams to expert resources Educate: Train, advance and sustain the clinical translational science workforce Message: Amplify communication to diverse communities to promote health equity and inclusion Disseminate: Move best practices into routine real-world usage Collaborate: Foster networks to translate research into practice Support: Provide research infrastructure and funding