About the CCTSI

Through our many programs and services, we provide the infrastructure to help build research teams of the future, speed the development of new treatments and improve human health.

The vision of the CCTSI is to accelerate and catalyze the translation of innovative science into improved health and patient care for all.

Our Mission

Catalyze

Catalyze and enhance scientific discovery, innovation, dissemination and translation across the lifespan. 

Educate

Educate and sustain a resilient, innovative and successful translational science workforce

Research

Promote and ensure an efficient, safe, collaborative and integrated research environment

Communities

Engage communities and stakeholders across the entire translational research spectrum and state of Colorado.

Our Goals

1

Develop, educate and sustain

 a successful translational science workforce to ensure highest research innovation, quality and safety
2

Create a translational research environment

in which team science and collaboration both locally and nationally are facilitated, supported and valued
3

Engage local and national communities

and stakeholders in all phases of the translational research process
4

Create novel methodologies and resources

to support and integrate research in special populations, including children, the elderly, the under-served and those with rare diseases
5

Further innovate and streamline our processes

and enhance our informatics capacity for research start-up, implementation and oversight to promote quality, efficiency, and safety of our research and our active participation in the national CTSA Trial Innovation Network



Current Colorado Grant Application

CTSA Grant Application Refunded


We are pleased to announce that the CCTSI was refunded by the NIH in 2024 for 7 years!

The CCTSI has received our Notice of Grant Award (NOGA), and we will continue to accelerate the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care and public health.

Any questions can be directed to CCTSI's Principal Investigator and Director Ronald Sokol, Director of Operations Janine Higgins, or Administrative Director Tim Lockie.



CCSTI Primary Investigator & Director

Dr. Ronald Sokol

Ronald J. Sokol, MD, FAASLD
Principal Investigator and Director of the CCTSI, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Clinical Research of the Department of Pediatrics

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CCTSI Director of Operations

Janine Higgins, PhD

Janine Higgins, PhD
CCTSI Director of Operations, Vice Chair of Research in Department of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Endocrinology

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CCTSI Administrative Director

Tim Lockie, MBA

Tim Lockie, MS, MBA
CCSTI Administrative Director

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