Participating Institutions
Hans Klingemann, M.D., is director of the Bone Marrow and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Program at Tufts Medical Center. This program is an example of the clinical and translational research being conducted by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University researchers.
Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Boston, MA
Visit SitePrincipal Investigator: Harry P. Selker, M.D., MSPH
Participating Institutions and Community Partners:
Clinical and Academic Organizations
- New England Quality Care Alliance Physician Practice Group
- Tufts Medical Center Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies
- Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
- The Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA)
- Brandeis University's Heller School and Schneider Institutes for Health Policy
- The Framingham Heart Study
- Northeastern University's Bouvé College of Health Sciences
- University of Massachusetts School of Nursing
- The National Kidney Foundation
Community-Based Organizations
- Asian American Center for Cancer Education and Research
- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
- Boston Museum of Science
- Boston Neighborhood Development Office
- Boston Public Health Commission
- Center for Community Health Education Research and Service
- Codman Square Health Center/ Dorchester House Multi-Service Center of the Dorchester Health Initiative
- La Alianza Hispana
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Partners for a Health Community
- Somerville Community Health Agenda (of the Institute for Community Health)
Heath Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Tufts Health Plan
Industry Partners
- Advanced Magnetics, Inc.
- Biogen Idec
- Millennium Pharmaceuticals
- Neurologica Corporation
- Pfizer, Inc.
Tufts University Schools
- Arts and Sciences
- Citizenship and Public Service
- Dental Medicine
- Engineering (including Computer Science and Bioengineering)
- Graduate Biomedical Sciences
- Medicine
- Nutrition
- Veterinary Medicine
Tufts-Affiliated Hospitals
- Tufts Medical Center
- Baystate Medical Center
- Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
- Lahey Clinic
- New England Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital
- New England Baptist Hospital
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- Caritas Carney Hospital
Highlights:
The Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute will build on long-standing traditions of multidisciplinary collaboration. The Institute will leverage that history to produce ground-breaking translation research to bring therapies to patients more quickly. Among the endeavors the institute will undertake will be a program aimed at cultivating connections between researchers and community groups, transforming the research process by developing ways for these groups to learn about each other's needs, interests and perspectives. The program includes annual needs assessments with community partners to identify perceived health needs and research priorities. This partnership will facilitate the recruitment of diverse participants in research efforts to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based care into clinical practice settings. The emphasis on community involvement uniquely reflects both Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center's dedication to active citizenship and biomedical research by including multiple hospitals, community organizations, health plans, industry, and others in Massachusetts and nationally.