The rationale and fundamental goal of the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2 Scholars Program is to train, mentor and equip succeeding generations of exceptional and diverse junior faculty investigators with the methodologic, analytic, leadership, and team science skills required to conduct transformative clinical and translational research. The Program's alumni, as individuals and as members of multidisciplinary teams, have made exceptional contributions to health sciences research across the lifespan. The proposed career development program is a key resource for clinical departments and research units across the campus, and does not duplicate existing training programs at UCSF. In continuing the successful KL2 program, with core faculty expertise in clinical and methodologic research, multisite studies and trials, and vulnerable populations, the Program provides a proven and vital resource for UCSF faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. In the proposed funding period the Program will leverage UCSF's unique strengths and partnerships with basic scientists, biopharmaceutical investigators, and industry innovators to position its Scholars to continue to advance the field of Clinical and Translational Science, with the following proposed Aims:
Aim 1. To recruit a superb group of professionally and ethnically diverse UCSF junior faculty KL2 Scholars and to support them for up to 3 years as they progress toward research independence with individual NIH K and R awards;
Aim 2. To expand and enhance training and mentoring at the frontiers of clinical and translational research, in partnership with other CTSI programs, emphasizing cutting-edge research methods;
Aim 2 a. Educate, train, and mentor KL2 Scholars to take full advantage of technology-enabled research methods;
Aim 2 b. Educate, train, and mentor KL2 Scholars to plan and conduct high-quality, efficient multisite studies and trials, and successfully disseminate and implement study results;
Aim 2 c. Promote research in traditionally understudied special populations and enhance efforts to address health inequities;
Aim 3. Promote multidisciplinary collaboration and team science through leadership training, mentorship and the creation of KL2 Scholar ?teamlets? focused on addressing a specific research problem;
Aim 4. To share and disseminate the successful elements of the KL2 Program as a model for regional collaboration. The KL2 Scholars Program is designed around in-depth education, systematic in-person activities, bringing together Scholars from widely varied disciplines with senior faculty who facilitate development of their research and professional skills. Program experience demonstrates that a ?face-to-face? structure, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, peer mentorship, and team science skills, is essential for the KL2 Scholars to become successful independent clinical and translational investigators.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Type
Mentored Career Development Award (KL2)
Project #
5KL2TR001870-03
Application #
9534789
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZTR1)
Program Officer
Wilde, David B
Project Start
2016-07-18
Project End
2021-05-31
Budget Start
2018-06-01
Budget End
2019-05-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2018
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Francisco
Department
Other Clinical Sciences
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
094878337
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94118
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