The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) is a statewide partnership among Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame – all working together to improve health in Indiana through research. The Indiana CTSI has been continuously funded since 2008 by multi-million-dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and is administratively managed by Indiana University through the IU School of Medicine.

Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD
Founding Director

The Indiana CTSI’s executive strategy team is made up of its leadership team (above) + Ken Carlson, director of the IU Office of Clinical Research; Aaron Carroll, MD, director of career development, education and research training programs at the Indiana CTSI; Scott Denne, MD, deputy director of the Indiana CTSI for the IUPUI campus; Rob Dimmitt, MBA, senior director of research administration and finance at the Indiana CTSI and IU School of Medicine; Christine Drury, associate director of research communications at the Indiana CTSI and IU School of Medicine; Joe Hunt, MPH, director of tracking and evaluation at the Indiana CTSI; Patricia McGuire, the Indiana CTSI’s education program manager; and Samantha Scahill, administrative director for the Indiana CTSI and IU School of Medicine Research Affairs.

The Indiana CTSI is also guided by multiple advisory boards made up of scientific, business and community leaders and experts from across the state and the nation, including the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and its Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program.