our mission
We bring together Indiana’s brightest minds to solve the state’s most pressing health challenges.
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) was founded in 2008 by Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, as a statewide institute supported by a Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health.
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The CTSI Vision
We envision an Indiana that is one of the nation’s healthiest states.
Accelerating Research
Leadership and staff at the Indiana CTSI are working to develop the best processes and resources to enable the efficient translation of scientific discoveries to patient care.
Growing Talent
Indiana CTSI programs and partnerships are designed to educate, attract and retain top research talent in the state for generations to come.
Improving Health
The Indiana CTSI is dedicated to leveraging and strengthening the state’s life sciences community to achieve better health for people in Indiana.
A Brief Overview
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2008
With grant support from the NIH and matching funds from IU, Purdue and other partners, the Indiana CTSI was established with Dr. Anantha Shekhar as founding director.
2009Notre Dame joined the partnership, along with supplemental NIH awards for education and training programs.
2013 Received second NIH grant renewal and opened new clinical research centers to support pediatric and neuroscience studies and medical care.
2014 Debuted new research resource to help scientists better connect with patients and communities.
2017 Partnered with IU School of Medicine to recruit top scientists to Indiana in collaboration with state's life science leaders.
2018 Awarded third NIH grant renewal in excess of $33 million and launched "All IN for Health" public call-to-action.
Since 2008, the Indiana CTSI has assisted more than 5,000 researchers and trained more than 400 future scientists across the state.
