Penn State receives $25 million to enhance medical research, human health

Expanded partnerships, access to clinical trials, and new medical and behavioral treatments and interventions reaching individuals more quickly will benefit communities in Pennsylvania and beyond thanks to the renewal of Penn State's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) awarded Penn State more than $25 million to provide critical clinical and translational research infrastructure and continue building collaborations across the University's campuses and with communities around the state. NCATS' CTSA Program develops innovative solutions to improve processes for turning laboratory, clinical and community research into health knowledge, interventions and treatments. CTSA institutions partner to advance biomedical and health research and share best practices and tools. Penn State is one of 64 funded CTSA organizations nationally and is among the few that serve primarily rural communities.