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Clinical and Translational Science Services

Empowering Translational Science: Innovative Tools & Expert Support

We provide cutting-edge tools, expert guidance, and specialized services to accelerate the translation of research into real-world impact. By leveraging strengths in data science, regulatory expertise, community engagement, and human-centered research, we help investigators overcome challenges, enhance research quality, and drive innovation. Our scalable solutions support local needs while advancing best practices across the Clinical and Translational Science Award network.

Regulatory Knowledge and Support

 Lead: Anthony Magit, MD
 
Director of ACTRI Regulatory Knowledge and Support Unit
Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology



The Regulatory Knowledge and Support unit continuously improves the efficiency and quality of regulatory submissions and the ethical conduct of research by providing consultation, resources, and training. Guided by principles dedicated to the highest ethical standards, the unit remains current with evolving regulations while fostering safety, quality, and research excellence.

 

Regulatory Knowledge and Support

Population Science and Community Engagement

Co-Leads: 

Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH
 
Co-Director of ACTRI Population Science and Community Engagement Unit
Professor of Pediatrics at UC San Diego
Director of Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital
 
Borsika Rabin, PhD, MPH, PharmD
 
Co-Director of ACTRI Population Science and Community Engagement Unit
Associate Professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UC San Diego
Co-Director ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center


San Diego County is one of the most ethnically and geographically diverse areas in the U.S.—ranging from affluent and urban population centers to rural agricultural areas. The Population Sciences and Community Engagement (PopSci) Unit is dedicated to overcoming challenges to research and the dissemination and implementation (D&I) of its benefits to all our communities.

Population Science and Community Engagement

Human Centered Research

Lead: Mark Wallace, MD
 
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, UC San Diego Center for Pain Medicine
Director of ACTRI Human Centered Research
 


 The ACTRI provides a broad range of resources to support human-centered research (HCR). Clinical research infrastructure and personnel are funded by UCSD and through a cost recovery mechanism. HCR supports ACTRI personnel and tools for training professional staff who collaborate with study teams. These collaborations help ensure proper development and implementation of protocols, safety measures, and adherence to good clinical practices.
 
By working closely with the Population Science (PopSci) unit, HCR also supports trial recruitment efforts. These combined efforts are expected to elevate the quality and ethical standards of human-centered research, supporting the clinical translation of discoveries across the translational continuum.

 

Human Centered Research