Achievements
- Pilot and Collaborative Translational and Clinical Studies (PiCo-TraCs) grant program has been established and funded, with 48 grants awarded thus far.
- The Clinical Interaction Network (CIN) continues to establish sites throughout Atlanta, currently totalling 22 and including Emory University Hospital, Emory Midtown, Grady Memorial Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, The Hope Clinic and Southside Community Health Center.
- ACTSI’s Research, Education, Training and Career Development (RETCD) program transitioned the K12 program into the KL2 developmental awards for clinical investigators and translational training; has established a new T32 training program in clinical and translational research; and established the TL1 program.
- ACTSI has enhanced capabilities in genomics, microscopy and laboratory informatics.
- The Translational Technologies & Resources (TTR) program worked with Winship Cancer Institute, the Georgia Research Alliance, and Human Genetics to purchase a $480,000 Illumina (Solexa) Genome Analyzer for the establishment of a next-generation DNA sequencing core. The program also purchased a $320,000 Deltavision deconvolution microscope housed at Morehouse School of Medicine and provided $83,000 to purchase a laboratory informatics hardware platform.
- Partnership with Chemical Biology Discovery Center to promote the discovery of small molecules targeted to disease-related proteins.
- Expansion of existing synergistic partnership with Yerkes National Primate Research Center on informatics, animal models, and educational opportunities.
- Building relationship between CIN and the University of Georgia Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (Integrated Glycotechnology & Biomedical Glycomics).
- Ethics, Regulatory Knowledge, & Support (ERKS) Online Ethics Center now includes over 40 ethical dilemmas in scientific research and expert opinions.
- The ACTSI convened IRB officials from seven Atlanta research institutions in a first-of-its-kind meeting.