National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
About NCATS
Vision
NIH Sets Forth Vision for Reengineering Translational Science
Millions of people are looking to science to deliver new and better ways to detect, treat, and prevent disease—and the scientific opportunities have never been greater. Consequently, the time is right to take bold action to transform the translational research enterprise. NIH’s vision for a new entity to do just that—the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)—is laid out in this Commentary, published July 6, 2011 in Science Translational Medicine.
Reengineering Translational Science: The Time Is Right (PDF - 282KB)
Reference: F.S. Collins, Reengineering Translational Science: The Time Is Right. Sci. Transl. Med. 3, 90cm17 (2011).
NCATS Fact Sheet (PDF - 149KB)
Scientific Planning
ACD-NCATS Working Group
Composed of leading, outside experts, this working group of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) has provided input on how NCATS might partner with the private sector, as well as contribute to the translational research enterprise as a whole.
September 21, 2011 Report (PDF - 422KB)
ACD-NCATS Working Group Roster (PDF - 68KB)
CTSA-NCATS Integration Working Group
Composed of NIH leadership, this group has made recommendations to the NIH Director on how Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) would be integrated into the Center.
September 27, 2011 Report (PDF - 142KB)
CTSA-NCATS Integration Working Group Roster (PDF - 86KB)
ICD-NCATS Working Group
Composed of Institute and Center Directors (ICD), this group has made recommendations to the NIH Director about the mission, functions, and organization of the Center.
ICD-NCATS Working Group Roster (PDF - 105KB)
Scientific Management Review Board Report on Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
The NIH’s Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB) recommended that NIH create a new translational medicine and therapeutics center.
December 2010 Report (PDF - 3.3MB)
Scientific Management Review Board Roster
Administrative Planning
NIH currently is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). While this search continues, NCATS will move forward under the leadership of Acting Director Dr. Thomas R. Insel and Acting Deputy Director Dr. Kathy Hudson. Job Posting
In June 2011, the Secretary of Health and Human Services sent a budget document to Congress that contains details of the establishment of NCATS, including information on how the action would affect the other NIH Institutes and Centers. Read More (PDF - 1.3MB)
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