Founded in 2009, the Buffalo Translational Consortium (BTC) brings together the Western New York region’s leading healthcare and research institutions, key community partners, and University at Buffalo (UB) academic institutions, with UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) serving as the hub for the consortium.
Leaders from each member institution also serve on the CTSI Board, and as CTSI Director Timothy F. Murphy, M.D., explains, the voices of these individuals help guide CTSI strategies and priorities.
“The institutions of the BTC have worked together over the years in a variety of domains,” Murphy says. “The BTC creates better integration of healthcare and research by engaging key stakeholders, including healthcare providers, community leaders and researchers. Each institution brings specialized expertise to the group and our quarterly meetings create an excellent opportunity for communication and guidance to the CTSI…"
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