Programs

Plan and Design Research:

Participant Recruitment Program - Bolsters UCSF research by implementing programs and creating tools that allow research teams to meet recruitment goals with ease and efficiency.

Consultation Services - Provides expert advice to investigators in diverse research fields at every stage of research.

Recruit Study Participants:

Participant Recruitment Program - Bolsters UCSF research by implementing programs and creating tools that allow research teams to meet recruitment goals with ease and efficiency.

RAGE - Provides support and infrastructure for UCSF researchers to diversify their study populations.

Conduct Clinical Studies:

Clinical Trial Operations - Aims to identify, assess and prioritize barriers for inclusive and efficient trials, and steward solutions to challenges that adversely impact clinical trials operations.

Clinical Research Services - Offers an array of adult and pediatric services through a network of research centers to translate promising clinical research ideas into successful protocols.

Bioethics and Regulatory Engagement - Supports researchers in navigating regulatory and compliance issues and works with partners to advocate for improved efficiency of the regulatory approval process.

Biospecimen Processing Lab - Facilitates the efficient acquisition, quality control and management of biospecimens at UCSF. 

Informatics & Technology:

Informatics & Research Technology - Enables the effective use of clinical and other data in conjunction with information technologies, such as digital health and the EHR, to accelerate research.

Training and Professional Development:

Clinical Trial Operations - Aims to identify, assess and prioritize barriers for inclusive and efficient trials, and steward solutions to challenges that adversely impact clinical trials operations.

Clinical & Translational Science Workforce Development - Provides research education and training at all levels, for undergraduate students to faculty.

Trial Innovation Network - Enhances collaboration on investigator-initiated multi-site trial operations by leveraging resources and the collective expertise of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium.

Analyze and Disseminate:

IMPACT - Provides UCSF faculty and staff with resources and training in collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders to quicken the adoption of evidence-based policies in healthcare, government, industry, and other sectors.

Consultation Services - Provides expert advice to investigators in diverse research fields at every stage of research.

Engage with Community and Health System Partners:

Community Engagement - Bridges academic research, health policy, and community practice to improve public health. Supports research that investigates, plans, applies, and evaluates solutions to pressing public health problems.

Funding Opportunities

Team Science - The CTSI Team Science program fosters multidisciplinary, multi stakeholder research collaboration by providing training, resources, and support that promote broadly-engaged team science at UCSF.

Pilot Awards - Seeks to advance clinical and translational research at UCSF by providing funding resources to catalyze research and career development activities.