Clinical and Translational Research Center
In response to an NIH RFA in 2006, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborated with the University of Pennsylvania in an application for an NIH roadmap initiative to develop a transformational clinical research enterprise. The purpose of the Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) is to create an "academic home" for translational research, to foster collaboration and lower barriers between disciplines, and to train new generations of clinical scientists. Under the CTSA Program the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital is funded to provide the resources and environment to support high-quality clinical research by qualified investigators. The CTRC supports the facilities in which the research is conducted, the trained personnel necessary to support the research protocol and the investigator, as well as scientific leadership and training to new clinical investigators under the direction of Carole Marcus, MBBCh, and Dan Rader, MD. Ronnie Mazzaccaro, MBA, serves as the administrative director for pediatric services and can be reached at mazzaccaro@email.chop.edu or by calling 215-590-2215. Linda McCrae serves as the administrative director for adult services and can be reached at mccrae@spirit.gcrc.upenn.edu or by calling 215-662-7174.