Vision
From its urban core to its rural expanses and borderlands, the greater San Diego is composed of many communities facing complex health challenges. Our San Diego Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub connects our communities through strategic partnerships, state-of-the-art resources, and transformative leadership. By advancing clinical and translational science (CTS), our hub will continue to be a national model for advancing science to improve health.
Mission
Our mission is to facilitate the research of others by providing resources, training, and collaboration opportunities for ACTRI scientists, health care providers, and the community.
What is Clinical and Translational Science (CTS)?
Clinical and translational science is aimed at translating results in basic research into results that directly benefit humans. Scientists have ideas about something they would like to test out, and they seek resources for experiments. Most experiments start in the laboratory and this is called “basic research”. Many new treatments are tested in animals before any humans are permitted to try them out. And even then, many types of experiments need to be done before a new medical device or treatment is approved for regular use by your doctor and other clinicians.
Clinical and translational science involves moving knowledge and discovery gained from the basic sciences to its application in clinical and community settings. This concept is often summarized by the phrases "bench-to-bedside" and "bedside-to-community" research.
For clinical and translational science to be successful, communication must be bi-directional. In other words, many different people have to talk—and listen—to each other: basic researchers and clinical researchers; clinical researchers and human volunteers; patients and their doctors in their communities; and community doctors and clinical researchers.
Clinical and Translational Science at ACTRI
The Altman Clinical Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) has transformed UCSD from a scientific environment focused on basic science into the translational powerhouse it is today. ACTRI aims to innovate across a broad range of clinical translational science (CTS) areas and integrate our research communities into our efforts.
Location & Contacts
Location & Contacts
ACTRI Office:
Email: CRSI-Navigator@health.ucsd.edu
ACTRI Research Clinic:
Front Desk: (858) 534-1251
Mailing Address:
Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Building
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0990
La Jolla, CA 92093-0990
Physical Address:
Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Building
9452 Medical Center Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Become a Member
Join ACTRI for free in order to use the many services offered to researchers from UC San Diego, Salk Institute, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, J. Craig Venter Institute, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Rady Children's Hospital, Eisenhower Health and the VA Medical Center.