{"id":31429,"date":"2008-01-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2008\/01\/07\/regents-approve-clinical-and-translational-research-center\/"},"modified":"2008-01-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T06:00:00","slug":"regents-approve-clinical-and-translational-research-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2008\/01\/07\/regents-approve-clinical-and-translational-research-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Regents approve clinical and translational research center"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n<\/TABLE>The creation of a UNMC Center for Clinical and Translational Research has been approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.<\/p>\n

The center — which was called for in the UNMC strategic plan as part of the effort to increase the medical center’s clinical and translational research capabilities — will help UNMC to streamline and improve its efforts in this area, said Jennifer Larsen, M.D., the new center’s director. <\/p>\n

“Clinical and translational research is the direction biomedical research is heading,” Dr. Larsen said. “The push is on for scientists to make their research apply to clinical and community settings and it’s vital that UNMC fall in with this trend. This center will help us do that.” <\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>Becoming a real player in the world of clinical and translational research is an important step in UNMC’s march toward world-class status, said Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D.<\/p>\n

“It’s important that we as a campus put an intense effort toward improving our clinical and translational research, which is the direction biomedical research is headed,” Dr. Maurer said. “I thank the regents for understanding the important role this center will play as we commit to improving and becoming a major contributor in this area of research.”<\/p>\n

The center will allow UNMC to:
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